Notwithstanding any provision of any code adopted by reference
herein, or any other code, an approved automatic fire-extinguishing
system shall be installed in all new structures, with the exception
of any one- or two-family dwellings, for which building permits are
applied for after the effective date of this provision, and which
qualify under any of the following criteria:
A.
Greater than two stories in height above grade;
B.
Thirty feet in height;
C.
Greater than 12,000 square feet of floor area;
D.
Any new place of assembly with an occupant load of 100 persons or
more;
E.
Commercial properties containing a dwelling unit;
F.
Structures that contain three or more attached single-family dwelling
units.
An approved automatic fire-extinguishing system shall be installed
whenever alterations or renovations are made in existing structures,
excluding one- and two-family dwellings, and for which building permits
are applied after the effective date of this provision, under the
following circumstances:
B.
Where the proposed alterations or renovations to a preexisting structure, in which the structure's present construction satisfies one or more of the criteria listed in § 72-41.1, shall increase the structure in height or floor area, or becomes a place of public assembly with an occupant load of 100 people or more.
All NFPA 13 and NFPA 13R automatic fire-extinguishing systems
shall be equipped with approved supervisory equipment which will transmit
an alarm to the dispatch center and notify the occupants of the building
in accordance with NFPA 72.
For purposes of this part of the chapter, "floor area" includes
the total of the floor areas of all stories, basements and sub-basements,
measured from outside walls, irrespective of any fire-resistive walls,
floors or ceilings.
As used in this part of the chapter, "approved" means approved
by the City of Lebanon Fire Department as meeting applicable standards
of the National Fire Protection Association and the City of Lebanon
Fire Prevention Code. Such approval shall be given during the review
process for the issuance of a building permit. The Fire Department
shall inspect completed installations of fire-extinguishing systems
and supervisory equipment prior to the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy. It shall be the responsibility of the person seeking such
certificate to notify the Fire Department at least 24 hours before
such systems are covered or obscured from view. At no time will a
certificate of occupancy be issued for a commercial building if a
required fire protection system is not fully functioning.
All newly constructed commercial motor vehicle fuel-dispensing
facilities shall be protected at the dispensing location by a fully
automatic suppression system, complying with the most recent edition
of NFPA 17. Property owners of existing facilities with fire protection
systems shall maintain the systems unless granted specific permission
from the Fire Chief to remove such system.
All newly installed automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall
be installed to the standards of the most recent editions of NFPA
13, NFPA 13R or NFPA 13D. All NFPA 13 and 13R fire-extinguishing systems
shall be designed with a minimum safety margin of no less than 10
psi.
All newly installed commercial kitchen fire-extinguishing systems
shall be installed to the standard of the most recent edition of NFPA
96.
All newly installed clean agent fire-extinguishing systems shall
be designed and installed following the requirements of the most recent
edition of NFPA 2001, the Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing
Systems, or the most recent requirements of Factory Mutual (FM) or
similar testing agency.
All water-based fire protection systems shall be maintained
to the requirements of the most recent edition of NFPA 25, Inspection,
Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems.
