Pinellas County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 54. EMERGENCY SERVICES |
Article V. EMERGENCY ACCESS TO GATED DEVELOPMENTS |
§ 54-122. Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used herein shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
Authority having jurisdiction means the authority which has jurisdiction for providing fire protection for a specific address in an area of the county.
Emergency vehicle means any marked or unmarked police cars or vans, fire trucks, fire staff vehicles, ambulances and ambulance staff vehicles, and rescue units.
Emergency vehicle access system means an access system meeting the requirements of section 54-124 hereof.
Gated development means any residential development which may be fenced and has a secured gate, at the roadway entrance to the facility, preventing free access by the public.
Residential development means those occupancies in which sleeping accommodations are provided for normal residential purposes and include all buildings designed to provide sleeping accommodations.
Residential development does not include individual homes or one- and two-family occupancies with individual gates.
(Ord. No. 98-4, § 2, 1-6-98)