After I posted this I thought to myself, I just asked the wolf to watch the chicken coop.
Anyway, my point was that the AHJ could have waived the standpipe based on the situation or, install a dry standpipe ($25,000 less than what was installed). I like AHJ's that pull their head out of the book and look at what is acutually there. BTW, I am an AHJ. Regards, Owen >>> "Garth W. Warren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/15/08 4:37 PM >>> I say you're crazy for thinking so. If you don't like the written Law, change it. If you don't want to change it then get a variance from it. But don't brow beat an Official that is doing his job that he was appointed to do because in this case something less than the letter of the Code would be good for one of your customers. The same could be said by every installer/designer on every single project. And if the AHJ offered your competition a chance to install something less than what is specified in the Code without back-up, who would be the first to throw the egg? Garth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owen Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><~!B*+R^&>To: <[email protected]><~!B*+R^&>Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: Over-kill? A true situation 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) _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
