Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 24-33.5-1206.2 - Job registration and plan review(1) Except for minor alterations, modifications, repairs, or maintenance work that does not affect the integrity of the system, no installation, modification, alteration, or repair of a fire suppression system shall be started until: (a) Any required local permits have been obtained;(b)(I) The job, including the name and registration number of the contractor, the address and description of the premises where the job will be done, and the name and address of the general contractor or the name and address of the owner if no general contractor is involved, has been registered with the administrator.(II) If the local fire safety agency requests job registration and plan review authority, and the administrator determines that said local fire safety agency has the capability and qualifications to conduct plan review, then the administrator shall accept job registration with local fire safety officials in satisfaction of the job registration requirement imposed by subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b).(c)(I) The working plans and hydraulic calculations for the job have been reviewed and approved by the administrator or a certified local fire suppression inspector in compliance with the standards established in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (c).(II) The administrator shall establish standards of review and approval and shall, where appropriate, accept review and approval by certified local fire suppression inspectors in satisfaction of the requirements of this paragraph (c).(2)(a) Any working plans and hydraulic calculations submitted for review by the administrator or by a certified local fire suppression inspector pursuant to subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section must bear the signature and certification number of either a licensed professional engineer or a level three or higher engineering technician (fire suppression engineering technology - automatic sprinkler design or fire suppression engineering technology - special hazards system layout), whichever is relevant to the particular job or design, certified by the national institute for the certification of engineering technologists. Such licensed professional engineer or engineering technician shall certify that he or she has reviewed the plan and design and finds that it meets the applicable standards adopted by the administrator for fire safety and that it is adequately designed to meet the system requirements.(b) If a certified local fire suppression inspector identifies significant or repeated design or installation deficiencies with regard to a fire suppression system, the certified local fire suppression inspector shall notify the administrator of the deficiencies and the identifying information for the applicable fire suppression contractor and the signing professional engineer or engineering technician.Amended by 2014 Ch. 205,§ 5, eff. 5/15/2014.L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1214, § 2, effective May 18. L. 98: (1)(c)(II) amended, p. 639, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2004: (2) amended, p. 1311, § 56, effective May 28. L. 2014: IP(1), (1)(c)(I), and (2) amended, (HB 14-1221), ch. 205, p. 753, § 5, effective May 15.Section 24-33.5-1209 (2) provides for the repeal of this section, effective September 1, 2026.