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75-feet or higher located within the City of Sunny Isles Beach shall have alternate energy source, including generators, with sufficient electrical charge to operate at least one (1) elevator unit within each building during a declared State of Emergency. The purpose for requiring such energy source is to provide continuous service to the building's occupants in the event of an interruption of commercially supplied electrical power or other civil disturbance. This Ordinance shall be applicable tlu'oughout the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Section 3. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the following meanings: (a) High-Rise Building - shall mean any completed, occupied condominium, apartment, hotel and apartment-hotel as defined in the City's Land Development Regulations. (b) Alternate Source of Energy - shall mean an alternate power source or generator connection with generator power sufficient to operate at least one (1) elevator per High-Rise building during a declared state of emergency. Section 4. Applicability. This ordinance shall apply to any High-Rise building with a total height of Seventy-Five (75) feet or higher, measured from the base of the building to its highest peek. Section 5. Emergency Generators. (a) Any person, firm, or corporation owning or operating a High-Rise building within the city containing an elevator shall be required to provide the building with an automatic secondary type 1 emergency alternate energy source on the premises, including a generator, with sufficient electric charge to operate at least one (1) elevator unit within each building during a declared State of Emergency. All such emergency electric power source shall be connected on the line side of the main disconnect to at least one (1) elevator on the premises, and in addition shall provide automatic emergency lighting to the lobbies, hallways, and other portions of the building used by the public in the event of any failure of normal lighting caused by disruption in the regular supply of electricity. (b) In addition, any person, firm, or corporation operating such a High-Rise building containing an elevator shall be required to provide an adequate fuel supply to operate such an emergency generator, and must maintain a logbook containing a listing of quarterly inspections to ensure the electrical generator is in good and working condition. In emergency situation, when one half of the stored fuel is exhausted, the person, firm, or corporation operating the building shall be required to replenish the fuel. The logbook, shall be open for periodic regular inspections by the City. For emergency purposes, any person, firm, or corporation operating such a High-Rise building shall have a generator key located in a lock box, posted at or near the generator and made available to the City upon request. 02006-251 Emergercy Generator Reg For Hi-Rise Bldgs Page 2 of 4 Clerk's Note: Adopted as an Emergency Ordinance; First Reading Only.