NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal has received the petition for declaratory statement from Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department, Chief Manny C. Mena, on or about July 6, 2010.The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Sections 633.0215(13) and 633.0214(14), F.S. as it applies to the petitioner.
Section 633.0215(13), F.S., additional language as amended by CS SB 1196 effective July 1, 2010, to wit: “A condominium cooperative, or multifamily residential building that is less than four stories in height and has a corridor providing an exterior means of egress is exempt from the requirement to install a manual fire alarm system under s. 9.6 or the Life Safety Code adopted in the Florida Fire Prevention Code.” Section 633.0215(14), F.S., additional language as amended by HB 633, effective July 1, 2010, to wit: “A condominium that is one or two stories in height and has an exterior corridor providing a means of egress is exempt from installing a manual fire alarm system as required in s. 9.6 or the most recent edition of the Life Safety Code adopted in the Florida Fire Prevention Code.”
A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Lesley Mendelson, Assistant General Counsel, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0340, phone (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-mail: Lesley.Mendelson@myfloridacfo.com.