| (C) Third package. The third package shall include
complete mechanical, electrical, equipment and furnishings, and plumbing
plans and specifications, as described in subsection (c) of this section.
(3) Fire sprinkler systems. Fire sprinkler systems
shall comply with the requirements of National Fire Protection Association
13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler systems, 1999 edition
(NFPA 13). Fire sprinkler systems shall be designed or reviewed by
an engineer who is registered by the Texas State Board of Registration
for Professional Engineers in fire protection specialty or is experienced
in hydraulic design and fire sprinkler system installation. A short
resume shall be submitted if registration is not in fire protection
specialty.
(A) Fire sprinkler working plans, complete hydraulic
calculations and water supply information shall be prepared in accordance
with NFPA 13, §§8-1, 8-2 and 8-3, for new fire sprinkler
systems, alterations of and additions to existing ones.
(B) Certification of changes in an existing system
is not required when relocation of not more than twenty sprinkler
heads is involved.
(C) One set of fire sprinkler working plans (sealed
by the engineer), calculations and water supply information shall
be forwarded to the department together with the engineer's certification
letter stating that the sprinkler system design complies with the
requirements of NFPA 13. Certification of the fire sprinkler system
shall be submitted prior to system installation.
(D) Upon completion of the fire sprinkler system installation
and any required corrections, written certification by the engineer,
stating that the fire sprinkler system is installed in accordance
with NFPA 13 requirements, shall be submitted prior to or with the
written request for the final construction inspection of the project.
(e) Resubmittal of construction documents. When construction
is delayed for longer than one year from the plan approval date, construction
documents shall be resubmitted to the department for review and approval.
The plans shall be accompanied by a new Application for Plan Review
and a plan review fee.
(f) Project delay or cancellation. The licensee or
owner shall provide written notification to the department when a
project has been placed on hold, canceled or abandoned.
(g) On-hold projects. The department may close a project
file after one year of its receipt of an Application for Plan Review
for projects that have been placed on hold.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §510.127 adopted to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 5154; transferred effective June 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register May 17, 2019, 44 TexReg 2469 |
