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Clearance Sheet C2012-001554

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Plan REJECTED for 100 sqft fire pump house. This is reviewed under 2010 Fl Fire Prevention Code and NFPA 20.

A fire pump bldg must be either:
*Protected with fire sprinkler system and rate pump house 1 hour or separated 50 feet from the bldg it is protecting
*Separated from the bldg is it protecting by 50 feet or rate pump house 2 hours. (NFPA 20, 5.12.1.1) Please provide documentation that a 100 sqft bldg is large enough to be able to make any necessary repairs on the fire pump.

 

Please provide documentation on an approved heat source for maintaining the minimum temperature of 40 degree Fahrenheit. NFPA 20, 5.12.2.1

 

Provide documentation on how artificial light is being provided in pump house. NFPA 20, 5.12.3

 

Provide documentation on how emergency light is being provided. NFPA 20, 5.12.4 A flashlight is acceptable.

 

Provide documentation of ventilation of the pump house. NFPA 20, 5.12.5

 

Floors shall be pitched for adequate drainage of escaping water away from critical equipment and be provided with a drain that will discharged from a frost free location. NFPA 20, 5.12.6