Vacation rentals in the Town of Melbourne Beach shall meet all applicable standards under the Florida Statutes, the Florida Building Code, the Florida Administrative Code, the Florida Swimming Pool Safety Act, and the Florida Fire Code and Life Safety Code. Each vacation rental shall also have the following:
(A) At least one landline telephone on the main level and in a common living area with the ability to call 911. The landline telephone number shall be registered at all times with Brevard County Emergency Management for the purpose of receiving emergency alerts for items including, but not limited to, mandatory evacuations for hurricanes and requests to limit utility usage. Additionally. the landline telephone number shall be registered at all times with the City of Melbourne, the water provider within the Town of Melbourne Beach, for the purposes of receiving boil water alerts and rescinding alerts.
(B) A swimming pool, spa, or hot tub shall comply with the current standards of Florida Statutes, Chapter 515, Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act.
(C) Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system. There shall be a smoke and carbon monoxide detection system, installed and maintained in compliance with the requirements of Florida Building Code Residential, Sections R314 Smoke Alarms R315 Carbon Monoxide Alarms. Smoke and carbon monoxide detection systems shall have both audio and visual warning function capabilities.
(D) Fire extinguisher. On each floor there shall be available a portable, multi-purpose dry chemical 2A: 1 0B:C fire extinguisher, which shall be installed and maintained in compliance with NFPA 10.
(E) Battery powered emergency lighting. Battery powered emergency lighting, which illuminates automatically for at least one hour when electricity is interrupted, is reguired at each building exit.
(Ord. 2020-02, adopted 5-20-20)