Concord Management, Limited (the “Petitioner”),; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published August 12, 2014, in Vol. 40, No. 156 of the Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner sought a determination by the Department as ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of State Fire Marshal

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Concord Management, Limited (the “Petitioner”), on August 1, 2014. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published August 12, 2014, in Vol. 40, No. 156, of the Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner sought a determination by the Department as to the interpretation of National Fire Protection Association Chapter 101 section 7.10.1.5.1 to determine whether, based on the specific facts described in the Petition, the exit and egress arrangement was readily apparent for all stories, including the first floor, of the apartment building. If so, the Petitioner sought a determination whether all exit signs could be removed from each story including the first floor of the building. The Department determined that the exit and egress arrangement is readily apparent for all stories of the building based on the specific configuration of the building, and the apartment building is not required to have exit signs in the exit areas described in the Petition.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Melissa E. Dembicer, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Services, 612 Larson Building, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333, [phone] or by email: [e-mail].