Redondo Beach has a sprinkler and standpipe ordinance. 1) Any new construction greater than 750 square feet is required to have fire sprinklers installed. 2) If any portion of a (new) building cannot be reached with 150’ of hose stretched from a fire engine parked on a public way, fire standpipes shall be installed.
A business owner opened a garden center on a 40’ x 200’ lot. A sales/display building sits with the rear of the building 180’ from the public way. The building is single story, 1100 sqft. The business owner was required to put in a full blown 13 system with a single 2 ½” standpipe half way down the lot. That means a 4” supply with a DCVA and a 2 x 2 ½” FDC . The owner had to trench across the street to reach the main ($30,000.00). All said and done, $ 62,000.00 to protect a 1100 sqft., single story garden center. Is that an AHJ run-a-muck or am I crazy for thinking so? I would love to hear what you folks have to say. BTW, the standpipe ordinance was written in 1991 when the fire trucks carried 150' of preconnect, quick attack hose. In 2001 the fire trucks were reconfigured with 200' and 300' preconnect hoses. Owen Evans Gone from the RBFD plan check office for 6 years. _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
