§ 13-58. Fire detecting and extinguishing appliances required in or on designated buildings and premises; siamese connections.

(a)

Every mercantile and industrial establishment, warehouse, school, place of assembly, convalescent home, old age hospital, place of detention, office building, hotel, motel, rooming house, cooperative apartment, multifamily house, townhouse, condominium, industrial building, restaurant, club, and like establishment, public building, service station, garage, and locations where flammable liquids are stored or dispensed, shall be provided with suitable fire extinguishing devices or particular appliances as specified by the Florida Building Code, or chief of the fire-rescue department, or any officer or member designated by him. Automatic smoke or heat detectors shall be required by the fire chief or his designated representative when, in his opinion, due to the size, type of construction, special feature, or other hazards not specifically covered in the Florida Building Code, a hazardous condition requires some such safety device to make the building fire safe. Partial or full standpipe, sprinkler and/or fire alarm systems shall be required by the fire chief or his designated representative in occupancies, which have special hazards not covered specifically by the Florida Building Code. Every sprinkler system, standpipe system, fire alarm system and other protective extinguishing system or appliances which have been installed in any building, whether required by the Florida Building Code or not, shall be maintained and regulated in a safe condition. Compliance with the recommendations of the National Fire Protection Association is prima facie evidence of such maintenance and regulation. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the fire chief or his representative shall have ten (10) days within which to appeal to the board of rules and appeals in accordance with section 203 of the Florida Building Code.

(b)

The siamese connection on a building must be kept accessible to the fire-rescue department at all times. If, in the opinion of the fire chief or his designated representative, a building requires more siamese connections than the Florida Building Code specifies, due to unusual size, construction or special hazards, he may require additional connections. If in a parking area, there shall be a space four (4) feet on both sides of the centerline of the siamese that must be kept open at all times, and posted "No Parking, Fire-rescue department Connection." There shall be no obstructions planted or constructed in front of the siamese connection at any time. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the fire chief or his representative shall have ten (10) days within which to appeal to the board of rules and appeals in accordance with section 203 of the Florida Building Code.

(Code 1953, § 17-3.4; Ord. No. C-67-41, § 2, 4-18-67; Ord. No. C-68-73, § 1, 10-15-68; Ord. No. C-71-20, § 1, 2-16-71; Ord. No. C-71-26, § 1, 3-2-71; Ord. No. C-03-23, § 2, 7-1-03 ; Ord. No. C-17-28 , § 66, 9-13-17)

State law reference

Fire extinguishers, F.S. § 633.061 et seq.