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Home My WebLink AboutO-08672treibbb 6,13/77 8672 13IMINANet AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OP M/AM/, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "FIRE PROTECTION", MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTIONS 17-35, 17-36, and 17.326, DEALING WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REVIEWING BUILDING PLANS IN CONNECTION WITH PENDING BUILDING PERMITS IN AREAS OP LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS, FIRE SUPPRESSION AND PREVENTION SYSTEMS; AND ALSO DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT OF FALSE EMERGENCY CALLS AND DELAYS IN REPORTING FIRES AND ALSO DELETING THEREFROM THE OPERATION PEE REQUIRED FOR A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY; WITH A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE BE 1? ORDAINED BY THE C4J4ISON OP THE CITY OP M1AMt, FLORIDA! Section 1. The following aectionaof Chapter 17 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, entitled "Fire Protection", are hereby further amended in the following particulars! A. Section 17-35 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following i substituted therefor: "Sec. 17-35 Building permits and plans examination. Prior to the issuance of any permit for building construction and alterations, members of the department of fire, desig- nated by the Director, shall review all plans submitted in accordance with the currently adopted and approved building code. Members of the fire department plans examination section shall identify requirements for fire suppression and life safety systems, vertical separations, means of egress, flame spread and combustibility of materials and exit lighting. Single family residencegand duplexes are exempt from this requirement, unless the owner or builder requests a fire department evaluation. (a) The department of fire plans examiners shall identify requirements such as vertical separation and means of egress regarding capacity and fire protection. The structural plans examiner and the building inspection division of the building department, shall be responsible for proper evaluation and application of these requirements (b) The department of fire plans examiners shall identify requirements for life safety systems such as smoke detectors. voice communication and emergency lighting and shall designate placement of required exit and directional lights. The electrical plans examiner and the electrical inspection division of the building department shall be responsible for proper evaluation and application of these requirements. (c) The department of fire plans examiners shall identify requirements for fire suppression systems, such as sprinkler and standpipe installations, and designate placement of required fire department connections and hose cabinets. The plumbing plans examiner and the plumbing inspection division of the building department shall be responsible for proper evaluation and appli- cation of these requirements. (d) The department of fire plans examiners shall identify requirements for life safety systems, such as smoke control, ventilation and emergency elevators. The mechanical plans examiner and the mechanical inspection division of the building department shall be responsible for proper evaluation and application of these requirements, -17 B. Section 17-38 is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor: "Sec. 17.36. False emergency callst delay in reporting fires, (a) It shall be unlawful for any person without reasonable cause to summon by outcry, ringing of bells, or otherwise make or circulate, or cause to be made or circulated a false alarm of fire, or to summon a fire rescue emergency medical unit, when such person knows or has reason to know that services of the fire department, or fire rescue emergency medical unit are not needed, (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly aid or abet the commission of any such act resulting in the services of the fire department, or fire rescue emergency medical unit being summoned when their services are not required. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to delay reporting immediately any fire discovered to the department of fire, department of communications or the police depart- ment so that fire -fighting and rescue apparatus may be dispatched." C. Section 17-326, Sub -section (a), as amended, is hereby further amended in the following particulars: 1/ "(a) No place of assembly, as defined in Section 17-325, "shall be maintained, operated or used as such without a permit; except, that no permit shall be required for any place of assembly used solely as a place of religious worship. 'he-east-af-the-permit-fee-shall-be-€ifteen- dellars. A valid certificate of use and occupational license will constitute'an adequate permit hereunder." Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph, clause, phrase. or word of this ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall not be affected. PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this list day of June 1977. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY this I4t4day of July , 1977, MAURICE A FFRRS -MAYOR 1! Words stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged, Of OB . CLAkik ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY PREPARED AND APPRVJD BY 'jYj. at/ APPROVWAS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS! G R CITY ATTO .3. 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(StAL) Cernmission espir tAR40 the this t4=1- at Leto. DAtfralgirektft 1111111i write Aft Mittrottle *10 lilts tow Mit OA MO JIM Illy II, Suit. eamontitteh et %%Pitatills ketoses in town ilittlelti elltente: DEDINANCE NO. 116,2 API DEDINANCE AMENDING eittAPItit 000 trlf elm* OP THE CITV DP MIAMit PLORIDA, M MINNOW),tN TITLES «ruft PROtECTIDN,, MORE PAWIletiLAIGAt :SY AMENDIND SECTIONS 1745).1 Mt and 1,428, AVIN4 WITH tHt IttSPORMILITY 0P ItetitEVVIWO OtilLOINI) 131.ANS tN CONbitttiON *obi tHLDtN!.- MIfl itkrAlttnO LIPG WET', SYSTEMSifiRe tiiP. PRESSION AND PEEvENTION lintEMS, Ate- bEALiNO AtiTti tiit SUiliteT OP -PALM 'EMERGENCY CALLS AND DELAvS IN REPORTIN4 PlittS; AND:ALSO bELEtING THEREFROM 'Mt OPERATION -PEt Itto QUIRR15 PON,A rit:Aet .0P ASSEICASLY; -WITH A PE Atkin PROVISION ANblEVERAlltivrie tLAUSt RALPH O. 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