| Review Date | Status | Comment(s) |
| 10/6/2009 |
FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 1) This project is: Chase Bank, 28 E Boulder St, Suite 200: Interior Remodel
ATTENTION: See our web site for our latest plan review comments for your job at:
www.springsgov.com - go to "City Agencies" (tab on the teal bar to get a drop box) - click on - "Fire Department" - (Using the links down the left side of the page), click on - "Web Guide." Once you're into the Web Guide, click on "Plan Review Status" This will also give you access to numerous other items that may assist you in your future project design work.
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| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 3) HEAD EXTENDERS:
BE ADVISED: Head Extenders are not allowed in the City of Colorado Springs effective Immediately. 1/08 |
| FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 6) The fire sprinkler system is being installed by: COLORADO FIRE SPRINKLER
This plan review is based on the requirements found within the 2003 Editions of the International Building Code, International Fire Code, and the 2007 editions of NFPA Standard 13, 13R or 13D as applicable.
CSFD does not allow any combustibles into a building until a sprinkler system has passed it's final acceptance test performed by CSFD Inspector's. |
| FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 8) SCOPE OF WORK:
Area/scope of work is --86--- SPRINKLERS IN SUITE 200--of the building.
Flex Connections: NO
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| FYI | (13) The FDC is existing and will not be affected by this project. |
| FYI | (13) FLUSH AND HYDROSTATIC TESTING
Underground flushing and the required 200 psi pressure test of the lead-in piping is to be completed and approved prior to connecting the riser to the underground mains and/or lead-ins. The flushing and pressure test is to be witnessed and approved in writing by a member of the Colorado Springs Fire Dept.
All aboveground piping and attached appurtenances subjected to system working pressure shall be hydrostatically tested at not less than 200 psi and shall maintain that pressure without loss for 2 hours. Note - This is to include the piping between the fire department connection and the check valve. (NFPA 13:10.10.2.2; 24.2.1)
Fire service mains and lead-in connections to system risers shall be completely flushed before connection is made to sprinkler piping. (NFPA 13:10.10.2.1)
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| FYI | (13) MAIN ELECTRICAL ROOM:
Automatic fire sprinkler coverage may be omitted in MAIN electrical equipment rooms as long as the following conditions apply:
1. The room is dedicated to electrical equipment only
2. Only dry type electrical equipment is used
3. Equipment is installed in a TWO-hour enclosure
4. No combustible storage is permitted to be stored in the room
5. System smoke detection is provided and connected to a monitored fire alarm system
6. A portable fire extinguisher rated not less than 2A:20B:C is provided at the door giving access into the room
(IFC 903.3.1.1.1) |
| FYI | (13) ELEVATOR PIT SPRINKLER:
As required by NFPA Standard 13, a sprinkler head shall be installed within the bottom of the elevator shaft; the head must be installed no more than 2 feet off the floor. The sprinkler pipe that supplies the head must enter the shaft at the lowest possible point to comply with ASME Standard A17.1a Section 102. Excessive runs of pipe in the shaft will not be permitted by CSFD or RBD. (NFPA 13:8.15.5.1) |
| FYI | (13) ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM:
Automatic fire protection is NOT to be installed in elevator machine rooms. The following requirements must be met in lieu sprinkler protection:
1. The elevator equipment is to be installed to meet the more restrictive of the two options noted below.
A) within an enclosure meeting the fire resistive rating of the elevator hoistway OR
B) One-hour occupancy separation
2. No combustible storage is permitted to be stored in the room
3. System smoke detection is to be provided and connected to a monitored fire alarm system
4. A portable fire extinguisher rated not less than 2A:20B:C is provided at the door giving access into the room.
(IFC 903.3.1.1.1) |
| FYI | (13) ELEVATOR SHAFT:
Automatic fire sprinkler protection is not to be provided at the top of elevator shafts if the shaft meets the Building Code requirements for fire resistive construction. Smoke detection and/or heat detection is not to be installed within the shaft.
(NFPA 13:8.15.5.5) |
| FYI | (13) ELECTRICAL SUPERVISION REQUIRED:
The required electrical supervision of all control valves and water-flow switches of this automatic fire sprinkler system is to be provided. An approved central station, remote station or proprietary supervising station as defined by national standards shall monitor this supervision.
PLEASE NOTE - Separate Fire Department approved plans and permits are to be obtained prior to the installation of the required sprinkler system monitoring.
A Knox Box is also required. Contact the CSFD for the information needed to order this key box. |
| FYI | (13) INTERIOR NOTIFICATION:
Interior Horn required -Along with the required exterior sprinkler system flow horn/strobe alerting device, an approved horn/strobe sprinkler flow alarm to alert the occupants shall be provided in the interior of all sprinkled buildings in a normally occupied location. (IFC 903.4.2.1) |
| FYI | (13) EXTERIOR NOTIFICATION:
An outside water flow alarm (horn/strobe) is to be installed within 20' of the fire department connection (FDC) to the building sprinkler system in a location that will be highly visible to responding fire crews. This horn/strobe is to activate ONLY on sprinkler water flow, not on general building alarms. (IFC 903.4.2.1) |
| FYI | (13) STOCK OF SPARE SPRINKLERS:
A spare sprinkler head box is to be provided. The box shall contain not less than 6 extra sprinkler heads of the type installed within the system. Refer to NFPA 25 for specific information on how many of each type of head must be provided. It shall also contain the sprinkler wrenches need to replace the heads. (NFPA 13: 6.2.9)
NEW 2007 REQUIREMENT: A list of the sprinkler installed in the property shall be posed in the sprinkler cabinet. The list shall include the following information:
a) Sprinkler ID Number
b) General description of the sprinkler
c) Quanitity of each type of sprinkler contained in the cabinet
d) Issue or revision date of the list. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 20) LICENSED INSTALLER: An On-Site Installer shall supervise all on-site work on any fire sprinkler project. This On-Site Installer shall have a current Installer Certificate, on his person, while on the job site.
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| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 23) MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS: The approved set of Fire Sprinkler Plans, manufacture's product data sheets on all equipment being installed, and the installation permit are to be on site for all fire department inspections. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 25) STAIRS: Sprinkler protection shall be provided underneath the stairway and/or landings if the area(s) is accessible for storage. (NFPA 13:8.15.3) |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 26) CONCEALED SPACES - This plan did not provide any information on combustible concealed spaces. NFPA 13 requires that "All concealed spaces enclosed wholly or partially by exposed combustible construction shall be protected by sprinklers". There are 12 specific allowances to this section that allow for the omission of sprinklers. If there are combustible concealed areas found during the installation of the system that do not meet the requirements of the 12 allowances, then these areas will be required to be sprinkled. (NFPA 13:8.15.1)
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INSTALLER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD. |
| FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 31) BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE: The backflow device shown as being installed is a --AMES COLT C200---. It is listed for HORIZONTAL installation. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 35) CERTIFICATE OF INSTALLATION: Attached to the approved plans is a "Certificate of Installation".
It is the installer's responsibility to certify through this form that the system has been properly installed and tested.
The form is to be filled out in its entirety PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRE INSPECTOR conducting the final inspection and/or acceptance test of the system.
FINAL INSPECTIONS WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT THIS FORM BEING COMPLETED.
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| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 36) INSPECTIONS
Minimum 2-business days notice is required to schedule an inspection. Please have your eight digit "Fire Department Plan Review Number" ready when calling to schedule an inspection. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT) KHJ - SCHEUDLING INSPECTIONS:
STATIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 16:
Starting October 3, 2005, Fire Inspectors will be scheduling their own calendars. Your assigned Inspector is Kris Johnson. You may contact him at 719-385-7257 to schedule all construction related inspection activities
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| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 37) ROUGH VISUAL INSPECTIONS:
Rough Visual inspections shall be completed PRIOR TO any bucket tests or final inspections. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 38) CONCEALED WORK: The fire sprinkler piping shall not be covered up by walls, sheetrock, ceiling tiles, etc... prior to the CSFD visual inspections of the piping. If the piping is covered, and the inspectors cannot inspect it as is required by Fire Code, the walls,sheetrock, ceiling tiles, etc... will be required to be removed. If this means that finished ceilings will need to be removed, this will be required to be done!
(IFC 106.3) |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 39) ATTENTION: CSFD FEES. All fire department fees are to be paid prior to issuance of any permits. These fees must be paid directly to the Colorado Springs Fire Department - Development Review Enterprise - at 2880 International Circle - Suite 200-7. The Regional Building Department will NOT issue a building permit with out proof the fire department fees have been paid. |
| 9/29/2009 |
FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 1) This project is: Chase Bank Uptown Renovation, 28 E. Boulder St.
ATTENTION: See our web site for our latest plan review comments for your job at:
www.springsgov.com - go to "City Agencies" (tab on the teal bar to get a drop box) - click on - "Fire Department" - (Using the links down the left side of the page), click on - "Web Guide." Once you're into the Web Guide, click on "Plan Review Status" This will also give you access to numerous other items that may assist you in your future project design work.
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| Disapproved | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 42) The following information and/or corrections are needed prior to conducting a full plan review. PLEASE RESPOND IN WRITING TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
1. Hydraulic nodes are missing from basement level areas.
2. Pipe sizes in the calculations still are not supported by the cut sheets - see page 3 for example. Also the cut sheet for Schedule 40 does not even show the internal diameter of the piping.
Also review the disapproved plans for additional written comments prior to submittal of new plans.
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| Attention | (STANDARD COMMENT 45) NOTE - THE NOTED DISAPPROVED ITEMS MAY NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE LIST OF VIOLATIONS.
THE DESIGNER IS TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE RE-REVIEW OF THE PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE STANDARD AND INCORRECT INFORMATION PRIOR TO RESUBMITTING. |
| 9/24/2009 |
FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 1) This project is: Chase Bank Uptown Renovation, 28 E. Boulder St. - Return to core/shell
ATTENTION: See our web site for our latest plan review comments for your job at:
www.springsgov.com - go to "City Agencies" (tab on the teal bar to get a drop box) - click on - "Fire Department" - (Using the links down the left side of the page), click on - "Web Guide." Once you're into the Web Guide, click on "Plan Review Status" This will also give you access to numerous other items that may assist you in your future project design work.
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| FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 6) The fire sprinkler system is being installed by: COLORADO FIRE SPRINKLER
This plan review is based on the requirements found within the 2003 Editions of the International Building Code, International Fire Code, and the 2007 editions of NFPA Standard 13, 13R or 13D as applicable.
CSFD does not allow any combustibles into a building until a sprinkler system has passed it's final acceptance test performed by CSFD Inspector's. |
| Disapproved | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 42) The following information and/or corrections are needed prior to conducting a full plan review. PLEASE RESPOND IN WRITING TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
1. Hydraulic Calculations: Pipe sizes on the calculations are not supported by the cut sheets provided.
2. Telephone electrical rooms are not sprinklered as required - only the MAIN electrical room (where the power enters and is distributed) is exempt from sprinkles provided it meets certain construction requirements.
Also review the disapproved plans for additional written comments prior to submittal of new plans.
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| Disapproved | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 44) The plans can not be reviewed at this time. Our records indicate the license for this Fire Suppression Contractor is not current. Please contact the Contractor Licensing Office of the Regional Building Department to correct this problem.
ATTENTION: Liability insurance and NICET certificate are expired. Please contact Contractor Licensing at 173-327-2887 to correct this issue. |
| Attention | (STANDARD COMMENT 45) NOTE - THE NOTED DISAPPROVED ITEMS MAY NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE LIST OF VIOLATIONS.
THE DESIGNER IS TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE RE-REVIEW OF THE PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE STANDARD AND INCORRECT INFORMATION PRIOR TO RESUBMITTING. |
