NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Roy Tremain, Eustice Fire Chief, on June 19, 2008. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The subject of the Petition is the application of the Florida Fire Safety Code (the “Code”) to a bed and breakfast located in Eustice, Florida, as it relates to the requirements of Section 509.215, Florida Statutes. The Declaratory Statement concludes that the exemption for structures offering fewer than 50 percent of their units to the public is not applicable to the subject structure because the rooms offered are not units as defined in the Code.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Lesley Mendelson, Assistant General Counsel, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0340; or by e-mailing your request to: Lesley.Mendelson@myfloridacfo.com.