| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to firesafety; creating s. 633.027, F.S.; |
| 3 | requiring owners of certain structures to post certain |
| 4 | signs or symbols on the structures; requiring the State |
| 5 | Fire Marshal to adopt rules governing such signs or |
| 6 | symbols; providing for enforcement; providing penalties; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 633.027, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 633.027 Buildings with truss-type construction; notice |
| 14 | requirements; enforcement.-- |
| 15 | (1) The owner of any commercial or industrial structure, |
| 16 | or any multiunit residential structure of three units or more, |
| 17 | that uses truss-type construction shall mark the structure with |
| 18 | a sign or symbol approved by the State Fire Marshal in a manner |
| 19 | sufficient to warn persons conducting fire control and other |
| 20 | emergency operations of the existence of truss-type construction |
| 21 | in the structure. |
| 22 | (2) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules necessary to |
| 23 | implement the provisions of this section, including, but not |
| 24 | limited to: |
| 25 | (a) The dimensions and color of such sign or symbol. |
| 26 | (b) The time within which commercial, industrial, and |
| 27 | multiunit residential structures that use truss-type |
| 28 | construction shall be marked as required by this section. |
| 29 | (c) The location on each commercial, industrial, and |
| 30 | multiunit residential structure that uses truss-type |
| 31 | construction where such sign or symbol must be posted. |
| 32 | (3) The State Fire Marshal shall enforce the provisions |
| 33 | of this section. Any owner who fails to comply with the |
| 34 | requirements of this section is subject to penalties as provided |
| 35 | in s. 633.161. |
| 36 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |