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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-97-jD
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 " FIRE
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION", ADDING NEW SECTION
7-30 "FIRE ALARMS", PROVIDING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE ALARMS;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Tamarac Fire Rescue Department responds to calls for
assistance, including fire alarms; and
WHEREAS, Tamarac Fire Rescue responds to over 600 false alarms each year,
most of which are caused by fire alarm systems malfunctioning or improperly
designed fire alarm systems and are preventable; and
WHEREAS, responses to false alarms may cause delays in responding to
a real emergency, endangering lives and property; and
WHEREAS, the owners of the fire alarm systems should be accountable for having
properly operating systems; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Chief recommends approval of a fire alarm ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac has deemed it to be in the
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best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac that Chapter 7 of the City
Code be amended by adding Sec. 7-30, "Fire Alarms" to provide for accountability,
repair, and maintenance of fire alarms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA-
SECTION 1: That the foregoing whereas clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: Chapter 7 of the Tamarac Code is amended as follows:
Sec. 7-30 Fire Alarms
(A) Notice of Existence of Fire_Alarm_System
1) A fire alarm system is defined as a system or portion of a combination system
consisting of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the status of
fire alarm or supervisory signal -initiating devices and to initiate the appropriate
response to those sianals. Smoke detectors installed by themselves do not constitute a
fire alarm system.
(2)The Fire Prevention Bureau shall be notified of any fire alarm system within
the City prior to the system being activated. Such notice shall be through The "Notice of
a Fire Alarm," completed by the owner and returned to the Fire Prevention Bureau prior
to the system being activated.
(3) When any of the information required in The "Notice of Fire Alarm"
subsection has changed, it shall be reported to the Fire Prevention Bureau by the
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owner immediately after such change.
(4) It shall be the responsibility of the company installing any fire alarm system
to provide the system owner with a copy of the most current City Alarm ordinance, a
"Record of Completion" form and a completed copv of NFPA 72(1996) "Inspection and
Testing Form."
(B) Responsibility for fire alarm systems.
(1) The owner of the premises in which the fire alarm system is installed is
responsible for the fire., alarm_ system. If there_ is no evidence of fire the Fire Rescue
Department will make every effort to contact the owner of the premises, or the owner's
agents identified in the "Notice of a Fire Alarm." If the Fire Rescue Department is
unable to contact said owner, or the owner's agents, and they are not able to respond
to the address within a reasonable time frame, upon the discretion of the Fire Rescue
Department personnel on scene, to determine if a fire exists or the system is
malfunctioning, then the premises may be forcibly entered.
(2) In the event of a fire alarm activation as a result of a fire alarm malfunction or
inadequate system design, the owner will be served a notice of fire alarm activation.
The owner is reauired to return a completed "Affidavit of Service/Repair" within fifteen
(15) days of said alarm activation which can verify that the fire alarm system has been
examined by a fire alarm technician and that an attempt has been made to identify and
correct any defect of design, installation or operation of the fire alarm system.
(3) Failure to return an "Affidavit of Service/Repair, shall be deem as evidence of
non repair. All systems not repaired within fifteen days or any system with more than
three false alarms within a six-month period shall be reported to Code Enforcement for
compliance.
SECTION 3: It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this
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Ordinance may be renumbered, relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed
to "Section," "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such
intention.
SECTION 4: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and all Resolutions
and parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
SECTION 5: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to
be severable.
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This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
PASSED, FIRST READING this day of 1997.
PASSED, SECOND READING this a,Z day of i%c, 1997.
JOE SCHREIBER
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
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CITY ATTORNEY
RECORD OF COMMISSI voTE
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