Can you just leave it there? Disconnect/ abandon in place?

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM Welsh, Steve <[email protected]> wrote:

> Some thoughts:
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>    - This might be worst permit request that I ever seen.
>    - Request fire alarm maintenance records to ensure this horn/strobe
>    works.
>    - Say its maintenance, which does not require a permit.
>    - Look up “Work exempt from permit” in the building code. See if
>    anything applies. Look for “Replacement of any part that does not alter its
>    approval or make it unsafe” or “The clearing of stoppages or the repairing
>    of leaks in pipes.”
>
>
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> *Steve Welsh, **PE*  \  Burns & McDonnell
>
> Senior Fire Protection Engineer
>
> *M* 410-978-3836
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>
>
> *From:* Brandon Bridgford <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 5, 2026 1:19 PM
> *To:* Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers <
> [email protected]>
> *Subject:* [Sprinklerforum] Removing Mechanical water motor bell
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>
> Good Afternoon,
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>
> I am trying to remove a mechanical fire sprinkler alarm bell that
> frequently plugs up. The facility already has an external horn/strobe in
> the same location. The city is requiring a major building permit because it
> includes the removal of pipe. Does this sound right? Any thoughts or
> suggestions?
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> Brandon Bridgford
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