(a) All regulations issued by the State Fire Marshal under authority of F.S. Ch. 633 shall be enforceable by the Fire Chief and the Fire Marshal, or designee. The Fire Marshal is hereby authorized to perform within the city any duties that may be imposed upon by such law, or in accordance therewith, and to have such assistance, as needed, from other officials of the city in the discharge of such duties.
(b) Periodic fire safety inspections.
(1) The Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Florida statutes provide that each municipality, county, and special district with fire safety responsibilities is required to enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Such enforcement requires inspections of each new structure or buildings whose occupancy type as defined by the state statute and the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Fire safety annual inspections shall be conducted on each existing structure or building as defined by the F.S. Ch. 633 and the Florida Fire Prevention Code as adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
(2) No such building shall be occupied without the required fire safety inspection. The frequency of the inspections shall be annually or as otherwise determined by the Fire Marshal. A building occupied in violation of this section is subject to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day. Each day constitutes a separate and continuing offense. The city may enforce this provision of the code by action before the Code Enforcement Board, by notice to appear for violation of a municipal ordinance, or by action for injunctive relief. The fines provided herein are in addition to the penalties authorized by F.S. § 205.053.
(3) The inspection or permitting of any building or plan under the requirements of this code shall not be construed as a warranty of the physical condition of such building or the adequacy of such plan. The city or its employees shall not be liable in tort for damages for any defect or hazardous or illegal condition or inadequacy in such building or plan, or for any failure of any component of such building, which may occur subsequent to such inspection or permitting, pursuant to this code.
(4) Records of all system inspections, tests and maintenance required by the referenced standards shall be maintained on the premises for a minimum of three (3) years, and shall be provided to the fire district through a third-party inspection reporting system,.
(Ord. 18-008, § 3, 5-1-18; Ord. 20-036, § 2, 11-4-20)