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 John Reed, Fire Chief, City of Venice, on February 16, 2010. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Petition asks which edition of the Florida Fire Prevention Code applies to specified one and two family dwellings that were licensed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulations as resort dwellings in 2003, and whether the structures are required to be protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system. The answer is that the applicable Code is that which was in place by rule when the structures were licensed as resort dwellings in 2003. The 2003 iteration, in effect at the time, does not require an automatic sprinkler system.
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, Florida 32399-0340, (850)413-3604 or (850)413-4238, Fax: (850)922-1235 or (850)488-0697 (please advise if you would like it mailed or faxed to you and please include your phone number on your request in case any question arises) or by e-mailing your request to: Lesley.Mendelson@myfloridacfo.com.