A.
All buildings constructed in the City of Sanford after the effective
date of this section or amendment thereto shall conform to the following:
buildings designed or used to house three or more families or which
are greater than three stories in height, of any construction, shall
be equipped with sprinkler systems that meet the current NFPA and
State of Maine installation standards.
B.
Any building renovated so as to house three or more families shall
comply.
C.
Any building or series of buildings joined together by any means
that will house three or more families shall comply.
D.
For renovations only, the requirements of a sprinkler system may
be waived by the State Fire Marshal when alternative fire safety measures,
such as hardwired smoke alarms and fire-rated doors and/or walls,
are to be employed if in the opinion of the State Fire Marshal such
alternative fire safety measures will achieve substantially the same
measure of protection for the occupants.
Occupied or unoccupied buildings or portions thereof of any
construction shall maintain all sprinklers and standpipe systems and
all component parts in a workable condition at all times, and it shall
be unlawful for any owner or occupant to reduce the effectiveness
of the protection these systems provide, except that this shall not
prohibit the owner or occupant from temporarily reducing or discontinuing
the protection where necessary to make tests, repairs, alterations,
or additions. The Sanford Fire Department and Codes Office shall be
notified before such tests, repairs, alterations, or additions are
started. Nothing of a lesser nature in the NFPA and/or State of Maine
installation standards shall negate anything in this section.
Any subdivision, as dictated by the rules of City of Sanford Code Chapter 275, with more than three lots shall install a reliable water supply for firefighting. If a public hydrant is not available within 1,000 feet of each lot, the subdivision shall be responsible for an adequate fire protection water supply in accordance with NFPA 1231. Acceptable methods include, but are not limited to, underground storage reservoirs with an approved dry hydrant or approved residential sprinkler system in each principal building in accordance with NFPA 13D. Individual property owners and/or homeowners' associations shall be responsible for maintenance of the protection system after the first five years.
A.
If fire hydrants are not provided and the Planning Board determines
that fire protection water supply is needed, a minimum storage capacity
of 10,000 gallons plus 2,000 gallons per lot of principal building
or such other amount required by the Fire Chief shall be provided.
Tanks will be installed in accordance with the install drawings provided
in this code. (See Appendix A.[1]) The City Engineer and the Fire Chief shall approve the
design of all storage facilities. All storage facilities will be warranted
for a period of five years to ensure that it functions in the manner
it was designed for. The Sanford Fire Department shall check the facilities
once a quarter for 20 quarters. A warranty fee will be paid to the
City of Sanford to guarantee the facilities will hold water. Fees
will be as follows: $25,000 for developments of three to eight lots.
Developments over eight lots up to 20 lots will incur a fee of $25,000
plus $2,500 per a lot. Any developments with more than 20 lots will
have to install a second fire protection supply. A management fee
of $250 per lot will be assessed to the water holding tank fee. Fees
will be released to the developer minus the management fee after five
years of proven fire protection (tank holding water and functioning
properly) and will be released only after the Sanford Fire Department
does a final inspection.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
NPFA 13D sprinkler systems subject to review and approval of the
State Fire Marshal may be utilized for fire protection.
