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Page 9 of I 1 <br /> Plans for any such system shall be submitted to the Building Department for examination and <br /> approv2l. Such plans shall include plans for the underground mains that will supply the sprinkler <br /> system. <br /> The type of sprinkier to be installed will be determined by the Building Official. It may be an NFPA <br /> 13, NFPA 13R, or NFPA 13D system depending upon several factors. Sprinkler installation <br /> shall not begin without an approved and stamped set of plans from the Building <br /> Department. The Fire Department will also review the plans and shall field inspect lhe <br /> instailation based only on approved plans that must be on site. Changes to plans must be <br /> approved by both the Building and Fire Departments. <br /> Aboveground sprinkler piping shall be hydrostatically tested as established in NFPA Standard 13. <br /> Underground piping shall be hydrostatically tested and flushed as established in NFPA Standard <br /> 24 for private fire mains. (Below-ground piping must be installed by Washington State Patrol <br /> Licensed Underground Sprinkler line certified "U" installers. For further information, <br /> contact the State Fire Marshal's Office at (360) 570-3134 or contact the Everett Fire <br /> Department at (425) 257-8123.) All such tests shall be witnessed by a Fire Department <br /> inspector. Call (425) 257-8124 to make an appointment for inspection. <br /> Contractors' materials and test certificates shall be submitted to lhe Everett Fire Department prior <br /> to issuance of any Ceriificates o(Occupancy. <br /> Call (425) 257-8123 for more information. <br /> 5. Single Family or Duplex- Single (amily or duplex structures that are required to have a fire <br /> sprinkler system may use a single domeslic water meter (see City of Everelt Public Works <br /> Standard Drawing 502C). The size of lhe service meter shall be calculated by the civil engineer <br /> or fire sprinkler designer who is solely responsible for these calculations. The City Public Works <br /> Department does not review these calculations and is not the authority having jurisdiction. The <br /> fire service side of lhe system must have a state-approved backflow prevention device. <br /> 6. All fire alarm conlrol paneis (FACP) and sprinkler valves shall be in heated rooms or closets with <br /> standard man door access. Locations shail be approved by the Fire Marshal's Office. <br /> 7. Fire Lane Marking - Fire apparalus access roads shall be marked whenever necessary to <br /> maintain the unobstructed minimum required width of roadways. Fire lanes shail be marked as <br /> follows: <br /> a. Curbs shall be identified by red traffir, paint with a 6-i.�ch wide stripe on the top and front, <br /> extending the lengih of the designated fire lane. <br /> b. Rolled curbs shall be identified by red traffic paint with a 6-inch wide stripe on the curb, <br /> extending the length of lhe designated fire lane. <br /> c. Lanes without curbs shall be identified by red traffic paint with a 6-inch wide stripe on the <br /> pavement, extending the length of the designated fire lane. <br /> d. The words 'NO PARKING - FIRE LANE' shall be in 3-inch stroke white letters 1 S inches in <br /> height, and placed 8 inches measured perpendicular from the red paint stripe on the pavement. <br /> In most cases, both sides of the access road shall be marked. Where long drives are to be <br /> marked, the repetitions shall alternate sides of the drive. <br /> e. Marking shall also include the addition of inetal signs stating 'NO PARKING - FIRE LANE- <br /> TOW AVVAY ZONE' to be installed at intervals or locations designated by the fire code official. <br /> The signs shall be approximately 12 inches in widlh and 18 inches in height and have red letters <br /> on a while background. Metal signs shall be installed on either 2-inch metal pipes for private <br /> `�1/(/2006 <br />