Florida Senate - 2019 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 908
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/18/2019 .
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The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Perry) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (532288) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 4 and 5
5 insert:
6 Section 1. Section 553.792, Florida Statutes, is amended to
7 read:
8 553.792 Building permit application to local government;
9 fire alarm permit applications.—
10 (1) Within 10 days of an applicant submitting an
11 application to the local government, the local government shall
12 advise the applicant what information, if any, is needed to deem
13 the application properly completed in compliance with the filing
14 requirements published by the local government. If the local
15 government does not provide written notice that the applicant
16 has not submitted the properly completed application, the
17 application shall be automatically deemed properly completed and
18 accepted. Within 45 days after receiving a completed
19 application, a local government must notify an applicant if
20 additional information is required for the local government to
21 determine the sufficiency of the application, and shall specify
22 the additional information that is required. The applicant must
23 submit the additional information to the local government or
24 request that the local government act without the additional
25 information. While the applicant responds to the request for
26 additional information, the 120-day period described in this
27 subsection is tolled. Both parties may agree to a reasonable
28 request for an extension of time, particularly in the event of a
29 force major or other extraordinary circumstance. The local
30 government must approve, approve with conditions, or deny the
31 application within 120 days following receipt of a completed
32 application.
33 (2) The procedures set forth in subsection (1) apply to the
34 following building permit applications: accessory structure;
35 alarm permit; nonresidential buildings less than 25,000 square
36 feet; electric; irrigation permit; landscaping; mechanical;
37 plumbing; residential units other than a single family unit;
38 multifamily residential not exceeding 50 units; roofing; signs;
39 site-plan approvals and subdivision plats not requiring public
40 hearings or public notice; and lot grading and site alteration
41 associated with the permit application set forth in this
42 subsection. The procedures set forth in subsection (1) do not
43 apply to permits for any wireless communications facilities or
44 when a law, agency rule, or local ordinance specify different
45 timeframes for review of local building permit applications.
46 (3) For any project requiring a fire alarm permit, a
47 uniform fire alarm permit application must be used and submitted
48 to the local enforcement agency along with any required
49 drawings, plans, and supporting documentation. The uniform fire
50 alarm permit application may be submitted electronically or by
51 facsimile and must be signed by the owner, contractor, or
52 authorized representative of either such person. The uniform
53 fire alarm permit application must contain the following
54 information in substantially the following form:
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56 UNIFORM FIRE ALARM PERMIT APPLICATION
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58 Tax Folio No.: ....
59 Application No.: ....
60 Owner or Representative Name: ....
61 Property Address: ....
62 City: .... State: .... Zip: ....
63 Phone: ....
64 Fee Simple Titleholder’s Name (if other than owner): ....
65 Fee Simple Titleholder’s Address (if other than owner):
66 ....
67 Description of Work: .... New Install .... Replacement ....
68 Addition .... Other ....
69 Construction Type: ....
70 Proposed Use: ....
71 Alarm Contractor’s Name: ....
72 Alarm Contractor’s Address: ....
73 City: .... State: .... Zip: ....
74 Phone: ....
75 Alarm Contractor’s License No: ....
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77 Application is hereby made to obtain a permit to do the
78 work and installation as indicated. I certify that no work or
79 installation has commenced before the filing of this permit
80 application. I certify that all of the foregoing information is
81 true and accurate.
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83 ...(Signature of Owner, Contractor, or Agent)...
84 Printed Name: ....
85
86 (4) The procedures set forth in subsection (1) do not apply
87 to the installation or replacement of a fire alarm system if a
88 plans review is not required by the local enforcement agency.
89 (5) For repairs to an existing fire alarm system that was
90 previously permitted by the local enforcement agency, the
91 contractor may begin the repair upon filing the uniform fire
92 alarm permit application with the local enforcement agency.
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94 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
95 And the title is amended as follows:
96 Between lines 187 and 188
97 insert:
98 553.792, F.S.; requiring that a uniform fire alarm
99 permit application, along with certain other
100 information, be used and submitted to the local
101 enforcement agency for any project requiring a fire
102 alarm permit; providing that such application may be
103 submitted by certain means; providing a signature
104 requirement; specifying information required in, and a
105 form for, such applications; providing applicability
106 of certain building permit application procedures;
107 authorizing contractors, under certain circumstances,
108 to begin repairs of fire alarm system upon filing the
109 uniform fire alarm permit application; amending s.