| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to low -voltage alarm system projects; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | amending s. 553.793, F.S.; specifying that a 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | nonelectric fence or wall must enclose the outside 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | perimeter of a low-voltage electric fence; requiring a 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | low-voltage electric fence to be a specified number of 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | feet above such nonelectric fence or wall; permitting 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | low-voltage electric fences to be installed in areas 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | within more than one zoning category; prohibiting a 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | municipality, county, district, or other entity of 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | local government from adopting or maintaining certain 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | ordinances or rules that provide additional 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | requirements for low -voltage alarm system projects; 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | providing an effective date. 14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (3) and 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | subsection (10) of section 553.793, Florida Statutes, are 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | amended to read: 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 553.793 Streamlined low -voltage alarm system installation 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | permitting.— 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (3) A low-voltage electric fence must meet all of the 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | following requirements to be permitted as a low -voltage alarm 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | system project, and no further permit shall be required for the 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 51 | 51 | | low-voltage alarm system project other than as provided in this 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | section: 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (b) A nonelectric fence or wall must completely enclose 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | the outside perimeter of the low-voltage electric fence. The 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | low-voltage electric fence must may be up to 2 feet higher than 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | the perimeter nonelectric fence or wall. 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (d) A The low-voltage electric fence is allowed shall not 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | be installed in any an area unless the area is zoned exclusively 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | for single-family or multifamily residential use. An area is not 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | considered to be zoned exclusively for single -family or 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | multifamily residential use if the area is within more than one 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | zoning category. 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | (10) A municipality, county, district, or other entity of 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | local government may not adopt or maintain in effect any 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | ordinance or rule regarding a low -voltage alarm system project 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | that provides additional requirements beyond those set out in 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | this section for the installation or maintenance of a low -42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | voltage alarm system project or that is otherwise is 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | inconsistent with this section. 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 45 |
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