TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Repealing Article 1 and Sections 26-19, 26-20, and 26-22 through 26-35 of Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Relating to Fire Prevention and Protection and Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Sections 26-1 through 26-20 AND 26-22 through 26-23, Relating to Firesafety and Prevention; Providing Direction for State Fire Marshal Review; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
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Recommended Action
The City Commission approve Ordinance No. 2024-19 and continue to second reading on August 6, 2024.
Recommended Action on Second Reading
The City Commission approve Ordinance No. 2024-19.
General Information
Chapter 26 - Fire Prevention and Protection, was adopted and last updated on June 18, 1990, through Ordinance No. 90-13. The purpose of this ordinance is twofold;
1. To update the City's firesafety regulations for consistency with the Florida Fire Prevention Code, Florida Statutes Chapter 633, and the National Fire Protection Association Fire and Life Safety Codes; and
2. To effectuate adoption of regulations previously located in Chapter 60 of the Unified Land Development Code (repealed via Ordinance No. 2024-13) that are not related to site development and are therefore more appropriately located in the City Code.
The City Attorney has reviewed Ordinance No. 2024-19 for form and correctness.
Information for Second Reading
The City Commission heard the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-19 at its Regular Meeting on July 23, 2024, and continued the ordinance as presented to second reading on August 6, 2024.
Business Impact Estimate
Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 166.041(4)(c),...
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