Ordinance 33-2011 Fire Prevention & Protection ORDINANCE NO. 33 -2011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PALM
BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 46
OF THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, FIRE
PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, AT ARTICLE III, FIRE PREVENTION
CODE, SECTION 46 -66, CODES ADOPTED; COPIES ON FILE, BY
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
CHAPTER 69A -60, THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, WITH
LOCAL AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING NFPA 1, THE FIRE CODE,
FLORIDA 2009 EDITION, AND NFPA 101, THE LIFE SAFETY CODE,
FLORIDA 2009 EDITION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PALM
BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 46 of the Town Code of Ordinances relating to Fire
Prevention and Protection is hereby amended at Article 111, Fire Prevention Code,
Section 46 -66, to read as follows:
"Sec. 46 -66. Codes adopted; copies on file.
(a) There are hereby adopted by the Town, for the purpose of
prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to the health,
safety, welfare, life and property from fire or explosion, certain codes in
accordance with Florida State Statute 633.0215 and 633.025, the "Florida
Fire Prevention Code ", as adopted by the State Fire Marshal in Chapter
69A -60, Florida Administrative Code, as may be amended, including
NFPA 1, the Fire Code, Florida 2009 Edition, and NFPA 101, the Life
Safety Code, Florida 2009 Edition, all of which are deemed adopted by
reference as fully as if set out at length herein as the minimum fire safety
code. If conflict exists between the codes, the more stringent shall be
applied at the discretion of the Director of Public Safety or his
representative.
(b) A copy of each of the above codes is on file with the Town
Clerk and the same are adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at
length herein, and from the date on which this section shall take effect the
provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Town."
Section 2. Sections 46 -67 through 46 -144 of the Town Code are hereby
amended to incorporate the codes referenced in Section 1 above.
Section 3. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can
be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
Section 4. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach, Florida, or parts thereof which
conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach.
Section 6. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as
provided by law.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session of the Town Council of
the Town of Palm Beach on first reading this 13th day of December, 2011, and for
second and final reading on this 10th day of January, 2012.
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Diamon , Town Council Member
ATTEST: Ric and M. Kleid, Town Council Member
Sds- an A. w ns; Clerk Micha I J. Pu i own Council Member
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