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ORDINANCE NO. 96- 11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS; AMENDING SECTION 78-5 OF CHAPTER 78
OF THE OCOEE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,
FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to
adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and
Chapters 166 and 633, Florida Statutes.
SECTION TWO. Section 78-5 of Chapter 78 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Ocoee, Florida is hereby amended to read as follows:
~ 78-5.
Automatic Systems required.
A.
Definitions.
For the purpose of the Code. the following definitions apply to the
intent and meaning of the Code requirements:
ill Building - Any structure intended for shelter. housing or
enclosure for persons. animals. or chattel. by any means other
than fencing.
ill Gross square feet - Shall include the gross square foot area of
all floors and mezzanines.
BA. Commercial and residential buildings.
(1) Commercial buildings containing four thousand (4,000) or more
gross square feet shall require automatic fire protection systems.
(2) Existing cGommercial buildings containing four thousand
(4,000) or more gross square feet,--wflefl whether necessitating
a physical alteration or not. have a change of occupational
classification under the provisions of Ch. 101.5.2 of the
Standard Building Code as adopted by Sec. 51-9 of the City
Code. renovations ifl',ol',ing fifty perceflt (50%) or more of the
interior are made, shall require automatic fire protection
systems.
(3) Existing commercial buildings. when any or all additions to the
building result in the building having a total of four thousand
(4.000) or more gross square feet shall require automatic fire
protection systems.
(4)~ Residential structures being converted to commercial structures.
when such conversions contain four thousand (4,000) or more
gross square feet, shall require automatic fire protection
systems.
(4) In the above Subsection .'\(1) tMoogh (3), the term "gross
square feet" shall iflClude the gross square f'0ot area of all floors
and mezzanines.
CB. Automatic fire protection systems may be required on buildings of less
than four thousand (4,000) square feet if they should fall in the
Ordinary Hazard Occupancies (Group 3) or Extra Hazard Occupancies
(Group 1 and 2), as defined in National Fire Protection Association,
Chapter 13, Appendixes 1-7.3.3 and 1-7.4.1, as deemed necessary by
the authority having jurisdiction.
DG. Hotels and motels shall require automatic fire protection systems
regardless of square footage or number of stories.
E.g. Multifamily residential units comprised of five (5) or more dwelling
units, regardless of square footage or number of stories, shall require
automatic fire protection systems.
FE. The authority having jurisdiction for this Article is the City of Ocoee
Fire Chief or his appointed representative.
F. The provisions of S1:1bsection .Ai(l), (2) and (3) and Subsections C and
D above shall not apply to structl:lres issued building permits on or
before December 1, 1990.
SECTION THREE. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion
hereto.
SECTION FOUR. Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the
City that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of
Ordinances of the City; and that sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered
and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "chapter," "section," "article," or such other
appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether
such inclusion in the code is accomplished, sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered and the correction of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be
authorized by the City Manager, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or
recodified copy of same with the City Clerk.
SECTION FIVE. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption,
PASSED AND ADOPTED this dO ~ day of ,4t(GUSr
1995.
APPROVED:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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. Scott Vandergrift,
ATTEST:
Advertised August 8 ,1996
First Reading August 6 , 1996
Second Reading and Adoption
.A-t.t~4S7 &0 ,1996
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE,
APPROVED AS TO F RM AND
LEGALITY, T IS 1b
DAY OF \.J ii , 1996.
APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION AT A MEETING
ON THE ABOVE REFERENCED
DATE UNDER AGENDA ITEM
NO. V A
FO,'l1.& LARD.;Nj~EnR JJ A
By. Id~ t~
City Attorney