18-008 1 ORDINANCE NO. 18-008
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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
4 FLORIDA,DELETING THE CURRENT CHAPTER 9, "FIRE
5 PROTECTION AND PREVENTION" IN ITS ENTIRETY
6 AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 9, "FIRE
7 PROTECTION AND PREVENTION"; PROVIDING FOR
8 REPEAL OF LAWS IN CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY,
9 CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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11 WHEREAS,the Florida Fire Prevention Code is revised every three (3) years; and
12 WHEREAS, pursuant to Florida Statutes, local government is required to ensure that
13 they are consistent with the latest edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
15 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT:
16 Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed
17 as being true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
18 Section 2. Chapter 9 entitled "Fire Protection and Prevention" of the Code of
19 Ordinances is hereby deleted in its entirety.
20 Section 3. A new Chapter 9 entitled "Fire Protection and Prevention" of the Code
21 of Ordinances is hereby created to read as follows:
22 ARTICLE I. GENERAL.
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24 See. 9-1. Boynton Beach Fire Code; Fire Codes Adopted
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26 The Florida Fire Prevention Code, the NFPA 1 Fire Prevention Code, 2015 edition, the NFPA
27 101 Life Safety Code, 2015. edition, and any subsequent additions adopted by state statute, are
28 adopted as the fire prevention code of the city. These standards and codes are hereby adopted
29 and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this section. Not less than one copy of the
30 adopted issue of the NFPA Fire Prevention Code, 2015. edition, the NFPA 101 Life Safety
31 Code, 2015 edition, and any subsequent additions adopted by state statute shall be filed in the
32 office of the city clerk and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the
33 city and within any municipality which has entered into an interlocal agreement or contract
34 for services from Boynton Beach Fire Rescue unless otherwise provided for.
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5 Sec. 9-2. Enforcement Authority
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7 1. All regulations issued by the State Fire Marshal under authority of F.S. Ch. 633, shall
8 be enforceable by the Fire Chief and the Fire Marshal, or designee. The Fire Marshal
9 is hereby authorized to perform within the city any duties that may be imposed upon
10 by such law, or in accordance therewith, and to have such assistance, as needed, from
11 other officials of the city in the discharge of such duties.
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13 2. Periodic fire safety inspections.
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15 A. The Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Florida Statue provides that each
16 municipality, county, and special district with fire safety responsibilities is
17 required to enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Such enforcement
18 requires inspections of each new structure or buildings whose occupancy type
19 as defined by the state statute and the Florida fire prevention Code. Fire safety
20 annual inspections shall be conducted on each existing structure or building as
21 defined by the State Statue 633 and the Florida fire prevention Code as adopted
22 by the state Fire Marshal.
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24 B. No such building shall be occupied without the required fire safety inspection.
25 The frequency of the inspections shall be annually or as otherwise determined
26 by the Fire Marshal. A building occupied in violation of this section is subject
27 to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00)per day. Each day constitutes a
28 separate and continuing offense. The city may enforce this provision of the
29 Code by action before the Code Enforcement Board, by notice to appear for
30 violation of a municipal ordinance, or by action for injunctive relief. The fines
31 provided herein are in addition to the penalties authorized by F.S. § 205.053.
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33 C. The inspection or permitting of any building or plan under the requirements of
34 this code shall not be construed as a.warranty of the physical condition of such
35 building or the adequacy of such plan. The city or its employees shall not be
36 liable in tort for damages for any defect or hazardous or illegal condition or
37 inadequacy in such building or plan, or for any failure of any component of
38 such building, which may occur subsequent to such inspection or.permitting,
39 pursuant to this code.
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41 D. Records of all system inspections, tests and maintenance required by the
42 referenced standards shall be maintained on the premises for a minimum of
43 three (3) years and shall be provided to the fire district through a third-party
44 inspection reporting system,.
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2 Sec. 9-3. Examination of wilding Permits
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4 1. No building permit shall be issued by the Building Department for new construction,
5 demolition, moving of existing buildings or renovation of existing structures normally
6 requiring a building permit until a complete set of plans and/or specifications have
7 been examined and approved by the Fire and Life Safety Division.
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9 2. No building that requires a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) from the Building Official
10 shall be occupied for any purpose until a Fire Department Fire Final Has been
11 approved.
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13 3. Nothing in this section shall apply to single-family or duplex residential units.
14 Exception: Fire sprinkler systems, generators, or gas installations.
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16 4. When work for which a permit is required by this chapter is started prior to issuance
17 of a permit, the fees herein specified shall be four times the original fee.
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19 5. The payment of such fees shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the
20 requirements of this chapter in the execution of the work, nor from any other
21 penaltiesprescribed herein.
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24 Sec. 9-4. Penalty for Violations
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26 1. Failure to comply with any provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a violation.
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28 2. Any person or entity violating any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as
29 provided in the Florida Fire Prevention Code, section 1-16 of NFPA 1 and as provided
30 in the City Of Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances.
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32 3. The application of a penalty for violation of this chapter shall not be held to prevent
33 the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
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36 ARTICLE II. FIRE ALARMS AND AUTOMATIC FIRE
37 EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
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39 Sec. 9-5. Automatic Fire Protection Systems
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41 Existing building or structure, for purposes of this section, means a building or structure for
42 which an application for building permits is sought after the date of the adoption of this
43 chapter.
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2 1. All automatic fire protection systems (i.e. sprinkler, standpipe, fire pump systems and
3 other suppression systems) shall be maintained under a written service contract with
4 service companies licensed by the State of Florida to provide such services and which
5 possess a current business tax receipt for the city,providing for regular maintenance
6 and testing of the systems in accordance with all applicable codes and standards.
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9 A. The service company performing the maintenance and tests shall forward a
10 written report to the Fire and Life Safety Division indicating the nature of any
11 repairs, modifications and/or corrections completed by the service company,
12 the date and time of such tests and inspections, and any other information
13 which may be required by the Fire Rescue Department. In addition, a copy of
14 . the service report must be maintained on the premises, and it shall be subject to
15 inspection at any time.
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17 B. All fire alarm signal systems, automatic extinguishing and/or detection systems
18 shall be provided with an approved annunciator panel designed to indicate the
19 floor number and the section of the building reporting a fire alarm or fire
20 condition. Each alarm-initiating device shall indicate an individual location on
21 such annunciator. The alarm initiating device shall indicate its individual
22 location to the monitoring central station..The annunciator shall respond to
23 either,manual or automatic devices, and all devices within the system shall be
24 connected to the annunciator. The location of the annunciator panel shall be
25 designated by the Fire and. Life Safety Division, and it shall be so located as to
26 be immediately available to the Fire Rescue Services Department at all times.
27 In a complex with multiple buildings, each building shall have its own
28 transmitter for alarm signal disposition to the central station.
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30. C. All new buildings and structures more than three (3) stories or thirty-six (36)
31 feet in height or all buildings more than two (2) stories in height and more than
32 30,000 square feet per floor level, shall be equipped with approved Class.1
33 standpipes to provide reasonable safety to persons and property.
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35 D. Approved automatic fire sprinkler systems as hereinafter defined shall be
36 installed throughout the following buildingsand structures:
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38 Buildings of an institutional or educational character, hospitals,nursing
39 homes, homes for the aged, convalescent centers, rehabilitation
40 facilities, day care centers for more than twelve (12) clients under one
41 (1) year of age, adult congregate living facilities, and all occupancies
42 and uses of similar nature to those herein stated, without regard to the
43 type of construction or height of the building involved.
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1 2. An approved audible and visual waterflow alarm (horn/strobe) shall be provided on
2 the exterior of the building in an approved location, facing the street front of the
3 building.
4 3. A weatherproof horn/strobe or speaker/strobe shall be installed directly above the key
5 box at a height easily seen upon approach to the area..
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8 Sec. 9-6. - Fire Alarm System Certification Requirements .
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10 1. The applicant for a required fire alarm installation permit shall submit to fire rescue
11 services department plan review, along with the permit application, documentation
12 listing the NRTL central station for the alarm system, and provide documentation of
13 the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) certification at time of
14 acceptance testing of the fire alarm system or added components.
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16 2. The applicant must demonstrate that the fire alarm monitoring will be performed by
17 a NRTL certificated central station.
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19 3. All required NRTL certificated fire alarm systems must maintain NRTL compliance
20 and NRTL monitoring.
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22 See. 9-7. - False Alarm Signal Service Charge; Collection.
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24 1. For response to excessive false alarm signals by the Fire Rescue Department, the
25 alarm user shall be charged a service fee by the city as established by resolution of the
26 City Commission and on file in the City Clerk's office for the first false alarm signal
27 in excess of three false alarm signals in any 12-month period, a service fee as
28 established by resolution of the city commission for the second false alarm signal in
29 excess of three in any in any 12-month period, and a service fee as established by
30 resolution of the City Commission for the third and each successive false alarm signal
31 in excess of three in any 12-month period. The provisions of this section shall not
32 apply for a period of three months from the date a permit is issued by the city for the
33 installation of an automatic fire detection system.. The Fire Marshal shall determine
34 whether a false alarm signal has been transmitted and the frequency of such false
35 alarm signals, and the city shall notify alarm users of amounted owed to the city and
36 shall make demand thereof pursuant to the provisions of this.section.
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38 2. False alarms could also be defined as excessive public assist calls wherein no
39 medical services are provided.
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1 Sec. 9-8. -Alarm Registration. .
2 All required fire alarm systems must comply with the requirements of chapter 2.5, Code of
3 Ordinances:
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5 Sec. 9-9. Fire Protection Water Supply Requirements.
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7 1. In accordance with NFPA 24 (2013) Section 5.1.1, design of water based suppression
8 systems that are not supplied by fire pumps, shall be based on drought conditions (45
•9 psi static per the Utilities Department).
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11 2. New construction projects must provide the results of a hydrant flow test performed by
12 the Fire Rescue Department, indicating a fire flow not less than 1500 gpm @ 20 psi
13 above domestic use. This applies to new or existing hydrants within the required 200
14 feet of the facility.
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16 3. The required fire flow for hydrants protecting high-rise buildings shall be 3000 gpm
17 @ 20 psi above domestic use.
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19 4. Hydrants not in service (no water available) shall be covered with a black plastic bag
20 so as not to be mistaken for active hydrants available for fire suppression.
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22 5'. 'Water meters are prohibited on fire sprinkler supply lines.
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25 Sec. 9-10. Fire :Hydrants and Fire Department Connections
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27 1. Reflective blue markers shall be placed to indicate the location of a hydrant.
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29. 2. Reflective red markers shall be placed to indicate the location of fire department
30 connections to a sprinkler or standpipe system.
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32 3. Fire hydrants shall be painted red in accordance with specifications approved by the
33 Fire Chief.
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35 4. A fire hydrant shall be located within one hundred (100)feet of the fire department
36 connection, along access roadways with all-weather driving surfaces, distance
37 measured as the fire truck travels.
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39 ARTICLE III. FIRE CODES . .
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41 Sec. 9-11. Open Fires
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43 1.. Defined. Open Fires.are defined as any outdoor fire or open combustion of material
44 except barbecuing. Charcoal and propane fires,which are contained within a
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1 manufactured hibachi, grill, smoker or gas grill for food preparation, do not constitute
2 open burning.
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4 2. Prohibited generally. It shall be unlawful to have any open fires within the city limits
5 on public or private property, except for fire training purposes or recreational or
6 ceremonial occasions for which written permits from the Fire Rescue Department are
7 required.
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10 See,:9-12. Roadway Security Gates and Emergency Access
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12 1. All security gates across roadways used by emergency response vehicles must be
13 provided with an authorized key box or key switch to operate the gate in addition to
14 any other devices specified by the Fire Chief Information on where authorized key
15 security boxes can be obtained is available from the Fire and Life Safety Division.
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17 2. In case of power failure, any electronic gate shall open automatically and remain open
18 until power is restored.
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20 3. In the event that emergency personnel are unable to gain rapid entry with the methods
21 above, forcible entry methods to gain entry may be used. The city and/or the Fire
22 Rescue Department shall not be responsible for, nor incur any costs as a result of
23 gaining access to a specific area.
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25 4. Trees with branches over areas accessible to fire apparatus must maintain sixteen (16)
26 feet of vertical clearance. Vegetation shall not intrude into the roadway such that
27 would limit the free passage of emergency vehicles.
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30 Sec. 9-13. KeyBoxes/Entry, Systems
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32 In all new and existing buildings, except individual residential dwelling units of any kind,
33 there shall be installed a key box for such areas or buildings when the Fire Marshal
34 determines that access to or within a structure or an area is unduly difficult because of secured
35 doors and windows, security gates, or where immediate access is necessary for all life-saving
36 or firefighting purposes. The key box shall be a type approved by the Fire Marshal, and shall
37 contain:
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39 1. Keys to locked points of egress, whether in common areas or on the interior or exterior
40 of such buildings;
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42 2. Keys to locked mechanical equipment rooms;
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44 3. Keys to fire alarm control panels;
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46 4. Keys to suppression system components;
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4 6: Keys to elevator controls; and
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6 7. Keys to other areas where fire rescue personnel may need emergency access as
7 directed by the Fire Marshal. The Fire Marshal shall approve the location of the lock
8 box.
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11 Sec. 9-14. Control of Automatic Elevators; Emergency Use
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13 1. Emergency auxiliary power required.
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15 A. Emergency auxiliary electrical power shall be provided for all elevators
16 equipped with the key switch service for fire rescue services department
17 personnel. The auxiliary power supply shall be capable of supplying power to
18 the elevators for a period of at least 24 hours. The auxiliary power supply
19 shall be approved by the fire rescue services department.
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21 B. Emergency auxiliary power shall remain on for the car in use by firefighters
22 regardless of selection switch devices, which may also be installed to rotate
23 emergency power to other cars in the building.
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25 C. No more than 10 seconds shall be required for the auxiliary power to be in
26 full operation and the operation of the emergency power supply shall
27 automatically transfer to the firefighters' service car.
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29 D. A maintenance schedule shall be maintained in the generator equipment room,
30 to record all tests and operation.of such auxiliary power equipment. The
31 records shall be posted and available to'the fire rescue services department at
32 . all times.
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34 E. All auxiliary power equipment and automatic transfer apparatus shall be
35 tested weekly. ,
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37 F. For all buildings, which are designed and constructed having separate_towels,
38 each tower shall be treated as though .it were a.separate building.
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41 2. In all buildings equipped with automatic elevators, at least one (1) designated elevator
42 servicing all floors of the structure shall be arranged for emergency use (fCrefighter's
43 service) by Fire Department personnel: The control of automatic elevators shall meet
44 the requirements as set forth under the state elevator code and ASME/ANSI, A17.1.
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46 3. Emergency use elevator to be identified
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4. A standard emergency access door key shall be provided for all elevators in the city
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4 Sec. 9-15. Fireworks
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6 1. The term Fireworks shall mean and include any combustible or explosive
7 composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the
8 purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion,
9 deflagration or detonation,as defined by F.S. Ch. 791.
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11 2. The Fire Marshal may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of
12 permits for supervised displays of fireworks by the city, fair associations, civic groups,
13 and other organizations or groups of individuals. Prior to any outdoor use of fireworks,
14 pyrotechnic special effects, flame effects, or any other item listed in subsection(a) or
15 (b) of this section, a permit shall be obtained from the City Manager, or designee, after
16 submission of an application for such permit and payment of an application fee. Such
17 outdoor use shall be in accordance with NFPA Code 1123 and NFPA Code 1124. The
18 City Manager, or designee, may include such conditions in such permit as deemed
19 necessary to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements and protect the public
20 health, welfare and safety; including but not limited to payment of inspection fees. No
21 permit granted hereunder shall be transferable.
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23 3. . Before the issuance of a permit for a display of fireworks,the applicant shall furnish
24 proof of financial responsibility, in the form of liability insurance with a minimum of
25 $1,000,000.00 coverage for each occurrence to satisfy claims for damages to property
26 or personal injuries arising out of any act or omission on the part,of the applicant or
27 any agent or employee thereof, in such amount, character and form as the Fire Marshal
28 determines.to be necessary for the protection of the public.
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30 4.. No permit shall be issued under the provisions of this.section to an applicant not
31 having an established place of business within the state for conduct of a display of
32 fireworks until the applicant has fulfilled the legal requirements for service of process
33 upon the person or entity seeking a permit. In the case of a corporation, proof of
34 registration with the Secretary of State, as a nonresident corporation shall be required.
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36 5. During times of water shortages or water shortage emergencies, as determined by the
37 South Florida Water Management District and/or the city and defined in Chapter 40E-
38 21, Florida Administrative Code, as it may be amended from time to time; the
39 possession, use.or sale of consumer fireworks, including sparklers as defined in F.S. §
40 791.01(8), is prohibited within the city limits without a permit as discussed above.
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42 9-16. Fees for Fire Code Inspections and Other Fire Code Inspection-Related. Services
43 Fees shall be charged to the user/consumer for new construction permits, inspections and
44 yearly fire prevention code inspections and re-inspections performed on structures or
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I buildings by the Fire Rescue Department as set forth in a resolution adopted by the city
2 commission. Fees for other fire code inspection-related services, including, but not limited
3 to, fire pump tests; hydrant tests, and preliminary plans review, shall be charged to the
4 user/consumer as set forth in a resolution adopted by the city commission.
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6 Sec.9-17. Requirements for High-Rise Buildings
8 1. The following life safety features shall be provided and maintained in working order
9 by the property owner in accordance with approved plans and specifications and shall
10 be tested,certified and proved to be in proper working condition at the owners cost to
11 the satisfaction of the Fire Marshal before issuance of the Certificate of Compliance.
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13 a. Equipment storage rooms. Equipment rooms or areas as described in the Fire
14 Department Design Guide, for purpose of storing equipment for Fire
15 Department use shall be provided.
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18 Sec. 948.—Public Safety Radio Communication. System
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20 In all new buildings, minimum radio signal strength for public radio signals shall be
21 required within the building. In buildings that cause reduction of public safety radio signals
22 below the acceptable level for reliable communications, a bi-directional amplifier (BDA)
23 shall be required. In buildings where phone jacks are required as part of an alarm system, a
24 BDA shall be installed and maintained by the building owner, in lieu of the phone jacks.
25 Installation and signal strength shall be the minimum requirements per NFPA 1, Annex 0
26 (In-Building Public Safety Radio Enhancement Systems) or NFPA 72 edition, or as
27 specified by.the ARE.
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30 ARTICLE IV. FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY DIVISION
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32 Sec. 949 Inspection complaint; Order to Remedy Danger; Evacuation of Occupied
33 Buildings or Structures
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35 1. The Chief of the Fire Rescue Services Department, the Fire Marshal, or Fire
36 Inspector of the Fire and Life Safety Division may order the immediate cessation of
37 any activity, operation or process, when such operation, activity, or process is
38 deemed to constitute a severe and immediate hazard to persons or property.
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40 2.. It is unlawful for any person who, after being served with either a verbal or written
41 order to cease such severe and immediate hazardous activity, operation or process, to
42 fail or refuse to comply with such an order:
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44 3. The Fire Marshal, or designee may order the immediate evacuation of any occupied
45 building or structure or assembly area when such building, structure or assembly
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1 area is deemed hazardous due to fire hazard, obstruction to exits, overcrowding of
2 the premises, or any other hazard or potential which presents immediate danger to
3 the occupants. The premises or any portion thereof may not be reoccupied until it
4 has been examined and deemed free of the hazard or potential which caused the
5 evacuation to be ordered. Persons refusing to obey either a verbal or written order of
6 the Fire Marshal or designee shall be subject to immediate arrest.
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9 Sec. ,9.20. - Authority to. Require Employment of Standby Emergency Services
10 Personnel for Events Held Within the City
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12 1. The Fire Marshal or designee is hereby authorized to require the employment of one
13 or more standby.city emergency services personnel, by any owner, lessee, agent or
14 promoter, when in the Fire Marshal's opinion it is essential that such personnel be on
15 duty in anyplace of public assembly or any other place where people congregate.
16 The determination that standby emergency services personnel are required shall be
17 based upon the number of persons in attendance and the nature of the performance,
18 exhibition, display, contest, event or activity. While so employed, such personnel
19 shall be subject to the fire chiefs orders at all times and shall be in uniform and
20 remain on.duty during the times such places or events are open to the public, or
21 when the activity is being conducted. Paramedics or EMTs shall not be.required or
22 permitted, while on duty, to perform any other duties than those specified in this
23 article. .
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25 2. Standby emergency services shall be provided exclusively through the City Fire
26 Rescue Department. The Fire Rescue Department is authorized to charge for services
27 rendered under this section, based upon the fire rescue department's cost to provide
28 the required level of emergency services including, any administrative expenses. The
29 Fire Chief may reduce or waive fees if deemed appropriate.
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32 Sec. 9-21:. Definitions; Authority and Responsibility; Cost Recovery for Special
33 Operations and Clean-up of Hazardous Materials. ,
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35 1. For the.purpose,of this•section, the following words and phrases shall have the
36 meanings given herein:
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38 A. Costs. Those necessary.and reasonable costs incurred by the city in connection
39, with investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing or,abating discharges of
40 , hazardous substances, or in connection withcostsincurred by any activity of
41 , ,the special or tactical operations unit.including but not limited to actual labor
42 costs of city personnel or its authorized agents; costs of equipment operation
43 and rental; costs of expendable items, including but not limited to firefighting
44 . .foam, chemical.extinguishing agents, absorbent material, sand, recovery.
45 drums, acid suits, acid gloves, goggles and_protective clothing. ..
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1 B. Discharge. Any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting in the
2 releasing, spilling,pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or dumping of a
3 hazardous substance upon public or private property located within the
4 corporate limits of the city.
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6 C. Hazardous substances. Any substances or materials in a quantity or form
7 which in the determination of the Fire Department pose an unreasonable and
8 imminent risk to the life, health, safety or welfare of persons or property within
9 the city and shall include but not be limited to those substances listed in the
10 NFPA Guide on Hazardous Materials or the EPA's list of extremely hazardous
11 substances, or the Florida Substance List promulgated by the state department
12 of labor and employment security.
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14 2. The Fire Rescue Department is hereby authorized to take such steps as necessary to
15 clean lap, remove or abate the effects of any hazardous substances discharged upon or
16 into public or private property or facilities located within the corporate limits of the
17 city, and is authorized to use its special or tactical operations unit to effectively deal
18 with specific emergencies, including, but not limited to, high-angle, confined space,
19 and other forms of vertical rescue.
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21 3. Any person responsible for causing or allowing an unauthorized discharge of
22 hazardous substances which requires action by the Fire Rescue Department or its
23 authorized agents in order to protect the public health, safety or welfare shall
24 reimburse the city for the full amount of all costs associated with the investigating,
25 mitigating, minimizing, removing and abating any such discharge, or otherwise
26 providingrelief to a life-threatening situation involving special and tactical
27 operations. Reimbursement shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt of an
28 itemized bill for such costs from the city.
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30 4. When responding to the emergency caused by the.unauthorized discharge of
31. hazardous substances, or to an emergency requiring the use of the special or tactical
32 operations unit, the Fire Rescue Department shall keep a detailed record of the cost
33 attributable thereto.
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35 5. The authority to recover costs under this section shall not include costs incurred for
36 actual fire suppression services, which are normally or usually provided by the Fire
37 Department or its authorized agents.
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39 6. Any person responsible for causing or allowing an unauthorized discharge of
40 hazardous substances, or responsible for an emergency requiring the use of the special
41 operations and tactical unit, and who fails to reimburse the city within the time set
42 forth herein shall be subject to a late fee in the amount of 10% of the total amount of
43 the bill for each additional day that the bill for such costs remains unpaid.
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45 7. The remedy provided for in this section shall be supplemental to and in addition to all
46 other'available remedies by law and equity.
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2 Sees. 9-22-9-120. Reserved.
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4 Section 4. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, Resolutions or parts of Resolutions
5 in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
6 Section 5.. If any clause, section, or other part or application of this Ordinance shall
7 be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
8 unconstitutional or invalid part or application shall be considered as eliminated and so not
9 affecting the validity of the remaining portions or applications remaining in full force and effect.
10 Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective on.paswag€. 7) i d?)2..e l y
11 FIRST READING this 1st day of May, 2018.
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16 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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27 P. ` Commissioner-Joe Casello
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