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| 2023-01-20 10:08:29 | 633.102 F.S. (2022) DEFINITIONS. (CONTINUATION) |
| | THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO INCLUDE |
| | ENGINEERS OR ARCHITECTS WITHIN THE DEFINED TERMS AND |
| | DOES NOT LIMIT OR PROHIBIT A LICENSED FIRE PROTECTION |
| | ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT WITH FIRE PROTECTION DESIGN |
| | EXPERIENCE FROM DESIGNING ANY TYPE OF FIRE PROTECTION |
| | SYSTEM. A DISTINCTION IS MADE BETWEEN SYSTEM DESIGN |
| | CONCEPTS PREPARED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND SYSTEM |
| | LAYOUT AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND TYPICALLY |
| | PREPARED BY THE CONTRACTOR. HOWEVER, A PERSON CERTIFIED |
| | UNDER THIS CHAPTER AS A CONTRACTOR I OR CONTRACTOR II |
| | MAY DESIGN NEW FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS OF 49 OR FEWER |
| | SPRINKLERS; MAY DESIGN THE ALTERATION OF AN EXISTING |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IF THE ALTERATION CONSISTS OF THE |
| | RELOCATION, ADDITION, OR DELETION OF 49 OR FEWER |
| | SPRINKLERS, NOTWITHSTANDING THE SIZE OF THE EXISTING |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM; OR MAY DESIGN THE ALTERATION OF |
| | AN EXISTING FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IF THE ALTERATION |
| | CONSISTS OF THE RELOCATION OR DELETION OF 249 OR FEWER |
| | SPRINKLERS, NOTWITHSTANDING THE SIZE OF THE EXISTING |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, IF THERE IS NO CHANGE OF |
| | OCCUPANCY OF THE AFFECTED AREAS, AS DEFINED IN THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION |
| | CODE, AND THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE WATER DEMAND AS |
| | DEFINED IN NFPA 13, ???STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION OF |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEMS,??? AND IF THE OCCUPANCY HAZARD |
| | CLASSIFICATION AS DEFINED IN NFPA 13 IS REDUCED OR |
| | REMAINS THE SAME AS A RESULT OF THE ALTERATION. |
| | CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE SHALL BE RESOLVED PURSUANT |
| | TO S. 553.73(1)(D). 1A PERSON CERTIFIED AS A CONTRACTOR |
| | I, CONTRACTOR II, OR CONTRACTOR IV MAY DESIGN A NEW |
| | FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM OR DESIGN THE ALTERATION OF AN |
| | EXISTING FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM, THE SCOPE OF WHICH |
| | COMPLIES WITH NFPA 13D, ???STANDARD FOR THE |
| | INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN ONE- AND |
| | TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND MANUFACTURED HOMES,??? AS |
| | ADOPTED BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE |
| | NUMBER OF FIRE SPRINKLERS. CONTRACTOR-DEVELOPED PLANS |
| | MAY NOT BE REQUIRED BY ANY LOCAL PERMITTING AUTHORITY |
| | TO BE SEALED BY A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. |
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