Ord 19-11ORDINANCE NO. 19-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 96, "FIRE SAFETY
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES", OF "I'HE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DELIZAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION
96.16, "CER"TAIN CODES ADOPTED BY REFERENCE", TO CLARIFY
THE RF,QUIREMEN"TS FOR RECONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING a
GENERAL RI~PEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING CLAUSE, AND r1N
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 clarify the requirements for reconstruction as set forth in the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY 'THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CI"1T1' OF
DEL1Zr1Y BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 96, "Certain Codes adopted by Reference", of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be and the same 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 lire
Prevention Code, and the incorporated standards.
(B) The City adopts b}' reference and incorporates into this Code, as though fully set out
herein, those specific codes and standards, from the Florida Fire Prevention Code. In addition to the
codes adopted by the Florida Fire Prevention Code, the City of Delray Beach adopts National Dire
Protection Association codes listed below and as they may be amended:
NI~PA 18 2006 Wetting Agents
170
NFPA 2006 Fire Safety Symbols
NI~PA 326 2005 Safeguarding "Tanks and Containers
NI~PA 408 2004 aircraft Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers
NFPA 425 2004 Construction and Protection of Aircraft Engine Test Facilities
NFPA c
4
2003
Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical F,quipment
NFPA 502 2004 Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Limited Access Highways
NhPA 720 2005 Household Carbon 1~Ionoxide Warning Equipment
NFPA 780 2004 Installation of Lightning Protection Systems
NFPA 820 2003 Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities
NFPA 914 2001 Fire Protection in Historic Structures
NFPA 1141 2003 Planned Building Croups
Care, CJse and Sen~ice Testing of Fire Hose Including Connections and
NFPr1 1962 2003
Nozzles
NFPA 1961 2002 Fire Hose
"1'he 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, adopted in
this Chapter:
(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) "I'he 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 new construction involvine 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. For reconstruction or rehabilitation of
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e~cisting structures where the total area of the addition/renovation included in
the modification does not elceed 50 percent of the area of the building, the
work shall be considered exempt from this requirement.
(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 finish 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
applicable standard specified for this section under appendix A of this Fire
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 3G
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.
For 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:
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 sen~ices and which possess a current occupational
license for the City of llelray 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. 13i~, N.F.P.A. 14A and N.F.P.A. 25.
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'1 he 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 cop}' 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:
Remote monitoring locations shall not be permitted to verify fire alarm silmals prior to
reporting them to the Fire-Rescue Department.
Section ?. 'T'hat should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any
paragraph, sentence, or word be declared b}' a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be
invalid.
Section 3. 't'hat all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 4. "That this ordinance shall become effective upon its passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOY"1'F;D in regular session on second and 1 reading on this t e 21ti` day of tine
2011.
MAYO
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City Clerk
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Coversheet
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: David T. Harden, City Manager
DATE: June 13, 201 ]
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM 10 B -REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 21, 2011
ORDINANCE NO. 19-11
Page 1 of 1
ITEM BEFORE COMMISSION
This is before City Commission for second reading and public hearing to consider amending Chapter
96, "Fire Safety and Emergency Services", and amending Section 96.16, "Certain Codes Adopted by
Reference", to clarify the requirements for reconstruction.
BACKGROUND
At first reading on August 3, 2004, the City Commission passed Ordinance No. 19-11.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval of Ordinance No. 19-11 on second and final reading.
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MEMORANDUM
T0: Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: R. Brian Shutt, City Attorney
DATE: May 31, 2011
SUBJECT: AcFNDA ITEM 12 B -REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 7, 20i 1
ORDINANCE NO. 19-11
ITEM BEFORE COMMISSION
This ordinance is before Commission for first reading to consider amending Chapter 96, "Fire Safety
and Emergency Services", amending Section 96.16, "Certain Codes Adopted by Reference", to clarify
the requirements for reconstruction.
BACKGROUND
This ordinance provides for an exemption from the Florida Fire Prevention Code for reconstruction or
rehabilitation of existing structures where the total area of the addition renovation included in the
modification does not exceed 50 percent of the area of the building.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval of Ordinance No. 19-11.
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ORDINANCE NO. 19-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE QTY COMMISSION OF THE QTY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 96, "FIRE SAFETY
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE QTY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION
96.16, "CERTAIN CODES ADOPTED BY REFERENCE", TO CLARIFY
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING A
GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING 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 clarify the requirerrents for reconstruction as set forth in the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QTY COMM[SSION OF THE QTY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 96, "Certain Codes Adopted by Reference", of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be and the same 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. 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 maybe arrended:
NFPA 18 2006 Wetting Agents
NFPA 170 2006 Fire Safety Symbols
NFPA 326 2005 Safeguarding Tanks and Containers
NFPA 408 2004 Aircraft Hand Portable Fire Extingtrishers
NFPA ~ 2004 Construction and Protection of Aircraft Engine Test Facilities
NFPA 496 2003 Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment
NFPA 502 2004 Road Turulels, Bridges, and T irrrited Access Highways
NFPA 720 2005 Household Carlson Monoxide Warning E quipment
NFPA 780 2004 Installation of Lightning Protection Systems
NFPA 820 2003 Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities
NFPA 914 2001 Fire Protection in Historic Structures
NFPA 1141 2003 Plaru~eci Building Groups
~' Use and Service Testing of Fire Hose Including Connections and
NFPA 1962 2003 Nozzles
NFPA 1961 2002 Fire Hose
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, adopted in
this Chapter.
(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 or structure involved.
(b) All new constnaction involving 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 toprrost roof assembly. Single-
family homes, duplexes and townhouses shall be exempt from this ~Zt
except as provided in section (d) below For reconstruction or rehabilitation of
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existing structures where the total area of the addition/renovation included in
the modification does not exceed 50 percent of the area of the building t,_he
~wrk shall be considered exempt from this regLrirerrierit.
(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 finish 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 comnumication between floors or intem~ediate spaces.
(e) All portions or sections of buildings or structures which are below grade or
which constitute the baserrtient area of a building or stricture regardless of
square footage of floor area or type of constnaction The automatic fire
sprinkler systems herein referred to and the installation thereof which is
regtrired by this ordinance shall be as contained in and provided for with the
applicable standard specified for this section tinder appendix A of this Fire
Prevention Code.
(2) Section 13.2.2.2 is amended to include the following language:
All hereafter constnacted burildingS and structures more than 3 stories in height or 36
feet in height or all buildings rrore than 2 stories in height and rrore than 30,000 square
feet per floor level, shall be equipped with approved Class 1 standpipes to provide
reasonable safety to persons and property.
For purposes of this section, height is meastred from finish grotmd floor grade to the
underside of the toprrost roof assembly.
(3) Section 13.2.3 is amended to incltxle the following language:
All systems, equipment, tanks, piping, devices, appliances, controls, or storage facilities
over which the code contains regulatory provisions, or which are requrired by any other
law, shall be maintained in operative condition at all times to provide the service for
which utistalled
All fire sprinkler, standpipe, and fire pump systems shall be annually inspected, serviced,
and maintained tinder a written service contract with service companies licensed by the
State of Florida to provide such services and which possess a ctm~ent 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.
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The service company perfomming the maintenance and tests shall forward a written
report to the Fire-Rescue Departcmment 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:
Rerrote monitoring locations shall not be perrrritted to verify fire alarm signals prior to
reporting them to the Fire-Rescue D~Zt.
Section 2. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any
paragraph, sentence, or word 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 or part thereof other than the part declared to be
invalid.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective upon its passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this the day of
2011.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
First Reading
Second Reading
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