§ 19-5. Special requirements for residential care facilities.

(a)

Residential care facilities as defined in Section 250152 of the Coral Springs Land Development Code shall comply with the Florida Administrative Code as it pertains to emergency environmental control for assisted living facilities and emergency control for nursing homes, as may be amended from time to time.

(b)

In addition to what may be provided for within the Florida Administrative Code, residential care facilities shall:

(1)

Provide for an automatic start sustained alternate power source, with an automatic transfer switch, that is large enough to provide day-to-day electricity for ninety-six (96) hours after power loss. Fuel for the alternate power source to provide for the power requirements herein shall be stored safely onsite or be provided by piped natural gas;

(2)

Maintain a maximum ambient air temperature of eighty-one (81) degrees Fahrenheit in all occupied living and occupied work areas of the residential care facility for ninety-six (96) hours after power-loss;

(3)

Establish a detailed evacuation plan for the evacuation of all residents in the event of failure of the alternative power source or the inability to keep a maximum ambient air temperature of eighty-one (81) degrees Fahrenheit at any time;

(4)

Maintain an inspection log, which shall be kept on-site with the fire drill log. The inspection log shall contain, at a minimum the following information: date of inspection, date tested, the results of the inspection, and the results of the test. The required test shall be performed in accordance with NFPA 110 and NFPA 37 as required by the FFPC 1-11.7.5;

(5)

Install and maintain electric or ten (10) year battery life carbon monoxide alarms within ten (10) feet of any egress point leading to the proximity of an alternative fuel source and within ten (10) feet of each room used for sleeping purposes and inside every room used for sleeping purposes;

(c)

All evacuation plans and the policies of the residential care facilities for implementation of the evacuation plan required shall be submitted to the fire marshal for approval. In the event an update is made to an evacuation plan, the residential care facility shall have five (5) business days to submit such update to the fire marshal.

(d)

All residential care facilities shall provide a contact person and emergency contact person and other information that may be deemed necessary on forms created by the fire department.

(e)

For purposes of implementation of this part, residential care facilities shall have until May 31, 2019 to comply with any provision required herein that is more strict than what may be required by the Florida Administrative Code.

(f)

Penalties.

(1)

Failure of a residential care facility to fail to comply with this section 19-6 shall result in a penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day for each day that the residential care facility fails to comply.

(2)

Failure of a residential care facility to execute the emergency evacuation plan when either (1) an alternate power supply fails, (2) the ambient air temperature exceeds eighty-one (81) degrees Fahrenheit in living or work areas, or (3) there is a power outage and no alternate power supply is provided for, is hereby deemed an irreparable and irreversible harm and therefore a penalty of up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) per day per violation may be imposed for each day that the residential care facility fails to comply. For purposes of this subsection, due to the requirement of the emergency evacuation plan for all residents, a separate violation exists for each resident not evacuated per the required emergency evacuation plan.

(3)

The penalties provided for herein are in addition and supplemental to any and all remedies provided for in law or equity.

(4)

The city attorney's office is hereby authorized to file any emergency action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this section or require an evacuation as may be required by an evacuation plan. The city shall be entitled to court costs and reasonable attorney's fees relating to such an emergency action.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § 2, 7-18-18)