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Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

FIRE AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING

Address:

4710 E 29TH ST

Entered Date:

05/25/2019

Applicant:

BP SWAN INVESTORS LLC: STAT AGENT: MENDELSOHN OSERAN & SPENCER

Description:

NON CODE COMPLIANT FIRE HYDRANTS

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN

Case Number: T19DV04261

Case Description: FIRE AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING

Total Completed Inspections - 2

End Date	Description	Inspector	Results	Comments
05/25/2019	INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT	VALDEZ	Approved	THIS PROPERTY SIZE IS 28 ACRES WITH OVER 16 LARGE VACANT LARGE BUILDINGS THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 8 OUT OF SERVICE FIRE HYDRANTS ON THE PROPERTY SINCE 01/16/2019, TFD HAS MEETING THE MANAGER ON THIS MATTER BUT NO NOTICE OF VIOLATION HAS BEEN MAIL OUT TO THE OWNER.
11/01/2019	INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE	VALDEZ	Approved	NEW UPDATE, ON OR BEFORE OCT 17, 2019 FIRE HYDRANT # E2430717 WAS REMOVED FROM THIS PREMISES WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM TUCSON FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMAIL REPORT SENT TO CITY ATTORNEY.

Outstanding Case Activity Conditions

Date	Name	Approved
05/28/2019	2018 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE CHAPTER 5 FIRE SERVICE FEATURES SECTION 507- WATER SUPPLIES FIRE PROTECTION WATER SUPPLIES 507.1 REQUIRED WATER SUPPLY. AN APPROVED WATER SUPPLY CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING THE REQUIRED FIRE FLOW FOR FIRE PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO PREMISES ON WHICH FACILITIES, BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS ARE HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED OR MOVED INTO OR WITHIN THE JURISDICTION. 507.2 TYPE OF WATER SUPPLY. A WATER SUPPLY SHALL CONSIST OF RESERVOIRS, PRESSURE TANKS, ELEVATED TANKS, WATER MAINS OR OTHER FIXED SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE REQUIRED FIRE FLOW. 507.2.1 PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS. PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND APPURTENANCES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 24. 507.2.2 WATER TANKS. WATER TANKS FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 22. 507.3 FIRE FLOW. FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS OR PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES SHALL BE DETERMINED BY AN APPROVED METHOD. 507.4 WATER SUPPLY TEST. THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL SHALL BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO THE WATER SUPPLY TEST. WATER SUPPLY TESTS SHALL BE WITNESSED BY THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL OR APPROVED DOCUMENTATION OF THE TEST SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. 507.5 FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEMS. FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTIONS 507.5.1 THROUGH 507.5.6. 507.5.1 WHERE REQUIRED. WHERE A PORTION OF THE FACILITY OR BUILDING HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED OR MOVED INTO OR WITHIN THE JURISDICTION IS MORE THAN 400 FEET (122 M) FROM A HYDRANT ON A FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROAD, AS MEASURED BY AN APPROVED ROUTE AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE FACILITY OR BUILDING, ON-SITE FIRE HYDRANTS AND MAINS SHALL BE PROVIDED WHERE REQUIRED BY THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL. 507.5.2 INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE. FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEMS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC TESTS AS REQUIRED BY THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL. FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEMS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN AN OPERATIVE CONDITION AT ALL TIMES AND SHALL BE REPAIRED WHERE DEFECTIVE. ADDITIONS, REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS AND SERVICING SHALL COMPLY WITH APPROVED STANDARDS. RECORDS OF TESTS AND REQUIRED MAINTENANCE SHALL BE MAINTAINED. 507.5.3 PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND WATER TANKS. PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND WATER TANKS SHALL BE PERIODICALLY INSPECTED, TESTED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 25 AT THE FOLLOWING INTERVALS: 1. PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS OF ALL TYPES: INSPECTION ANNUALLY AND AFTER EACH OPERATION; FLOW TEST AND MAINTENANCE ANNUALLY. 2. FIRE SERVICE MAIN PIPING: INSPECTION OF EXPOSED, ANNUALLY; FLOW TEST EVERY 5 YEARS. 3. FIRE SERVICE MAIN PIPING STRAINERS: INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE AFTER EACH USE. RECORDS OF INSPECTIONS, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE SHALL BE MAINTAINED. 507.5.4 OBSTRUCTION UNOBSTRUCTED ACCESS TO FIRE HYDRATES SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT BE DETERRED OR HINDERED FROM GAINING IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT OR FIRE HYDRANTS 507.5.5. CLEAR SPACE AROUND HYDRANTS A 3-FOOT (914 MM) CLEAR SPACE SHALL BE MAINTAINED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF FIRE HYDRANTS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED OR APPROVED. 507.5.6 PHYSICAL PROTECTION WHERE FIRE HYDRANTS ARE SUBJECT TO IMPACT BY MOTOR VEHICLES. GUARD POSTS OR OTHER APPROVED MEANS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 312. 2018 TUCSON FIRE CODE AMENDMENTS TC CHAPTER 5 FIRE SERVICE FEATURES SECTION 507 - FIRE PROTECTION WATER SUPPLIES SECTION 507.1 REQUIRED WATER SUPPLY. IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH: WHERE PROPERTY IS SUBDIVIDED WITH OR WITHOUT THE CREATION OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE STREETS FOR THE EXPRESSED PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SAID SUBDIVIDED PARCELS FOR SALE OR OTHERWISE PERMITTING SEPARATE AND/OR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR, AN APPROVED WATER SUPPLY CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING THE PROJECTED FIRE FLOW FOR FIRE PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED AND EXTENDED TO SERVE DIRECTLY ANY AND ALL SUBDIVIDED PROPERTIES. THE PROJECTED FIRE FLOW WILL BE BASED ON THE GREATEST POTENTIAL DEMAND POSED BY ANY TYPE OF OCCUPANCY ALLOWED BY ZONING LAWS ON THE PROJECTED PROPERTY. SECTION 507.2 TYPE OF WATER SUPPLY. IS HEREBY DELETED (IN ITS ENTIRETY) AND REPLACED WITH: SECTION 507.2 TYPE OF WATER SUPPLY. A WATER SUPPLY SHALL CONSIST OF RESERVOIRS, PRESSURE TANKS, ELEVATED TANKS, WATER MAINS OR OTHER FIXED SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE REQUIRED FIRE FLOW. ALL FIRE HYDRANTS SHALL BE PUBLIC HYDRANTS LOCATED IN A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OR WATER PURVEYOR EASEMENT AND MAINTAINED BY THE WATER PURVEYOR. PRIVATE FIRE HYDRANTS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY OF TUCSON UNLESS APPROVED BY THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL.	Not Approved

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - FIRE AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING

Case Number - T19DV04261