Hotels/Motels/ R.V. Parks/Transient Accommodation Facilities:

Four hurricanes that hit the state in 2004 cost Floridians an estimated $20 billion in property damage. Hotel/Motel owners in Pinellas County must have an emergency plan in place to not be in violation of the ordinance 90-87. If you don't have an emergency response plan in place, a $500 fine can be levied from the Pinellas County Department of Emergency Management.

If a major storm approaches the Pinellas County coast...

• Do you know what to do?
• Do you know how to inform your guests?
• Do you know how to prepare and protect your property?
• Do you know what to do for re-entry to your property after the storm passes?
• How can hotel/motel owners and managers keep damage and downtime to a minimum?

That depends on how well the property owners have planned and if they have an emergency plan in place before the storms hits their property.

• Accommodation Planning Guide
  
• Sample Plan

Having and practicing a business emergency response plan can provide the answers to the 'who’s in charge' question and give direction to your entire staff concerning what their responsibilities are.

• Pinellas County Code