§ 41.15. Registration of a Commercial Fire Alarm System.

(1)

An annual registration shall be required for a commercial fire alarm system beginning with the first prepared Record of Completion.

(2)

The Owner shall be required to re-register whenever there is a change in the fire alarm business responsible for maintaining, servicing, and/or monitoring the fire alarm system.

(3)

Registration shall not be transferable from one Premises to another or from one Owner to another.

(4)

Every fire alarm business shall notify the City of Orlando of the existence of a fire alarm prior to the fire alarm system being put into operation. It shall be the responsibility of the installing fire alarm business to provide the Owner with notice of the existence of this chapter, a registration form and a copy of the fire alarm system operation instruction in accordance with applicable codes, and the manufacturer's instructions.

(5)

The Registration application must include:

a)

the name(s), address of the Premises, mailing address (if different from the address of the Premises), business and home telephone number of the owner, lessee, operator, manager or person in possession of the Premises wherein the fire alarm system is installed;

b)

the name, address and telephone number of a minimum of two (2) Responders who can be notified by the Orlando Fire Department in the event of the activation of the Fire Alarm System, who shall be capable of responding to the Premises within one (1) hour, and who are authorized to enter the Premises to ascertain the status thereof;

c)

the name, address and telephone number of the fire alarm business which has contracted to service the Fire Alarm System and proof of proper state licensing/registration with the City of Orlando, if required. Proof of proper state licensing may be a valid state licensing number;

d)

the date the registration is signed or the Fire Alarm System is placed in operation for any reason; and

e)

any other documentation that is required by applicable codes or by the Enforcement Official, or designee.

(6)

When any of the information required in Section 41.15 has changed, it shall be reported to the Enforcement Official by the Owner within fifteen (15) days of the owner becoming aware of such change.

(7)

The Owner shall complete and deliver the fire alarm system registration in the required form to the City of Orlando before the fire alarm system is activated or placed into service. The fire alarm business, when authorized by the Owner, may assist the Owner in accomplishing this submission of the fire alarm registration to the City of Orlando.

(Ord. No. 2010-45, § 4, 10-4-2010, Doc. #1010041102; Ord. No. 2012-36, § 4, 3-25-2013, Doc. #1303251203)