Orlando requires fire sprinkler systems in most new commercial, multi-family, and high-rise buildings under the Florida Building Code and Florida Fire Prevention Code, with annual NFPA 25 inspections enforced by the Orlando Fire Department.
Orlando Code Chapter 27 adopts the Florida Building Code, which requires fire sprinklers in nearly all new commercial occupancies, hotels, multi-family residential buildings of three stories or more, and any high-rise. The Florida Fire Prevention Code extends to existing buildings through retrofits in some occupancies. Orlando Fire Department prevention staff witness acceptance tests, review hydraulic calculations, and audit annual NFPA 25 maintenance records. Theme park hotels, International Drive resorts, and downtown high-rises all rely on sprinklers as primary fire protection, and impairments require advance notice to OFD and use of an impairment tag system.
Operating without a current sprinkler inspection report can prompt occupancy restrictions, daily fines, and corrective work orders from Orlando Fire Department prevention.
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