§ 62-56. Definitions.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used herein have the following meanings ascribed to them:

County means Pinellas County, Florida.

Citation means a written notice issued to a person by a fire safety inspector, that the fire safety inspector has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a civil infraction in violation of this article and that the county court will hear the charge.

District means the fire control districts created and established pursuant to Chapter 73-600, Laws of Florida, for the purpose of providing fire protection services to the unincorporated areas of the county.

Fire department means a municipal or profit or not-for-profit fire department located within the county and with whom the county contracts to provide fire protection services to a district.

Fire safety inspector means an individual certified by the division of state fire marshal of the department of insurance, officially assigned the duties of conducting fire safety inspections of buildings and facilities on a recurring or regular basis, investigating civil infractions relating to fire safety and issuing citations pursuant to this article.

Fire safety fire codes means National Fire Protection Association Code 1, 1997 Edition, including appendices and annex thereto, with the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Protection Association 101, 1997 Edition, and the uniform fire safety standards adopted pursuant to F.S. § 633.022.

(Ord. No. 96-75, § 1, 9-24-96; Ord. No. 99-95, § 1, 11-9-99)