| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to fire prevention and control; amending |
| 3 | s. 633.027, F.S.; defining the term "light-frame truss- |
| 4 | type construction"; providing for the installation of |
| 5 | signs or symbols at entrances to certain areas; providing |
| 6 | an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 633.027, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 633.027 Buildings with light-frame truss-type |
| 13 | construction; notice requirements; enforcement.- |
| 14 | (1) As used in this section, the term "light-frame truss- |
| 15 | type construction" means a type of construction in which the |
| 16 | primary structural elements are formed by a system of repetitive |
| 17 | wood or steel framing members, and includes open-web steel joist |
| 18 | construction having any web member that measures less than 2 1/2 |
| 19 | inches in width and conventional light-frame wood and engineered |
| 20 | lumber having any web member that measures less than 2 inches by |
| 21 | 8 inches, when used in roof or floor structural elements. |
| 22 | (2)(a)(1) The owner of any commercial or industrial |
| 23 | structure, or any multiunit residential structure of three units |
| 24 | or more, that uses light-frame truss-type construction shall |
| 25 | identify mark the structure with a sign or symbol approved by |
| 26 | the State Fire Marshal in a manner sufficient to warn persons |
| 27 | conducting fire control and other emergency operations of the |
| 28 | existence of light-frame truss-type construction in the |
| 29 | structure. |
| 30 | (b) The signs or symbols may be installed at the principal |
| 31 | entrances of locations where similarly designed structures |
| 32 | exist, in clear view of arriving emergency apparatus. |
| 33 | (3)(2) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules necessary |
| 34 | to implement the provisions of this section, including, but not |
| 35 | limited to: |
| 36 | (a) The dimensions and color of such sign or symbol. |
| 37 | (b) The time within which commercial, industrial, and |
| 38 | multiunit residential structures that use light-frame truss-type |
| 39 | construction shall be identified marked as required by this |
| 40 | section. |
| 41 | (c) The location at on each commercial, industrial, and |
| 42 | multiunit residential structure that uses light-frame truss-type |
| 43 | construction where such sign or symbol must be posted. |
| 44 | (4)(3) The State Fire Marshal, and local fire officials in |
| 45 | accordance with s. 633.121, shall enforce the provisions of this |
| 46 | section. Any owner who fails to comply with the requirements of |
| 47 | this section is subject to penalties as provided in s. 633.161. |
| 48 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |