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r n w , 15 z It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of June 19. 2001 . BACKGROUND On October 1 , 2001 , the Florida Fire Prevention Code (Florida Statutes 633 ) will go into effect statewide . Although the effective date initially was to be July 1 , 2001 , that date was pushed back to October 1 , 2001 . The code is the result of a long term effort to update the fire code on a state - wide level . To appropriately implement the code locally, changes are needed to the County ' s code of laws and ordinances to adopt the local fire prevention code, and to the LDRs , especially the development plan standards for access to sites and structures . Fire Division staff believe that the proposed LDR changes will implement the coming state- wide changes and address problems that they have experienced in providing fire protection services to developed sites . Several months ago, Fire Division staff met with staff from the Planning and Traffic Engineering divisions to discuss fire code related changes to local regulations and , in January , requested that LDR" changes be initiated ( see attachment # 1 ) . Staff then identified potential changes to certain sections of the subdivision ordinance ( Chapter 913 ) , the site plan ordinance (Chapter 914 ) , the street addressing ordinance ( Chapter 951 ), and the traffic ordinance ( Chapter 952 ) . Those potential LDR changes were reviewed by the Professional Services Advisory Committee ( PSAC ) at its January 18 , 2001 meeting . At that time, the PSAC established a subcommittee of design and development Professionals that would work with Fire Division and Traffic Engineering staff to develop a set of LDR amendments that would meet the state - wide changes and provide for alternative designs that could meet those requirements . After several weeks and six intensive meetings , the subcommittee developed a set of LDR amendments . Those amendments were presented to the PSAC, and at its March 29, 2001 meeting the PSAC recommended 7-2 that the LDR amendments be adopted with minor changes and an effective date that will match the effective date of the Florida Fire Prevention Code and the corresponding local fire prevention code (October 1 ,2001 ). Those changes have been made and are reflected in the attached LDR amendment proposal . Staff s recommendation also includes a recommendation for an October 1 , 2001 effective date . At its meeting of May 24, 2001 , the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend that the Board adopt the proposed ordinance with some minor editorial changes suggested by Deputy Count} Attorney Will Collins . Those changes have been made and are incorporated into the proposed LDR amendment ordinance ( see attachment #7 ) . The Board is now to consider the LDR amendments and is to adopt , adopt with changes , or deny the amendments . JUNE 199 2001 fit Pb Pb b 3 1 -48 -