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 DeSoto County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 13. FIRE PREVENTION

  § 13-4. Definitions.  

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  • Throughout this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Terms not specifically defined below shall have the meanings found in the Florida Fire Prevention Code as defined below.

    Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) means the Fire Chief of the County.

    Building Code means the Florida Building Code as identified in F.S. ch. 553.

    Designee means those persons certified as fire inspectors under F.S. § 633.216 designated by the Fire Chief, per F.S. ch. 633, to act as his official designee's of the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

    Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC) means the code that has been adopted by the State as the recognized fire code in the State.

    Life safety drawing (print). In order to calculate an occupant load, this drawing shall show the interior floor plans of a building, or unit; it shall show by actual reference of coded table the locations of emergency lights, fire extinguishers, and exit signs. This drawing shall be to a minimum of quarter scale, and have all interior dimensions.

    NFPA's Standard 1 Fire Prevention Code and Life Safety Code, NFPA 101 , current editions, means the referenced code or standard as compiled and published by the National Fire Protection Association and accepted by the State Fire Marshal as the official standards of the State.

    Open structures means those buildings with open sides, and a roof.

    Story means that portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above. A parking area beneath a building is considered a story.

    Substantially altered means a structural alteration increasing the square footage of an existing building by more than 50 percent. Any substantial alteration in, or addition to, the supporting or structural members of a building, such as bearing walls, bearing columns, bearing beams, or bearing girders, or elimination, moving or construction of new partitions within 50 percent or more of the square footage of an existing building, shall be considered a substantial alteration. Substantial alterations shall not include repairs to roof or walls, interior/exterior painting or decoration, air conditioning or heating systems repair or replacement, modernization of kitchens or bathrooms, gas, water, sewer, and electrical systems.

    Unit means a room or group of rooms within a multifamily structure designed for occupation by one family only.

(Ord. No. 2012-03, § 4, 6-29-2012)