No. SB 1264
Filed under Education.
Private Schools; Requiring a private school that enrolls a certain number of students to be considered a permitted use for zoning purposes; providing that certain private schools may not be subject to additional building codes; requiring a fire official to use specified firesafety evaluation systems for existing private school facilities; providing that certain private schools are subject to specified fire code requirements, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDPrivate schools with 150 or fewer students can open in any non-residential zoning district without rezoning, special exceptions, or mitigation requirements.
These schools may operate in buildings meeting standard commercial occupancy codes, and local governments cannot impose additional health or safety rules on them.
Local fire officials must use NFPA 101A as a low-cost alternative to standard fire safety evaluation systems for existing school facilities.
Schools moving into existing commercial buildings must install sprinklers in large fire areas and below exit discharge levels, unless every classroom has a direct exterior exit.
AIA private school enrolling 150 or fewer students is considered a permitted use in all zoning districts, except residential districts, without rezoning or obtaining a special exception or a land use change and without complying with any mitigation requirements, conditions, performance standards, ordinances, rules, codes, or policies.
AIA private school enrolling 150 or fewer students may operate in a facility that is subject to and complies with the same occupancy requirements as a class A-1, A-3, B, or M occupancy as defined by the Florida Building Code and may not be subjected to any additional state or local health, safety, or welfare laws, codes, or rules beyond those applicable to a class A-1, A-3, B, or M occupancy facility.
AIThe local fire official shall use the firesafety evaluation systems found in NFPA 101A: Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety for existing facilities as low cost, reasonable alternatives to firesafety evaluation system standards.
AIA private school enrolling 150 or fewer students opening inside, or moving operations to, an existing assembly, day care, mercantile, or business occupancy, as defined by the Florida Fire Prevention Code, must meet standards for existing educational occupancy requirements under chapter 15 of the Florida Fire Prevention Code for automatic sprinkler, detection, alarm, and communications systems and requirements for hazardous areas, except that an automatic sprinkler system must be provided for