Item Q25
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 16. 2007 - KL
Division: County Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes -X- No
Staff Contact: Pedro Mercado
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise a public hearing for an ordinance amending Section 6.6-6 of the Monroe County
Code adopting the 2004 Edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The Division of State Fire Marshal has completed the development of the 2004 edition of the Florida
Fire Prevention Code (FFPC). The FFPC serves as the fire prevention code in the unincorporated
sections of the County. The base documents for the 2004 edition of the FFPC are the NFPA-l,
Uniform Fire Code and NFPA-I01, Life Safety Code, 2003 editions.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
Section 6.6-6 was last amended by the BOCC at a regular meeting on June 19, 2002 following
adoption of the 2000 FFPC by the State Fire Marshal.
CONTRACT/AGREEl\1ENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval to advertise.
TOTAL COST: N/A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY:
County Atty ~ OMBlPurchasing_
Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X To Follow_
Not Required_
DISPOsmON:
Revised 2/27/01
AGENDA ITEM #
ORDINANCE NO.
- 2007
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
AMENDING SECTION 6.6-6, MONROE COUNTY CODE, IN
ORDER TO ADOPT THE 2004 EDmON OF THE FLORIDA FIRE
PREVENTION CODE INCORPORATING THE NATIONAL FIRE
PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 1 UNIFORM FIRE AND
LIFE SAFETY CODE, 2003 EDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERAQILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 6.6-6 of the Monroe County Code shall be amended as
follows*:
Sec. 6.6-6. Fire safety codes adopted.
(a) The National Fire Pi'eveatiofl Code 2000 Edition Florida Fire Prevention Code
2004 Edition which is incorporated into this section by reference, is hereby adopted for
use in the unincorporated areas of Monroe County, Florida, as the minimum fire and life
safety code.
(b) The National Fire Protection Association (NFP A) 1 Q.l, Life Safety Code, ~
2003 edition, which is incorporated into this section by reference, is hereby adopted for
use in the county as the minimum fire and life safety code,
COrd. No. 38-1987, S 1; Ord. No. 19-1988, S 1; Ord. No. 3-1989, S 2; Ord. No. 40-1992,
S 2; Ord. No. 26-1993, S 1; Ord. No. 015-2002, S 1)
Section 2, If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this ordinance is
held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity,
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance are repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 4, The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated
in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or
amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform
numbering system of the Code,
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of
official notice from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this
ordinance has been filed with said Office.
* - Deleted language is shown with strikethrough's, new language is shown in red font.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of
2007.
Mayor Mario Di Gennaro
Mayor Pro Tem Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
(Seal)
Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
By:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
Deputy Clerk
Mayor Mario Di Gennaro
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