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 DeSoto County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 13. FIRE PREVENTION

  § 13-10. Approval of plans and installations.  

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  • (a)

    The authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) or his/her designee shall examine the submitted plans for evidence of compliance with this chapter. The AHJ or his/her designee may require testing or other investigations to be conducted by an agency satisfactory to the jurisdiction when an appliance, device, equipment, or system intended for installation does not specifically meet the requirements of this chapter. The test or investigations shall be based on nationally accepted tests, standards or principles. These tests or investigations shall be at the cost to the applicant and at no cost to the County, nor shall impose any liability to the County.

    (b)

    Three complete sets of all plans, drawings, and specifications, including, but not limited to, site, building, alarm, sprinkler, standpipe, hood, hood exhaust, suppression, and a life safety print, shall be submitted to the Fire Prevention Division through the County Building Department. Failure to do so will result in the issuance of a stop work order to be enforced until required material is provided.

    (c)

    At the time of the initial permit, all fire alarm, sprinkler, hood, and extinguishing system drawings shall be submitted and approved prior to commencement of any work on each respective system. Such system design criteria shall be included with full architectural plan submittal. If it has been so noted on the initial set of engineered drawings that a specific system is being required, then upon written request of the applicant the Fire Prevention Division may elect to allow the subcontractor to submit the working shop drawings (and/or hydraulic calculations) for separate permit at a later date. Initial submission shall include a note to this fact and basic layouts.

    (d)

    All shop drawings shall be submitted and approved prior to and installation worked being undertaken on the appropriate system.

    (e)

    Any project requiring a fire sprinkler system, an alarm system or any other specialized fire protection system shall require a permit. Plans shall be submitted and approved by the Fire Prevention Division with engineered shop drawings prepared and sealed where required by a professional engineer registered in the State. The design documents must be prepared in accordance with the rules promulgated by the State Board of Professional Engineers.

(Ord. No. 2012-03, § 10, 6-29-2012)