071-2000 LTC
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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L.T.C. No 71-?nnn
LETTER TO COMMISSION
April 7, 2000
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Lawrence A. Levy ~
City Manager
SUBJECT: FIRE SPRINKLERS
Attached for your information is the Fire Department's response to questions regarding the new
State Fire Code and the time frame for compliance.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact me or Assistant City
Manager Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli.
Thank You.
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Attac'hments
AGENDA ITEM
DATE
MIAMI BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHIEF'S OFFICE
Interoffice Memorandum
To:
Lawrence A. Levy
City Manager
Date: April 3, 2000
Via: Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli
~nt ~~ Manager
From:~~
Fire Chief
Subject: FIRE SPRINKLERS
As requested, the Fire Department has prepared this response as a follow-up to the response to
questions submitted on March 15,2000:
1. Status of buildings not in compliance:
As of March 9, 2000, no new plans have been submitted to Fire Prevention for approval.
Date of "Intent to Comply" notice is still September 30,2001. Meetings have occurred with
25% of affected properties. Attached is a list of buildings submitted in April 1999 illustrating
the current status of all affected properties.
2. What will the Fire Department do after the March 15, 2000-deadline?
The meetings are informational in nature, and should result in the buildings understanding that
they must have an approved plan on file, which includes a schedule for completion, prior to
the Sept. 30,2001 deadline.. There is no punitive action for failure to set a meeting prior to
March 15, 2000. Appropriate punitive action (referral to the Special Master) will be
considered after the Sept. 30, 2001 deadline.
3. What is the impact to the City of Miami Beach if the State adapts a 12-year timeframe
for compliance?
Aftected properties must file an "Intent to Comply" notice with the local Fire Marshal within
180 days of adoption of the State Code, scheduled for Jan. 1,2001. This could conceivably
move the date up to June 30,2001, but since the deadline of Sept. 30,2001 has been in the
City ordinance for the past tour years, the Fire Marshal sees no advantage in moving it up
three months. .
4. How does the County affect this, i.e., County Home Rule?
The county intends to continue with the retrofit program. They are approximately 80%
completed. This question must be answered by the Legal Department.
Fire Sprinkler Q & A
April 3, 2000
Page 2
5. When will the new code be approved by the State?
The scheduled date for implementation of the new code is still January 1, 2001 with a
compliance time frame of up to 12 years. There are still several public forums on the code to
be scheduled, however, they are not expected to delay the date of implementation.
6. Who has to approve the new Fire Code?
The State Fire Marshal
7. What is the likelihood for approval?
Since there are representatives of the State Fire Marshal's office on the Technical Advisory
Committee which is writing the code, it is unlikely that it will not be approved.
8. How does the county affect the Gty's compliance?
Under the County Home Rule Charter, the City must comply with the County Code. Again,
this question must be answered by Legal.
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MIAMI BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
Interoffice Memorandum
To: Chief Floyd Jordan
Date:m 3/29/00
From: Fire Marshal Russell White
Subject: Response to sprinkler questions
1 will attempt to answer the questions generated by my reponse to the previous questions. As to the
status of the buildings in the city, please see the attached memo from 4/99. No new plans have been
submitted to this office since that time. There are several buildings which are in the process, but have
not finished their installations( see ''under construction" in memo). Additionally, several buildings,
most notably the Forte Towers group, have had meetings to discuss requirements, although no plans
have yet been submitted.
The answer to question 3 in reference to the "Home Rule" issue is the one that is still the biggest
question to be resolved. There are conflicts between the two codes that have been mandated as part
of the State code which make this question a very murky legal issue. Because of their aggressive
enforcement efforts, the County intends to continue with their retrofit program, which is about 80%
complete at this time, What the impact is on the City will be determined by what the final wording
is when the code is adopted.
The code itself will go into effect on 01/01/01. The approval for the code app~~s to be the
responsibility of the State Fire Marshal, unlike the building code, which must be a;Pfroved bY,,!he'
legislature. Again, most of these questions involve legal issues on which 1 am far ftdin.capaBle of
giving competent advice. These questions would be most accurately answered:' by the legal
departmen~.
MIAMI BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHIEF'S OFFICE
Interoffice Memorandum
To:
Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli
Assistant City Manager
Date: April 21, 1999
From:
Thomas Thompson
Fire Chief
Subject: CONDOilfINIUw/ STATUS - SPRINKLERS
As per your request, the following is a status report with regard to sprinklers/engineered life safety
systems in condominiums,
NO PLAN SUBMITTED
Islander Condominium
James Central Towers
Bayshore Terrace
Lincoln Bay Towers
Alton Park Condominium
Bayview Terrace
Island Terrace
Terrace Towers
Carriage Club South
5660 Condominium
Marlborough House
Executive Condominium
F ountain Towers
Parkview Point
Stanton House
1255 Collins Avenue
248 18th Street
1455 West Avenue
1450 Lincoln Road
1300 Alton Road
1228 West Avenue
5 Island Avenue
3 Island A venue
5001 Collins Avenue
5660 Collins Avenue
5775 Collins Avenue
4925 Collins Avenue
7118 Bonita Drive
7 441 Wayne Avenue
6900 Bay Drive
65 units
47 units
37 units
76 units
37 units
196 units
140 units
144 units
140 units
91 units
109 units
130 units
40 units
245 units
107 units
PLAN SUBMITTED/APPROVED
Forte Towers South
Forte Towers Central
F orte Towers East
Forte Towers North
Ocean Point
Presidential Condominium
Royal Atlantic
Tower 1800
Sunshine Towers
South Bay Club
Bay Garden Manor
Costa Brava
1 000 West Avenue
1100 West Avenue
1125 West Avenue
1200 West Avenue
345 Ocean Drive
401 Ocean Drive
465 Ocean Drive
1800 Collins Avenue
1830 Meridian Avenue
800 West Avenue
1250 West Avenue
11 Island Avenue
377 units
294 units
67 units
379 units
239 units
239 units
239 units
88 units
65 units
349 units
239 units
217 units
. Mayra Buttacavoli
Sprinkler List Memorandum
April 2 I, 1999
Page 2
Belle Plaza
Admiral Towers
Crystal House
Imperial House
Tower House
Mirasol Ocean Towers
Triton Towers
MIMOSA
Carriage Club North
Ocean Pavilion
Oceanside Plaza
Tower House
Seacoast Towers East
Seacoast Towers V
Regency Tower
Seacoast Towers South
Oliver House
Arlen Beach
Maison Grande
Royal Embassy
Corinthian
Amethyst
Carriage House
Burleigh House
Mar Del Plata
Port Royal Condominium
Manhattan Towers
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Morton Towers
Roney Plaza
Byron Hall
WORK COMPLETED
Monte Carlo Palace
Four Freedoms
Clearview Towers
Marble Terrace
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20 Island A venue
1020 Meridian A venue
5055 Collins A venue
5255 Collins Avenue
5500 Collins Avenue
2655 Collins Avenue
2899 Collins A venue
4747 Collins Avenue
5005 Collins Avenue
5601 Collins Avenue
5555 Collins Avenue
5500 Collins Avenue
5151 Collins Avenue
5100 Collins Avenue
5838 Collins Avenue
5101 Collins Avenue
5333 Collins Avenue
5701 Collins A venue
6039 Collins Avenue
5750 Collins Avenue
5825 Collins A venue
5313 Collins Avenue
5401 Collins Avenue
7135 Collins Avenue
6423 Collins A venue
6969 Collins Avenue
6770 Indian Creek Drive
227 units
129 units
326 units
191 units
326 units
277 units
603 units
257 units
unavailable
409 units
300 units
104 units
443 units
172 units
113 units
279 units
217 units
256 units
503 units
133 units
139 units
123 units
423 units
372 units
152 units
173 units
226 units
1500 Bay Road
2301 Collins Avenue
401 - 69th Street
1,277 units
1,164 units
207 units
5600 Collins A venue
3800 Collins Avenue
2829 Indian Creek Drive
3100 Collins Avenue
258 units
210 units
122 units
60 units