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4/16/76
ORDINANCE NO, 55 ...._.u.r__._
AN ORbINANCE AMENDING Ct AP'I'ER 17 ► '"FIRE
PROTECTION", OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI► FLORIb , BY ESTAHLIEHING NEW FEES
FOR FIRE SERVICES;FURTIER AMENDING SECTION
175, ENTITLED 'CHARGES FOR WATER 'USED SOLELY
IN FIRE PROTECTION, SPRtNttLER► ETC. ► SYHTEMS" ►
BY ADDING A NEW SUB -SECTION (b) ► PROVtDING FOR
AN INSPECTION FEE FORA FIRE PLOW TEST, AND By
ADDING : A .NEW SUB -SECTION (c) ► PROVIDING FOR . A
FEEFOR STANDPIPE PRESSURE TESTS: FURTHER
At`4iNDING SECTION 17-30 ► ENTITLED "FIRE RECORDS ►
REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS", 8t18uSECTIONS (b) AND
(c): FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 17-109, ENTITLED
"PERMITS AND PEES", SUB -SECTIONS (a) AND (b) ►
PROVIDING FOR A ,FEE AND PERMIT FOR PRECISION
EXPLOSIVE DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES:.FURTHER`
AMENDING SECTION 17.-112, ENTITLED "MANUFACTURE,
SAL: AND, DISCHARGE OF FIREWOR1 S" , SUB-SL"CTION
(b),PROVIDING FOR THE COST OF A PERMIT FEE:
FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 17-156, ENTITLED
"PERMITS REQUIRED AND COST OF SAME: INSPECTION",
SUB -SECTION (d).; FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 17.-326,
ENTITLED "PERMIT REQUIRED", SUB -SECTIONS (a) AND
(b) , PROVIDING FOR THE COST OF PERMIT FEES;
REPEALING. ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS
THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY PROVISION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAAMI,'FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 17-5, entitled "CHARGES FOR WATER USED
SOLELY IN FIRE PROTECTION, SPRINKLER, ETC., SYSTEMS", of Chapter
17, of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, entitled "FIRE
PROTECTION", is amended to read as follows: 1/
Sec. 17-5. CHARGES FOR WATER USED SOLELY IN FIRE
PROTECTION, SPRINKLER, ETC., SYSTEMS.2
(a) There are herebyestablished, imposed and
prescribed the following rates and charges for water
service when used for sprinkling systems or other fire
protection systems in buildings only where the expense
of all connect
ions to and extensions from the water.
mains shall be borne by the consumer:
2. Cross Reference. --As to water charges generally,,
see 60-2 of this Code.
1/ Words stricken through shall be deleted, Underscored words
constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are
now in effect and remain unchanged,
i
Size of ooh1 ections
(inches)
annual rate4 payable
ih advance
2 .........:...... „ 44414$ -18.00
3 27.00
4 35.00
6 5 0. 0 0
y8 60.00
10 / 65 . 0 0
100.00
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With respect to such service, no taps shall be
allowed which may be used for other than fire pro-
tection purposes, nor shall there be connection with
any other source of water, exceptincase a tank or
fire pump is installed as a secondary supply for such
fire protection purposes. (Ord.No.7431,§ 19.)
and by adding a new Sub -Section (b) to read as follows: 1/
(b) All new buildings and all existing buildings
being altered to increase the area or height (with the
exception of residential buildings which contain one
or two units) which have available fire hydrants, shall
be in compliance with Article XIV A, "WATER SUPPLY FOR
FIRE SUPPRESSION", of the Metropolitan Dade County Code.
The inspection fee for a fire flow test shall be ten
dollars.
and by adding a new Sub -Section (c) to read as follows:
1/.
(c) The fee for standpipe pressure tests, as required
by the South Florida Building Code, shall be fifty dollars.
1/ Wordsstricken through shall be deleted. Underscored
words constitute the amendment proposed, Remaining
provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged,
Section 2, Sub=Sections (b) and (d), of Secticiti 1 0
entitled "FIRE RECORbt? REPORTS Alb PHOTOGRAPHS", of Chapter 11�,
entitled "PIKE PROTECTION" are aitietided -Lb read as follows: 1/
(b) REPORTS, Eire reports that are public records
may be purchased from the department of fire for .h ee
fotit dollars per report. This does not prohibit the
exchange of reports and information between governmental
investigative agencies.
(c)PHOTOGRAPHS. ire photographs that are public
records may be purchased from the department of fire for
eight ten dollars per print for a black and white photo-
graph
,'and twelve dollars and fifty cents per print for.
a color photograph. This does not prohibit the exchange
of photographs between governmental investigative agencies.
(Ord. No. 8024, @B.)
Section 3. Sub -Sections (a) and (b), establishing a fee for
precision explosive demolition of structures, of Section 17-109,
entitled "PERtIITS AND FEES", of Chapter 17, entitled "FIRE PRO-
TECTION" is amended to read as follows: 1/
(a) Permits shall be obtained from the department of
fire by "manufacturer -distributors", "dealers", "users"
and "blasters" of explosives in the city and the fee shall.
be five twenty-five dollars for each category as defined above.
(b) No person shall detonate or otherwise effect an
explosion within the city, without first obtaining a permit,:
qualifying for, and having a separate: site, inspection:and
approval for, each proposed blasting location' within the
city. The director of the department of fire or. his deputy.
shall be notified at least twenty-four hours prior'to a
proposed blasting operation so that he can effect an
on -the -site inspection. (Ord, No. 7431, 1A1,)
The cost of the permit fee for precision explosive
demolition of structures shall be one hundred dollars,
gedtioh 4. 8Ub.,Section (b) ► of Sedtidn i1ml1Z, entitled
"MANUVACTUftt, iI ..AMID bIgCAAACE OF' PIIIE ioiii 8'+ ► of Chapter 17,
entitled " 1Rt PAOttCTION° , of the Code of the City of Miami,
is aniendecd to protiide for the dolt of a permit fee, to read as
follows:
(b) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be.
Unlawful for any person to store, to offer for sale,
expose for sale, sell at retail or use or explode any
fireworks; provided, that the director
of fire may adopt reasonablerules and
the grantingof permits for supervised
of the department
regulations for
public displays
of fireworks by municipalities, organizations or groups
of individuals. Such permits may be granted upon appli-
cation to the director of the department of fire to be
held as provided herein and the filing of a bond by the
applicant as provided hereinafter. Every such display
shall be handled by a competent operator licensed or
certified as to competency by an acceptable reference
and shall be of such composition, character and so
located, discharged or fired as in the opinion of the
director of the department of fire, after proper inspection,
shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any persons.
The director of the department of fireis authorized to
refuse to issue any permit when he feels the public safety
would be endangered, The cost of the: permit fee shall be
fifteen dollars.
Section 5. Sub -Section (d) of Section 17-156, entitled'
"PERMITS REQUIRED AND COST OF SAME; INSPECTION", of Chapter. 17,
entitled "FIRE PROTECTION", is amended to read as follows; 1/
An inspection of
permit provision shall be made within thirty days of
issuance. It shall be the duty of permit holder to
notify the fire prevention bureau when ready for
inspection. Failure of permit holder to request such
inspection within thirty days shall cause automatic
termination of permit.
Section 6. Sub -Sections (a) and (b), of Section 17-326,
entitled "PERMIT REQUIRED", of Chapter 17, entitled "FIRE PROTECTION".
are amended to provide for the cost of permit fees, to read as
follows: 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. The cost of the permit fee shall be,
fifteen dollars.
(b) No place of assembly which has received approval
and licenses to operate for one purpose shall change
the use of the occupancy for any other assembly purpose
without first obtaining a permit from the fire department
for such use. (Ord. No. 8024, §24.) The cost of the,
permit fee shall be twenty-five dollars.
(d) Pot the storage of flammable or combustible
liquids in stationary ,tan)a
The permit fee shall be five fifteen dollars per
tank for all tanks of simty gallons capacity installed
above ground or below ground.
all installation made under the
Section 9. All ordinances, Code. sections or parts 'therein
in conflidt herewith, insofar as they are in cohflidty ate hereby
repealed.
Section 8. Should any part or proVision; of this ordinance
be declared by a ooUrt of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a
whole.
PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this 13 day of
MAY , 1976.
PASSED,AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, B TITLE ONLY,
this 9TH day of JUNE
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
John S. Lloyd, City Attorn
, 1976.
MAURICE A. FERRE
M A'Y 0 R
MIAM1. IltVI W •
AtNb bAML-it Ateo t6
Pablis%eii batty i:.tiept 111144tijy tiir4
Legal Holidays
Mfaith, bed* deuhty, Plotida.
STATE OP i:LCRIOA
COUNTY oPbAbE
Betore the .undersigned authority personally P.
neared Martha Drobnie, who on oath says that she
is the, V.P., Legal Ads of the Miami Review and
Daily Record, a daily (except. Saturday, Sunday and
Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami In
Dada County, Florida; that the attached copy of adver.
tiseinent. being a Legal Advertisement or Notice In
the matter of
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fie : OttbINANCt NOS.
8554 th 'otigh„8558 8.., etc...�,.e., ...,.
in the XXX Court
was published 1r said newspaper in the issues ot
June 15, 1976
Affiant further says that the said Miami Review
and Daily Record is a newspaper published at Miami,
in said Dade County, Florida, and that the said news.
paper has heretofore been continuously published In
said Dade County Florida, each day (except Saturday,
Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as
second class mail matter at the post office In Miami,
In said Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year
next . preceding the first publication of the attached
copy of advertisement: and Affiant further says that
she hos neither paid nor promised any person, firm
or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or
refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement
for. publication In the said tr!LLa`•
me, this
F� RAs),H
;Pu�tifie..Siah cf\F(or a at Large.
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Alt titteresteht kilt take netiee that eti.the 9th tidy of iuhe, tee
the City trmmtilisaloit ot loan% Florida• adopted the tollottid�
tided ntdlhahee3: ,
OPbtNANCE NO. 8=154 ,
• AN ORDINANCE AitENDtNG 'THE' CITY OF iti.\�ti
COMPREHENSIVE , ZONING. ORDINANCE, No. (i$71i
ARTICLE II: DET't� ittoNs. SECTION 2, BY DELETING
St:i3SECTtON (93-A) LSAELE OPEN SPACE IN ITS EN&
TIRtTY AND. SUBSTITUTING IN -LIEU THEREOF:A
NEAV ,SCBSECTIO:` (93-A) USABLE OPEN SPACEt
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE' SEC'I'tONS, OR
PARTS 'THEREOFLN; CONFLICT INSOFAR A3 THEY,
ARE IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVERA&
BILITY PROVISION,.
ORbL•tANCE :10. 8503
AN. ORDINANCE AMENDING bRbTNANCE NO. 68`Ii,
THE COMPRE11E SI'VE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE.
CITY OF MIAMI. BY DELETING SUBSECTION (18) OF
SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE Xtt. LOCAL COMMERCIAL C-1
DISTRICT. AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A
NEW SUBSECTION (1S) PROVIDING FOR THE SALE
AND INCIDENTAL SERVICING OF RADIO, TELEVI-
SION,
HON LLAO4
E APPLIANCES.
RDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR
REPEALING
PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT INSOFAR AS THEY.
ARE IN CONFLICT: AND CONTAINING 'A 'SEVERA+
BLLITY PROVISION.
ORDINANCE NO. 8556 ` _
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871.
• TIIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOP. THE
CiTY OF 1t1ASlT, ARTICLE XXV, ` SECTION 1. BY .
• LIEU TING THEREOFCRAPH 413S) PARAGRAPHS D PHS 1138) AND SUBSTITUTING39-A)
. PROVIDING MODIFICATIONS TO THE ZONED STREET
WIDTH FOR FEDERAL. HIGHWAY. REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES. CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF.
IN CONFLICT INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT:
, AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION.
ORDINANCE NO. 6557 . '
- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17. "FIRE PRO.
TECTLON". OF THE CODE OF THE CITY- OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA. BY ESTABLISHING NEW FEES FOR FIRE
SERVICES: FURTHER A2.IENDING SECTION 17.3. EN-
TITLED "CHARGES FOR WATER USED SOLELY IN
FIRE PROTECTION. SPRINKLER, ETC., ' SYSTEMS",
BY..ADDING A NEW SUBS -SECTION Ib), PROVIDING
AN INSPECTION FEE FOR A F1111: FLOW TEST. AND
BY ADDING .\ NEW SUB -SECTION (c). PROVIDING FOR
STANDPIPE PRESSURE TESTS: FURTHER AMEND-
- ING SECTION 17.30. ENTITLED "FIRE RECORDS. RE
PORTS AND' PHOTOGRAPHS", SUB -SECTIONS Ib)
AND tc); FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 17-109. EN-
TITLED' "PERMITS AND FEES". SUB -SECTIONS (a) -
AND Ib): PROVIDING FOR A FEE AND PERMIT FOR
PRECISION EXPLOSIVE • DEMOLITION OF STRUC-
TURES;', FURTHER- AMENDING: SECTION 17.112. EN-
TITLED "MANUFACTURE. SALE AND DISCHARGE OF.
FIREWORKS. SUB -SECTION (h). PROVIDING FOR'
THE COST OF A PERMIT. FEE: FURTHER AMENDING
SECTION 17-156. ENTITLED 'PERMITS REQUIRED AND
COST OF SAME: INSPECTION". SUS -SECTION (d):
FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 17-326. ENTITLED
^PERMIT REQUIRED": SUB -SECTIONS (a) AND (b).
PROVIDING FOR THE COST. OF PERMIT- FEES:- RE-
PEALING ALL . ORDINANCES., CODE . SECTIONS OR
PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND CON-.
TANNING A SEVEP.ABILITY PROVISION.
OR-DIN.\NCE NO. 8538
\N.ORDINAXCE AMENDING RULE VIII, SECTION 3,
OF' THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THY. CITY Or }1T.\'..tt. EFFECTIVE. DF.CEMBER 13.
1; ,1.AS AMENDED. TO PROViDF: FOR' A' CHANCE IN
THE CERTIFICATION AND SELECTION FOR.. TIIE -.
POSITION OF. POLICE OFFICER; REPEALING - ALL' .
ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT
1(ERE\VITH; - AND CONTAINING .\ SEVERABILITX
PROVISION.
H. D. SOUTITERN
CITX CLERK
publication of thia notice on the 13 day of dune, 1976.,I 60616
6/15 •
CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
•
TO. Mr. P. W. Andrews
City Manager
FROM:
Chief '1 A.. 'tickman, Director
Department of Fire
DATE.
SUBJECT
REFERENCES
ENCLOSURES
March 15, 1976
Ell E•
Analysis -Recommendation for
Increased Fees and New Service
Changes
The following recommendations for adjustments and establishment of new fees
and service changes, based upon time devoted by Fire Department personnel
to supervise the activity, are submitted for consideration:
1. Permits are required for fuel tanks with an established fee of
$5.00 per tank for inspections of the installation. The fee
should be increased to $1.5.00 per tank, which would be more
realistic considering the time involved for inspections. Ap-
proximately, 97 tank inspections were conducted from October
1973-74.
2. At present, there is a $5.00 tee toi an explosive or blasting
permit. It is recommended that this fee be increased to $25.00
for each day of operations. Considerable administrative effort
is devoted to a pre -blast survey in regards to utilities, fin-
ancial responsibility, competency, insurance and provision for
life safety. Daily site inspections and supervision regarding
the provisions of permit issue are required for effective control.
Two such permits were issued October 1973-74.
3. A separate category for "precision explosive demolition" of struc-
tures should be created and fee of $1.00.00 established, The de-
molition of the Processional. Iiw 1da.ng can be cited as an example
of the time necessary to supervise this type of activity, One (1)
such permit was issued in October 1973 •74.
4. Division 13 of our Code requires that: a permit be secured for a
fireworks' display, with no fee attached. Proof of financial res-
ponsibility, bonding and profe:,sional competency must be reviewed.
Considering the time devoted to site inspection, storage facili-
ties, it is recommended that a $15.00 fee be attached to permit
issued. Three (3) fireworks' display permits were issued in October
1973-74.
5. I'lacc•s of assembly rc•qui.re that a permit be secured For operation
or use, but a fee is not part of the article. Fifty-two (52) per- .
mits were issued to promoters using Dinner Key Auditorium in October
1973-74. Eleven (11) permits for the Marine Stadiun,three (3) for
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the Orange Bowl and one (1) for Bayfront Park Auditorium. Plans
are reviewed, inspections made of the set-up and the facility
examined. In places of assembly deemed by the Fire Marshal to
require a fire safety inspection and fire watch, a permit fee of
$15.00 should be established.
6. In places of assembly licensed to operate for one purpose and
changing its' use for another assembly purpose, a permit is re-
quired, but no fee is scheduled.
A $25.00 fee is recommended to recover the cost of administrative
inquiry, promote Fire Marshal discussions and inspection of the
facility. An example would be rock concerts at Jai Alai Fronton.
Nineteen (19) 'such permits were issued in October 1973-74.
7. New building equipped with Fire Department standpipe installations
require a test of the system. This test requires an engine comp-
any with its' personnel and equipment, two (2) Fire Inspectors with
testing gauges, and normally takes one hour.
A plumber and electrician of the Building Department are in attend-
ance under a plumbing permit. Considering the time of. seven Fire
Department employees (conservatively), it is recommended that a
"service charge" of $50.00 be established for testing new or altered
systems, and $50.00 if a Fire Department re -test is needed. From
October 1973-74 nine (9) such tests were conducted,
8. Chapter ,-`17 Fire Protection Chapter sets forth a free of $3.00 for
a copy of a fire report and $S.00 for a copy of a photograph. As
the cost of commodities and man hours have increased, it is re-
cormnended that fire reports be sold for $4.00 each, black -white
photographs at $10.00 each and color photographs at $12.50 each.
The Police Department has submitted a similar recommendation.
9. All new buildings and c>:isting buildings being altered to increase
their area or height are now required to have hydrants, and the
required fire flow available for controlling and extinguishing fires.
The requirements are set forth in the Metropolitan Dade County Ordi-
nance #74-96 which establish minimum fire flows and is required to
be enforced in municipalities.
Between August 4, 1975 through March 11, 1976 seventy four (74) flow
tests were conducted by our department as follows:
i :u tw:v ,'?r:t u l Ss ..t (,:r:, 1.1
insura:icu ( :rpan.ies 2
Sprinkler Companies 7
Building permits for City 2
of Miami
Building permits for private 51
builders
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At present there is no fee charge for this service; it is recom-
mended that a fee schedule be established in the fire code at a
tate of $10.00 for each such test.
If the above recommendations receive your approval, it is suggested
that Mrs. Mikele Carter, Assistant City Attorney, be assigned the res-
ponsibility to prepare the resolutions. It will require consultation
with the Fire Marshal and Water Officer to establish the appropriate
section of Chapter #17 of the City Code that are to be amended.
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