Ord 09-09AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 96.03, "ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH BULK
STORAGE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES TO BE
RESTRICTED", 96.05, "FIRE HYDRANTS", 96.16, "CERTAIN CODES
ADOPTED BY REFERENCE", AND 96.46, "ABOVE GROUND
INSTALLATION" TO UPDATE THE CITY'S CODE OF
ORDINANCES IN ORDER TO REFLECT RECENT CHANGES IN
THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE STANDARDS; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE, A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission has the authority to protect the public health, safety and welfare
its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, desires to update its Code of
Ordinances to reflect recent changes in the Fire Prevention Code Standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 96.03, "Establishment of Limits in Which Bulk Storage of Liquefied
Petroleum Gases to be Restricted" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 96.03. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH BULK STORAGE OF LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GASES TO BE RESTRICTED.
The limits referred to in ~ Chapter 69 of the Fire Prevention Code, in which bulk storage of
liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, shall be in accordance with the zoning ordinances.
Section 2. That Section 96.05, "Fire Hydrants" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(A) All fire hydrants shall be placed in a position so as to be accessible at all times from a
paved road no less than twenty-four (24) feet in width.
(B) Fire hydrant spacing shall be in accordance with the following:
n stngle-family and duplex residential districts, not more than five hundred
{500} feet between hydrants,
(2} In multifamily residential districts {townhouses, garden apartments, clu:
developments and the like, and similar buildings two {2} stories or less
height}, not more than four hundred {400} feet between hydrants.
(3} In multifamily residential districts with buildings more than two {2} stories
height, alI commercial districts, all business districts, all industrial districts, a
special hazard applications, not more than three hundred (300} feet betwe
hydrants.
{4} Areas with divided or multilane road systems should have hydrant distribution
an both sides of the highway, with curb and median cuts considered, utilizing
spacing criteria listed above when existing and proposed parallel mains urill
support this criteria.
{5} Measurement of spacing shall be byway of road travel.
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Section 3. That Section 96.16, "Certain. Codes Adopted by Reference" of the Cade of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 96.16. CERTAIN CODES ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
{A} 'The City adopts by reference and incorporates into this Code as though fully set out
herein, that certain code, as it may from time to time be amended, known as the Florida Fire
Prevention Code, ,and the incorporated standards,
(B} The City adopts by reference and incorporates into this Code, as though fully set out
herein, those specific codes and standards, from the Florida Fire Prevention Code; ~~l~apt,,.. 2~=
. In addition to the codes adopted by the Florida Fire Prevention Cade,
the City of Delray Beach adopts National Fire Protection Association codes listed below and as they
may be amended:
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The City hereby adopts the following amendments to the Fire Prevention Code of the National F
Protection Association, N.F.P.A. Pamphlet No. 1, included in the Florida Fire Prevention Code, E~~~
adopted in this article:
(1) Section ~2-13.3.2 is amended to include the following language:
Approved automatic fire sprinkler systems as hereinafter defined shall be installed
throughout hereinafter constructed buildings and structures or appropriate sections
thereof:
(a) The following buildings of an institutional or educational character; all hospitals,
ambulatory, surgical or treatment centers, nursing homes, homes for the aged,
convalescent centers, rehabilitation facilities, day care centers caring for more
than 12 clients under 1 year of age, adult congregate living facilities, and all
occupancies and uses of similar nature to those herein stated, without regard to
the type of construction or height of the building or structure involved.
(b) All wood or partial wood frame buildings or structures which are 2 stories or
more than 20 feet in height as measured from finish ground floor grade to the
underside of the topmost roof assembly. Single-family homes, duplexes and
townhouses shall be exempt from this requirement except as provided in section
(d) below.
(c) All buildings or structures regardless of the type of construction which are 3
stories or more in height or all buildings or structures in excess of 30 feet in
height as measured from the fuush ground floor grade to the underside of the
topmost roof assembly.
(d) All buildings or structures regardless of the type of construction which are in
excess of 12,000 square feet per floor, or an aggregate of 12,000 square feet if
there is unprotected communication between floors or intermediate spaces.
(e) All portions or sections of buildings or structures which are below grade or
which constitute the basement area of a building or structure regardless of
square footage of floor area or type of construction. The automatic fire
sprinkler systems herein referred to and the installation thereof which is
required by this ordinance shall be as contained in and provided for with the
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applicable standard specified for this section under appendix A of this Fi
Prevention Code.
(2) Section ~~ 13.2.2.2 is amended to include the following language:
All hereafter constructed buildings and structures more than 3 stories in height or
feet in height or all buildings more than 2 stories in height and more than 30,000 sqL
feet per floor level, shall be equipped with approved Class 1 standpipes to prop
reasonable safety to persons and property.
For purposes of this section, height is measured from finish ground floor grade to
underside of the topmost roof assembly.
(3) Section ~-~?~ 13.2.3 is amended to include the following language:
All systems, equipment, tanks, piping, devices, appliances, controls, or storage facilities
over which the code contains regulatory provisions, or which are required by any other
law, shall be maintained in operative condition at all times to provide the service for
which installed.
All fire sprinkler, standpipe, and fire pump systems shall be annually inspected, serviced,
and maintained under a written service contract with service companies licensed by the
State of Florida to provide such services and which possess a current occupational
license for the City of Delray Beach providing for regular maintenance and testing of
the systems in accordance with the applicable standards specified under Appendix A of
this Fire Prevention Code and N.F.P.A. 13A, N.F.P.A. 14A and N.F.P.A. 25.
The service company performing the maintenance and tests shall forward a written
report to the Fire-Rescue Department indicating the nature of any repairs,
modifications, and/or corrections completed by the service company, the date and time
of such tests and inspections and any other information which may be required by the
fire-rescue services department. In addition, a copy of the service report must be
maintained on the premises, and it shall be subject to inspection by the Fire-Rescue
Department at anytime.
(4) Section ~~ 13.3.1.7 is amended to include the following language:
Valves on connections to water supplies, sectional control and isolation valves, and
other valves in supply pipes to sprinklers and other fixed water based fire suppression
systems shall be supervised by an approved Central station signaling service.
(5) Section ~~ 13.7.1.1 is amended to include the following language:
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Remote monitoring locations shall not be permitted to verify fire alarm signals prior
reporting them to the Fire-Rescue Department.
Section 4. That Section 96.46, "Above Ground Installation" of the Code of Ordinances of
City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 96.46. ABOVEGROUND INSTALLATIONS.
All aboveground tank instillations shall be of a capacity of t-l~ee six hundred (~ GOQ) gallons or less any
shall be in the form of skid tanks. Tanks exceeding ~~ee six hundred (~ 6{7{l} gallons capacity shall b~
installed underground. Aboveground storage tanks in excess of ~e six hundred (~ 60a) gallon
capacity now in use shall not be replaced with aboveground tanks but only with underground tanks
However, a tank exceeding fi-~ee six hundxed (~ 6{}(}) gallons in capacity may be placed aboveground i
it is afire-resistant protected tank listed and tested u
Combustible Liquids and adequately screened from view.
Section 5. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof,
paragraph, sentence, ar word be declared by a court of competent ~urisdictian to be invalid, such decision s;
not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whale or part thereof other than the part declared to
invalid.
Section 6. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 7, That this ordinance shall became effective immediately upon its passage on second
and final reading.
("' PASSED AND ADOT'TED in regular session an second and final reading on this ~~ day o
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MEMt)RANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: David T. Harden, City Manager
DATE: February 4, 2009
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM 10 D - REGULA~COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 17 2009
ORDINANCE N0.09-09
ITEM BEFORE COMMISSION
This ordinance is before Commission for second reading for an ordinance amending Section 96.03,
"Establishment of Limits In Which Bulk Storage Of Liquefied Petroleum Gases To Be Restricted",
Section 96.05, "Fire Hydrants", Section 9b.16, "Certain Codes Adopted By Reference", and Section
96.46, "Above Ground Installation", to update the City's Cade of Ordinances in order to reflect recent
changes in the Fire Prevention Code Standards.
BACKGROUND
At the first reading on February 3, 2009, the Commission passed Ordinance No. 09-09.
RECOMMENI?ATION
Recommend approval of Ordinance No. 09-09 on second and final reading.
ORDINANCE N0.09-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BF~ACH, BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 96.03, "ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH BULK
STORAGE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES TO Bl~,
RESTRICTED", 96.05, "FIRE HYDRANTS", 96.16, ``CERTAIN CODES
ADOPTED BY REFERENCE", AND 96.46, "ABOVE GROUND
INSTALLATION" TO UPDATE THE CITY'S CODE OF
ORDINANCES IN ORDER TO REFLECT RECENT CHANGES IN
THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE STANDARDS; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE, A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission has the authority to protect the public health, safety and welfare of
its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, desires to update its Code of
Ordinances to reflect recent changes in the Fire Prevention Code Standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA:
e tion 1. That Section 96.03, "Establishment of Limits in Lylhich Bulk Storage of Liquefied
Petroleum Gases to be Restricted" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dekay Beach, Florida, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec, 32.09. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH BULK STORAGE OF
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES TCl BE RESTRICTED.
The limits referred to in 5~~-'~ Chanter 69 of the Fire Prevention Cade, in which bulk storage of
liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, shall be in accordance with the zoning ordinances.
'an 2. That Section 96.05, "Fire Hydrants" of the Cade of Ordinances of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
{A) All fire hydrants shall be placed in a position so as to be accessible at all. times from a
paved road no less than twenty-four {24) feet in width.
{B) Fire hydrant spacing shall be in accordance with the following:
(1} In single-fannily and duple:c residential districts, not more than five hundred
(500} feet between hydrants.
{2} In multifamily residential districts (townhouses, garden apartments, cluster
developments and the like, and similar buildings two {2} stories or less in
height}, not more than four hundred {400} feet between hydrants.
(3} In multifamily residential districts with buildings mare than two {2} stories in
height, all camrnercial districts, all business districts, all industrial districts, and
special hazard applications, not mare than three hundred {30C~} feet between
hydrants.
(4} Areas with divided or multilane road systems should have hydrant distribution
on both sides of the highway, with curb and median cuts considered, utilizing
spacing criteria listed above when existing and proposed parallel mains will
support this criteria.
(5} Measurement of spacing shall be by way of road travel.
Section 3. That Section 96.16, "Certain Codes Adopted by Reference" of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as foIlows:
See. 96.16. CERTAIN CUDES ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
(A} The City adopts by reference and incorporates into this Code as though fully set out
herein, that certain code, as it may from time to time be amended, known as the Florida Fire
Prevention Code, ,and the incorporated standards.
(B} The City adapts by reference and incorporates into this Cade, as though fully set out
herein, those specific codes and standards, from the Florida Fire Prevention Cade..,-~~t:~~t~-?r~i--e€~e
. In addition to the codes adopted by the Florida Fire Prevention Code,
the City of Delray Beach adopts National Fire Protection Association codes listed below and as they
may be amended:
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The City hereby adopts the following amendments to the Fire Prevention Code of the National Fire
Protection Association, N,F.P.A. Pamphlet No. 1, included in the Florida Fire Prevention Code, ~l~~~t~~r=~-e€
,adapted in this article:
{1) Section ~~~-13.3.2 is amended to include the following language:
Approved automatic fire sprinkler systems as hereinafter defined shall be installed
throughout hereinafter constructed buildings and structures or appropriate sections
thereof:
{a) The following buildings of an institutional or educational character; all hospitals,
ambulatory, surgical or treatment centers, nursing homes, homes for the aged,
convalescent centers, rehabilitation facilities, day care centers caring for more
than 12 clients under 1 year of age, adult congregate living facilities, and all
occupancies and uses of similar nature to those herein stated, without regard to
the type of construction or height of the building ar structure involved.
(b} Ail wood or partial wood frame buildings ar structures which are 2 stories or
more than 20 feet in height as measured from finish ground floor grade to the
underside of the topmost roof assembly, Single-family homes, duplexes and
townhouses shall be exempt from this requirement except as provided in section
{d) below.
{c) A11 buildings or structures regardless of the type of construction which are 3
stories or more in height or all buildings or structures in excess of 30 feet in
height as measured from the finish ground floor grade to the underside of the
topmast roof assembly.
(d} All buildings ar structures regardless of the type of construction which are in
excess of 12,000 square feet per floor, or an aggregate of 12,000 square feet if
there is unprotected communication between floors ar intermediate spaces.
(e) All portions or sections of buildings or structures which are below grade or
which constitute the basement area of a building ar structure regardless of
square footage of floor area or type of construction. The automatic fire
sprinkler systems herein referred to and the installation thereof which is
required by this ordinance shall be as contained in and provided for with the
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applicable standard specified for this section under appendix A of this Fire
Prevention Code.
(2) Section =,z-=.?-i~ 13.2.2.2 is amended to include the following language:
All hereafter constructed buildings and stnzctures more than 3 stories in height or 36
feet in height or all buildings more than 2 stories in height and more than 30,000 square
feet per floor level, shall be equipped with approved Class 1 standpipes to provide
reasonable safety to persons and property.
Far purposes of this section, height is measured from finish ground floor grade to the
underside of the topmost roof assembly.
{3} Section ~~ 13.2.3 is amended to include the following language:
A1I systems, equipment, tanks, piping, devices, appliances, controls, ar storage facilities
over which the code contains regulatory provisions, or which are required by any other
law, shall be maintained in operative condition at ali times to provide the service for
which installed.
All fire sprinkler, standpipe, and fire pump systems shall be annually inspected, serviced,
and maintained under a written service contract with service companies licensed by the
State of Florida to provide such services and which possess a current occupational
license for the City of Delray Beach providing for regular maintenance and testing of
the systems in accordance with the applicable standards specified under Appendix A of
this Fire Prevention Code and N.F.P.A. 13A, N.F.P.A. 14A and N.F.P.A. 25.
The service company performing the maintenance and tests shall forward a written
report to the Fire-Rescue Department indicating the nature of any repairs,
modifications, andJor corrections completed by the service company, the date and time
of such tests and inspections and any other information which may be required by the
fire-rescue services department, In addition, a copy of the service report must be
maintained on the premises, and it shall be subject to inspection by the Fire-Rescue
Department at anytime.
(4} Section ~-~-4-~ 13.3.1.7 is amended to include the following language:
Valves on connections to water supplies, sectional control and isolation valves, and
other valves in supply pipes to sprinklers and other fixed water based fire suppression
systems shall be supervised by an approved Central station signaling service.
{5) Section ~-1-,-~ 13.7.1.1 is amended to include the following language:
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Remote monitoring locations shall not be permitted to verify fire alarm signals prior to
reporting them to the Fire-Rescue Department.
Section 4. That Section 96.46, "Above Ground Installation" of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9G.4G. ABOVEGROUND INSTALLATIONS.
All aboveground tank installations shall be of a capacity of #~ee six hundred (~ 600} gallons or less and
shall. be in the form of skid tanks. Tanks exceeding ~rree six hundred (~ 640) gallons capacity shall. be
installed underground. Aboveground storage tanks in excess of rk~r-ee six hundred (~ 600) gallons
capacity now in use shall not be replaced with aboveground tanks but only with underground tanks.
However, a tank exceeding t=F~ee six hundred (~ 600} gallons in capacity may be placed aboveground if
it is afire-resistant protected tank listed and tested in
accordance with UL 2085 Standard for Protected Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and
Combustible Liquids and adequately screened from view.
Section 5. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any
paragraph, sentence, or ward be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole ar part thereof other than the part declared to be
invalid.
ection 6_ That all ordinances ar parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
~ectic>n 7. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage on second
and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading an this day of
, 2009.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
First Reading
Second Reading
'~ ORD. NO.09-09
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TO: Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: David C. James, Fire-Rescue Chief
T~[ROUGfI: David T. Harden, City Manager
DATE: January 7, 2009
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM 12.8. - REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 3a 2Q49
ORDINANCE N0.49-09
ITEM BEFORE COMM1SS10N
City Cornrnissian is requested to approve a revsion and update of various sections of Chapter 96 of the
City Cade of Ordinances.
BACKGRt~UND
The Florida Fire Prevention Code is revised and updated by the state every three {3) years. Section
633.025 ~`t) of the Florida Statutes identifies the procedure a municipality must follow to amend the
Florida Fire Prevention Code. This section states that any local amendments sunset every three {3)
years and therefore must be re-authorized.
FLECC}MMENDATIC}N
Recornend that the City Commission approve the ordinance.