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area safe. The holder of a conditional permit shall proceed [A] 105.4.1.1 Examination of documents. The fire
only to the point for which approval has been given, at the code official shall examine or cause to be examined the
permit holder’s own risk and without assurance that accompanying construction documents and shall ascer-
approval for the occupancy or the utilization of the entire tain by such examinations whether the work indicated
premises, equipment or operations will be granted. and described is in accordance with the requirements of
this code.
[A] 105.3.5 Posting the permit. Issued permits shall be
kept on the premises designated therein at all times and [A] 105.4.2 Information on construction documents.
shall be readily available for inspection by the fire code Construction documents shall be drawn to scale on suit-
official. able material. Electronic media documents are allowed to
[A] 105.3.6 Compliance with code. The issuance or be submitted where approved by the fire code official.
granting of a permit shall not be construed to be a permit Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to
for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provi- indicate the location, nature and extent of the work pro-
sions of this code or of any other ordinance of the jurisdic- posed and show in detail that it will conform to the provi-
tion. Permits presuming to give authority to violate or sions of this code and relevant laws, ordinances, rules and
cancel the provisions of this code or other ordinances of regulations as determined by the fire code official.
the jurisdiction shall not be valid. The issuance of a permit [A] 105.4.2.1 Fire protection system shop drawings.
based on construction documents and other data shall not Shop drawings for the fire protection system(s) shall be
prevent the fire code official from requiring the correction submitted to indicate compliance with this code and the
of errors in the construction documents and other data. construction documents, and shall be approved prior to
Any addition to or alteration of approved construction the start of installation. Shop drawings shall contain all
documents shall be approved in advance by the fire code information as required by the referenced installation
official, as evidenced by the issuance of a new or amended standards in Chapter 9.
permit.
[A] 105.4.3 Applicant responsibility. It shall be the
[A] 105.3.7 Information on the permit. The fire code responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the construc-
official shall issue all permits required by this code on an tion documents include all of the fire protection require-
approved form furnished for that purpose. The permit ments and the shop drawings are complete and in
shall contain a general description of the operation or compliance with the applicable codes and standards.
occupancy and its location and any other information
required by the fire code official. Issued permits shall bear [A] 105.4.4 Approved documents. Construction docu-
the signature of the fire code official or other approved ments approved by the fire code official are approved with
legal authorization. the intent that such construction documents comply in all
respects with this code. Review and approval by the fire
[A] 105.3.8 Validity of permit. The issuance or granting
of a permit shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an code official shall not relieve the applicant of the responsi-
approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this bility of compliance with this code.
code or of any other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Permits [A] 105.4.4.1 Phased approval. The fire code official
presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provi- is authorized to issue a permit for the construction of
sions of this code or other ordinances of the jurisdiction part of a structure, system or operation before the con-
shall not be valid. The issuance of a permit based on con- struction documents for the whole structure, system or
struction documents, operational documents and other operation have been submitted, provided that adequate
data shall not prevent the fire code official from requiring information and detailed statements have been filed
correction of errors in the documents or other data. complying with pertinent requirements of this code.
[A] 105.4 Construction documents. Construction docu- The holder of such permit for parts of a structure, sys-
ments shall be in accordance with Sections 105.4.1 through tem or operation shall proceed at the holder’s own risk
105.4.6. with the building operation and without assurance that
a permit for the entire structure, system or operation
[A] 105.4.1 Submittals. Construction documents and sup- will be granted.
porting data shall be submitted in two or more sets with
each application for a permit and in such form and detail [A] 105.4.5 Amended construction documents. Work
as required by the fire code official. The construction doc- shall be installed in accordance with the approved con-
uments shall be prepared by a registered design profes- struction documents, and any changes made during con-
sional where required by the statutes of the jurisdiction in struction that are not in compliance with the approved
which the project is to be constructed. construction documents shall be resubmitted for approval
as an amended set of construction documents.
Exception: The fire code official is authorized to waive
the submission of construction documents and support- [A] 105.4.6 Retention of construction documents. One
ing data not required to be prepared by a registered set of construction documents shall be retained by the fire
design professional if it is found that the nature of the code official for a period of not less than 180 days from
work applied for is such that review of construction date of completion of the permitted work, or as required
documents is not necessary to obtain compliance with by state or local laws. One set of approved construction
this code. documents shall be returned to the applicant, and said set

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