| 17 | | - | specifying that the authority having jurisdiction 4 |
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| 18 | | - | determines the minimum radio signal strength for all 5 |
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| 19 | | - | new and existing buildings; authorizing the use of 6 |
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| 20 | | - | two-way radio communication enhancement systems to 7 |
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| 21 | | - | comply with certain radio signal strength requirements 8 |
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| 22 | | - | in the Florida Fire Prevention Code; exempting certain 9 |
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| 23 | | - | apartment buildings from requiring two -way radio 10 |
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| 24 | | - | communication enhancement systems; requiring an owner 11 |
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| 25 | | - | to show certain permit documentation under certain 12 |
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| 26 | | - | circumstances; providing that existing high -rise 13 |
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| 27 | | - | buildings, as defined by the Florida Buildin g Code, 14 |
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| 28 | | - | must comply with specified minimum radio strength 15 |
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| 29 | | - | requirements by specified dates; providing an 16 |
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| 30 | | - | effective date. 17 |
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| 31 | | - | 18 |
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| 32 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19 |
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| 33 | | - | 20 |
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| 34 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (18) of section 633.202, Florida 21 |
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| 35 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 22 |
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| 36 | | - | 633.202 Florida Fire Prevention Code. — 23 |
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| 37 | | - | (18) The authority having jurisdiction shall determine the 24 |
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| 38 | | - | minimum radio signal strength for fire department communications 25 |
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| 17 | + | authorizing the use of two -way radio communication 4 |
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| 18 | + | enhancement systems to comply with certain radio 5 |
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| 19 | + | signal strength requirements in the Florida Fire 6 |
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| 20 | + | Prevention Code; exempting certain apartment buildings 7 |
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| 21 | + | from requiring two-way radio communication enhancement 8 |
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| 22 | + | systems; providing an effective date. 9 |
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| 23 | + | 10 |
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| 24 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 25 | + | 12 |
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| 26 | + | Section 1. Subsection (18) of section 633.202, Florida 13 |
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| 27 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 14 |
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| 28 | + | 633.202 Florida Fire Prevention Code. — 15 |
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| 29 | + | (18) The authority having jurisdiction shall determine the 16 |
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| 30 | + | minimum radio signal st rength for fire department communications 17 |
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| 31 | + | in all new high-rise and existing high -rise buildings. Two-way 18 |
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| 32 | + | radio communication enhancement systems or equivalent systems 19 |
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| 33 | + | may be used to comply with the minimum radio signal strength 20 |
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| 34 | + | requirements. However, two -way radio communication enhancement 21 |
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| 35 | + | systems or equivalent systems are not required in apartment 22 |
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| 36 | + | buildings 75 feet or less in height with the exterior components 23 |
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| 37 | + | constructed of wood frame. Evidence of wood frame construction 24 |
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| 38 | + | shall be shown by the property ow ner providing building permit 25 |
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| 51 | | - | in all new high-rise and existing high-rise buildings. Two-way 26 |
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| 52 | | - | radio communication enhancement systems or equivalent systems 27 |
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| 53 | | - | may be used to comply with the minimum radio signal strength 28 |
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| 54 | | - | requirements. However, two -way radio communication enhancement 29 |
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| 55 | | - | systems or equivalent systems are not required in apartment 30 |
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| 56 | | - | buildings 75 feet or less in height that are constructed using 31 |
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| 57 | | - | wood framing, provided that the building has fewer than 150 32 |
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| 58 | | - | dwelling units and that all dwelling units discharge to the 33 |
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| 59 | | - | exterior or to a corridor that leads directly to an exit as 34 |
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| 60 | | - | defined by the Florida Building Code. Evidence of wood frame 35 |
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| 61 | | - | construction shall be shown by the owner providing building 36 |
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| 62 | | - | permit documentation which identifies the construction type as 37 |
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| 63 | | - | wood frame. Existing high-rise buildings, as defined by the 38 |
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| 64 | | - | Florida Building Code, are not required to c omply with minimum 39 |
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| 65 | | - | radio strength for fire department communications and two -way 40 |
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| 66 | | - | radio communication enhancement systems system enhancement 41 |
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| 67 | | - | communications as required by the Florida Fire Prevention Code 42 |
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| 68 | | - | until January 1, 2025. However, by January 1, 2024, a n existing 43 |
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| 69 | | - | high-rise building that is not in compliance with the 44 |
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| 70 | | - | requirements for minimum radio strength for fire department 45 |
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| 71 | | - | communications must apply for an appropriate permit for the 46 |
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| 72 | | - | required installation with the local government agency having 47 |
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| 73 | | - | jurisdiction and must demonstrate that the building will become 48 |
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| 74 | | - | compliant by January 1, 2025. Existing high-rise apartment 49 |
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| 75 | | - | buildings are not required to comply until January 1, 2025. 50 |
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| 77 | | - | CS/CS/HB 785 2022 |
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| 88 | | - | However, existing high-rise apartment buildings are required to 51 |
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| 89 | | - | apply for the appropriate permit for the required communications 52 |
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| 90 | | - | installation by January 1, 2024. 53 |
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| 91 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 54 |
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| 51 | + | documentation which identifies the construction type as wood 26 |
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| 52 | + | frame. Existing buildings are not required to comply with 27 |
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| 53 | + | minimum radio strength for fire department communications and 28 |
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| 54 | + | two-way radio communication enhancement syste ms system 29 |
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| 55 | + | enhancement communications as required by the Florida Fire 30 |
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| 56 | + | Prevention Code until January 1, 2025. However, by January 1, 31 |
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| 57 | + | 2024, an existing building that is not in compliance with the 32 |
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| 58 | + | requirements for minimum radio strength for fire department 33 |
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| 59 | + | communications must apply for an appropriate permit for the 34 |
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| 60 | + | required installation with the local government agency having 35 |
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| 61 | + | jurisdiction and must demonstrate that the building will become 36 |
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| 62 | + | compliant by January 1, 2025. Existing apartment buildings are 37 |
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| 63 | + | not required to comply until January 1, 2025. However, existing 38 |
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| 64 | + | apartment buildings are required to apply for the appropriate 39 |
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| 65 | + | permit for the required communications installation by January 40 |
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| 66 | + | 1, 2024. 41 |
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| 67 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 42 |
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