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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1984-023 I } i jrt i j ORDINANCE NO. 23-84 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, BE AMENDED BY ADDING i A SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 11-41 TO 11-47, PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DE- TECTORS AS A FIRE PREVENTION AND DETECTION MEASURE ; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS ; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES AND ALL RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH BE REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT ; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. j BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA, i FLORIDA: Section 1 . That Chapter 11 , FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION , i of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dania , Florida, is amended by adding the following: i i ARTICLE IV Smoke Detectors I, i See . 11-41 . Definitions . For the purposes of administering i this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: Approved Smoke Detector - any photo-electric or ionization type smoke detector listed by Underwriters Laboratories as complying with current standards and which complies with the requirements of this ordinance and N.F.P.A. 74 , 1981 edition, or amendments thereto, with f.JR respect to manufacture and location and which emits an alarm which is audible in the sleeping room. Child Day-Care Center - any building or portion of a building in which more than twelve children receive care , maintenance and supervision for 24 hours or less per day. Child Day-Care Home - any building or portion of a building in which fewer than thirteen children receive care , maintenance and supervision by other than their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) for less than 24 hours per day. Habitable Room - every room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, or eating purposes , excluding h is r f i laundries , pantries , foyers , communicating corridors , closets and storage spaces . i s Separate Sleeping Area - every area of a dwelling in which f bedrooms are located. Bedrooms separated by other use areas , such C as kitchens or living rooms (but not bathrooms) , shall be considered y as separate sleeping areas for the purposes of this ordinance. jSec . 11-42 . Premises Applicable . Every building, mobile home , living unit, room or area that is used or intended to be used for sleeping and any building that is occupied by pre-school children, aged, infirm or disabled persons whether equipped with sleeping ac- commodations or not , shall have installed, in accordance with the i requirements of this chapter, approved smoke detector(s) . Sec. 11-43 . Installation of approved smoke detectors . (a) Existing Occupancy with Approved Smoke Detector - I ° Any existing occupancy in which approved smoke detectors were in- stalled prior to the effective date of this ordinance may continue such use . i i (b) Existing Occupancy without Approved Smoke I � Detector - Any existing occupancy in which approved smoke detectors I i have not been installed prior to the effective date of this ordinance p i , I shall have installed approved smoke detectors as follows : A. Electric powered - shall meet the following requirements : (1) Approved smoke detectors utilizing AC primary source of electric power shall be used. (2) Electrical power shall be dependable commercial light and power supply source. A visible "power on" indicator shall be provided. (3) A restraining means shall be used at the plug- i in of any cord-connected installation. r (4) No detector shall be subject to loss of power 1 by a wall switch. 1J{ w (5) Neither loss nor restoration of primary power € shall cause an alarm signal. F f (6) No extension cord shall be used for a cord- P. connected installation. B. Battery Powered - shall meet the following requirements : 1 F (1) All power requirements are met for a least one year' s life , including weekly testing. i fif i -2- (2) A distinctive audible trouble signal is given before the battery is incapable of operating the device(s) for alarm purposes . (3) The unit is capable of producing an alarm signal for at least 4 minutes at the battery voltage at which a trouble signal is normally obtained, followed by seven (7) days of trouble signal operation. (4) The audible trouble signal is produced at least once every minute for seven (7) consecutive days . ( i (5) The monitored battery detectors meeting these specifications are clearly identified I on the unit near the battery compartment. 1 � (6) Detector(s) having a test button in order to test the unit are desirable. (c) Additions - When additions increasing floor area are made to an existing occupancy listed and the area of the addition is 25 percent or more of the area of the existing occupancy, the i existing occupancy and the addition shall be made to comply with Sec . 11-43 (f) of this ordinance. (d) Repairs and Alterations - When repairs and I alterations amounting to more than 50 percent of the value of the i 1 existing occupancy are made during any 12 month period, the occupancy shall be made to conform to Sec . 11-43(f) of this ordinance. (e) Change of Occupancy - Any existing occupancy not included in Sec . 11-42 of this ordinance which changes its occupancy i to an occupancy included in Sec . 11-42 shall be required to conform to Sec. 11-43(f) of this ordinance . (f) New Occupancy - Any new occupancies to which this ordinance applies shall install approved smoke detector(s) as follows : A. Location shall be approved by the Building Official. I B . Shall meet requirements of Sec . 11-43(b)A(1) (2) (4) (5) . C . All installations shall meet the requirements of N.F.P .A. 74 , 1981 edition, or amendments thereto . Sec. 11-44 . Location of Smoke Detectors in Applicable Premises . Approved smoke detectors shall be located in existing and new buildings in each living unit outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vacinity of the bedrooms , except as provided below, and on 1 i each additional story of the building, including basements , but , w° -3- J excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics . (a) Dormitories , Child Day-Care Centers , Residential- r F Approved smoke detectors shall be in- us Care Facilities PP i stalled in all habitable rooms . Convalescent Homes , (b) Hotels , Rooming Houses , used , or intended to be used, Supervisory Care Facilities - Every room } for sleeping shall be provided with an approved smoke detector . Sec . 11-45 . Res o sibilitY of Owner or Person in Charge of E , t Property. of the owner or the (a) It shall be the responsibility C structure to which person in charge of every this chapter applies to gired by this chapter. install approved smoke detectors as reu (b) It shall be the responsibility of the tenant in { 1 respect of rental property to test and maintain detectors within units , and to notify the owner or authorized dwelling units or rooming F agent in writing of all deficiencies . The owner shall be responsible for providing each tenant with written information regarding detector testing and maintenance . (c) The tenant shall be responsible for replacement j and smoke detector shall be except that such battery of the battery, P ossession. I i in operating condition at the time that the tenant takes p reported deficiencies The owner or authorized agent shall correct any t j to have violated this in the smoke detector , and shall not be deemed ` t or when he, she or it has not ordinance for a deficient smoke detect � r received notice of the deficiency• this law Sec . 11-46. Compl_ in once. Smoke detectors required by passage of this shall be installed within six (6) months after the ordinance for existing occupancy and prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy for new occupancy . j Violations . Violations of this ordinance shall be Sec. 11-47 . generally to applicable g � subject to the imposition of penalties app I municipal ordinance violations , and in addition, persons and entities violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to the ordinance jurisdiction of the Cod . e Enforcement Board established by 1 I -4- L / t { I Section 2. That the provisions of this ordinance shall be 4 included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dania, Florida. Iz Section 3 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and i all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be E and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict . Section 4 . In the event that any section or provision of this i ordinance , or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid , such t 4 jdecision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a j whole or part thereof, other than the part declared to be invalid. t Section 5 . That this ordinance shall be in force and take J � effect immediately upon its final passage and adoption. PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading on the llth day of i September 1984 . E. PASSED and ADOPTED on Second and Final Reading on the 9th day of October 1984 . 1 i i i i MAYOR - COMJISSIONER Iw� 111 f� I ATTEST : +� CITY CLERK -µAUDITOR APPROVED FOR FORM AND CORRECTNESS 1 FRANK C. ADLER, City Attorney 1 1 f � J -5- I 'NOiICE OF N F_ CITY COMMISSION GTV ONEGARAMGOPIOA, y THE SUN-TATTLER C;�FbrlEa,mEEa G;OryhC"ID 3 r DMIa al O<roM r. I 1 1%� 01 4:00 R.m. Y m MNn 1 Established as The Hollywood Sun - January 4, 1935 win a RAN HOLLYWOOD, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA »«'"°'"" Cl" 6 CommlS M room Pr NN Cl" l Dania paa io cM"a`SRR` �. � «000we RaoPrNn a+ � NrW rRRalnS a II,E«anaNR MllrllO: AN OPOMANCF OF THE CITY STATE OF FLORIDA N,,Nini*,FiEL0c0OR OFF o°eo NANCES OF THE GTV OF COUNTY OF BROWARD DA."HAR&RE AAIENO• TI 11 i P R.i t P C ED SV"OMG A SERN)N TO Before the undersigned authority personally appeared RE NUA RE0.ED 11.N TO TA" PR AO FOR THE INSTK• 'I LATN)N OF SMOKE DETEC• who on oath says (he/she) Is Classified Manager TORSASAFREPRHVENTNSN i j AHO OETECTON MEAWREJ IROVIWNO DEI NRIONS,FRP of THE SUN-TATTLER, a daily newspaper published at Hollywood in Broward �,R,.vID NG 1 gVCG0 AN 1 M AND FROVIO R THAT County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Notice a ALL ORDINANCES A FARTS RE "ONS IN SOLUT ONS`OR FAR 3 OF I Of Hearin NEREWITN SF REPE"aW THE E%TENT OF SUCH CON• RICT, AND MOVIDINO FOR '. City of Dania AN EFFECTIVE DATE Ma• in the matter of A 1(a""' oo in the Comm Rm ## o N,F GIY cTorll. GIV Nat, too ' DT16 FbMa OM m0V M Im e of 7R cePt 1284 i was published in said newspaper in the issu R«RwMMOnoa"�.T IIT e11„ I y "" ac Yon mW mi Affiant further says that the said SUN-TATTLE Bisa newpa per published at Holl wood in O,IIIMWAO o� ZM* d said Broward County.Florida.and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously F01rGIPrrIIUlYrlw ro a,v marEr conHPorRa a nP i published in said Broward County,Florida,each week and has been entered as second class m„I„I„N.oNNo.n nERR matter at the post office in Hollywood in said County,Florida,for a period o[one year next W�WI„,°C,,,,, preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and afliant further „Nb,rowrR IIKMIPSS MM Mrl 1 says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, RwNT a"a I,tll,nft,[ ao%a. rebate,commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication «� wPPOP AIIMIR in a said new aper. s'0' p• 'M tu�l Sworn to and subscribed before me�19�1this dayo NOTA Y PUBLIC �RAYIPUWC STATE OF FLORIDA AT LAR(G1 MY COrn MISSION EIPIRi,S MAR 31 1985 WN40 IHIL, C,.LZAL c15. 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