city of azle fire marshal’s

2021 Edition

City of Azle

Fire Marshal’sOfficeFire Preve ntion

Guide for Construction2021 Edit ion

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2021 Edition Revised 11/21

Azle Fire Marshal’s OfficePreventi on D ivi sion

Table of Contents

Fire Marshal's Office 3

General Guidelines 4

Codes / Address & Suites / Permits / Fees 5

Finish Out / Building Alterations / Site Maintenance 6

Fire Apparatus Roads & Elevator Requirements 7

System Test 8

Fire Sprinkler Underground 9

Plan Submittal 10

Fire Sprinkler Aboveground 12

Fire Sprinkler - Tenant Finish-Out / Building Alteration 16

Fire Alarm Systems 18

Fire Alarm Plan Submittal 20

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Monitoring 22

Kitchen Suppression Systems 23

Aboveground Storage Tanks 25

Underground Storage Tanks 27

Access Control Systems 29

Access Control Gates 31

Inspection Request & Procedures 32

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Required Inspections 33

Inspection Process 34

Certificate of Occupancy 36

Emergency Responder Radio Coverage Systems 37

Third Party Review 38

Fee Table 40

2021Azle Fire Marshal’s Office D evelopment HandbookGuide for C ons truc tion

Important Contact Numbers

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Fire Marshal

Kenny [email protected]

Fire Inspectors

Lt. Joey [email protected]

John [email protected]

Building Official

David [email protected]

Permit Clerk

Madra [email protected]

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Gener al

T he goal of the Fire Marshal’s Office is to as s is t it s c us tom ers in unders tan di ng our s ubm ittal,pla n rev ie w an d i ns pec ti on proc es s and pol ic i es , as t he y perta in to n e w c ons tru c tion and f in is houts . Fam iliarit y wit h and a dhere nc e to thes e gu ide li n es c an greatl y as s is t you i n c om plianc e wit hloc al c odes a nd ordi nanc es . T hes e c an a ls o a id yo u i n prepar ing f or i ns pec ti ons .

T his guide does not rep lac e, nor s upers ede an y ad opt ed c odes and/ or ordin anc e s adopted b y theCit y of Azle, or deter m inations a nd p os it ions of t he Fire Mars h al.

T o ex pedite the pl an re vi e w an d i ns pec ti on pr oc es s es , ple as e ref er to th e i nf orm ation l is tedbel o w:

1. Al l c on trac tors m us t regi s ter or b e reg is tered wit h th e C it y of A z l e Bui ld in g Ins pec ti onsDe pt.

2. Al l Fire Prot ec tio n S ys t em s plan s ubm ittals s h a l l b e m a d e t o a n a p p r o v e d t h i r d p a r t y r e v i e w e r . (Page 39)

3. Al l c alc u lat io ns m us t be s ig ned b y a Stat e Fir e M ars hal’s O f f ic e Lic ens e d Fir e Pr otec ti onContrac tor or prof es s iona l eng ine er.

4. Al l pl ans s ubm itted m us t be s tam ped and s i gne d b y a Stat e Fire M ars hal ’s O ff ic eLic ens e d Fire Prot ec tio n C ontrac tor or prof es s iona l e n gin eer.

5. 1 x Digital copy of plans and spec sheets are required for review. Additional copiesmay be provided for approval and return.

6. Al l ins p ec ti ons requ ire a p erm it and a s et of appro ve d pl ans on t he j ob s i te. Fa ilure tohav e the ap pro ved dra win gs and perm it on- s ite m a y res ult in a f ail ed ins p ec tio n and re-ins pec t ion f ees .

7. T he Fire Ins pec tor wi ll prov i de writ ten r es ults af ter e ac h ins p ec tio n via email.8. T he c ontrac tor is res pons i b le f or ens uri ng th at th e s ys t em (s ) being i ns tal le d or s er vic e d is

in c om plianc e wit h al l c urrent loc a ll y ad opte d c odes – inc lu din g, but n ot lim ited to the2018 In terna tio na l Fire Co de, 201 8 Inter nat ion al B ui l din g Code , NFPA Fire C o des , andCit y of Azle O rdi nanc e.

9. Pla ns appro ve d b y the C it y of A z l e , Fire Marshal’s Office g i ve a uthor i zatio n f orc ons truc tion.

10. Fina l ap pro vals are s ubj ec t to f iel d v erif ic ati on.11. An y ap prov al is s ued b y th e Fire Marshal’s Office does not r ele as e th e c ontr ac tor or

propert y o wner f rom the r es pons i bi lit y of f ull c om pli anc e with a ll ap pl ic ab le c o des a ndordin anc es rel ati ng to t he c ons truc tio n proj ec t.

12 Al l i ns ta lla tio ns m us t c onc ur wit h t he appro ve d p la ns . An y de vi ati on f rom the a pprov edpla ns requ ires a re- s ubm itt al t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office.

13. Al l p lan r ev ie w an d i ns pec ti on proc es s s teps m us t be f oll o we d. De v iat ion f rom the requirem ents c an res u lt in del a ys a nd pos s ib le rej ec ti on of pl ans or ins pec t ion de la ys .

It is the goa l of the F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e t o c o m plete your pla n re vie w with in th e s hortes tpos s ibl e tim e. W e s trive to c om plete your p la n rev ie w with in t hree (3) to f i ve ( 5) bus in es s da ysf rom rec eipt of the p lan s ubm ittal pac k age from the third party reviewer. P le as e be a dv is edth at re v is ions , c hang es , or an inc om plete s u bm ittal p ac k age m a y de la y your f ina l pla n ap prov al.

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Code s

W e do not revie w pl ans f or c om plianc e with t he A m eric ans with Dis abi li ties Ac t or the T ex asAc c es s ibi lit y S tan dards . W e do, h o we ver , re v ie w p la ns in ac c orda nc e wi th th e loc al l y ad opte dc odes . T he Cit y of A z l e has ad opt ed a nd am ended th e 2018 Int ernat io nal Bui ld in g and F ireCode. T he 2018 IFC d oes r ef erenc e s pec if ic NF PA c o des f or add it ion al gu ida nc e .

Bel o w is a lis t of th e m os t com m onl y ref erenc e d c od es :

• Interna tio na l Fire Cod e, 2 0 1 8 E dit io n as Amended• Interna tio na l B ui ld ing Cod e , 2018 E dit io n• Nati ona l Elec tric a l C ode / N FPA 70, Current Edition• NFPA 13, Current Edi tio n• NFPA 13R, Current Edition• NFPA 13D, Current Ed iti on• NFPA 14, Current Edi tio n• NFPA 17 & 1 7A, Current Ed iti on• NFPA 25, Current Edi tio n• NFPA 30, Current Edi tio n• NFPA 72, Current Edi tio n• NFPA 92, Current Edi tio n• NFPA 204 , Current Ed iti on

W ith the ex c epti on of the abo ve- ref erenc ed c odes , t he m os t rec ent ref erenc e d c ode ed iti on wi llbe ut il i zed.

Ad d res sin g an d Suite N um berin g

• T he Fire Mars ha l and the Building Official shall as s ig n al l a ddres s es .• Sui te n um bers shall be is s ue d b y th e Fire Mars ha l and Building Official.• A c om plete f loor pl an shall be s ubm itted electronically f or num berin g .• A c op y shall b e k ept in F ire Prev ent ion an d B ui ld ing Ins pec tio ns .

Fees a nd Per mi ts

T he Cit y of A z l e Bu il din g Ins p ec tio ns Dept. s hal l c ol lec t th e a ppro ved f ees f or ins pec tio ns ,c ertif ic ates of oc c upa nc ies , ann ua l p erm its , the s a le and s t orage of ha zar dous m aterials al ongwith oth er perm its as requi red b y th e ord ina nc es of th e Cit y of A z l e .

Fire Pre vent io n perm it f ees a r e l i s t e d i n T a b l e 4 . (see page 40)

Third Party Plan Review

All Building and System Plans shall be reviewed by an approved Third Party. (see page 39)

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Finis h- Ou t/Buil ding Al tera tio n

T enant Finis h- O ut /Bu il di n g Alter ati on pl ans c ons i s t of leas e s pac es wi t hin s trip m alls ,wareho us es , of f ic e bui ldi n gs , or oth er c ons truc tio n i n whic h on l y a p ortio n or porti ons of thebui ld ing is m odif ied, alt ere d, or oth erwis e c ha nge d. T his t yp ic a ll y i nc lud es of f ic e s pac es , ex is tin gbui ld ings , m ulti ple oc c upa n c y s pac es , a nd wareho us e s .

T enant Finis h- O ut /B ui ldi n g Alt erati ons are rev ie wed to det erm ine c om pli anc e wit h FireMarshal’s Office requ irem ents as the y rel ate to b ui ld ing c ons truc tion an d l a yo ut, F i r e D e p a r t m e n t ac c es s , ex iting a nd ot her i s s ues as des ignat ed. T hes e requir em ents c an be f oundin t he 2018 Interna tio na l Fire Cod e, as adop ted and am ended b y Cit y of A z l e . In an ef f ort toex pedite th e Fire Marshal’s Office pl an re vie w proc es s , pleas e ens ure th e f ollo wing lis t of item sare inc orp orate d int o the pro pos ed te nant f inis h -out p la ns . P le as e note th at n ot al l of t he bel o wreq uirem ents perta in to a ll s u bm ittals :

1. Is the b ui ld ing pro vid ed wit h an ex is ti ng f ire s pri nk ler s ys t em or f ire alarm s ys t em ?2. Addres s m us t be le gib le f rom the s treet, rear a ll e yw a y/ ac c es s or f ire lane and a c olo r

c ontras tin g b ac k ground. A m inim um of 4” high num bers on s uit es an d 10” on bui ld ings .3. Addres s m us t be pro vid ed at gas and el ec tric m eters and/ or dis c on nec ti ng m ean s .4. A f loor p la n s ha ll be s u bm itted t o th e Fire Mars ha l or Building Official f or s uite num ber

as s ignm ents .5. Knox Box en tr y s ys tem is requi red on a l l c o m m e r c i a l bu il din gs at the main

entrance not more than 6 feet above the finished surface. Buildings with multiple suitesare required to install a Knox Box capable of supporting keys for the entire building.Buildings with a Fire Prot ec tio n S ys tem s h al l r e q u i r e a n a d d i t i o n a l K n o x B o x b e ins ta l led n o t m o r e t h a n 6 f eet abo ve gra de at t h e f ire s prink ler riser roomex terior d oor.

6. Stora ge is not perm itted wi thin 18” c l earanc e of m os t f ire s prink ler heads f or s pri nk leredoc c upanc i es , and 24” c le aranc e is req uire d f or no n-s prink lered oc c upa nc ies . (3’- 4’c learanc e f or ESFR s pr ink ler hea ds )

7. Al l ex it d oors loc ate d in t he m eans of egres s that are c apab le of loc k ing or latc h i ng s hal lbe op erab le f rom the ins id e with out th e us e of a k e y or an y s pec ial k no wl edg e or ef f ort,or prov id ed with ap prov ed pan ic hard ware.

8. W ill an y t yp e of s pec ia l pro tec tio n s ys t em be requ ired ? ( i. e., s m ok e venti lat io n/e x haus t,sm ok e dam pers , f ire alar m , f ire s prink ler, k itc hen hood , c le an ag ent s uppre s s ion or s torage t ank )

9. Add iti on al c rit eria as requ ir ed b y t he Fir e Mars h al.

Site Main ten anc e Durin g C ons tr ucti on

As s igne d a ddres s es s hal l be p os ted on c ons truc t ion s ites wit h e ac h bu il di ng s h o win g i ts bu ild in gnum ber(s ) in a hig hl y v is ib l e loc at ion f ac ing t he ad dre s s ed s treet. T he addres s shal l be i n pl ac edurin g t he c o ns truc tio n peri od of the proj ec t. N um bers s hal l be c lear l y m ark ed an d p os ted s o asto be v is ib le f rom the road.

• Ex its an d ex i t c orrid ors are unobs truc te d d urin g a ll pha s es of c ons truc tion• Ade quat e rem ova l of c on s truc tion debr is s ha ll be perf orm ed dur i ng al l p ha s es of

c ons truc tion• Com pres s ed gas c yli nd ers are to be s ec ure d an d pro p erl y m ark ed• Ac c es s roads , f ire la nes a n d f ire h yd rants are to r em ain un obs truc ted at al l tim es durin g

c ons truc tion. Fire A larm and Fire Spri nk ler S ys t em s s hall be m aint ain ed per c od e.• Stan dp ipe s ys tem s in m ulti- s tor y s truc tures s ha ll be m ainta in ed.

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Fire Ap p arat us Ac c ess R oa ds Durin g Co nstr u ctio n

• W hen f ire appara tus ac c es s roads an d wa ter s up pl ies f or f ire protec tio n are requ ired t obe ins ta lle d, s uc h prot ec ti on s ha ll b e i ns tal le d a nd m ade s ervic ea ble pri or to vert ic alc ons truc tion, an d s ha ll r em ain s er vic e ab le d urin g th e t i m e of c ons truc tion. Fire apparatusaccess shall be of approved all-weather design and material capable of supporting80,000 pounds. Then these lanes shall be maintained accessible during construction.

• Temporary fire apparatus access roads are permitted with the approval of the FireMarshal. Temporary fire apparatus access roads shall be capable of supporting 80,000pounds and of such design to permit all-weather access.

• Fire Apparatus Access roads shall be a minimum of 24’ in width with a 26’ width entrance.

• Dead-end Fire Apparatus Access roads shall not exceed 150’ without an approvedturning area.

• Turning Radius shall be a minimum of 30’ inside and 50’ outside.

• Striping – F ire a ppar atus ac c es s roads s hall be m ark ed b y pa int ed li nes of red traf f icpai nt s ix inc hes (6”) in width t o s ho w the b ou ndari es of the lane. T he word s “NOPAR KING FIR E L ANE” or “FIRE LA NE NO P AR KI NG ” s hall a ppe ar in f our i nc h (4”)whit e lett ers at 25 f eet inte rvals on th e red border m ark ings alon g both s i des of the f irelan es . W here a c urb is ava ila bl e, the s tri pi ng s ha ll b e on bot h the vert ic al and h o ri zo nta lf ac es of the c urb.

• Signs – S igns s h al l rea d, “NO PAR KING FI RE LAN E” or “FIRE L ANE NO P A RKING ”and s ha ll b e 12” wi de a nd 18” hig h. S ig ns s hall be pa inte d on a whit e bac k groun d withlett ers and b orders i n re d, us in g n ot les s th an 2” lett ering. S ig ns s ha ll be perm anen tl yaf f ix ed to a s t ati onar y p os t and the bot tom of the s ig n s hall be s ix f eet, s ix i nc hes (6’6”)abo ve f inis h ed gra de. S ig n s s hall be s pac e d not m ore than f if t y f eet (5 0’) ap art. Sig nsm us t be ins t al led on p erm anen t bu il di ngs or wa lls or as appro ve d b y th e Fire Mars hal.

New Ele vat or In stall Re quire me nts

Al l ne w i ns tal le d or rep lac e d el ev ators s ha ll m eet a ll p ertine nt c od es as a dopt ed and am ended b y C it y of Azle.

A K nox E le vat or/Lo bb y Ke y Box s ha ll be m ounte d at e ac h el ev ator bank at l obb y neares t t o l o wes t le ve l of Fi re Dept. ac c es s . Box s h al l be f rom the “1400 Seri es ” typ e .

Sha ll be m ounte d not more than 6’ a bo ve f in is hed f loor to the righ t ride of ele vat or ba nk .

T his box s hal l c ont ain 2 x F iref ighter el ev ator rec a ll k e ys and a t l eas t 1 x Em ergenc y Ke y.

Autom atic f ire s prink lers an d he at d etec tors s ha ll not b e ins t al led in el ev ator h ois twa ys , ele va tor m ac hine roo m s , elev ator m ac hine s p ac es , oth er tha n p its wh ere s uc hs prink lers wo uld nec es s it at e s hunt trip r equ irem ents under a n y c irc um s tanc es .

Shu nt T rips are p r o h i b i t e d f r o m b e i n g i n s t a l l e d f or ele vat or s h u t d o w n .

Sm ok e detec tors s hal l b e p lac ed in eac h ele v ator l obb y, e le vat or ho is t wa ys , a nd ele vat or m ac hine room s /eleva tor m ac hine s pac es f or ele vat or rec al l.

Elevators must be sized to accommodate an EMS stretcher and two attendants

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S ys tem Tes ts

A m inim um of twent y-f our hours adv anc e s c hedu li ng is require d f or the f ollowin g tes ts . W ritten c ertif ic atio n wi ll be pro vid ed . Se e pa ges 3 5-38 of this d oc um ent f or f urther deta ils abou t tes t.

Fire an d/or Em ergenc y A lar m tes t

Carbon di ox id e an d dr y c he m ic al s ys tem s

Sm ok e detec tio n s ys tem s

Fire s prink ler an d s tan dp ip e s ys tem s .

Com m erc ial k itc hen h ood e x tingu is hi ng s ys t em tes t

Ac c es s c ontrol d ev ic es , m ag-loc k s , elec tric s trik es , and aut om atic gates

Sm ok e/Heat ex ha us t or ve nti lat ion s ys tem s

Undergr ou nd f uel ta nk and/or l ine tes t

T he Certif ic ate of O c c upanc y is is s ued b y the Bu il din g O ff ic ial af ter al l ins p ec tio ns ares atis f ac toril y c om plete d. T he c ons truc tion s ite s up ervis or is res pons i bl e to s ho w al ldoc um ents to Bu il di ng O f f icial inc lud ing Fire Pre ven tio n perm its prior to r ec ei vi ng CO .

Al l s ys t em ins pec tions and tes ts s hould be s c hed ul ed t hroug h the City of Azle Building Department at (817) 444- 4 1 2 8 .

Testi ng

• Ne wl y ins ta ll ed s pr ink ler s ys tem s require a t wo (2) hou r two h un dred (2 00) ps i h yd ros tatictes t. T he tes ting proc ed ure f or ex is ting s prink ler s ys t e m s is a two (2) hour on e hundre df if t y (150) ps i h ydros tat ic t es t. T hos e s ys tem s that wil l op erate abo ve one hu ndred f if t y(150) ps i s hal l b e tes t ed at 50 ps i a bo ve t heir norm al operat in g pres s ure f or at le as t t wo(2) hours .

• If an ex is ting s ys tem is ex tens i vel y a ltere d, the s ys te m m a y be retes te d at s tatic pres s ureat th e dis c retio n of the Fire Ins p ec tor . T he dec is ion to retes t a s ys t em shal l b edeterm ined b y t he Azle Fire Mars ha l on a c as e- b y-c as e bas is .

• Al l s prink ler s ys tem valv e s s hall be prop erl y m ark ed in ac c ordanc e wi th N.F. P.A. 1 3.• T he h ydros tat ic ac c ept anc e tes t s ha ll be witn es s ed and a ppro ve d b y an A z l e Fire

Ins pec tor.• Spri nk ler pip ing and han ge rs s hall no t be c o vere d an d/or c onc ea le d b y an y m eans prior

to bei ng ins p ec ted an d app roved b y t h e A z l e Fire M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e . **Th is inc l udes d ropgrid s ty le c ei li ngs * * If c ei li ng is b lock in g v i ew at s c h edu led i ns pec ti on, the i n s pec tionauto mat ic al ly res ults in a f a i l u r e . A re- ins pec t ion woul d h av e to be s c hedu le d wh ic hres ults in a re- ins pec t ion fe e.

• T he undergro und s u ppl y li ne(s ) to the s pri nk ler ris er s hall be h ydr os tatic a ll y t es ted a ndwitn es s ed b y the Azle Fire Marshal’s Office b ef ore the s ys te m is approved an d c ov ered .

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Com mercial Fir e Sprinkler Und ergrou nd -

T hese guidelines ar e to b e follow ed w hen a business, facilit y or o rganiz ati on proposes toinstall an unde rground w ater suppl y se rv ing an au tomatic fire sp rinkl er s yst em, w ithin theCity of Azle.

Al l f ire s pr ink ler s y s tem u ndergro und p ipi ng for t he purpos es of t his gui de li ne and a ny ot hergui del in es or requ irem ents of the F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e s hal l c onf orm to t he 2 0 1 8 I nternat io na lFire Code.

Gener al Requi r ements

• Al l u ndergr oun d l in es s ha ll beg in at t he poi nt of c onne c tion to t he und ergrou nd c irc ulat in g pub lic /pr iv ate wat er m ain. A va lv e s hal l be pro vi ded at the po int of c onnec ti on s uc h that the f ire s prink ler undergro und s erv ic e lin e c an be i s olate d f rom public / pri vate wat er dis trib uti on s ys t em .

• T he Doubl e Det ec tor Chec k valve or RPZ with bac k f lo w pre v enter & ¾” m eter b ypas s s hall be ins ta lle d in a v au lt in a n e a s em ent or with perm is s ion b y t h e A z l e Fire M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e it m a y be ins ta lle d in t he f ire s pr ink ler ris er room per th e Cit y of A z l e U t i l i t y Des ign St and ards an d Azle F ire Marshal’s f ina l a pprov al.

• Al l un dergro und li nes s hal l term inate at th e to p of the s pigot no m ore than 5 f t. i n s ide th e bui ld ing.

• Al l duc ti le iron, ret ai nin g rods , and other n on- p las ti c c om ponents s hal l be e x ternal l y c oated f or c orros io n an d p o l y- wra ppe d.

• Al l c ontrac t ors m us t be regi s tered wi th t he C it y of Azle Bu il di ng I ns pec ti ons Dept.• Pla n Re vie w App lic ati on m us t ac c om pan y al l s ubm ittals . Subm ittals wi ll n ot be a pprov ed

with out an a pp lic at io n.• Min im um 6” line un les s h ydraul ic al l y pro ve n to be ac c eptab le to t he F ire M ars h al f or h is

appro va l.

• Eac h s ubm itta l s ha ll ha ve a c om pleted:

a. Contrac tors contact informationb. Copy of Contr ac tors Tex as Depart ment of I ns uranc e Li c ens e

• Pla ns appr ov ed b y th e Cit y of A z l e , Fire Marshal’s Office, gi ve auth ori zat ion f or c ons truc tion an d/or o perat i on.

• Fina l ap pro vals are s ubj ec t to f iel d v erif ic ati on.• An y ap prov al is s ued b y th e Fire Marshal’s Office does not r ele as e th e c ontr ac tor or

propert y o wner f rom the r es pons i bi lit y of f ull c om pli anc e with a ll ap pl ic ab le c o des a nd ordin anc es rel ati ng to t he c ons truc tio n proj ec t.

• Ins tal lat ion , f abric at ion, or other wis e c ons truc t ion of the s ys t em is prohib ite d with out appro ve d p lans a nd perm it.

• Al l ins ta ll at ions an d/or op e rations m us t c onc ur with t he ap prov ed p lans . An y d ev iat ion f rom the appro ved pl ans re quires a re- s ubm ittal t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office.

• Subm ittals t hat do not c o nf orm to the m inim um abov e requirem ents wi ll not be ap prove d.

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Pl an Submi ttal Requi r ements for Under gr ound

Plans shall be reviewed by an approved Third Party prior to submittal. (see page 39) A c op y of yo ur S tate of T exas Fire S prink ler Un dergro und or G enera l lic e ns e is re quire d.

A “W et” RME s ig nat ure is r equ ired on a ll pl ans .

A written report from an approved third party reviewer is required with all plans.

Prov id e a m inim um of one electronic s et of plans . 1 digital copy required.

Proj ec t nam e

Proj ec t ad dres s

A s c ale d c op y of the app r oved Site Pl an tha t in dic a te the loc at io n of al l f ire h yd ran ts and f ire la nes s ervic i ng th e buil di ng or s ite . T he s i ze a nd t yp e of bui ld ing s ha ll be c learl y ind ic ate d on the pl an.

Si ze and loc a tio n of al l wat er s uppl ies and/ or wat er l in es s ervic i ng t he bui ld ing or s ite.

Flo w t es t dat a, as witn es s e d b y th e Azle F ire Marshal’s Office, s ho wn o n th e p lans .

Si ze and t yp e of all pi pin g i dent if ied on t he p la ns

Loc ati on of all va l ves

Loc ati on and s i ze of al l t hru s t bloc k s

T hrus t bloc k details

Deta il of the s pi got pi ec e a nd/or ins i de t he b ui ld ing r is er turn

Em bedm ent det ai l.

Em bedm ent m aterial s ha ll be No . 4 c rus he d s ton e ( ½ ” – ¾” c rus hed s t one)

Depth of bur y. M inim um is 48 i nc hes /4 f eet .

Undergro und Va ult/ va l ve ar rangem ent or if appl yi ng t o hav e DDC V as s em bl y ins ta lle d in Fire Ris er R oom than s ho w loc at ion of de vic es .

T ype of f ittings /j oi nts , m ethods of c onnec t ion and rod s i ze.

Loc ati on and t yp e of Fire Department Con nec ti on (FD C) whic h m us t be with in 10 0’ of th e Fire H ydr ant. T hes e s hal l b e 2 ½” c onnec t ions o nl y an d plac e d i n a n a p p r o v e d l o c a t i o n of the build in g.

Manuf ac turer ’s dat a s hee ts f or all c om ponents us ed in the proj ec t inc l ud ing m anuf ac turer’s param eters and lis t ing orga ni zat ions ap prova l. (1 s et)

Loc ati on and t yp e of bac k f lo w pre ve nti on.

Prov id e inf orm ation o n t he trans it io n s ta bi lit y of dif f erent t yp es of p ip ing ( e. g., trans it ion f rom PVC to d uc ti le iron, re tain er gl an ds ).

Backfl ow Pr evention for Under gr ound S ystem

Al l f ire s pri nk ler s ys t em s are req uire d to be pro vi d ed with an ap prov ed m ethod of bac k f low pre vent io n.

A d oub le det ec tor c hec k o r R P Z , with ¾ inc h b ypas s m eter with bac k f low pre v ent ion d ev ic e, is require d. This as s em bl y s ha ll be c o ns truc ted i n a va ult an d l oc ate d wit hi n an e as em ent or if appro ve d ins i de f ire s pri nk ler ris er room .

If Fire Mars ha l g iv es perm is s ion f or an a ntif ree ze s ys t em to be ins ta ll ed t han a r educ ed pres s ure zo ne bac k f lo w pre ven tio n d ev ic e is re qu ired o n thos e s ys tem s .

As s em blies s hal l b e l is ted f or f ire protec ti on us e.

All Backflow devices shall be annually inspected and certified. A copy shall be provided to the City of Azle.

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Resi denti al (13D) Under gr ound Req ui r ements

All Buildings 6,000 Square Feet or Larger

1. W ater s uppl y wi ll be a ll o we d to be s upp lie d of f the dom es tic water l ine o n the ho us e s ide of the m eter. Ca lc ula tio ns s hal l be pro vi ded bef ore i ns tal lat ion v erif yi ng tha t a d equa te water s up pl y pres s ure, v olu m e, and li ne s i ze is a ppropr iate f or require d f ire f lo w.

2. Sep arate p la ns f or underground s up pl y p ipi ng wil l not be requir ed. Un dergro und s uppl y pip ing la yo ut s ha l l be inc lud ed i n a bo vegro und pl an s u bm ittals .

3. Bac k f low d oub le detec t or c hec k valv es or RPZ s hal l b e p e rm itted to be ins ta l led ins i de th e d wel li ng u nit on th e f ire s prink ler ris er s tack . Ris er s tac k m us t be m ade ac c es sibl e f or tes tin g an d repa ir purp os e s ( i.e., ac c es s door). Cont rac tor s hall prov id e doc um entat io n ens urin g pro per b ac k f low dev ic e is ins ta l led c orrec t l y per m anuf ac turer’ss pec if ic ations , eith er v ertic a l or h ori zon tal . (Prov ide wit h a bo vegr oun d pla n s ubm ittal)

4. Pla ns and P erm it f or abovegro un d f ire protec tion s ys t em s hall be req uire d for eac h d wel li ng un it. O n un its that are ide ntic a l f loor pla ns /f ire protec tio n s ys t em s and pe rm itted at the s am e tim e onl y o ne (1) pla n s et needs t o b e s ubm itted b ut a perm it app lic at ion s ha llbe c om ple ted f or eac h d we ll ing un it. 1 digital copy of plans required for review.

5. Al l res id ent ial f ire protec ti on s ys tem s s hall c om pl y with al l c urrent C it y of A z l e adop ted c od es as am ended b y ord ina nc e.

6. App lic at io ns f or perm it m ust be m ade an d p ai d f or i n t he Bu ild in g I ns pec ti on Dep artm ent.T he Fire M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e wi ll rev ie w pl ans a nd m ak e ins p ec tio ns f or under gro und and abo vegr oun d f ire prot ec tio n s ys t em s .

Fire Sprin kler U ndergr ou nd - In specti on

Fi r e Spri nkl er Under gr ound Requi r ed I nspecti ons

Vis ua l ins pec t ion of pip in g, thrus t bl oc k s , and va ult prio r to be ing c ov ered.

H ydros ta tic tes t

Flus h of c om pleted und ergr ound s ys tem

Fire S prink ler Un dergrou nd Fina l

Fi r e Spri nkl er Under gr ound Vi sual

Al l u ndergro un d p ip ing an d j oints m us t be u nc ov ered and ex pos ed , with lab el in g of the pip e l egi bl e f rom grade.

Al l thrus t bl oc k s will be v is u all y ins pec t ed a nd m us t be unc ov ered and ex pos e d to grade.

Depth of bur y of the p ip e s hal l b e m eas ured an d v erif i ed.

Al l duc ti le iro n, retai ni ng rods , and oth er non- p las tic c om ponents s hall b e ex ternal l y c oated f or c orros io n an d p o l y- wra ppe d.

Vis ua l i ns pec t ion s h al l be m ade b y t he ins ta ll ing c ontrac tor in t he pr es enc e of t h e Azle F ire Marshal’s Office.

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Fi r e Spri nkl er Under gr ound H ydr ostati c Test

Al l ne w f ire s ervic e m ain s s hall be tes te d h yd ros t atic a ll y at not les s than 200 ps i pres s ure f or a m inim um of two ho urs .

An y pres s ure los s of leak s wil l res u lt i n a f ai le d i ns pec t ion.

H ydros ta tic tes t s ha ll be m ade b y t he i ns tal li ng c ontrac tor in t he pres e nc e of a repres enta ti ve of the Azle Fire Marshal’s Office.

It is n ot re qu ired that th e hy dros tatic t es t b e c om pl eted prior to c ov er of t he und ergroun dpip ing . If a hyd rostatic te st is complet ed after the piping system i s cov er e d andfails, the piping w ill be re quired to be uncove red, r egardle ss of cov er and r e testedafter r epair A ll thrus t b loc k s and j oin ts s hal l b e u nc ov ered d urin g h ydro tes t.

Fi r e Spri nkl er Under gr ound Fl ush

Al l un dergro und pi pin g s h all be t horou gh l y f lus h ed prior to c onn ec tin g to t he s ys t em ris ers or other abo ve groun d pi pi ng s ys t em (s ).

Flus h s hal l be m ade b y t he ins ta ll in g c ontrac tor i n the pres enc e of the A z l e Fire Marshal’s Office.

Proper m ethods and e qu ip m ent to perf orm the f lus h m us t be us ed. Al l p ipi ng u s ed to f lus h m us t be properl y s ec u red or retra ine d. H os es ma y not b e us ed .

The Fire Marshal’s Office m us t approv e of f lus hi ng m ethod and equ ipm ent.

Fire Sprin kler S ys t em s – Ab o ve Gro und

T hes e gui de lin es are to b e f ollo wed wh en a bus i nes s , f ac ilit y, or organ i zat ion pro pos es to i ns tal lor m odif y an aut om atic f ire s prink ler s ys tem with in t he Cit y of A z l e ; as s is t in the pre parat ion of ana utom atic f ire s prin k ler s ys tem s ubm ittal f or perm it; and a id the c on trac tor in be in g s uc c es sf ul.T hes e guide li n es are not to b e in terpret ed as to c ontai ni ng a ll d ata re quire d f or proper des ig n,ins t al lat ion, or a ppr ova l. A ll a utom atic s prink ler s ys tem s f or the purpos es of this guid el ine anda n y o ther g ui del in es or requirem ents of the Cit y of A z l e Fire Marshal’s Office s ha ll c onf orm tothe Int ernat ion al F ire C o de, as ado pted an d am end ed b y t he C it y of A z l e , a n d NFP A 13.

T his guide does not rep lac e, nor s upers ede an y ad opt ed c odes and/ or ordin anc e s adopted b y theCit y of Azle, or deter m inations a nd p os it ions of the Azle Fire Marshal’s Office.

I nstall ati on Requi rements

An autom atic f ire s pri nk ler s ys t em s hall be ins ta ll ed t hroug hout a ll s e lf -s ervic e s toragef ac iliti es 6 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e f e e t o r g r e a t e r .

An aut om atic f ire s prink ler s ys t em s hall be ins t al led t hroug hout a ll bu il di ngs ov e r 6,00 0s q. f t., unl es s other wis e d irec ted h erei n. For t he p urpo s e of this pro vis i on, f ire wal l s s hallnot def in e s eparat e bu il di n gs . I, H & R oc c upanc ies are s prink lered regar dles s of totals quare f ootag e. A-2 oc c up anc ies s ha ll b e pro vi ded with a n aut om atic s prink ler s ys t emover 5, 000 s q. f t., oc c upan t load of 100 or m ore, 2 s tories or m ore in heig ht (in c ludi ngbas em ents ) or f ire area c on tains a m ulti-the ater c om plex . (direc t fro m IFC 903 .2. 1.2)

An y bu i ldi ng ex c eed ing 6,0 00 s q. f t. th at h as an ins ide c lear h ei ght in ex c es s of 12 f eet,m ak ing it pos s ib le to be us ed f or s torage i n ex c es s of 12 f eet, s ha ll be c ons i dere d to behig h-pi led s torag e a nd s h al l c om pl y with the pro vis ion s of this s ec tio n. W hen a s pec if icproduc t c a nno t b e ide ntif i ed, a f ire protec ti on s ys te m s hall be i ns tal le d f or C las s IVc om m odities , t o th e m ax im um pile h eig ht.

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Fire prot ec tio n s ys tem s s hall be d es ig ned wit h a 10 ps i s af et y f ac tor.

Autom atic Spri nk ler S ys t e m Room Ac c es s . Sprink ler s ys tem ris ers prov id ing pr otec ti onf or build ings with m ultip le t enan t s pac es m us t be loc ated i n a grou nd f loor room direc tl yac c es s ible f rom the ex t erio r. T he do or m us t be lab el e d as the Fire R is er room . B uil di ngswith s ing le t ena nts m a y ac c es s the ris er loc at ion f rom the i nteri or of the bu ild in g.

Spri nk ler s ys tem s f or all s trip retai l c enters , m ultipl e ten ant b ui ld ings , s pe c ulat iv ewareho us es , or an y oth er m ultiple te nant b ui ldi ng, re gardl es s of c ei lin g hei ght, s hall b edes ig ned to pr ov ide a m ini m um of O r dinar y Ha zard G roup 2 or Cl as s IV c om m oditi es .

Al l v al ves c on trol li ng t he water s up pl y f or autom atic s prink ler s ys t em s and wa ter -f lows wi tc hes on al l s prink ler s ys t em s and s tandp ipe s ys tem s , with th e ex c epti on ofF i r e D e p a r t m e n t hos e c onn ec tio ns , s hal l b e e lec tron ic al l y s uperv is ed .

Appro ve d, s uper vis e d, in dic at ing c ontro l v al ves s hal l be pro vi ded at th e poi nt ofc onnec ti on t o th e ris er o n e ac h f loor i n h igh- ris e bu il di n gs .

An ap pro ved, aud ib le/ vis u al de v ic e s hal l be c o nnec ted to e ver y au tom atic s prink lers ys t em .

An appro ve d, weat herproof , aud ib le/ v is ual de v ic e s ha ll be prov id ed on t he ex teri or of thebui ld ing in an ap pro ved l oc atio n. T he loc at ion s ha l l b e a bo ve t he F i r e D e p a r t m e n t Conn ec tio n (FDC). T his de vic e s h al l b e a m inim um of 75 c an del as .

T he tim e dela y f ea ture o n the f lo w s witc h s witc hes m us t be s et to a de la y of 60-90s ec onds .

T he FDC m us t be wi th in 1 0 0 f t. of a f ire h ydr ant as a f ire hos e la ys .

T he FDC s hal l be c lear and uno bs truc ted with a m inim um of a 3 f t . c leara nc e.

Ins tal ler s ha ll pro vi de c a lc u lat ions re quir ed f or “Dom estic Us e” i n 1 3R F SS – p er NFPA13R a nd app end ix .

Gener al Requir ements for Abo ve Ground Fi r e Spr i nkler S ystems

• T he FDC s hal l be ins t al led no h igh er th an 4 8 i nc hes a nd at le as t 18 inc h es ab ov e grade.• FDC s hal l be loc at ed a t a n a p p r o v e d l o c a t i o n o f the bui ldi ng a nd f ul l y vis i ble f rom

the fire department ac c es s r o a d .• FDC(s ) s hall ha ve appr ov ed thr ead ed 2 ½” c o nn ec ti ons on l y. • A red s ig n at l eas t 12 inc h b y 1 2 inc h with whit e ref lec tiv e let teri ng of at least 4 inches th at

reads “FD C”, s hall be pos ted 5 f eet abo ve t h e ac tual c on nec ti ons on th e wa ll . Fire Ins pec tor m a y require larger s i gns wh en appro pri ate.

• Ins pec tor tes t c o nnec t ions , drains , and ba ll-dri ps s ha ll b e p ipe d d irec tl y to the ex terior and lab el ed as s uc h .

• Ris er room s s hall be perm anen tl y hea ted, a nd s uc h heat ing a pp li anc es s hal l b e hard- wired t o th e b ui ld ing el ec tri c al d is tribu tio n s ys tem .

• Riser Rooms s ha ll b e larg e eno ugh t o ac c om m odate m aintenanc e a nd tes t in g a c tiv iti es , including the Double Detector Check valve or RPZ and Fire Pump.

• ***W he re are as of buildin gs ar e equipped w ith earl y suppre ssion fa st- respo nse (ESFR) sp rinkl ers, O NLY manual smo ke and h eat v ents or manu all y activ ate d engineer ed me chanic al s moke e xhaust s ystem s s hall be requir ed w ithin these area s. Aut om atic Sm ok e/Heat ven ts are PRO HIB IT ED with E SFR Fire S prink lers .

• At l eas t o ne ins p ec tio n tes t va lv e s ha ll be loc at ed a t th e rem ote s ys t em area.• Dr y-s ys tem air c om press ors s hall be hard- wir ed.• Pre-ac tio n s ys tem s olen oi d s s hall be wired f or alarm ac tiva tio n u pon c urre nt l os s .• Fax ed p lans s u bm ittals wi ll not b e ac c ept ed.• Eac h s ubm itta l s ha ll ha ve a c om pleted:

a. Written report from approved third party reviewb. City of Azle P la n Rev i ew/P ermit A ppl ic at ion

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c. Copy of Contr ac tor ’s Tex as Depart men t of Ins uranc e L ic ens e

• Pla ns ap prov ed b y t he C it y of A z l e Fire M a r s h a l ’ s O f f ic e, giv e aut hori z atio n f or c ons truc tion and /or op era tion . Fin al appro va ls are s ubj ec t to f ield ver if ic ati on. A n y appro va l is s ue d b y t he F ire Marshal’s O f f ic e does not releas e th e c ontrac tor or p ropert y o wner f rom the res pons ibi li t y of f ull c om plianc e with al l ap pl ic abl e c odes a nd or di nanc es relat ing to t he c o ns truc tion proj ec t.

• Ins tal lat ion , f abric at io n or other wis e c ons truc t ion of the s ys t em is proh ibi ted with out appro ve d p lans a nd perm it.

• Al l ins ta ll at ions an d/or op e rations m us t c onc ur with t he ap prov ed p lans . An y d ev iat ion f rom the appro ved pl ans re quires a re- s ubm ittal t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office;

• H ydrauli c Pl ac ards s h al l b e on meta l signs with t he deta ils e ith er punc h ed o ut or m ade to be perm anent. Han d wri tten or s c ratc hed d eta ils o n plac ards is proh ib ite d.

• Autom atic s prink lers s hal l NO T be ins tal le d i n:o Ele va tor m ac hine room so Ele va tor m ac hines s pac eso Ele va tor h ois t wa ys , o ther t han p its wh ere s uc h s pri nk lers wou ld not n ec es s itat e

s hunt tri p req uirem ents un d er an y c irc um s tanc es .• An a ppro ve d s et of “A S B U ILT ” plans s ha ll be p os ted at FAC P, eac h F ire S prink l er Ris er

and t he F ire P um p in an ap prove d l ab ele d d oc um ent bin.

Standpi pes

Stan dp ipe s ys tem s s hall b e ins ta ll ed in ac c ord anc e with t he In terna tio na l Fire C o de an dNFPA 14. C las s 1 Aut om atic W et S ys tem s s hall be i ns tal led whe n s tan dpi pes or hos eva lv es are req uire d.

Man ual dr y s tan dp ipe s ys t em s (if approved b y Fire M ars hal) s hal l be s u perv is ed with am inim um of 10 ps ig an d a m ax im um of 40 ps ig a ir pre s s ur e with a h igh /lo w a larm .

In ad dit io n to t he re qu irem ents of IFC, Cl as s I s tand pip es s hal l a ls o b e requ ire d on al loc c upanc i es in wh ic h th e dis tanc e f rom acc es s ible poin ts f or the Fire Dep a rtm entingres s to an y po int in th e s truc ture ex c eeds t wo hun dred f eet (2 0 0 ’) a lon g t he rou te thata f ire hos e la id as m eas ured f rom the f ire lane. W hen require d b y t hi s Code,s tandp ipe c onn ec tio ns s hal l be pl ac ed adj ac ent to a ll requ ired ex its to t he s truc tu re an dat t wo hu ndred f oot (200 ’) i nterv als a lo ng m aj or c orridors thereaf ter.

Hos e v al ves s ha ll be 2 ½-in c h with a 1 ½-i nc h reduc er with c a p a nd c ha in.

Hos e c onn ec tio ns s ha ll be bet we en 3 f eet a nd 5 f eet o ff f inis h f loor.

H ydra ul ic c alc ul ati ons s ha ll be pro vi ded on f orm s heets that i nc lud e a s um m ar y s heet,deta il ed work s heets and a graph s h eet.

Pl an Submi ttal Requi r ements for Ab ove Gr ound Fi r e Spr i nkl er S ystem

T he plans wi ll be re v ie wed bas ed on t he r equ irem ents in t he I ntern ati ona l F ire C o de 2 0 1 8 and c urren t c it y am endm ents alo ng with the current edition of NFP A 1 3.

• A “W et” PE or RME s i gn at ure is requ ired o n th e pl an s and h ydrau lic c a lc ula tio n s . Pla nss hall be c l ear a nd l eg ib l e and al l s he ets s hal l b e in a c om m on and app ropriat e s c ale(1/ 8” m inim um ). Su bm ittals do ne on e lec tric a l, l ight in g or ot her “b us y” pl ans are notac c ep tab le.

• Plans shall be submitted directly to an approved third party reviewer.• A m inim um of o n e (1) e l e c t r o n i c s et of plans s hal l be s ubm itted. 1 d i g i t a l c o p y

o f p l a n s a r e r e q u i r e d . P la ns s hal l c onta in s u ff ic ient deta il t o e nab le t he p la n

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revi e wer

to ac c om plis h a c om plete re v ie w. T he f ol lo wing inf orm ation s hal l b e pro vi de d on thepl ans :

a. Floor p la n of bu ild in g(s ).b. Squ are f oota gec. Loc ati on of doorsd. Inten ded us e of eac h room ide ntif ie de. North arro w pro vid edf. Loc ati on of the F i r e D e p a r t m e n t Connec ti on (FDC)

• O c c upanc y c l as s if ic atio n• Sc ope of W ork• Sit e pl an to inc l ude al l f ire h ydra nts , f ire la nes , F i r e D e p a r t m e n t c onnec ti ons an d the

f ire s ervic e lea d- in• Equ ipm ent Lis t• H ydra ul ic c alc ula tio ns f or eac h des ig n area i nc lu din g area of c overag e per hea d, des ign

dens it y, and s pec if ic c om modit y protec te d.• O ne (1) s et of da ta s pec if ic atio ns s heets f or a ll equ ipm ent s ha ll be pro vid ed• Spec if ic m aterials in the s pec if ic atio n book let are to be ide ntif i ed b y a n arrow or

hig hl ight er• A c om plete f ul l-he ight c ros s s ec tion of th e bu il di ng• T otal area protec t ed b y eac h s ys tem• Capac i t y of the dr y s ys t em or ant if ree ze s ys tem• H ydra ul ic no de s ym b ols a n d s c hedu le• Ele va tio ns of s prink ler li nes and nod e p oin ts• Hang er det ai ls .• Hang er loc a tio ns• Spri nk ler ris er dia gram and ris er/f ire pum p room s ize• Ins pec tors tes t c on nec t ion deta il• Aux i li ar y dr ain det ai ls• Si ze and loc a tio n of hos e v al ves an d or s ta ndp ip es• G raphic a l s c ale• Des c ripti on of th e des ign ar ea (Ha zard Clas s if ic at ion)• Des ign de ns it y of eac h des i gn are a• Clear l y in dic at e e ac h rem ote area• Prov id e gra phic re pres ent a tion of the water f lo w an al ys is• Prov id e th e wat er s upp l y te s t inf orm ation• Prov id e no tes to in dic at e th e f ollo win g

a) Des ign c odeb) Res po ns ib le part y wi th r egards to f ree ze protec t ion

• If appl ying t o ha ve dou bl e- c hec k detec tor wi th bac k f low prev ent er an d ¾ inc h m eterb yp as s ins tal led i n ris er room ins tead of undergro un d vau lt, th en ins t al lat ion s h all m eetCit y of Azle G en er al Des i gn S tan dards an d s how al l det ai ls on pl an s .

• Prov id e a c o p y of your Sta t e of T ex as State Fir e Mars hal ’s O f f ic e lic ens e• T he title bl oc k s hall c ont ai n the f ol lo wing :

a. Loc ati on of the i ns tal lat io nb. Nam e and c om plete a ddre s s of the bus in es sc. Nam e and c om plete a ddre s s of the ins ta ll ing c om panyd. Lic ens i ng inf orm atione. “W et” s ignat ure of the RM Ef. Dateg. Drawn b y

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• Sha ll s t ate t hat it m eets al l pertin ent NFP A a nd IFC s tandar ds al ong wit h A uth orit y

Hav ing J uris dic t ion ( Cit y of Azle) re qu irem ents• Sc ale• A l ege nd s h al l be pro vi ded to i nc lud e:

a. S ym bo l, s pri nk ler des c ript io n, m anuf ac turer, m odel n u m ber, and qua nti t y f or eac h d ev ic e

b. Pip e a nd f itt ings t yp e• See NFP A 1 3, f or addit io na l p lan s u bm ittal req uirem ents .• An a ppro ve d s et of “A S B U ILT ” plans s ha ll be p os ted at FAC P, t he F ire Sprink ler Ris er

and t he F ire P um p in an ap prove d l ab ele d d oc um ent bin.• An electronic copy of the “AS BUILT” plans shall be submitted to the Fire Marshal

Sprinkler System - Tena nt Finis h- O ut/B uildi ng Al te ration

T hes e guide li nes are to be f ollo we d whe n a bus ines s , f ac ilit y or organ i zat ion pr o pos es to m odif yan ex is tin g a utom atic f ire s prink ler s ys t em wit hi n t he Cit y of Azle. T his wil l as s is t in thepreparat io n of a n autom ati c f ire s prink ler s ys tem s ub m ittal f or perm it and a id t he c o ntrac tor inbei ng s uc c es s f ul. T hes e guid el ines ar e no t to be int erpreted as c ont ain in g a ll data re qu ired f orproper des ign , ins ta ll ati on, or appro va l. A ll a utom atic s prink ler s ys tem s f or the purpos es of thisgui del in e a nd a n y ot her g ui del ines or requ irem ents of the Azle F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e s hal lc onf orm to the In terna tio na l Fire Cod e , as ado pte d an d am ende d b y the Cit y of AzleO rdina nc e an d NF PA 1 3. T his gu ide do es no t rep lac e , nor s up ers ede an y ado pte d c odesan d/or ordin anc es ad opt ed b y th e Cit y of Azle, or deter m inations an d pos i tio ns of the FireMars h al.


Ple as e s ee the G ui del in es f or Aut om atic Fire S prink ler S ys tem s . T o ex pedite the p lan revi e w a nd ins pec t ion proc es s es , ple as e ref er to th e i nf orm ation l is ted be lo w.

Pl an Submi ttal Requi r ements for Tenant Fi ni sh-Out/ Bui l di ngAl ter ati on

• Fax or em ailed s u bm ittals wil l n ot b e ac c ept ed.• A “W et” RME s ig nat ure is r equ ired pla ns .• H ydra ul ic c alc u lat ions wil l b e requ ired if the area(s ) to be m odif ied are wit hi n th e o rigin al

des ig n are a an d/or t he m odif ic atio ns prop os ed c reat e a hig her h a zard c las s if ic at io n as determ ined b y t he F ire M ars hal.

• Pla ns s ha ll be c l ear a nd leg ibl e a nd a ll s heets s h al l b e i n a c om m on and a ppropr iat e s c ale.

• A m inim um of one (1) electronic s et of plans s ha ll be s u bm itted. 1 digital copy of plans and specification sheets are required.

• Alterations of the system require a third party plan review from an approved third party reviewer.

• Pla ns s ha ll c o nta in s uf f ic ient de tai l t o en ab le t he p la n revi e wer t o ac c om plis h a c om plete revi e w.

• O ne (1) s et of da ta s pec if ic atio ns s heets f or a ll equ ipm ent us e d s ha ll be prov id ed.• Spec if ic m aterials in t he s p ec book let ar e to be ide ntif i ed b y a n arro w or h igh li ght er.• A m inim um of one (1) s et o f h ydrau lic c a lc ula tio ns s hal l be pro vi ded. T he f ollo win g

inf orm ation s hal l b e pro vi de d on the pl ans .

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• Floor p la n• Squ are f oota ge• Inten ded us e of eac h room is id ent if ied

(Pla n S ubm itt al R equ ire me nts for Ten ant F in is h- O ut/B uil di ng Alt erati on c o nti nue d )

• O c c upanc y c l as s if ic atio n a nd t ype of ha zard as lis t ed b y c ert if ied p ers onn el ( i.e., l ight , ordin ar y)

• Sc ope of W ork .• Sit e p lan to ind ic ate wher e, in t he bui ld ing , th e m odif ic atio n is t o b e perf orm ed. Cl oud

area or other wis e ind ic ate.• T ype of s prink ler hea ds an d area of c overa ge p er s pri nk ler head• Ele va tio n of s prink ler l ines and nod e po ints• Hang er det ai ls• Hang er loc a tio ns• Prov id e no tes to in dic at e th e f ollo win g d es ig n s tan dard s• T he title bl oc k s hall c ont ai n the f ol lo wing :

a. Loc ati on of the i ns tal lat io nb. Nam e and c om plete a ddre s s of the bus in es sc. Nam e and c om plete a ddre s s of the ins ta ll ing c om panyd. Lic ens i ng inf orm atione. Datef. Drawn b yg. Auth orit y H av ing J uris dic t io nh. Sc ale

• An e qu ipm ent le gen d s ha ll be pr o vi de d to inc l ude :

a. S ym bo l, s pri nk ler des c ript io n, m anuf ac turer, m odel n u m ber, and quan tit y f or eac h de vic e

b. Pip e a nd f itt ings t yp ec. Indic a te whic h s pr ink ler he ads are n e w, ex is ti ng a nd r eloc at edd. Indic a te what pip in g is ne w and ex is tin g

• See NFP A 1 3 f or addit ion al pl an s u bm ittal requ irem ents .


a) City of Azle Pla n R ev iew/ Perm it App lic a ti onb) Copy of Co ntrac tors Tex as Depart men t of Ins uranc e Lic e ns ec) Copy of Third Party Review

• Pla ns appro ve d b y the C it y of Azle Fire Marshal’s Office, gi ve a uthor i zat ion f orc ons truc tion a nd/or op erat ion. Fi na l a ppro va ls are s ubj ec t to f ield verif ic at io n. An yappro va l is s ued b y t he Fire Marshal’s Office d o es not releas e th e c ontra c tor orpropert y o wner f rom the res pons i bi lit y of f ull c om plia nc e wi th al l a pp lic ab le c od es andordin anc es rel ati ng to t he c ons truc tio n proj ec t.

• Ins tal lat ion , f abric atio n, or other wis e c ons truc t ion of the s ys t em is prohibite d with out appro ve d p lans a nd perm it.

• Al l ins ta ll ati ons and/ or ope rations m us t c onc ur wit h the appro ve d pla ns . An y d ev iat ion f rom the appro ved pl ans re quires a re- s ubm ittal t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office.

• Cit y of Azle s tam ped plans and perm its s hall be k ept in a p erm it pac k et on th e j ob s i te u nti l f ina l ins pec tio n.

• An a ppro ve d s et of “A S B U ILT ” plans s ha ll be p os ted at FAC P, eac h F ire Ris er a nd Fire Pum p regardi ng b oth the Fi re Spri nk ler and the F ire Al arm s ys tem s , if altered. T hes e

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s hall be pl ac ed in an a ppro ved la be led doc um ent bi n.• If the ten ant f in is h o ut or re m odel requir es les s th an 1 0 f ire s prink ler he ads to be adde d,

altere d or re loc at ed t han a s c ope le tter s i gne d b y a R ME m a y work . T his letter s hal l s tate h o w m an y h eads are to be ad ded or a ltered , th ei r loc ati on, the r eas on f or th e work

and proof that the c urrent f i re s prink ler s ys tem c an han dle the add ed hea ds .• If the c urrent Fir e S prink ler S ys tem does n ot h av e ap pr ove d m etal h ydra ul ic pl ac ards

with the det ai ls punc h ed int o it (or oth erwis e m ade per m anent s inc e h and wr itt en deta ils are proh ib ite d) the n th e y s h all be ins ta ll ed prior t o c al li ng f or this ins pec t ion .

Fire Al ar m S yst ems

Thes e g ui de lin es are to b e fo llo wed wh en a bus i nes s , fac i lity , or organ i zat ion pro pos es to i ns tal lor mod ify a f ire al arm s y s tem wit hin the C ity of A z l e . A ll fire alar m s y s tems for the p urpos es ofth is gu ide li ne and any ot her gu id el ines or re qu ireme nts of th e Fire Marshal’s Office s hall c onfor mt o the Int ernat ion al F ire Cod e, as ado pted and a men ded by th e City of Azle and NFP A 7 0 &7 2.

This gu id e do es not rep lac e nor s up ers ede any a dop t ed c od es and /or ord in anc e s adopt ed by theCity of Azle, or deter min ati ons a nd p os it ions o f t he Fire Mars h al.


• Al l Fire al arm s ys t em s , new or rep lac em ent shall b e a ddress able.• Fire a larm s ys tem s , new or replac em ent, s erv in g 20 0 o r m ore init iat in g d ev ic es , or 20 or

m ore sm ok e detec tors , s ha ll be an approved int el li gen t ad dr es s able.• Manu al al arm ac tuating de vic es (pu l l s tat ions ) s ha ll be an a ppro ve d do ub le ac t ion t yp e.• Al l f ire a larm s ys tem s s hall be i ns tal le d i n s uc h a m ann er that the f ai lure of an y s in gle

ini tia tin g d ev ic e or s i ng le o pen in an ini tia tin g c irc ui t c onduc t or wi ll not int erf ere wi th th e norm al operat ion of other s uc h de vic es . A ll s i gna li ng li ne c irc uits ( SLC) s ha ll be in s tall ed in s uc h a wa y t hat a s in gle open wi ll not int erf ere wit h t he o perat ion of an y ad dres s able dev ic es (Cl as s A). O utg oi n g an d return S LC c on duc to rs s hall b e ins ta lle d i n ac c o rdanc e with NFP A72 r equ irem ents f or Clas s A c irc uits a nd s h a ll ha ve a m inim um of f our feet s eparati on hori zo nta l a nd o ne f oot vertic a l b et ween s u ppl y a nd ret urn c irc u it c on d uc tors . T he init iat in g de v ic e c irc uit (IDC) f rom a s ignal ing l ine c irc uit i nterf ac e de vic e m a y be wired C las s B , pro vi ded the dis ta nc e f rom the in terf ac e de vic e t o th e i nit iat in g d ev i c e is ten f eet or les s . IN ALL R-1 , R-2, R-3, and R-4 O CC U P ANCI ES T HE A/V NO T IFIC AT IO N (N AC) CIR CUIT SH ALL BE CL AS S A.

• Al l a larm s are required to b e trans m itted to the U.L. Lis ted C entra l S tat ion m onit ori ng c om pan y wit h th e de v ic e(s ) des ig nat ion an d l oc ati on, o r addres s ab le d ev ic e ide ntif ic at ion. T his is c om monl y ref erred t o as CO NT A CT ID. (See F ire S prink ler Fire Alar m Moni tori ng G u ide li ne s f or additi on al inf orm ation).

• Al l a larm s ys tem s , new or repl ac em ent s hall trans m it alarm , s upervis or y an d trou b le s igna ls des c ript i vel y t o th e appro ve d c entra l s tat io n, re m ote s upervis or y s tat ion or proprie tar y s uper vis i ng s ta ti on as d ef ined b y NFP A 72, with the c orrec t de vic e des ig nat ion an d l oc ati on of addres s ab le de vic e ide nt if ic ation .

• Alarm s and s ig nals s h al l n ot be perm itted t o b e trans m itted as a “G ener al Al arm ” , “G eneral T roub le”, “G en era l S uper vis or y” or: Zo ne C on dit ion”.

• An ex teri or aud ibl e and vis i ble no tif ic at ion de v ic e s hal l be provi de d on the ex ter io r of thebui ld ing and s h al l b e l oc at ed ab ov e th e Fire Department Connec ti on. T his no t if ic atio ndev ic e s hal l op erate on a water f lo w alarm onl y and s ha l l be non- s i le nc eab le wh il ewater is s till f lo wi ng thr oug h f ire s prink ler s ys t em . T he not if ic ation de vic e s h al l b e wire df rom the f ire alarm c ontrol pa ne l as a la tc hin g c irc ui t.

• Hard- wire d s ys tem s s hall b e zone d b y de v ic e t ype ( e. g., water f lo w, s m ok e, heat, m anual

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pul l, or f ix ed ex ti ngu is hi ng s ys t em ) per floor. Addr es s abl e or ana lo g s ys tem s s hall s h o waddres s num bers on th e p l ans an d pro vi de a de tai l lis t of addres s ver bia ge f or ap prova l.

• Prim ar y po wer s hal l be f rom a dedic ate d c irc ui t, whic h is lis te d o n th e a ppro ved bui ld in g elec tric a l p la ns .

• Fire pum ps s hall be m onit ored f or “los s of po wer”, “p has e re vers al” a nd “p um p runni ng” c ondit io ns on dis ti nc t c irc uit s .

• Fire P um p Runni ng s h al l s end an Al arm s ignal t o m onitor ing c om pan y s o t hat t he Fire

(Ins tall ati on Req uire ments f or Fire Alar m Sy s te ms c onti nued)

Department c an res p ond. It s hal l not be a s up ervis or y s igna l.• Al l s ys tem s and c irc uits s h all be s u per vis ed .• W hen the f ire alarm c ontrol pan el is not loc a ted at the m ain entra nc e, a rem ote

annu nc iat or s hal l be loc at ed at th e m ain entranc e. FACPs s hal l be loc at ed at FireSpri nk ler Ris ers or at m ain entranc e on l y.

• Fire A larm S ys tem s shall be re- s ettable w ithout any specia l know ledge or the use ofan acc es s code. Ke y t o re s et pu ll s ta tio n shall be pl ac ed i ns id e the K nox B ox .

• Addres s ab le i nte ll ig ent s ys t em s s hall c o nta in a his tor y f ile of the p as t 1 00 eve nts .• Duc t det ec tors m a y b e s up ervis or y.• An a de quat e n um ber of f ire alarm notif ic at ion de vic es s hal l be pro vi ded s uc h that a

m inim um s ound le ve l 1 5 db l ab ov e a vera ge am bient wi ll be ac h ie ve d.• Al l f ire a larm equipm ent s h all be lis t ed f or its inte nde d purpos e.• Com binati on Fir e an d Burgl ar alarm pane ls /s ys tem s are proh ib ite d.• T he f ire alarm c ontrol pa ne l s hal l b e l is ted an d c om pati ble wit h a ll de vic es and c a p abl e of

del iv erin g a ll r equ ired s ign a ls .• Fire al arm s ys t em s s hall b e ins ta l led on l y b y c om pan ies an d i ndi v idu als lic ens e d b y the

Stat e of T ex as Fire Mars ha l’s O f f ic e.• Init iat ing Circ u its : W ater f low al arm s s hall b e pro gram m ed non- s ilenc e ab le.• T he ex terior h orn/s trobe s h all op erate on water f lo w al arm onl y.• Notif ic at ion C irc uits: T he ex terior n otif ic at ion de vic e s s hall b e no n- s il enc ea b le. T he

inter ior s trob e(s ) onl y s ha l l c onti nue to f las h af ter the pan el is s il enc e d on th e c ond iti onthe a larm was a water f lo w alarm onl y.

• T he notif ic ati on de v ic es s hal l be wired f rom the f ire alarm c ontrol pan el as a latc hi ngc irc uit.


a. Copy of Contr ac tors Tex as Depart ment of I ns uranc e Li c ens eb. City of Azle Building Permit/ Fire Alarm Permitc. Copy of Third Party Review

• Pla ns ap prov ed b y t he C it y of Azle Fire M a r s h a l ’ s O f f ic e, giv e aut hori z atio n f orc ons truc tion and /or op era tion . Fin al appro va ls are s ubj ec t to f ield ver if ic ati on. A n yappro va l is s ue d b y t he F ire Marshal’s O f f ic e does not releas e th e c ontrac tor or p ropert yo wner f rom the res pons ibi li t y of f ull c om plianc e with al l ap pl ic abl e c odes a nd or di nanc esrelat ing to t he c o ns truc tion proj ec t.

• Ins tal lat ion , f abric ati on or other wis e c ons truc ti on of the s ys tem is prohib it ed with outappro ve d p lans a nd perm it.

• Al l ins ta ll ati ons and/ or ope rations m us t c onc ur wit h the appro ve d pla ns . An y d ev iat ionf rom the appro ved pl ans re quires a re- s ubm ittal t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office.

• Al l i ns pec ti on f orm s , perm its and s tam ped drawi ngs s ha ll b e k ept i n a perm it pac k eton the j ob s it e unt il f inal ins p ec ti on.

• Al l v al ves c o ntrol li ng t he water s up pl y f or aut om atic s prink ler s ys t em s pum ps , tank s ,water l ev els an d tem peratures , c ritic al air pres s ure and wa ter -f lo w s witc hes on al ls prink ler s ys tem s and s ta ndp ipe s ys t em s , with th e ex c eptio n of F i r e D e p a r t m e n t hos e c onnec ti ons s ha ll be in di vi d ual l y el ec tric al l y s uper vis e d b y a l is ted f ire al arm c ontrolu nit .

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• Appro ve d s uper vis e d in di c ating c o ntrol va lv es s hall b e prov id ed at t he p oint ofc onnec ti on t o th e ris er o n e ac h f loor i n m ultis tor y bu il di ngs .

• An appr ov ed la bel ed doc u m ent bin s h al l be ins ta l led nex t to f ire alarm c ontrol pa nel wi thall c ons truc t ion doc um ents , pane l ins truc t ions a nd al l other doc um ents require d b y IFCand NF PA .

Fi r e Al ar m Pl an Submi ttal Requi r ements

• A “W et” APS s ign ature is re quire d o n a ll pla n dra win gs and c a lc ul ati ons .• T he pla ns wi ll be re vi e we d bas e d on t he requ irem ents in th e I ntern ati ona l F ire Co de

2018 ed iti on and NFP A 7 2.• Pla ns s hall b e c lear an d l egi ble a nd al l s heets s ha ll be in a c om m on and app ropriat e

s c ale.• All Plans shall be submitted directly to an approved third party reviewer.• Pla ns s ha ll inc l ude int erior wal ls a n d room s . Ceili ng t i les s hal l n ot b e s ho wn o n th e

dr a win gs .• A m inim um of o n e (1) s ets of plans s hall b e s ubm itted. 1 d i g i t a l c o p y o f p l a n s

a n d s p e c s h e e t s a r e r e q u i r e d . P la ns s hall c o nta in s u ff ic ient deta il t o e nab let he pla n revi e wer t o ac c om plis h a c om plete rev ie w. T he f oll o wi ng inf orm ation s hal lb e pro vi de d on the pl ans :

a. North arro wb. Floor p la nc. Bui ld in g perm it num berd. Proj ec t nam ee. Proj ec t ad dres sf. Dev ic e l oc ati on wit h ID #g. Sit e m ap ins eth. T ype of dev ic ei. Prov id e a “p oi nt-to-po int” wi ring c onf i gurat ionj. Fire a larm c ontrol pa nel t yp e an d l oc ati onk. Ann unc i atorsl. Squ are f oota gem. Loc ati on of doorsn. Inten ded us e of eac h roomo. Loc ati on of all air han dl ing unitsp. Sho w loc ati on of a ll f ire s pri nk ler ris ers , f low s witc hes , t am per s witc hes , and f ire

pum ps ( if equi ppe d) .q. Notif ic at ion de vic es s h al l i n dic ate c and ela rati ngr. Heat detec t ors s hal l i ndic a t e tem perature rat ings. Indic a te t he len gth of wirin g bet ween de vic est. Deta ils of c ei lin g h ei ght and c ons truc tion .u. Clas s if ic ati on of s uper vis in g s tati on.v. O ff ic ial O c c upanc y C las s if ic ation per C it y of Azle

• T he notif ic atio n de vic e wiri ng s hal l be s ho wn dif f erent than th e in iti ati ng de v ic e wir ing.W hen nec es s ar y, t he y s ha ll be pro v ide d o n d if f erent pl an dra win gs .

• Sc ope of W ork• Seq uenc e of O perati ons in m atrix f orm at• Equ ipm ent Lis t• Contac t ID/A ddres s ta ble• Spec if ic at io n bo ok let s hal l c ontai n th e f oll o wi ng:

a. A m inim um of one (1) set of data s pec if ic atio ns s heets f or all dev ic es an d equ ipm ent s hal l b e pro vi de d along with digital copy of them.

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b. Lis ti ng of th e s ys tem des ig n, op erati on and res et f unc t ionsc. Specifi c mat eria ls in the specifi cation bookl et a r e to be id entified b y an

arrow or highlighterd. Batt er y dis c harg e c urvese. W ire s pec if ic ationsf. Addres s ab le de vic e l is t

(Pla n S ubm itt al R equ ire me nts for Fire A larm Sy s tems c ontin ued .)

g. T ype of prim ar y p o wer an d s ec ondar y p o wer ( i. e., s i ze and n um ber of batteriesto be pro vid ed)

• Dev ic e m ountin g h eig ht d ia gram s• Vol tag e dro p c alc u lat io ns p rovi ded. S hal l c l earl y ind ic a te eac h not if ic ati on d ev ic e and

wire l en gth.• Batt er y c a lc ul ati ons to inc l u de S tan db y a nd Alarm• T he notes s ha ll c learl y in di c ate th at th e i nit iat in g c irc ui t wiri ng s h al l be Cl as s A.• Ident if ic ati on of th e t ype of c ondu it us e d, if an y• Ident if ic ati on o n th e g aug e and t yp e of wire us ed• Notes s ha ll id ent if y the f oll o wing :

a. Auth orit y H av ing J uris dic t io n ( Cit y of Azle)b. Des ign in ac c ordanc e wit h t he In ternat io na l Fire Cod e and NF PA 72c. Duc t det ec tors m a y s ou nd s uperv is or y onl y - not a ge neral al ar md. Prim ar y po wer to b e a ded i c ated c irc u it

• T he us e of eac h room s hall be ide ntif ie d on the pl ans .• T he title bl oc k s hall c ont ai n the f ol lo wing :

a. Loc ati on of the i ns tal lat io nb. Nam e and c om plete a ddre s s of the bus in es sc. Nam e and c om plete a ddre s s of the ins ta ll ing c om panyd. Lic ens i ng inf orm atione. “W et” s ignat ure of the A PSf. Dateg. Drawn b yh. Auth orit y H av ing J uris dic t io n.

• T he ris er dia gram s hall i nc l ude al l de v ic es as the y are s ho wn o n th e p lans , or wir e d.• Eac h ris er & o ther va lv es s hal l h av e th eir o wn s pec if ic tam per s ignals , and eac h r i s er

s hall ha ve the ir o wn s pec if i c wa ter f lo w s i gna l.• A l ege nd s h al l be pro vi ded to i nc lud e:

a. Al l de v ic es s ho wn on pl ansb. T otal num ber of dev ic es of eac h t ypec. S ym bo l, de vic e des c ript ion, m anuf ac turer, m odel num ber, and qu ant it y f or eac h

dev ic e

4 De vic e addr es s num bers prov ide d f or addres s ab le/ a nal og inte ll ig ent s ys tem s . An a ppro ve d s et of “A S B U ILT ” plans an d ot her d oc um ents requ ired b y NFP A and IFC

s hall be pos te d at F AC P i n an a ppro ved la be led doc u m ent bin. Stat e of T ex as Fire Mars ha l’s i ns tal lat io n c ertif ic ate s h all be f i lle d o ut a nd pos ted at

FACP. Break er and or ded ic at ed p o wer s up pl y to Fire Al arm shal l b e l abe le d as s uc h p er 2018

IFC and c urrent NF PA 72 r equ irem ents . W here a c irc uit bre ak er is the d is c onnec t ing m eans , a lis te d bre ak er loc k ing dev ic e s hal l

be i ns tal le d ( NFP A 7 2 – C hapt er 10. 6.5. 4)

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Fire Al ar m/Fire Sprinkler M oni t oring

Oper ati onal Gui del i nes

T hes e gui del in es are to be f ollo wed whe n a bu il di ng, or f ac il it y, with in t he Cit y of Azle, isprov ide d wit h an appro ve d, autom atic f ire s prink ler s ys tem that s hall b e requ ired t o be m onitored .Al l f ire s prink ler s ys tem and f ire alarm s f or the purpos e s of this guide li ne an d an y other gu id el inesor requirem ents of the Fire Marshal’s Office s hal l c onf orm to the In terna tio na l Fire Co d e 2018ed iti on, as ado pted an d am ended b y th e C it y of Azle O rdi nanc e an d NF PA s tandards .

Fi r e Al ar m/ Spri nkler S ystem M oni tori ng/ Oper ati onal Gui del i nes

• Al l va lv es c ontro ll in g t he water s u pp l y f or aut om atic s prink ler s ys tem s pum ps , tank s ,water l ev els and tem peratures , c ritic a l a ir pres s ure and water -f lo w s witc hes on a lls prink ler s ys t em s and s tandp ipe s ys tem s , wit h th e ex c eptio n of F i r e D e p a r t m e n t hos e c onnec ti ons , s ha ll be el ec tric al l y s u per vis ed b y a lis te d f ire alarm c ontrol u nit.

• Appro ve d s up erv is ed in dic atin g c on trol va l ves s ha ll b e pro vi ded at the po int of c onnec t ionto th e ris er a nd s ta ndp ip e/h os e v al ve on e ac h f loor in m ultis tor y bu il di ngs .

• Alarm , s upervis or y an d t roubl e s ign als s ha ll be dis ti nc tl y dif f erent an d s hal l beautom atic al l y trans m itted to a n a ppro ved c entr al s tat io n l is ted b y U n der writersLabor atori es , or when ap prove d b y t he c o de of f ic ial, a t a c ons t ant l y att end ed loc atio n. Ac opy of th e m oni tori ng c on t rac t s hall be giv e n to F ire Marshal at ti me o f ac c ept a nc e tes tfor fire al arm.

• An a ppro ve d, a udi bl e/ vis ua l de v ic e s ha ll be c o nnec te d to e ver y f ire s prink ler s ys te m .• A s ing le weat herpro of , au dib le/ vis u al de vic e s h al l b e prov id ed o n th e ex teri o r of the

bui ld ing ab ov e t he F i r e D e p a r t m e n t Connec t ion (FDC). T his dev ic e s h al l b e a m ini m um of75 c an del a.

• T he tim e del a y f ea ture on the wat erf lo w s witc h s wit c hes m us t be s et t o a d el a y of 60s ec onds but no m ore tha n 90 s ec on ds .

• Init iat ing Circ u its : W aterf low al arm s s hall b e pro gram m ed non- s ilenc e- abl e.• T he ex terior h orn/s trobe s h all op erate on waterf lo w al a rm onl y.• Notif ic at ion Circ ui ts : T he ex terior n otif ic at ion de vic e s s hall be n on- s i lenc e-a bl e. T he

inter ior s trob e(s ) onl y s ha l l c onti nue to f las h af ter the pan el is s il enc e d on th e c ond iti onthe a larm was a waterf lo w alarm .

• Duc t detec t ors m a y a larm s upervis or y on l y whe n m onit ored b y a c ons ta ntl y a ttend edloc at ion.

• Sup erv is or y s i gna ls s ha ll b e trans m itted to the m onitoring c om pan y.• Al l Fi re al arm s ystem s, n ew or replacem ent shall be addres sable and meet current

adopted codes and amen dments .T his m eans a per m it s hall b e pu ll ed and appr ove d.• Fire alarm s ys tem s , new or replac em ent, s ervin g 200 or m ore initi ati ng de v ic es , or 20 or

m ore sm ok e detec tors , s ha ll be an al og int el li gent a ddr es s able or dig ita l m ic ro pro c es s ingunit .

• Fire pum ps s hall be m onit ored f or “los s of po wer”, “p has e re vers al” a nd “p um p runni ng”c ondit io ns on dis ti nc t c irc uit s .

• Al a rm s shal l not be pe r mitted to be transmitted as a “ G ene ral Al a rm” or “ Zone”condition. T his informati on must be in turn, tra nsmitted to the T a r r a n t C o u n t y F i r e A l a r m C enter, w ith cor rect de signation.

• Bui ld in gs wit h a f lo or us ed f or hum an oc c upanc y loc ated m ore tha n 5 5 f eet a b ove thelo wes t le ve l of Fire Department vehic l e ac c es s s hall hav e an aut om atic sm ok e detec t ions ys t em , Fire Department c om m unic ation s ys tem an d a n em ergenc y v oi c e/alarmc om m unic ation s ys tem .

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Com mercial Kit chen S up pressi on S ys tems

T hes e guide li nes are to be f ollo we d wh en a b us in es s , f ac ilit y or orga ni zat ion prop os es to perf ormc ook ing oper ati ons th at wil l i nv ol ve greas e- l ade n v apors , wi th in t he C it y of Azle. T hisgui del in e ide ntif ies protec t i on f or c ook ing s urf ac es wh i c h inc l ude ; d eep f at f r yers , gridd les , upri ghtbroil ers , c har broil ers , range tops and gr il ls , ope n fac e ove ns , s alam anders , c hees e m elters ,wok s , open f ac e pi zza o ve ns , and ot her s im ilar equ ip m ent. T he plen um s pac e with in th e ho od,abo ve the f ilt ers , an d ex h a us t duc ts s er vic i ng the h o od s h al l a ls o be prot ec ted. A ll c om m erc ialc ook ing oper ati ons f or the purpos es of th is gu ide li ne and an y ot her g uid el in es or requir em ents ofthe Fire Marshal’s Office s hal l c onf orm to the 2018 Int ernat ion al Fire C od e, as ado pte d andam ende d b y t he C it y of Azle, NFP A 1 7 an d NFP A 1 7A .

T his guid e do es not rep lac e, nor s u pers ede an y a do pt ed c od es and /or ord in anc e s adopt ed b y theCit y of Azle, or deter m inations a nd p os it ions of t he Fire Mars h al.


T he pipi ng s ha ll be rig id l y s upp orted t o pre ven t e x c es s ive m ovem ent and s hall beprotec ted f rom m ec hanic al or other dam age.

Both a m anual an d aut om atic m eans of ac tivat ion s h al l be pro vi ded . A m inim um of onem anual ac ti vat ion pu ll s tat ion s h al l be prov id ed i n t he pa th of egres s , an d s hal l beloc ate d no m ore than f ive f eet abo ve t he f loor. T he m anual ac tuat io n de v ic e s hal l beloc ate d a m inim um of 10 f eet an d a m ax im um of 20 f eet f rom the k itc hen ex haus ts ys t em .

W here m ultiple m anual ac tuators are ins t al led f or protec ti on of s eparate ex ti ng uis hi ngs ys t em s , the y s hal l b e c l ea rl y ide ntif ie d as t o th e ho od bei ng pr otec te d.

Dis tinc t iv e a udi bl e an d/or vis u al alarm s s hall b e pro vi ded to i nd ic ate s ys tem operati onand ac t iv ati on. Sp ec if ic al l y, an a ud ibl e/ vis ua l n otif ic a tion de vic e s h al l b e pro vi ded t oind ic ate s ys tem operati on, r equ irin g pers o nne l at tent io n an d s ys tem rec harge.

T he f ire s uppres s ion s ys te m s hall be in terc onn ec ted to the bu ild in g f ire al arm sys t em .Ac ti vat ion of the K itc he n Hood Fire Sup pres s ion S ys tem s hall c aus e the f ire alarm to ac tiv ate throu gho ut t he b ui l din g.

Ac ti vat ion of the f ire s upp res s ion s ys tem s hall aut o m atic all y s hut of f the f uel s uppl y,elec tric a l po wer s uppl y, and v ent il ati on c ontro ls if required , f ans , and an y otherequ ipm ent nec es s ar y. Sh u tof f valv es and s witc hes s hal l b e of the t yp es tha t re quire am anual ac ti on t o res et.

W hen a b ui ldi ng f ire a larm s ys tem is prov id ed, not if i c ation of th e ac t iv ati on of the f ires uppres s ion s ys tem s hall tr ans m it Contac t ID a nd c on f orm to the Fire A larm Mon itori ngG uide li nes .

A T ype- K port abl e f ire ex tingu is her s ha ll be ins ta lle d at an a ppro ved l oc at io n, andwith in 30 f eet of c om m ercial f ood he at-proc es s in g e qui pm ent, as m eas ured a l ong anunobs truc te d p ath of trave l.

Pre-eng in eeri ng f ire s uppr es s ion s ys tem s s hall be i ns tal led o nl y b y c om pani es andind iv id uals l ic ens e d b y t he State of T ex as Fire Mars hal ’s O ff ic e and s hal l be t es ted inatten danc e wit h UL 30 0 an d lis te d/l abe le d f or int end ed app lic at ion .

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Pl an Submi ttal Requi r ements for Commer ci al Ki tchenSuppr essi on S yst ems

T he plans wil l be re vie we d bas ed on t he requ irem ents in the Int ernat io nal F ire Code, and NF PA 17 A.

A “W et” FEL s ign ature is re quire d.

Plans shall be submitted to an approved third party reviewer for systems that are not pre-engineered.

A m inim um of o n e (1) s et of plans s hall b e s ubm itted. 1 d i g i t a l c o p y o f p l a n s a n d s p e c s h e e t s a r e r e q u i r e d f o r r e v i e w . P la ns s hall c o nta in s u ff ic ient deta ilt o e nab le t he pla n revi e wer t o ac c om plis h a c om plete rev ie w. T he f oll o wi nginf orm ation s hal l b e pro vi de d on the pl ans :

a. Indic a ted s c a le or s u ita bl e dim ens ionsb. Inc lud e m anuf ac turer’s dat a s heetsc. Inc lud e h ood dim ens ionsd. Inc lud e d uc t per im etere. Inc lud e a ppl ia nc e d im ens ionsf. Inc lud e p ip ing s c h em aticg. Inc lud e f loor pla ns wit h e ac h room des c riptio n wi th e ac h de vic e loc a tio nh. O c c upanc y c l as s if ic atio ni. Indic a te n o zzl e t yp e an d n u m berj. Indic a te t he loc at ion an d te m perature of the f us ibl e l in k s

Sc ope of W ork

A m inim um of one (1) s et o f s pec if ic ations s ha ll be pro vi ded along with digital copy.

Equ ipm ent Lis t wit h ac tu al i tem s to be us ed h ig hl igh ted or m ark ed.

Plans shall indicate the in terconnection to the build ing fire al arm s ystem

Pla ns s ha ll ind ic ate the in te rc onnec ti on t o th e f uel s u p pl y s hut of f and ind ic ate the t yp e of f uel s upp l y.

T he title bl oc k s hall c ont ai n the f ol lo wing :

a. Loc ati on of the i ns tal lat io nb. Nam e and c om plete a ddre s s of the bus in es sc. Nam e and c om plete a ddre s s of the ins ta ll ing c om panyd. Lic ens i ng inf orm atione. “W et” s ignat ure of the ECR , EP L, F EL

Prov id e a c o p y of your Sta t e of T ex as State Fir e Mars hal ’s O f f ic e lic ens e

Eac h s ubm itta l s ha ll ha ve a c om pleted:

a. City of Azle P la n Rev i ew/P ermit A ppl ic at ionb. Copy of Contr ac tors Tex as Depart ment of I ns uranc e Li c ens e

Pla ns appro ve d b y the C it y of Azle Fire Marshal’s Office, gi ve a uthor i zat ion f orc ons truc tion a nd/or op erat ion. Fi na l a ppro va ls are s ubj ec t to f ield verif ic at io n. An yappro va l is s ued b y t he Fire Marshal’s Office d o es not releas e th e c ontra c tor orpropert y o wner f rom the res pons i bi lit y of f ull c om plia nc e wi th al l a pp lic ab le c od es andordin anc es rel ati ng to t he c ons truc tio n proj ec t.

Ins tal lat ion , f abric ati on or other wis e c ons truc ti on of the s ys tem is prohib it ed with out appro ve d p lans a nd perm it.

Al l ins ta ll ati ons and/ or ope rations m us t c onc ur wit h the appro ve d pla ns . An y d ev iat ion f rom the appro ved pl ans re quires a re- s ubm ittal t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office.

Al l ins pec t i on f orm s and perm its s hall be k ept in a perm it pack et on the j ob s ite unt il

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fin al ins p ec tio n .

Ab o ve gro un d S torag e Ta nks

T hes e gui de lin es are to be f ollo wed wh en an ab ov eg round s torag e t ank is m oved, ins ta ll ed, orother wis e ad ded, wit hin t he Cit y of Azle. A ll abo v egrou nd s torag e tank requi rem ents f or thepurpos es of this gu ide l ine and a n y o ther g uid el in es or requirem ents of the Fire Marshal’s Offices hal l c onf orm to the 2018 Int ern atio na l Fire C ode, as ad op ted a nd am ended b y the C it y of AzleO rdinanc e.

T his guide does not rep lac e, nor s upers ede an y ad opt ed c odes and/ or ordin anc e s adopted b y theCit y of Azle, or deter m inations a nd p os it ions of t he Fire Ch ief or Fire Mars h al.

Ab o vegr ound Sto r age Tank Requir ements

Al l ex teri or A bo ve G rou nd tank s 10,000 gal lo ns or lar ger requ ire a Sp ec ia l Us e Perm it is s ued b y C it y Co unc i l.

Al l A bo ve/ Be lo w grade ta nk ins tall ati ons an d/or re m ovals are c harg ed a ba s e f ee of$100 .00 per t ank .

T ank s m us t be ins tal led b y a l ic ens ed or ap pro ved abo vegro un d s torag e ta nk ins tall er.

Appro ve d f lam e arres tors that m eet or ex c ee d A PI 2 028 and v ent ing de vic es s hal l b e ins ta lle d i n th e a ll v ent li nes .

T he tank (s) s hall be prov ide d wit h s ec ond ar y c o nt ainm ent. A ll t ank s m us t m eet or ex c eed UL 14 2.

Al l ta nk (s), 250 g al lons or g reater, m us t m eet, or ex c ee d UL 208 5.

W hen the ins ta l lat ion loc at i on m a y b e s ubj ec t to veh ic ular im pac t, bo ll ards des ig n ed IAW IFC s hal l b e i ns tal le d.

T he tank m us t dis pla y th e UL L is ted plac ar d.

A leak detec ti on s ys tem mus t be ins ta lle d, eq uip ped with on- s i te au dib le a nd/or vis ua l warni ng d ev ic es , as a ppro v ed b y IFC 2018 a nd NF PA 30.

A s pil l c onta iner ha vi ng a c apac it y of not les s than 5 g all ons s hal l be prov id ed at eac h f ill c onnec ti on.

An o verf il l prev ent ion s ys t em s hall be pr ov ide d f or eac h tank to preven t be ing f illed in ex c es s of 95% c apac it y. T he s ys tem m us t m eet the re quirem ents of IFC.

Durin g f ill op erati on, t he s ys tem s hall:

a. Prov id e an in dep end ent m eans of not if yin g th e pers o n f ill ing t hat the f lu id le ve lhas reac hed 90 p erc ent of tank c apac it y b y pr ov id ing a tank lev el g aug e m ark edat 90 perc ent of tank c apac it y, or ot her a ppro ve d m eans .

b. Autom atic al l y s h ut of f the f low of f uel to the tank when th e qua ntit y reac he s95 p erc ent of tank c apac it y.

c. Reduc e t he f lo w rat e to n ot m ore than 15 ga l lons per m inute s o that a t thereduc ed f lo w rate, th e tan k wil l not o verf lo w f or 30 m inutes , and autom atic al l ys hut of f f low into th e tank s o that non e of the f ittings on the top of the tank areex pos ed t o pro duc t b ec aus e of ov erf ill ing.

T he tank f ill c on nec ti on s ha ll b e pro vi ded wit h a m eans f or m ak ing a direc t c on nec tion tothe ta nk ’s vehic l e f uel d el iv er y hos e s o t hat n o f uel is ex pos ed to t he o pen air du ring th ef iling op erati on.

Ant i-s iph on de v ic es s hal l be ins t al led in e ac h pi pe c onnec te d to th e A ST , wh ere the pip ing ex ten ds be lo w the le ve l of the tank .

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Em ergenc y s hut of f s s hall b e pro vid ed duri ng f il li ng and dis pe ns in g op erat ions .

Rel ief va lv es s hal l be pro v i ded.

Pum p dis pens ing de vic es s hal l b e eq ui ppe d with va por -rec over y c o nn ec tio ns . Appro pria te lab el ing an d s i gns in ac c ordanc e wit h In te rnatio na l Fire Cod e m us t be

prov ide d:a. A p erm anent s ign s ha ll be pl ac ed at th e f il l p oi nt f or the t ank , doc um enting the

f illi ng pr oc edure an d ta nk cali brat ion c h art.b. “Sm ok ing or O pen F lam es Proh ibi ted” .c. An a ppro ve d em ergenc y proc edures s i gn I AW IFC.d. A perm anent s ig n in dic at in g that when f il li ng th e ta nk , park ing is prohi bit ed in th e

f ire lane .e. A p lac ard s p ec if ic all y ide nt if yin g th e m aterial t here in. T he plac ard s h al l be IAW

NFPA 704 c om pliantf. Sha ll ha ve a p erm anent s ig n l is tin g a ll U L s tan dards it’ s require d to m eet.

Dis pens ing loc at io ns s hal l li m it f uel de l iv er y t o 25 ga ll o ns and re qu ire a m anua l ac tion to res um e, in accordance with IFC.

Any a dd iti ona l re qu ireme nt s of NF PA 30 a nd/or IFC, mus t als o be m et. T o ex ped ite the p lan rev iew a nd ins pec t ion proc es s es , ple as e refer t o th e i nforma tio n l is ted be low .

Ab o ve Gr ound Stor age Tank Pl an Submi ttal Requi r ements

T he s ubm ittal pac k age m us t inc lud e al l abo ve re quir e m ents and s uc h requirem ents s hall be i den tif ied in the s ubm itta l pac k age. 1 digital copy of plans required for review.

Prov id e a wr itte n d es c ripti o n of the operat io n of the tan k .

Sit e p lan dra wings of the i n s tall ati on loc at ion an d l a yo ut to inc l ude :a. Prim ar y and em ergenc y p o wer hook ups (if prov id ed)b. Al l bu i ldi ngs a nd s truc turesc. Fire l anes a nd f ire h ydr antsd. Loc ati on(s ) of other dis pe n s ing loc at ions (if rem ote) and ot her ta nk s (if provide d) .

• A f ull equ ipm ent l is tin g of a l l ta nk s , pipin g, val ves , and other e qu ipm ent.• Manuf ac turer doc um entati o n f or all parts a nd m aterials us ed in t he pr oj ec t. T his is to

inc lu de t he pum ps , relief v a lv es , an d ta nk .• Pla n dra win gs to inc l ude th e ab ov e req uirem ents s hal l be s ubm itted f or re vi e w a n d

appro va l, PRIO R t o i ns tal la tion .• Pla n dra win gs s ha ll s h o w b oth p la n v ie w, s ec tio n vi e w, and oth er pert ine nt i nf orm atio n.• Pla n dra win gs s ha ll be g en erated b y the i ns tal li ng c om pan y, a nd s h al l no t be c op i ed a nd

m ark ed ac c ording to ins ta ll atio n.• Prov id e doc um entat ion of tank tes ting and ab il it y to ho ld a v ac uum . T his is in ad di tion to

an y tes ti ng re qu ired b y t he Fire Marshal’s Office.• Eac h s ubm itta l s ha ll ha ve a c om pleted:

a. Azle F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e Pla n Rev iew/ Perm it Ap pl ic atio nb. Copy of Contr ac tors Tex as Depart ment of I ns uranc e Li c ens e

• Pla ns appro ve d b y the C it y of Azle, Fire Marshal’s Office, gi ve a uthor i zat ion f orc ons truc tion. Fin al appro va ls are s ubj ec t to f ie ld verif ic atio n. A n y ap prov al is s ued b y t heFire Marshal’s Office d oes no t rel eas e the c ontr ac tor or pro pert y o wner f rom theres pons ib il it y of f ull c om pli anc e with a l l ap pl ic ab le c o des an d ord ina nc es rela t in g to t hec ons truc tion proj ec t.

No ab ov egro und s t orage ta nk (s ) or as s oc iated equ ip m ent m ay be ins ta l led, loc a te d, or otherw is e m ani pu lat ed o n t he s it e un ti l a c o mp lete pl a n s ubm itta l is rev iew ed and ac c epted, an d a AST Per mi t is is s ue d for t he loc at ion .

Al l i ns tal lat io ns m us t c onc ur with t he appro ve d p la ns . An y de v iat ion f rom the appr ove d

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pla ns requ ires a re- s ubm itt al t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office. Al l ins p ec ti on f orm s and perm its s hall be k ept in a p erm it pac k et on th e j ob s ite unt il

f in al I ns pec t ion .

Under grou nd S t orage Tank s

T hes e gui de lin es are to be f ollo wed wh en an un dergr ound s torag e t ank is m ove d, i ns ta lle d, orother wis e a dde d, wit hin t he C it y of Azle Cit y L im its . Al l und ergroun d s torage ta nk requirem entsf or the p urpo s es of this gu ide li ne and a n y oth er g uid el in es or re qu irem ents of the Azle F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e s hall c o nf orm to the 2018 Interna tio na l Fire Co de., as adopt ed a nd am endedb y th e C it y of Azle O rd ina nc e.T his guide does not rep lac e, nor s upers ede an y ad opt ed c odes and/ or ordin anc e s adopted b y theCit y of Azle, or deter m inations a nd p os it ions of t he Fire Ch ief or Fire Mars h al.

Under gr ound Stor age Tank Requi r ements

• T he tank m us t be ins ta lle d b y a T ECQ lic e ns ed und ergroun d s torag e ta nk ins tal l er.• Appro ve d f lam e arres tors an d ven tin g de vic es s h all b e ins ta lle d in th e ve nt lin es .

Em ergenc y ven ti ng s hal l m eet the req uirem ents of NFPA 30 a nd IFC th at m eet or ex tendAPI 20 28.

• Sec on dary c ont ai nme nt. An appro ve d m ethod of s ec ondar y c o nta inm ent s hall beprov ide d f or und ergrou nd t ank and p ipi ng s ys t em s .

• T he tank m us t dis pla y th e UL L is ted plac ar d.• A le ak detec tion s ys t em mus t be ins t al led and pr ov id ed wit h ap prov ed vap or an d li qui d

detec t ion, eq ui ppe d wi th on- s ite aud ib le and /or v is ual warn ing de vic es with batt er ybac k up, as appro ve d b y IF C 2018 a nd NF PA 30.

• A s pi ll c on ta iner h av in g a c apac it y of not les s tha n 5 g all ons s ha ll b e pro vi ded at eac h f illc onnec ti on.

• An ov erf ill pre ve nti on s ys t em s hall be pro vid ed f or eac h tank to prevent be ing f illed i nex c es s of 95% c apac it y. T he s ys tem m us t m eet the re quirem ents of IFC.

• Durin g f ill op erati on, t he s ys tem s hall:

a. Prov id e an in dep end ent m eans of not if yin g th e pers o n f ill ing t hat the f lu id le ve lhas reac hed 90 p erc ent of tank c apac it y b y pr ov id ing a tank lev el g aug e m ark edat 90 perc ent of tank c apac it y, or ot her a ppro ve d m eans .

b. Autom atic al l y s hut of f the f lo w of f uel to t he t ank whe n the q ua ntit y reac h es 95perc ent of ta nk c apac it y.

c. Reduc e t he f lo w rat e to n ot m ore than 15 ga l lons per m inute s o that a t thereduc ed f lo w rate, th e tan k wil l not o verf lo w f or 30 m inutes , and autom atic al l ys hut of f f low into th e tank s o that non e of the f ittings on the top of the tank areex pos ed t o pro duc t b ec aus e of ov erf ill ing.

Leak d etec t ion. Un dergro u nd s tora ge t ank s ys t em s shal l b e pro v ide d with an a pprov edm ethod of leak detec tion f rom an y c om ponent of the s ys tem that is des ign ed an dins ta lle d i n ac c orda nc e with NFPA 30 and as s pec if ie d b y IFC .

Dry Sum ps . Ap pro ved s a m pling tu bes of a m inim um 6 inc hes in di am eter shal l b eins ta lle d i n the bac k f ill m ateria l of eac h un dergro und f lam m able or c om bus tible liq uids torage t ank . T he tubes s h all ex ten d f rom a point 1 2 i nc hes be lo w the av erag e g rade of

The ex c ava tio n t o groun d le ve l a nd s hal l be pro vi ded with s uit ab le s urf ac e ac c es s c aps .Eac h t ank s ite s ha ll pro vid e a s am plin g s um p at the c orners of the ex c a vat io n with am inim um of 4 s um ps . Sam pling tub es s hall be p lac ed in t he pro duc t l ine ex c ava tio nwith in 10 f eet of th e ta nk ex c avat ion an d on e e ver y 50 f eet rou ted al ong the produc tlin es to wards the dis p ens er s , a m inim um of two ar e re quire d.

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(Undergro und Stor age T an k Requ ireme nts c ont in ued )

T he tank f ill c on nec ti on s ha ll b e pro vi ded wit h a m eans f or m ak ing a direc t c on nec tion tothe ta nk ’s vehic l e f uel d el iv er y hos e s o t hat n o f uel is ex pos ed to t he o pen air du ring th ef iling op erati on.

A perm anent s ig n s hal l be plac ed at the f il l po int f or the tank , doc um enting th e f illi n gproc edure and tank c ali brat ion c h art.

Ant i-s iph on de vic es s h al l be ins ta ll ed in eac h p ipe c onnec te d t o t he UST , wh ere th e pip ing ex ten ds be lo w the le ve l of the tank .

Em ergenc y s hut of f s s hall b e pro vid ed duri ng f il li ng and dis pe ns in g op erat ions .

Rel ief v al ves , bot h em erge nc y and norm al, s ha ll b e prov ide d a nd s hal l norm all y b e i n t hec los ed p os it ion.

Pum p dis pens ing de vic es s hal l b e eq ui ppe d with va por -rec over y c o nn ec tio ns .

T hrus t bloc k s , s af et y s tra ps /dea dm an’s or oth er s ui tabl e m eans of res traint m us t beins ta lle d f or eac h und ergro und s tora ge t ank .

T hrus t bloc k s , s af et y s tra ps /dea dm an’s or oth er s ui tabl e m eans of res traint m us t beins ta lle d at eac h c h an ge in direc ti on of the p ipe .

Appro pria te lab el ing an d s i gns in ac c ordanc e wit h IFC m us t be provi ded ;

a. A p erm anent s ign s ha ll be pl ac ed at th e f il l p oi nt f or the t ank , doc um enting the f illi ng pr oc edure an d ta nk cali brat ion c h art.

b. “Sm ok ing or O pen F lam es Proh ibi ted”c. An a ppro ve d em ergenc y proc edures s i gn I AW IFCd. A perm anent s ig n in dic at in g that when f il li ng th e ta nk , park ing is prohi bit ed in th e

f ire lane .e. A p lac ard s p ec if ic all y ide nt if yin g th e m aterial t here in. T he plac ard s h al l be IAW

NFPA 704 c om pliant.f. Sha ll ha ve a p erm anent s ig n l is tin g UL s t and ards its re quire d to m eet.

• Dis pens ing loc a tio ns s ha ll l im it f uel de li ver y to 25 ga ll ons an d req uire a m anua l ac tion tores um e, IAW IFC

• An y a ddi tio na l req uirem ent s of NFPA 30 and 2018 IFC Cha pter 57 s h al l a ls o be m et. T oex ped ite th e pl an rev ie w a nd ins p ec tio n proc es s es , pl eas e ref er to the inf orm ation lis te don n ex t pa ge.

Undergr ound Stor age Tank Pl an Submi ttal Requir ements:

T he s ubm ittal p ac k age m ust inc lud e a ll a bo ve r equ ire m ents and s uc h re qu irem ents s hal lbe i den tif ied in the s ubm itta l pac k age.

1 electronic set of plans required. 1 digital copy of plans and spec sheets arerequired for review.

Prov id e a writ ten des c ript i on of the o perat ion and c ontents of the t ank (s ) and an yas s oc iated pi pi ng and/ or s ys tem (s ).

Sit e p lan dra wings of the i n s tall ati on loc at ion an d l a yo ut, to inc lud e:

a. Al l bu i ldi ngs a nd s truc turesb. Fire l anes a nd f ire h ydr antsc. Loc ati on(s ) of tank s , vent lin es , und ergrou nd pro duc t lin es , le ak detec tion, dr y

s um ps , and d is pe ns ing loc atio ns

A f ull equ ipm ent l is tin g of a l l ta nk s , pipin g, val ves , and other e qu ipm entManuf ac turer doc um entat i on f or a ll p arts an d m ateri als us e d in the proj ec t; th i s is to

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(Underground Storage Tank Requirements Continued)

inc lu de t he pum ps , relief v a lv es , an d ta nk .

Pla n dra win gs s ha ll s h o w t he ac tu al ins ta ll la yo ut, inc l udi ng a ll pi pi ng and pum ps .

Pla n dra win gs s ha ll s h o w b oth p la n v ie w, s ec tio n vi e w, and oth er pert ine nt i nf orm atio n.

Pla n dra wi ngs s h al l b e gen erated b y t he ins t al lin g c om pan y, and s ha ll no t b e c o pi ed andm ark ed ac c ording to ins ta ll atio n.

Prov id e doc um entat ion of tank tes ting an d ab il it y to h old a vac u um . T his is in ad dit ion t oan y tes ti ng re qu ired b y t he Fire Marshal’s Office.

No underground storag e tank(s) or a ssoc iated equipment may be installed,located, or otherw is e ma nipulated on the site until a U ST P ermit is i ssued for thelocation.

Eac h s ubm itta l s ha ll ha ve a c om pleted:

a. Azle F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e Pla n Rev iew/ Perm it Ap pl ic atio nb. Copy of Contr ac tors Tex as Comm is s ion on Env ironm e ntal Q ua lity L ic ens e

An y ad dit io na l req uirem ents s et f or b y th e T ECQ s hal l als o b e m et.

Pla ns appro ve d b y the C it y of Azle Fire Marshal’s Office, gi ve a uthor i zat ion f orc ons truc tion. Fin al appro va ls are s ubj ec t to f ie ld verif ic atio n. A n y ap prov al is s ued b y t heFire Marshal’s Office d oes no t rel eas e the c ontr ac tor or pro pert y o wner f rom theres pons ib il it y of f ull c om pli anc e with a l l ap pl ic ab le c o des an d ord ina nc es rela tin g to t hec ons truc tion proj ec t.

No u ndergr oun d s tora ge t ank (s ) or as s oc iat ed equ ip ment may be i ns tal led , loc ated, orotherw is e m ani pu late d o n the s it e u nti l a c o mp lete pla n s ub mitt al is rev iew ed an dac c epted, an d a U ST Perm it is is s ued f or the l oc ati on.

Al l i ns tal lat io ns m us t c onc ur wit h th e a ppro ved p lans . An y de vi ati on f rom the a pprov edpla ns requ ires a re- s ubm itt al t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office.

Al l ins pec t i on f orm s and perm its s hall be k ept in a perm it pack et on the j ob s ite unt ilf in al ins p ec tio n .

Ac c ess C on trol S ys tem s

T hes e guide li nes are to b e f ollo we d whe n a bu il din g or f ac ilit y with in th e Cit y of Azle isprov ide d wi th a n a ppro ved ac c es s c ontrolle d e gres s door f or pedes tri an traf f ic . Al l ac c es s c ontro lc riteria f or th e p urpos es of this gui de lin e s ha ll c onf orm to the 20 18 I ntern ati ona l Fire Cod e asadop ted and am ended b y t he C it y of Azle O rdin a nc e.


Oper ati onal Requir ements

A s ens or s hall b e prov id ed on the e gres s s ide of the door arrang ed to d e tec t anoc c upant ap proac h ing. T he do or s ha ll be arrange d to u nl oc k b y a s i gna l f rom thiss ens or.

A m anual un loc k ing de v ic e s hall b e l oc ated wit hin 5 f eet of a s ec ured do or and c learl ylab ele d “p us h t o ex it”. W hen o perate d, the d oors s ha ll rem ain unl oc k ed f or a m ini m um of30 s ec on ds .

Los s of power to that part of the ac c ess c ontrol s ys tem wh ic h loc k s the door s s hallautom atic al l y un loc k the do ors .

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Ac ti vat ion of the b ui ld ing a utom atic s prink ler s ys t em or f ire detec ti on s ys t em , if prov ide d,s hall aut om atic all y u nl oc k the d oors an d s ta y un loc k ed unt il s ys t em res ets .

If a f ull b ui ldi ng s m ok e detec tion s ys t em is not pro v ide d, ap pro ved s m ok e detec to rs s hallbe pro vi ded o n bo th th e ac c es s and egres s s ides of doors and i n a l oc ati on a ppr ove d b ythe AHJ and NFP A 72. A c tuati on of a s m ok e detec tor s ha ll aut om atic all y un l oc k thedoor.

Entra nc e do ors in bu il di ngs with oc c up anc y in G ro up A, B, E or M s h al l no t be s ec uredf rom the egres s s ide durin g perio ds tha t th e b ui ldi ng is open to t he gen eral pub lic .

Pl an Revi ew Submi ttal Requir ements for Access Con tr ol S ystems

• Prov id e a wri tten des c ript i on of the o perat io n of the Ac c es s Control/ Egres s Co ntrolS ys tem in norm al, los s of po wer, ac ti va tio n of a f ire protec ti on s ys tem and m anua lm odes.

• O n e (1) s et of drawi ngs deta il ing t he i ns tal lat io n loc atio n an d la yo ut, i nc lud in g all hook ups /int egrat ion in to b ui ldi ng s ys t em s (i.e. f ire alar m ) and wir ing.

• 1 d i g i t a l c o p y o f p l a n s a n d s p e c s h e e t s a r e r e q u i r e d f o r r e v i e w . P la ns s hall c o nta in s u ff ic ient deta il t o e nab le t he pla n revi e wer t o ac c om plis h ac om plete rev ie w.

• A l l p l a n s s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d d i r e c t l y t o a n a p p r o v e d t h i r d p a r t y r e v i e w e r .

• Subm ittal s hal l inc l ude a f ul l f loor p la n f or the f ac il it y• A f ull equ ipm ent l is tin g with ins ta ll ed item s highl ig hted or m ark ed.• Manuf ac turer doc um entati o n f or all parts a nd m aterials us ed in t he pr oj ec t• Eac h s ubm itta l s ha ll ha ve a c om pleted:

a. Azle F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e Pla n Rev iew/ Perm it Ap pl ic atio nb. O c c upanc y c las s ific at io n a nd l oad .

(Pla n S ubm itt al R equ ire me nts for Ac c es s Con trol Sy s tems .)

Pla ns appro ve d b y the C it y of Azle, Fire Marshal’s Office, gi ve a uthor i zat ion f orc ons truc tion a nd/or op erat ion. Fi na l a ppro va ls are s ubj ec t to f ield verif ic at io n. An yappro va l is s ued b y t he Fire Marshal’s Office d o es not releas e th e c ontra c tor orpropert y o wner f rom the res pons i bi lit y of f ull c om plia nc e wi th al l a pp lic ab le c od es andordin anc es rel ati ng to t he c ons truc tio n proj ec t.

Ins tal lat ion , f abric ati on or other wis e c ons truc ti on of the s ys tem is prohib it ed with outappro ve d p lans a nd perm it.

Al l ins ta ll ati ons and/ or ope rations m us t c onc ur wit h the appro ve d pla ns . An y d ev iat ionf rom the appro ved pl ans re quires a re- s ubm ittal t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office.

I nspecti on Requirements

Magn etic -L oc k /Pus h Bar T es t: Ma gnet ic l oc k s wil l be t es ted.

Bac k up P ower Verif ic at ion: T es t em ergenc y b ac k up po wer to th e ac c es s c ontrol s ys t em ,where pr ov ide d.

Fail Saf e Verif ic ati on: Los s of power, or f unc ti on t o tha t part of the ac c es s c ontrol s ys t emwhic h loc k s the doors s ha ll autom atic al l y un loc k .

Conn ec tio n to F ire A larm Sy s tem: Ac ti vat ion of the bu ild in g f ire al arm or autom atics prink ler s ys tem , if provide d, s hal l aut om atic all y un loc k the doors , a nd rem ain u nloc k edunti l t he f ire a larm s ys tem is res et.

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Manu al O per ati on: Ma nua l operati on of the ac c es s control s ys t em , indepen den t of an yautom atic f unc tion , wi ll be t es ted.

Egres s : E lec tric s trik e, or d es ign ated ac c es s doors s h all be tes ted to ver if y f ree e gres s .

Ac c ess C on trol Gate s

T hes e guide lin es are to be f ollo we d when a b ui ldi n g, f ac ilit y, res ide nti al s ubd i vis i on, or m ulti-f am il y d wel lin g u nits , with i n the C it y of Azle, is prov ide d wi th a n ap pro ve d, entr y a nd ex i tac c es s c ontrol/s ec urit y gat e f or veh ic ul ar traf f ic . Al l ac c es s c ontrol c riter ia f or th e purpos es of th isgui del in e an d an y oth er gu ide li nes or requ irem ents of the Fire Marshal’s Office s hall c onf orm tothe 2018 Int ernat ion al F ire C o de, as ado pted an d am end ed b y t he C it y of Azle O rdina nc e.


Ac cess Contr ol / Secur i t y Gates Requi r ements

T he gate m us t be s i ze d s o as not to obs truc t an y p orti on of the f ire l ane, in an y m anner,when the gat e is f ul l y op en ed.

Elec tr ic al l y c ontr ol led ac c e s s gates m us t be able to open wi th a S i r e n O p e r a t e d S e n s o r ( S O S ) .

A Fire Department ac c es s k e y (Kn ox KS-3 502 k e y s witc h wit h dus t c o ve r) whi le t hega te is ut il i zin g eith er prim ar y or s ec o nd ar y po we r. T he gate m us t s ta y op en unt il thek e y s witc h is retur ned t o norm al operat ion .

Al l gates obs truc t ing F i r e D e p a r t m e n t ac c es s , wheth e r in the ope n or c los edp os iti on, m us t be eq ui ppe d wi th a m eans to m ove the gat e to a f ull op en pos it ionm anual l y.

G ates , in wh ic h op erati on is b y m anua l m eans onl y, s hall be ac c eptab le . A m eans toopen th e g ates s ha ll be p rovi ded. If gat es are to be loc k ed the n a K nox Pad loc k isrequire d in c onj unc t ion wit h oc c upants loc k . T o ex pedite th e pl an rev ie w a nd in s pec tionproc es s es , ple as e ref er to t he i nf orm ation lis te d o n f oll o win g p age.

Pl an Submi ttal Requi r ements for Ac cess Centr al Gates

• Prov id e a wri tten des c ript i on of the o perat io n of th e ac c es s c ontrol/s ec urit y gates i n norm al, em ergenc y, an d m anua l m odes

• Sit e pl an dra win gs of the ins ta ll ati on l oc ati on an d la you t, inc lud ing prim ar y and em ergenc y po wer ho ok ups

• Equ ipm ent loc a tio n dra win gs of the ac tu al c o nf igurat io n of the ac c es s gate(s )• A f ull equ ipm ent l is tin g• Manuf ac turer doc um entati o n f or all parts a nd m aterials us ed in t he pr oj ec t• Pla n dra win gs s ha ll be g en erated b y the i ns tal li ng c om pan y, a nd s h al l no t be c op i ed.• Eac h s ubm itta l s ha ll ha ve a c om pleted:

a. City of Azle P la n Rev i ew/P ermit A ppl ic at ion

• Pla ns appro ve d b y the C it y of Azle Fire Marshal’s Office, gi ve a uthor i zat ion f orc ons truc tion a nd/or op erat ion. Fi na l a ppro va ls are s ubj ec t to f ield verif ic at io n. An yappro va l is s ued b y t he Fire Marshal’s Office d o es not releas e th e c ontra c tor or

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propert y o wner f rom the res pons i bi lit y of f ull c om plia nc e wi th al l a pp lic ab le c od es and

ordin anc es rel ati ng to t he c ons truc tio n proj ec t.• Ins tal lat ion , f abric ati on or other wis e c ons truc ti on of the s ys tem is prohib it ed with out

appro ve d p lans a nd perm it• Al l ins ta ll ati ons and/ or ope rations m us t c onc ur wit h the appro ve d pla ns . An y d ev iat ion

f rom the appro ved pl ans re quires a re- s ubm ittal t o th e Fire Marshal’s Office.• Al l ins pec t i on f orm s and perm its s hall be k ept in a perm it pack et on the j ob s ite unt il

f in al ins p ec tio n .

I nspecti on Requirements

Fire La ne U nobs truc t ed Bac k -Up Po wer Verif ie d Knox Ke y S witc h O perat ion Manu al O perat ion

Inspec tio n Re q uests and Pr oc edures

T he follow ing guidelines shall be u sed w hen callin g for inspection request s:

• Al l i ns pec ti on re ques ts s ha l l be c oord inat ed b y di al ing ( 817) 444-2541 and requesting the permit office.

• Contact our offic e at lea st 24 hours in ad vanc e of the reque sted in specti on date and time.

• T he f ollo wi ng inf orm ation m us t be prov id ed when r equ es ting an ins p ec tio n:• Cit y of Azle is s ue d p e rm it num ber.• Nam e of proj ec t.• Addres s of proj ec t.• Fire prot ec tio n c ontrac t or’s c om pan y nam e.• Fire prot ec tio n c ontrac t or c ontac t nam e and t ele pho ne num ber.• T ype of ins pec t ion requ es ted.• O ther inf orm ation as re quir ed, or re ques t ed.• A repres e ntat iv e of the re q ues tin g c om pan y m us t be pres ent at tim e of ins pec ti on wh o

c an ef f ec tivel y c om m unic ate an d ans wer qu es tio ns of Fire Ins p ec tor.

(Inspection Requests and Procedures Continued)

• Perm its m us t be k ept on t he j obs ite a nd pres ent ed t o th e ins p ec tor u pon re qu es t.• Cit y of Azle F ire M a r s h a l ’ s O f f ic e appro ved, s t am ped, and s i gne d pl ans m us t be k ept

on t he j o b s it e and pres ent ed to the i ns pec t or up on re qu es t. Co ntrac t or s hopdra wi ngs are not c o ns id ere d ap prov ed pla ns .

Require d In spe ctio ns

O nly thos e perta in in g to y o ur partic u lar projec t wi ll be r equ ired.

Fire Sprinkl er Underg round• H ydros ta tic T es t• Flus h

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• Vis ua l

• Fire S prink ler Un dergrou nd Fina l

Fire Sprinkl er O v erh ead• 2 ho ur H ydr os tat ic T es t – a nd 2 4 ho urs Air T es t on Dr y Fire S prink ler S ys tem s .• Vis ua l ( pr ec ov er)• Fire S prink ler Fin al• Wall and ceiling penetrations sealed

Fire Al arm• Aud ib le D ev ic e T es t• Vis ua l D ev ic e T es t• Init iat ing De vic e T es t• W aterf low T es t• Centra l S tat ion Mo nit orin g• Dev ic e A ddres s T es t• Vis ua l• Fire A larm Final

Kitchen Hood• Air T es t• Util it y S hut-of f T es t• Manu al Pu ll St ati on• Aud ib le/ Vis u al N ot if ic atio n• Fire A larm S ys tem Connec t ion• Kitc h en H ood Fin al

Underground Sto rage T a nk• Lin e T es t• Anc hors In P lac e• Dik ing / C onta inm ent• Leak Detec ti on• Dr y S um ps• Undergro und Fin al

Ab ov eground Sto rage T a nk• Lin e T es t• T ank Label V is ib le• Dik ing/Co nta inm ent• Ac c es s Control G ates• Fire La ne U nobs truc t ed

Building Final• Knox Box Installed at main entrance and riser room (if required)• Fire Lane installed and properly labeled (if required)• Exits and egress path completed• Emergency Lighting installed and tested (if required)• Fire Alarm and Sprinkler System Operational (if required)• Radio Bi-Directional Amplifier (BDA) operational (if required)• Ceiling and wall penetrations sealed

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The I nspe ctio n Process

T he Fire Mars ha l a nd/ or Fir e Ins pec t or m a y re ques t ad dit ion al ins pec t io ns as ne e ded. An appro ve d s et of “A S B UILT ” plans s h al l b e pos t ed a t F ACP , th e Fire Spr ink ler Ris er and the F ire Pum p in a n ap pro ved la bel ed d oc um ent bin.

Fi r e Spri nkl er Under gr ound (s ee pg 12 f or other det ai ls )

1. Hydrostatic Test . T he t es t wi ll be a t 20 0 ps i f or a mi nimum of two h ours .T es ting to b e f rom the gate va lv e to the top of the s p igo t, no pres s ure dro p or g ain all o we d.

2. Visua l. A ll und ergrou nd p i pin g an d j oints m us t be un c overed an d ex pos e d, wi th lab el ing ofthe pi pe l eg ibl e f rom grade. All t hrus t bloc k s wil l be vis ual l y ins pec t ed an d m us t be unc ov eredand ex pos ed to gr ade.

3. Flush. Upo n c om pleti on of the u nder groun d h ydros ta ti c tes t, the un dergrou nd pip i ng wil l bef lus hed, witn es s ed b y th e F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e . P ipe s h al l be c o vered to prev ent m ov em ent. T he f lus hing m us t be c om plete d prior t o s tac k ing the ris er t o the o verhe ad pip in g.

4. Fire Sprin kle r Unde rgro und Final. F ina l F i r e M a r s h a l ’ s O f f i c e s ign- of f of c om plet ion of al l ins pec t ions .

Fi r e Spri nkl er Abo vegr oun d

1. Do not stack the ri ser un til the underground flush ing has been compl eted . Chec k Fire Spri nk ler Undergro und per m it f or verif ic ati on of c om pletio n.

2. O verhe ad Hydrost atic T est . O verh ead pi pin g wi ll be v is ua ll y ins pec ted wi th al l j oin tsex pos ed an d la bel in g of the pipe turn ed do wn war d. T he tes t wil l be at 20 0 ps i or 50 ps i abo veit’s norm al pres s ure if great er than 1 50 ps i f or a mini mum of two h ours . No pre s s ure drop orgai n a llo wed.A h ydros t atic tes t is req ui red f or al l ne w ins t al lat ion s and ex is ti ng s ys tem alt eratio ns asdeterm ined b y t he F ire Ins p ec tor .A h ydros tat ic tes t is re quir ed f or all ten ant f in is h- out s wi th t went y or m ore s prink ler headsadde d a nd/or re loc a ted.

3. Visua l. Al l o verh ead p ip ing and j oin ts m us t be unc o v ered a nd ex pos e d, with l a bel ing of thepip e l eg ib le f rom the f loor. Al l h ang ers wi ll be vis ua ll y ins pec te d and m us t be unc overe d andex pos ed t o th e f loor.

4. Riser Main Flush. U pon c om pletion of the over hea d h ydros t atic tes t, t he o verh e ad pi pi ng wi llbe dra in ed a nd witn es s ed b y th e Fire Marshal’sOffice.

5. Fire Sprinkl er Fin al. F ina l Fire Marshal’s Office s ign- of f at c om pleti on of all ins p ec tio n s .T he ins pec tio n s ha ll b e c onduc t ed wh en a ll s h eet rock and m ill work is c om pleted. T heobj ec ti ve of this ins pec t ion is to v erif y t hat c ov erage i s adeq uat e af ter t he in iti al h ydr os tat ictes t. T his wil l g iv e the Fire Marshal’s Office and th e c on trac tor(s ) the opportu nit y t o m ak ean y c hanges bef ore th ere is a reques t f or a C .O . S prink l er hea ds m us t be c lea n a nd f reef rom pai nt, c ons truc t ion de bris , or other c o nd iti ons th at woul d af f ec t the pro per o pe rationof the s prink ler heads .

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(Ins pec tio n Pr oc es s c ontin ued.)

Fi r e Al ar m

1. Initiating Devic e. T es t all sm ok e detec tors and/or f ire al arm initiat ing de vic es f or Alarm and/ or St and b y c o nd iti ons .

2. Wate r flow . T he wa ter f lo w alarm wil l b e t es ted b y ope nin g t he ins p ec tors tes t c o n nec tio n. T hetim e dela y f ea ture on the f lo w s wi tc h s witc hes m us t be s e t to a m inim um del a y of 60 s ec onds , bu t no lo nger tha n 90 s ec o nds . W ater f low alarm s hall s ou nd wit hin 90 s ec onds .

3. Central Station Monitorin g . Alarm s and/or troub le s i gna ls are requ ired t o be m onit ored b y aUL lis te d Centra l St ati on. Stan dard res po ns e to c ont ac t Fire Department s hall be wit hin 3 m inutes .

4. Devic e Addr ess Test . Al l ana log or ad dres s abl e s ys t em wil l h av e a ll de vic es p ul led and /orac tiv ate d. T he pri nt o ut m us t c om pl y with the de vic es t hat were pu l led.

5. Visua l. Al l de vic es , wirin g , and loc a tio n of devic es wil l be c hec k ed f or c om pli anc e to the appro ve d p lans .

6. Final. Fi na l i ns pec ti on.

Ki tchen Hood

1. Air Te st . T he no zzl es pr ote c ting t he c o ok ing ap pl ianc e s hal l be tes te d wi th c om pres s ed air t o s im ulate ac ti vat io n.

2. Utility Shut-off Test. Al l uti lit ies c on nec te d to the protec ted c ook ing de vic es , s hal l h av eautom atic s hut-of f val ves .

3. Ma nual Pull Station Test. O perati on of th e m anual pu ll s ta tio n s ha ll brin g a bout f ull s ys temoperat io n.

4. Audible/Vi sual Notificatio n. Au dib le and /or vis ua l n ot if ic atio n de v ic es s hal l b e te s ted.5. Fire Alar m Conne ction. Autom atic f ire- ex ti ngu is hi n g s ys tem s s hall b e m onit ored b y th e

bui ld ing f ire al arm s ys tem i n ac c ordanc e wit h NF PA 7 2.6. Final. Fi nal ins p ec tio n.

Under gr ound Stor age Tank

1. Line Test. An air pres s ure s oap tes t s h al l b e c ond uc te d to ins pec t f or l eak s at al l c onnec ti ons poi nts .

2. Anchors In Pl ace. Anc h or s s hall be in plac e to prev e nt ta nk m ovem ent.3. Diking / Seconda ry Conta inment. Sp il l c on ta inm ent m us t be pro vi ded and wi ll b e e val uat ed

f or adequ ac y4. Foundation; Verif y t ank s are on a s tab le and le ve l s ur f ac e5. Leak D etection . L eak dete c tion de vic es s ha ll be ins p e c ted an d tes t ed t o v erif y o p erabi li t y6. Dry Sumps. Mus t b e ex p o s ed to verif y ins ta l lat ion an d prop er loc a tio n.7. Final. E ns ure th at al l ta nk s , li nes etc . m atc h the appro v ed p lans .

Ab o vegr ound Sto r age Tank

1. Line Test . An air pres s ure s oap tes t s h al l b e c ond uc te d to ins pec t f or l eak s .2. Tank Label. V is ib le3. Anchors In Pl ace. Anc h or s s hall be in plac e to ho ld t ank in pl ac e.4. Diking / Seconda ry Conta inment. Sp il l c on ta inm ent m us t be pro vi ded and wi ll b e e val uat ed

f or adequ ac y5. Foundation. Verif y t ank s are on a s tab le and le ve l s ur f ac e6. Leak D etection . L eak dete c tion de vic es s ha ll be ins p e c ted an d tes t ed t o v erif y o p erabi li t y7. T raffic Protection. Verif y b oll ard p lac em ent if ap pl ic ab le8. Final. E ns ure th at al l ta nk s , li nes etc . m atc h the appro v ed p lans .

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Certific atio n o f Occu pa nc y In s pecti on

Busi ness Ow ner

In order to as s is t th e bu il d o wners an d gen eral c o ntra c tors in rec eiv in g a Cert if ic ate of O c c upanc yf or their bus ines s , the prem is es is ins pec ted to i dent if y f ire related ha zards and c o ndit io ns . Lis tedbel o w are the m os t c om m onl y f ou nd f ire c od e vio l atio ns . T he be lo w lis t ed it em s m us t be inc om plia nc e prior t o m ak ing an ap poi ntm ent f or t h e Fire Marshal’s Office pers onn el t o ins pec t thef ac il it y. An an nua l Fire Prev ent io n Ins pec tio n wi ll a ls o be c o nduc te d at th e bus i nes s us ingth es e s am e gui del in es .

Exteri or Featur es

1) Al l f ire lan es , s trip ed per Cit y of A z l e s tan dards , s hal l b e c om plete d and i n work ing order prior to c ons truc ti on.

2) Al l f ire l anes a nd ac c es s road are c lear and un obs truc t ed.3) Fire h ydra nts s hal l b e c om plet ed and in work ing ord er prior t o c ons truc ti on.4) No ac c um ulatio n of was te m aterial.5) Fire Department Connec ti o n (FDC) unobs truc ted with FDC c o v e r s in p lac e, and wit hi n 100

f t. of a f ire h ydra nt. FD C s hal l b e 2 ½” ap prov ed t hread ed c on nec ti ons o nl y.6) Addres s o n f ront a nd re ar of bui ldi ng in 10” lett ers wh ic h s ha ll be le gi ble f rom the s treet and

f ire lane .7) Addres s l is ti ng o n e lec tric a nd g as m eters and/or d is c onnec ti ng m eans .8) Knox Box l oc ate d at the m ain e ntranc e an d/or ris er ro o m . (Additional locations may be

required). Buildings with multiple suites shall be required to install a Knox Box capable to holding keys for each suite.

Gener al

1) Stora ge c l earanc e : uns pr in k lered - 24” to c e il ing ; s prink lered - 18” to s prink ler he ad s .( 3’- 4’ c learanc e f or ESFR s pr ink ler s ys t em s )

2) Spri nk ler heads c l ear of pa i nt / o vers pra y.3) Cei lin g p ane ls i n p lac e.4) Clear anc e in f ront of el ec tri c al pa ne l (36”).5) O c c upanc y loa d pos t ed.6) Fire rate d as s em blies pro p erl y c o ns truc ted and pe netr atio ns s eal ed.7) Ex tens i on C ord / m ulti ple a dapt er wit h s urge protec t or uti li zed per c o de.8) Abat em ent of elec tric a l h a zards .9) Mec han ic a l/e lec tric a l/bo il er room s f ree f rom s torage a nd c om bus tibl es .

10) G as oli ne s tore d i n pro per l oc atio n / c o nta iner.11) G eneral ho us ek eepin g a nd prec aut ions aga ins t f ire.12) Slo ts in elec tric a l p ane ls m us t be f ille d b y b lank s and a ll e lec tric a l rec ep tac le s have c o ver

plat es .13) W all and c eilin g f inis hes s h all b e in ac c ord anc e wi th t he 2018 Int ernat ion al Fire Code, f or all

c orridors , room s and enc l o s ed s pac es . Fi el d tes ts o n i nterior f in is hes m a y be req uired.14) T he tenant s epara tio n wal l/ dem is ing wa ll s h al l b e a m inim um of 1- hr f ire rated c o ns truc tion.15) Al l f ire rate d as s em blies a n d f ire doors intac t.

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(Certific a te o f O c c upanc y i ns pec tio n c ont in ued .)

Exi ts

1) Ac c es s ible m eans of egres s .2) Ex its un loc k ed.3) Ex its are not bl oc k ed.4) Ex it lig hts op erat ion al.5) Em ergenc y l igh tin g o perat i ona l.6) Al l ex it do ors loc ate d i n th e m eans of egres s that are c apab le of l oc k ing or latc h ing s h al l be opera ble

f rom the i ns ide wi thout the us e of a k e y, to ol or an y s p ec ia l k no wle dge or ef f ort, or prov ide d withappro ve d p a nic hard ware.

Fi r e Pr otecti on Equi pment

1) Porta ble f ire ex ti ngu is her s ervic e d with in 1 ye ar or m anuf ac tured i n c urrent c ale n dar ye ar with proof of purc has e att ac hed (rec eipt).

2) Min im um 2A-40BC f ire ex ti ngu is hers per 3 00 0 s q. f t, with a m ax im um travel d is t anc e of 75 f t. f rom an y po int with in the bu ild in g. Additional fire extinguishers may be required.

3) Spri nk ler s ys t em “Green T agged”, in- s er vic e and deem ed o perat ion al.4) Alarm s ys tem “G reen T agged”, i n- s ervic e an d de em ed operat io na l.5) Kitc h en h oo d/s pra y bo oth s ys t em “G reen T agged”, i n- s ervic e an d de em ed operat i ona l.6) O ther f ire protec t io n s ys te m s “G reen T agged”, in- s er vic e and de em ed operat ion al.7) Appro ve d p lans and perm its on- s ite.8) Al l de v ic es ins t al led ac c ordi ng to pl ans .9) Fire prot ec tio n e qui pm ent room (s), ris er room , labele d and ac c es s provi ded .

10) Ac c es s c ontrol s ys t em /gates in- s ervic e an d de em ed operati on al.11) Arrangem ent of in teri or wa ll s and/or drop c e il in g do es not interf ere with t he opera t ion of the f ire s prink ler

s ys t em .12) Fire do ors unb loc k ed / op er atio na l.13) Prov id e s pare s pr ink lers an d wed ges i n c ab in et.14) Al l ins p ec ti on f orm s and perm its s hall be k ept in a p erm it pac k et on th e j ob s ite u nti l f ina l CO in

Emergency Responder Radio Coverage

1) Emergency Responder Radio Coverage Systems shall be installed in accordance with the IFC, Chapter 5, Section 510.

2) New buildings shall have approved radio coverage for emergency responders within the building based on the existing coverage levels of the public safety communications system utilized by the jurisdiction, measured at the exterior of the building. 3) Existing buildings shall be provided with approved radio coverage for emergency responders as required in Chapter 11 of the 2018 International Fire Code as adopted by the City of Azle. 4) A construction permit for the installation of or modification to emergency responder radio coverage systems and related equipment is required.

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Approved Third Party Review

1. Reed Fire Protection Engineering

14135 Midway Rd. Suite G260

Addison, Texas 75001

(214) 638-7599

2. Schirmer Engineering Corporation

1701 North Collins Boulevard, Suite 235

Richardson, Texas 75080

(972) 234-1617

3. Bob D. Morgan, PE, CPCU

Fire Protection Engineer and Consultant

5217 Copper Creek Drive

Fort Worth, Texas 76244

(817) 741-4777

4. Coker Engineering LLC

1540 Keller Parkway, Suite 108 #319

Keller, Texas 76248-3685

(817) 742-2409

5. MEH Fire Protection Engineering LLC

1311 River Oaks Drive

Flower Mound, Texas 75028

(972) 874-2662

[email protected]

6. Excel Consultants

5205 Tacoma Drive

Arlington, Texas 76017

(817) 271-4344 or (817) 478-0897

[email protected]



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7. Traditions Fire Protection

P.O. Box 5587

Frisco, Texas 75035

972-979-0631

8. Greentag Engineering, LLC

Jay Loucks, PE

4221 Wilson Lane

Carrolton, Texas 75010

(682) 214-4824

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Table 1Permit Fees for 1 & 2 Family Dwellings

Type Permit Fee1. Air Conditioned Area < 1,200 square feet $1,565.00

2. Air Conditioned Area > 1,201 – 1,750 square feet $1,865.00




6. Air Conditioned Area > 3,250 square feet $3,865.00

Permit fee includes plan review, electric, plumbing, mechanical, temp. power pole, temp utilities, and grading permit.

Table 2Permit Fees for New Multi-Family Dwelling

Type Permit Fee1. Permit fee $0.18 / per square foot of building area

2. Plan Review fee 50% of Permit fee

3. Engineering Review Actual Costs

Permit fee includes electric, plumbing, mechanical, temp. power pole, temp utilities, and fence.

Table 3New Commercial Building Permit Fees

Total Valuation Permit Fee1. $1 to $100,000.00 $643.00 for the first $50,000.00, plus $7.00 for each additional

$1,000.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including$100,000.00

2. $100,000.01 to $500,000.00 $993.75 for the first $100,000.00, plus $5.60 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including$500,000.00

3. $500,000.01 to $1,000,000.00 $3,233.75 for the first $500,000.00 plus $4.75 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, up to and including$1,000,000.00

4. $1,000,000.01 and up $5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $3.67 for eachaddition $1,000.00 or fraction thereof

*****Building Valuation Data shall be based on the most current Building Safety Magazine, year-end issue as published bythe International Code Council*****5. Plan Review fee 50% of permit fee

6. Engineering Review See Engineering Fees

Permit fee includes electric, plumbing, mechanical, temp. power pole, temp utilities

Table 4Automatic Fire Extinguishing System, Fire Alarm, Miscellaneous Fire, Construction Fire Permit Fees

Type Permit fee1. Fire sprinkler system + (cost of third-party review)a. Underground fire line $200.00b. Aboveground, 1-100 heads $250.00c. Aboveground, 101-300 heads $350.00d. Aboveground, 301-1,000 heads $450.00e. Head for each over 1,000 heads $1.00f. Fire pump $150.00g. Type 1 hood fire extinguishing system $150.00h. Specialized fire extinguishing system $250.00i. Standpipe systems $65.00

2. NFPA 13 & 13R Modifications $65.00 + (Cost of 3rd Party Review)

3. NFPA 13D systems $100.00 + (Cost of 3rd Party Review)

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Table 4Automatic Fire Extinguishing System, Fire Alarm Permits & Misc/ Fire Permits (Continued)

Type Permit fee4. Fire Alarm systems

a. 1-100 devicesb. 101-200 devicesc. 201-500 devicesd. Per device for each over 500

5. Certificate of Occupancy reinspection6. Temporary Certificate of Occupancy7. After hours inspections (after 4 PM or

weekends/holidays)2-hour minimum Each additional hour

8. Elevator acceptance test9. Access control/electronic gate10. Battery systems11. Capacitor energy storage systems12. Compressed gases/cryogenic fluids13. Emergency responder radio coverage systems14. Gas detection systems15. High-piled combustible storage16. Industrial oven17. Private fire hydrant18. Smoke control or smoke exhaust systems19. Solar photovoltaic power systems20. Spraying and dipping

Penalties: Permit fee shall triple if a contractor begins work prior to obtaining an approved permit.Second and subsequent occurrence within two years, fees will quadruple.

+ (Cost of 3rd Party Review)$150.00$300.00$500.00$1.00$65.00$65.00

$190.00$65.00 per hour$150.00 per unit$100.00 per unit$150.00$150.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00$65.00

21. LPG, CNG, LNG tank installation or removal $100.00

22. Blasting operation $150 per day + fire watch

23. Pyrotechnic / Firework Display $150.00 per day + fire watch

24. Temp Tent / Canopy $65.00 per event

25. Exhibits and trade shows $65.00 per event

26. Amusement Rides / Carnival Rides $65.00 per event

27. Mobil food preparation vehicle $30.00 annually

28. Outdoor assembly event $65.00 per event

29. Event Vendor $10.00 per event

30. Residential outdoor burning $65.00 30-day permit

31. Non-residential outdoor burning/trench/clearing $300.00 + $20.00 per day

32. Underground fuel storage tank installation orremoval

$150.00 per tank

Special event/movie/theatrical event33. Public event permit $250 per day

34. Fire Marshal on premises (3-hour minimum) $65.00 per hour/per person

State mandated inspections:35. Hospitals $150.00

36. Nursing and long-term care facilities $150.00

37. Daycare/Mother’s Day Out $65.00

38. Foster and adoptive home $65.00

39. Residential group home $65.00

40. Residential home inspection $65.00

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Table 5Miscellaneous Fees

Type Permit Fee1. Excavation Including Curb Cut / Drive Approach $65.00 per approach/ curb cut

2. Commercial Occupancy Permit $65.00

3. Construction Trailer (temporary) $65.00

4. Residential Demolition $65.00

5. Commercial Demolition $65.00

6. Spa, Hot Tub, Above Ground Pool $135.00

7. Swimming Pool $325.00

8. Re-inspection Fee $65.00

9. Afterhours Inspection $65.00 per hour / Min $130.00

10. Misc. Electric (Not associated w/ bldg. permit) $65.00

11. Misc. Plumbing (Not associated w/ bldg. permit) $65.00

12. Misc. Mechanical (Not associated w/ bldg. permit) $65.00

13. Lawn sprinkler System $65.00

14. Backflow Prevention Tester $100.00; $25.00 renewal

15. Temporary Snow Cone Stands $130.00

16. Building Board of Adjustment Variance / Appeals $200.00

17. Special Events $65.00

18. Door to Door Solicitorsa. A business wishing to have employees

perform door to door solicitation shall pay anannual registration fee

b. Each employee performing door to doorsolicitation shall pay a nonrefundable application fee

c. All fees shall be paid at the time of solicitorapplication.

$100.00

$10.00

19. Water Well $65.00

20. Outdoor Sales $45.00

21. Other non-listed misc. permits $65.00

22. Garage Sale Permits $5.00

23. Wrecker Registration fee $15.00

24. Impound Fee $15.00 + expenses for sales and auctions of abandonedvehicles

25. Sexually Oriented Business License Application $1000.00

26. Sexually Oriented Business License Renewal $500.00

27. Sexually Oriented Business License Reinstatement $200.00

28. Fire Hydrant Meter Deposit Fee $2,000.00

29. Public or Semi-public Swimming Pool InspectionFee

$350.00

30. Public Swimming Pool Administrative Fee $50.00

31. Fence permit $25.00

Table 6Residential - Additions/Alterations/Fire Damage/ Accessory Structures

Type Permit Fee1. 1&2 Family Dwellings $1.10 per sq. ft. of remodel, alteration, addition, fire damage.

- Minimum $125.00

2. Accessory Building $165.00 - (120 Sq. ft.- 200 sq. ft.)$225.00 - (200 sq. ft. – 399 sq. ft.)$435.00 - (> 400 sq. ft.)

3. Carports $165.00 - (120 sq. ft. – 400 sq. ft.)$225.00 - (>400 sq. ft.)

Permit fee includes plan review, electric, plumbing, mechanical

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Table 7Commercial - Additions/Alterations/Fire Damage/ Accessory Structures

Type Permit Fee Plan Review Fee1. Triplex / Townhomes & Multi-Family

Table 3 - Based on valuation of$65.00 sq. ft.

50% of Building Permit

2. Commercial Table 3 - Based on actual valuation or $65.00 sq. ft. whichever is greater

50% of Building Permit

Permit fee includes, electric, plumbing, mechanical

Table 8Sign Permit Fees

Type Permit Fee1. Pole Sign $110.00

2. Monument Sign $75.00

3. Wall Sign $65.00

4. Awning, Canopy, Marquee Signs $65.00

5. Temp. & Portable Signs $65.00

6. Banners $65.00

Table 9Planning and Development Fees

Type Fee

Plats1. Commercial Re-plats, Vacating Plats, Amending Plats &Minor Plats

$425.00+ (See Engineering Fees)

2. Preliminary Plat $325.00 + $20.00 per acre + (See Engineering Fees)

3. Final Plat $325.00 + (See Engineering Fees)

4. Residential Re-plats $525.00 + (See Engineering Fees)

5. Variance Request / Appeal $325.00

Gas Wells1. Gas Well SUP $425.00

2. Gas Well Application Fees (Due w/ SUP application) $7,500.00

Zoning1. Zoning Change Request including SUP’s (Does notinclude PD’s)

$425.00

2. Planned Development District $1,500.00

3. Variance Request / Appeal $325.00

4. Site plans $425 + (see engineering fees)

Table 10Engineering Review Fees

Fee = Actual Costs of Engineer’s Review Fee – An initial minimum deposit of $2,000.00 to cover anticipated engineer review costs shall be made with each plat, clearing & grading, or parking lot application. An additional deposit of$1,500.00 shall be made whenever the engineer’s review costs have depleted the deposited amount to $500.00 or less.Following the approval of the application, any remaining funds shall be returned to the applicant. No application may beapproved, issued, or recorded until all outstanding fees have been paid.

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Table 11Food Establishment Inspection Fees

Type Fee

Food Service Permits1. Less than 500 sq. ft. $100.00

2. 500 to 1,500 sq. ft. $150.00

3. 1,501 to 3,000 sq. ft. $200.00

4. 3,001 to 6,000 sq. ft. $250.00

5. Above 6,000 sq. ft $300.00

6. Child Care Facility $150.00

7. Catering Operation $250.00

8. Food Court $200.00

9. Adjunct food Service $150.00

10. Adjunct Food Store – less than 5,000 sq. ft. $150.00

11. Adjunct Food Store – 5,000 sq. ft. and above $200.00

12. Commissary (non-prep) $100.00

13. Commissary (prep) $200.00

14. Mobile Unit (prepackaged) $100.00

15. Mobile Unit (preparation of food) $200.00

16. Mobile Unit (push cart) $200.00

17. Temporary Food Establishment $35.00

18. Food Vendor Permit $10.00 + any other required fee

Food Store19. Less than 5,000 sq. ft. $200.00

20. 5,000 sq. ft. or above $300.00

Plan Review21. Less than 500 sq. ft. $0.00

22. 501 – 3,000 sq. ft. $50.00

23. Above 3,000 sq. ft. $100.00

Late Fee24. 1-30 days 10% of fee

25. 31-60 days 20% of fee

26. 61-90 days 30% of fee

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WATER / WASTE WATER IMPACT FEES FOR PROPERTY PLATTED PRIOR TO 2018

METER SIZE 3/4' 1" 1-1/2" 2" 3" 4' 6"WATER $ 822.00 $ 1,372.74 $ 2,737.26 $ 4,381.26 $ 8,220.00 $ 13,702.74 $ 27,397.26

SEWER $ 1,428.00 $ 2,384.76 $ 4,755.24 $ 7,611.24 $ 14,280.00 $ 23,804.76 $ 47,595.24

TOTAL $ 2,250.00 $ 3,757.50 $ 7,492.50 $ 11,992.50 $ 22,500.00 $ 37,507.50 $ 74,992.50

WATER / WASTE WATER IMPACT FEES FOR PROPERTY PLATTED AFTER 1/1/2018

METER SIZE ¾” 1" 1-1/2" 2" 3" 4” 6"WATER $ 1,578.00 $ 2,635.26 $ 5,254.74 $ 8,410.74 $ 15,780.00 $ 26,305.26 TBD

SEWER $ 1,563.00 $ 2,610.21 $ 5,204.79 $ 8,330.79 $ 15,630.00 $ 26,055.21 TBD

TOTAL $ 3,141.00 $ 5,245.47 $ 10,459.53 $ 16,741.53 $ 31,410.00 $ 52,360.37 TBD

WATER DEPOSIT FEES

Residential Commercial Master Metered Multi-Family

Deposit – Inside CityLimits

$150.00 $200.00 $50.00 per dwellingunit

Deposit – Outside CityLimits

$175.00 $250.00 $75.00 per dwellingunit

Service Charge – In andOut of the City

$15.00 $15.00 $15.00

Garbage only – In andOut of the City

$20.00 $20.00 $20.00

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WATER TAP FEES

Fees for water taps where the service line for such tap has been previously installed at the tap location shall be as follows:

Meter Size Charge

5/8 x 3/4 inch $375.00

All other sizes Actual cost of materials used

Meter Size Paved Area Unpaved Area

5/8 inch x ¾ inch $2,100.00 $1,100.00

3/4 inch x 3/4 inch N/A N/A

1 inch $2,315.00 $1,315.00

1 1/2 Inch $2,630.00 $1,630.00

2 inch $3,650.00 $2,650.00

> 2 inch call for estimate call for estimate

SEWER TAP FEES

Size Paved Area Unpaved Area

4 inch $2,690.00 $1,760.00

6 inch $3,920.00 $2,100.00

8 inch $4,220.00 $2,400.00

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