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| Description
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| 9- 1 |
Every owner as defined in this article shall be responsible for providing fire protective systems in
and on its premises as required by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department in accordance with
M.G.L. Chapter 148, the State Building Code, Fire Prevention Code and applicable NFPA Standards. Each
such fire protective system shall be installed and maintained in accordance with rules and regulations
promulgated by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department pursuant to said Chapter 148 which rules and
regulations may be revised from time to time. A copy of said rules and regulations governing fire protective
systems shall be available from the P.F.D..
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| 9- 2 |
PERMIT: Each owner shall obtain a permit from the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department or
his/her designee prior to beginning the installation of a fire protective system. Each such application for said
permit shall include the following information:
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| 9- 2.1 |
Blueprints prepared in accordance with Fire Department regulations which shall indicate the location
of said fire protective system and which must be signed "APPROVED" by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department.
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| 9- 2.2 |
Receipts indicating that all applicable permit fees have been paid.
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| 9- 2.3 |
All other information required pursuant to P.F.D. Regulations.
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| 9- 3 |
SYSTEM DESIGN: Each fire protective system shall be designed in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the P.F.D.. Pursuant to said rules and regulations, the Chief of the
Plainville Fire Department may require that a fire protective system contain features, including
but not limited to the following:
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| 9- 3.1 |
A key pad box which shall be required when access to or within a building or structure is restricted
due to secured openings or by design or where immediate access is necessary for lifesaving or fire
fighting purposes. The key pad box shall contain keys necessary, as determined by the Chief of the
Plainville Fire Department, for gaining emergency access by the P.F.D. to the building or structure
or area within a building or structure.
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| 9- 3.2 |
Annunciators as defined herein shall meet the requirements contained in Section #4.
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| 9- 4 |
INSTALLATION: Upon obtaining an installation permit pursuant to paragraph (A) of
this section, the owner/owners shall proceed to install said fire protective system and shall
complete such installation in accordance with the approved plan and the schedule for installation
specified therein, which schedule shall include a completion date. Any changes, alterations or
deviations from the approved plan, including but not limited to a change to a later completed date,
must be approved in writing by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department prior to making such change,
alteration or deviation. Written approval by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department of a change
to a later completion date shall constitute an extension until the date stated in such approval. Failure
of the owner or owners to undertake or to complete the installation of a fire protective system by the date
specified in the plan or extension as defined in this section shall constitute a violation of this ordinance.
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| 9- 5 |
FINAL APPROVAL AND INSPECTION: The owner/owners shall obtain the final approval of
the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department of such fire protective system. Final approval shall be subject
to the satisfaction performance, as determined by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department.
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| 9- 6 |
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE: Prior to or no later than the date of the final
inspection, the owner/owners shall submit a side letter prepared by a licensed installer certifying
that said fire protective system complies with Fire Department regulations; M.G.L. Chapter 148, the
State Building and Fire Prevention Codes and applicable NFPA standards.
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| 9- 7 |
NOTIFICATION AND INITIAL SYSTEM TEST: Upon completion of the installation of the
fire protective system, the installer shall notify the P.F.D.. Said notification shall contain such
information as deemed necessary by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department in accordance with
Fire Department regulations. Fire personnel shall make a final inspection and test the system with
the installer present. A statement by the owner or owners certifying that a complete test of said
system was performed and that said system is one hundred percent (100%) operational based on the results
of said test.
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| 9- 8 |
MAINTENANCE CONTRACT: Prior to or no later than the date of the final inspection,
the owner/owners shall provide a copy of a current, fully executed maintenance contract between the
owner/owners and a person authorized by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department to perform fire
protective system maintenance and testing, or other plan of maintenance deemed satisfactory by the
Chief of the Plainville Fire Department which shall provide for the required maintenance and testing
of each fire protective system in accordance with Fire Department regulations.
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| 9- 9 |
FINAL INSPECTION: Upon receipt of the notification from the owner/owners as
provided in paragraph one of this section, the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department or his/her
designee shall schedule a final inspection of said system. The final inspection shall include a test
of the fire protective system to be conducted by the installer with Fire Department personnel present
and said test shall be conducted in accordance with Fire Department regulations. The Chief of the Plainville
Fire Department may require such additional tests as deemed necessary in order to assure proper operations
of the system as a condition of final approval of each such system. The owner/owners shall be responsible
for all costs associated with conducting said testing, including but not limited to inspection fees.
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| 9-10 |
OPERATION: Upon final approval of a fire protective system, the owner/owners shall
be required to maintain said system in one hundred percent (100%) operational condition at all times.
The owner/owners or the person hired by the owner/owners to maintain said system shall notify the
Fire Department and detain all necessary permits prior to disconnecting the fire protective system
for any reason, provided, however, that no permit shall be necessary for performing routine tests or
for making emergency or minor routine repairs as further specified in accordance with Fire
Department regulations.
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| 9-11 |
The provisions of the foregoing paragraph (1) shall not apply to temporary emergency disconnection
of sprinkler systems as provided for in Chapter 148, Section 27A, of the Massachusetts General Laws,
provided, however, that any such emergency disconnection shall be subject to the notification as
required by said statute.
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| 9-12 |
REMOVAL: No fire protective system shall be removed unless or until the owner/owners
have obtained a permit for the installation of a replacement system or have made alternative arrangements
for fire protection which have been approved in writing by the Chief of the Plainville Fire Department.
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