§ 150.31 SMOKE DETECTORS.

   (A)   Any structure which is the subject of new construction and occupancy after May 19, 1980, or any existing structure which is substantially altered in such a fashion as to require the issuance of a building permit for the alterations shall have smoke detectors installed therein.

   (B)   The Chief Building Official shall publish a list of approved smoke detectors for installation as required pursuant to this section. The Building Official shall determine the number of smoke detectors required for the structure and shall approve the location of the smoke detectors in the structure. All installations shall comply with the current edition of NFPA 74 of the National Fire Codes and must be approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories.

   (C)   The following smoke detectors shall be installed.

      (1)   Residential structure. A photo-electric battery or 110-volt electrically-operated device which emits alarm signals by light or sound indicating the presence of smoke emanating from combustible material. In the case of 110-volt electrically- operated smoke detectors installed in residential occupancies, the smoke detectors shall be installed without wall switches.

      (2)   Non-residential structure. A 110-volt electrically-operated device which emits alarm signals by light or sound indicating the presence of smoke emanating from combustible materials. The smoke detectors must activate an outside audible alarm when triggered by detection of smoke. This section shall not apply to structures which have been issued a certificate of occupancy prior to October 6, 1982. Such structures shall install battery-powered smoke detectors to be used in lieu of the 110 circuit type.

('69 Code, § 6-3) (Ord. 533, passed 5-19-80; Am. Ord. 631, passed 10-6-82; Am. Ord. 690, passed 4-18-84) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 150.32 ANNUAL FIRE INSPECTIONS, LIFE SAFETY PLAN REVIEW AND APPARATUS; FEE SCHEDULE.

   (A)   The fee schedules relating to life safety plan review fees, inspection, and testing of fire safety and fire-extinguishing apparatus, and annual fire inspection must be approved by the City Commission. The fee schedules shall be available in the City Clerk's office.

   (B)   On October 1 of each year, the fees referred to above shall be increased, in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers in the United States, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the 12 months ending April of each year, without City Commission approval, unless otherwise instructed by the City Commission.

   (C)   Annual fire inspections shall be conducted on all businesses or commercial enterprises operating within the city and each business or commercial enterprise shall receive an individual inspection notwithstanding that more than one business or commercial enterprise may be located within a single structure. The "owner" as defined by the Florida Building Code shall be responsible for payment of the inspection fees, provided however that the property owner, as set forth on the latest tax assessment roll provided to the city by the property appraiser's office, shall be ultimately responsible for the payment of the fees.

   (D)   Collection, disposal of fees. The fees specified herein shall be collected by the Building and Zoning Department at the time that plans are submitted for review or at the time that the fire safety and fire- extinguishing apparatus inspections and testing are accomplished. Thereafter, the Building and Zoning Department shall remit the funds to the account of the Fire Department to be used to promote fire safety within the city.

('69 Code, § 6-4) (Ord. 591, passed 3-3-82; Am. Ord. 926, passed 5-16-90; Am. Ord. 1140, passed 10-18-95; Am. Ord. 1590, passed 9-5-07; Am. Ord. 1877, passed 6-21-17)

PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION

§ 150.40 ADOPTION OF COUNTY SPECIFICATIONS.

   The Broward County "General Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and Minimum Engineering and Construction Standards for Water and Sewer Installations and the General Specifications for Construction Methods and Procedures for Installation of Gas, Water, and Sewer Lines," now on file in the office of the City Clerk in compliance with F.S. § 165.19, is adopted by reference, subject to any amendments or deletions contained in this code, and to any provisions of this code inconsistent therewith.

('69 Code, § 6-29) (Ord. 121, passed 8-16-65)

§ 150.41 SUBSTITUTION OF CERTAIN TERMS, PENALTY FOR THOSE USED IN COUNTY SPECIFICATIONS.

   (A)   Wherever the context permits in the specifications adopted by reference in § 150.40, there shall be substituted for the officers, boards, departments, and commissions mentioned therein comparable officers, boards, departments, and commissions of the city. Wherever the term "Broward County" is used therein, the term "City of Pembroke Pines" shall be substituted.

   (B)   Wherever a penalty is provided therein, there shall be substituted therefor the penalty as provided in § 10.99.

('69 Code, § 6-30) (Ord. 121, passed 8-16-65)

§ 150.42 BUILDING PERMIT, FEE PAYMENT REQUIRED.

   No work or construction governed under the terms of this subchapter or for which a permit fee is assessed shall be commenced unless a permit for the same is obtained from the Building and Zoning Department of the city and a fee paid thereto in accordance with the schedule of fees in § 150.43.

('69 Code, § 6-31) (Ord. 121, passed 8-16-65) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 150.43 PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE.

   The permit fees for public works construction in the city are available in the City Clerk's office.

§ 150.44 IMPOSITION OF FINE, PENALTY NOT TO EXCUSE VIOLATION.

   The imposition of any fine or penalty for a violation of this subchapter shall not be construed as excusing or permitting the continuance of the violation.

('69 Code, § 6-33) (Ord. 121, passed 8-16-65)

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