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ORDINANCE NO. 442
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 6-39, CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, ENTITLED "FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION";
SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida, has determined it to be in the best interests of the safety, health,
and welfare of the citizens of the City of Winter Springs to provide for the
adoption of the Fire Prevention Codes, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to update these Codes from time to
time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA:
SECTION I - That Section 6-39 of Chapter 6 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, is hereby deleted in its
entirety, and the following replaced therefore:
SECTION 6-39; AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems shall be required as follows:
1. Throughout all buildings used for commercial purposes, including
but not limited to, offices, merchantile stores, restaurants,
manufacturing, industrial or storage, if the total square footage
is five thousand (5000) square feet or more regardless of type
of construction.
2. Throughout all hotels, motels, condominiums, apartment buildings,
or dormitories regardless of size or type of construction.
3. Throughout all hospitals, nursing homes, adult congregate living
facilities, or other medical facilities regardless of size or
type of construction.
4. Throughout all "Group H" (hazardous) occupancies, regardless of
size or type of construction, except where the application of
water might constitute a life hazard or increase the severity
of the fire.
5. Throughout all educational facilities regardless of size or
type of construction.
6. Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems shall be installed to the
specifications of NFPA 13, "Standard for the installation of
sprinkler systems," 1984 edition or NFPA l3-D, "Standard for
the installation of sprinkler systems in one and two family
dwellings," 1984 edition.
7. All buildings equipped with Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems,
as required by SECTION 6-39, paragraphs 1 - 5, shall be
required to have such systems monitored by a central station
monitoring company, installed to the specifications of NFPA 71,
"Standard for the installation, maintenance and use of central
station signaling systems," 1984 edition.
8. All Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems, as required in SECTION 6-39,
paragraphs 1 - 5, shall be required to have such systems inspected,
tested and maintained to the specifications of NFPA l3-A, "Standard
for the inspection, maintenance and testing of sprinkler systems,"
1987 edition. A copy of each inspection report shall be fur-
nished to the fire department.
9. All Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems shall be installed by a
licensed fire protection systems contractor pursuant of Florida
Statutes 633.521 and Florida State Fire Marshal Rule 4A-46.
10. Should an Automatic Fire Sprinkler System be required to be
shut off for any reason, the fire department shall be notified
when it is shut off and when it is returned to service.
SECTION II - If any section or portion of this Ordinance proves to
be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to invalidate or
impair the validity, force or effect of any other section or portion of a section
or sub-section or part of this Ordinance.
SECTION III - All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV - This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its passage and adoption.
Passed and adopted this 28th day of November, 1988.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
LEANNE M. GROVE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Mary T. Norton
CITY CLERK
First Reading: Oct. 24, 1988
Posted Oct. 28, 1988
Public Hearing and Second Reading Nov. 28, 1988
The Orlando Sentinel
PUbliahed Daily
. Altamonte Spring., Seminole County, Florida
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COUNTY OF ORANGE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
Virginia E. Skurow
who on oath says that
she is the Legal Advertising Representative of the Orlando Sentinel, a Daily newspaper
published at Altamonte Springs, in Seminole County, Florida; that the attached copy of ad-
vertisement, being R Notice of Public Hearing in the matter of
Ordinance No. 442
in the
Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of
November 6, 1988
Mfiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at Altamonte
Springs, in Seminole County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been contin-
uously published in said Seminole County, Florida, each Week Day and has been entered as
second-class mail matter at the post office in Altamonte Springs, in said Seminole County,
Florida for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of ad-
vertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has 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 newspaper.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this
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ADVERTISING CHARGE
$34.72
I N01lCE OF PUBUC HEARING
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA
! NOTICE IS.HEREBY GIVEN by the City
i Cornmission of .the City of Win~er.
S~ngs, Florida. that said. CommisSion
WIn hold a Public Hearing on 1m ordi-
nance 8Ot=.:..=...w2'
Nj' Ojll)lNANCE OF THE .cITY OF
WINTER. SPRINGS. FLORIDA.
AMENDING SECTION 6-39,
CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF
. ORDINANCES. ENTITLED. "FIRE
PREVENlJON ANDPROTECTlON";
SEVERABlUTY. CONFLICTS AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Public Hearing win be held at 7:30
p.m. on Nov. 28. 1986 or as soon lher-
8afler as possible in the Commission
Chamber. City Hd,;'11.26 Eesl.S.Ft434,
Winter Springs. FL 32'1'QIl. '. .
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for. inspection. Interested ptII1ieS may
lIPP8/U' at \his hearing and. be heard
Wiltr i-espett to lhill proposed clrdi(l8l1C8.
Persons are advised 1hat n they &lc:idll
to appeal any decision mede at this
meeting. they will need a record of the
proceei:lings !Ind for such purpose. they
may need to ensure that a verbatim re-
cord of the proceedings. is mede which
record includes the tesl,mony and evi-
dence upon whiQh the appeal is to be.
based per Section 286.0105 Florida
=;;;S26 da of October, 1988.
CITY OF ~INTER SPRINGS
FLORIDA
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City Clerk .
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FORM NO. AD-264