To reconcile a conflict between the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Florida Building Code and to make the Florida Fire Prevention Code uniform with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was incorporated into the Florida Building Code.

Division of State Fire Marshal

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69A-60 THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE

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69A-60.004 Standards of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code, Florida 2003 Edition, Adopted

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To reconcile a conflict between the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the Florida Building Code and to make the Florida Fire Prevention Code uniform with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was incorporated into the Florida Building Code.

SUMMARY: Revises the distance of new handrails from walls to 1 and ½ inches, to become consistent with the Florida Building Code.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding the statement of regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 633.01 FS., 633.0215 FS., 633.025 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.01 FS., 633.0215 FS., 633.025 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW. IF A HEARING IS NOT REQUESTED, NO HEARING WILL BE HELD.

DATE AND TIME: 9:00 a.m., April 17, 2006

PLACE: 116 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0300

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Jim Goodloe, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0342. Phone [phone], Fax [phone], email: [e-mail].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, F.S., any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this program, please advise the Department at least 48 hours before the program by contacting Millicent King, Phone [phone].

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

69A-60.004. Standards of the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code, Florida 2003 Edition, Adopted

(1) and (2) No change.

(3) Subdivision 7.2.2.4.4.5, of NFPA 101, Florida 2003 edition, as adopted herein, shall read: New handrails shall be installed to provide a clearance of not less than 1 and 1/2 inches between the handrail and the wall or other surface to which it is fastened.

Specific Authority 633.01 FS., 633.0215 FS., 633.025 FS. Law Implemented 633.01 FS., 633.0215 FS., 633.025 FS. History–New 11-15-01, Amended 11-28-04, Formerly 4A-60.004, Amended ________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Jim Goodloe, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, Division of State Fire Marshal, Department of Financial Services

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Randall Napoli, Director, Division of State Fire Marshal, Department of Financial Services

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY THE AGENCY HEAD: March 3, 2006

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 17, 2006

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