1767 ORDINANCE NO. 1767
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA
AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED
"FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION " BY ADDING
ARTICLE IV REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF
AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9 of the City Code entitled "Fire
Prevention and Protection" is amended by adding Article IV as set
forth below:
"ARTICLE IV. AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER
ORDINANCE
Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be
required through the City as follows:
1. Throughout every building used for the
manufacture, storage or sale of combustible
goods or merchandise if:
a. Of type I (fire resistive) construction
as defined by the Southern Standard Building
Code: (refer to Table 600 attached as Exhibit
"A")
(1) Total area of all floors exceeds twelve
thousand (12,000) square feet; or
(2) More than two (2) stories in height and
the total area of all floors exceeds ten
thousand (10,000) square feet; or
(3) More than three (3) stories in height
regardless of floor area.
b. Of less than type I construction; and
(1) Total area of all floors exceeds eight
thousand (8,000) square feet; or
(2) More than one (1) story in height and
total area of all floors exceeds five
thousand (5,000) square feet; or
(3) More than three (3) stories in height
regardless of floor area.
2. Throughout every public garage, excluding
parking ramps, if:
a. Of type I construction and total floor
area exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square
feet.
b. Of less than type I construction and
total floor area exceeds six thousand (6,000)
square feet.
3. Throughout every hotel, motel, condo-
minium, townhouse, apartment house and
dormitory, if:
a. Of type I (fire resistive) construction
as defined by the Southern Standard Building
Code and more than four (4) stories in
height.
b. Of less than type I (fire resistive)
construction and more than (3) stories in
height.
c. Of less than type V (ordinary)
construction as defined by the Southern
Standard Building Code and more than than two
(2) stories in height.
4. Throughout bowling alleys and restaurants
if total floor area exceeds six thousand
(6,000) square feet.
5. Throughout all buildings occupied or used
as places of public assembly having a stage
arranged for theatrical, operatic, or similar
performances, excepting only the auditorium
foyers, lobbies and the immediate vicinity of
automatic stage ventilators, if the building
is of less than type II construction as
defined by the Southern Standard Building
Code, and regardless of the type of
construction or whether there is a stage,
the place of public assembly is located above
the first floor.
6. In the basements, kitchens, shops and
other spaces where combustible materials are
stored or handled, of schools, public
buildings, hospitals, and institutional
buildings when such buildings are over two
(2) stories in height or the total floor area
exceeds ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
7. All buildings over seventy-five (75) feet
in height.
8. All buildings in excess of twenty
thousand (20,000) square feet regardless of
location or type construction.
9. Group H (hazardous) occupancy throughout
entire building except where the application
of water may constitute a life hazard or
increase the severity of a fire."
SECTION 2. The requirements above shall be considered
cumulative and in addition to the requirements of the Life Safety
Code, Southern Standard Building Code and the National Fire
Codes. In case of conflict or discrepancy between Codes, the
more stringent requirements shall apply.
SECTION 3: If any section or portion of a section of
this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitu-
tional, it shall not be held to impair the validity, force or
effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 4: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 5: That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22rid day of Jn]y ,
A.D. 1985.
MAYo
ATTEST:
C' ord, Florida.
CERTIFICATE
I, H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk of the City of San-
ford, Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct
copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 1767, PASSED and ADOPTED
by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on
the 22nd day of July, 1985, was POSTED at the front door of
the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 23rd
day of July, 1985.
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