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ORDINANCE NO. 43-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH,FLORIDA,AMENDING CHAPTER 96 "FIRE SAFETY
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES", BY AMENDING 96.169 "CERTAIN
CODES ADOPTED BY REFERENCE", TO COMPLY WITH THE
STATE OF FLORIDA'S UPDATED CHANGES IN THE FIRE
PREVENTION CODE STANDARDS;PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE,
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE;AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS,the City Commission follows certain NFPA codes in relation to minimum fire safety standards
and the Florida Fire Prevention Code;
WHEREAS,the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach,Florida,desires to update its Code of Ordinances
to reflect recent changesintheFire Prevention Code Standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH.FLORIDA;
Section 1. 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 follows:
Sec.96.16.- CERTAIN CODES ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
(A) The City adopts by reference and incorporated 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,
andthe 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 Prevention Association codes
listedbelow and as theymay beamended:
NFPA 2896 Wettiflg Agents
�,4r-p 2983
NFPA -7220 ?883
NFPA 44-44 2983
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NFPA 18 2017 Standard on Wetting Agents
NFPA 53 2016 Recommended Practice on Materials E ui ment and Systems
Used in O en-Enriched Atmos heres
NFPA 56 2017 Standard for Fire and ELcplosion Prevention During Cleaning an
Purgiag of Flammable Gas PWing Systems
NFPA 472 2013 Standard for Com etence of Responders to Hazardous
Materials Wea ons of Mass Destruction Incidents
NFPA 473 2013 Standard for Com etencies for EMS Personnel Resl2onding to
Hazardous Materials Wea ons of Mass Destruction Incidents
NFPA 496 2017 Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical
E ui ment
NFPA 502 2017 Standard for Road Tunnels Bridges, and Other Limited Access
Hi hwa s
NFPA 720 2015 Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide CO
Detection and Warning E ui ment
NFPA 730 2014 Guide for Premises SegjAty
NFPA 731 2017 Standard for the Installation of Electtonic Premises Security
-Systems
NFPA 780 2017 Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems
NFPA 820 2016 Standard for Fire Protection in Wastewater Treatment for
Collection Facilities
NFPA 1072 2017 Standard for Hazardous Materials Wea ons of Mass Destruction
Ernergeng.,K Response Personnel Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1124 2017 Code for the Manufacture Transportation, and Storage of
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles
NFPA 1730 2016 Standard on Organization and Deployment of Fire Prevention
Inspection and Code Enforcement Plan Review Investigation
NFPA 1991 2016 Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous
Materials Emergencies
NFPA 1992 2012 Standard on Li uid Splash-Protective Ensembles and Clothin
for Hazardous Materials Emergencies
The City hereby adopts the following amendments to the Fire Prevention Code of the National Fire Protection
Association, NEPA 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:
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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
J or height of the building or structure involved.
(b) All new construction 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 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 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, the work shall be considered exempt from this
requirement.
(c) All buildings or structures regardless of the type of construction which are 3 or more
occupied stories or have three (3) or more unoccupied stories as deemed required by
the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). Occupied story is defined by N.F.P.A. 101 the
Life Safety Code as a story occupied by people on a regular basis. Stories used
exclusively for mechanical equipment rooms, elevator penthouses, and similar spaces
are not occupiable stories.
(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
cominunication 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 t Te 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 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
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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 contact with service companies licensed by the State of
�j 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 tune 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 any time.
(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 signals prior to
reporting them to the Fire-Rescue Department.
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.
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Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective January 1, 2018 after its passage on second
and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this 20`x' day of
November, 2017.
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ATT�ST: � /°
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City Clerk
First Reading: November 7, 2017
Second Reading: November 20, 2017
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIE
BY
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