NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Financial Services has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Concord Management, Limited on December 18, 2012. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 39, No. 6, of the Florida Administrative Register on January 9, 2012. The Petition asked for an interpretation of Section 7.10.1.5.1, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 (2009), in order to determine whether the exit and egress arrangement of an apartment building described in the Petition is "readily apparent" for occupants of the apartment building. If such exit and egress arrangement is "readily apparent," the apartment building is not required to have exit signs according to Section 7.10.1.5.1, NFPA-101 (2009). After a review of the apartment building's floor plans and a picture of the exit and egress arrangement, the Division of State Fire Marshal (Division) has determined that the exit and egress arrangement is readily apparent and therefore, under Section 7.10.1.5.1, NFPA-101 (2009), the apartment building is not required to have exit signs in the exit areas described in the Petition.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: R. Terry Butler, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Services, Room 612A, Larson Building, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333.