Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
702 - Fire Protection in Building Construction
Chapter 4 - Automatic Sprinkler Systems and Standpipe Systems
Section 702-4-2.0 - Standpipes
Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 702-4-2.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
2.1 This chapter shall apply to all new buildings and this chapter shall apply to all existing buildings that undergo a change in occupancy.
2.1.1 This chapter shall apply to all
buildings, structures, marine vessels, premises, and conditions which are
modified by more than 50% after the effective date of these Regulations. The
50% figure shall be calculated utilizing the gross square footage of the
building, structure, marine vessel, premises and conditions as to arrive at the
correct application.
2.1.2 Any
proposal that is presented to the Office of the State Fire Marshal for review
and approval for a building rehabilitation as defined in the 101 Life Safety
Code, for less than 50% of the gross square footage of a non-sprinklered
building, may not have another such project for the same building submitted for
review and approval any sooner than three (3) years after the date of the final
inspection unless sprinkler projection is provided throughout the entire
building.
2.2 Where Required.
2.2.1 Standpipes shall be provided in all
areas and buildings as required in the codes and standards listed in Regulation
701 as well as the following areas or buildings:
2.2.2 In all Class A and Class B places of
assembly and institutional occupancies two (2) stories or 25 feet in height or
over.
2.2.3 In any building over
three (3) stories.
2.2.4 In any
building over 35 feet in height.
2.2.5 In any building that has a floor above
the first floor over 10,000 square feet gross floor area.
2.2.6 In all buildings where the 1st floor
exceeds 60,000 gross square feet, a Class I horizontal standpipe system
installed in accordance with the applicable codes and standards listed in
Regulation 701 of these Regulations shall be provided.
2.3 Installation.
2.3.1 All standpipe systems shall be
installed in accordance with the applicable codes and standards listed in
Regulation 701.
2.3.2 The standpipe
system shall be carried up with each floor and shall be installed and ready for
use as each floor progresses. Standpipes shall not be more than one floor below
the highest forms of staging.
2.3.3
The 21/2-inch of hose connections on Class I systems shall be provided in the
following locations:
2.3.3.1 At the highest
intermediate landing between floor levels in every required exit
stairway.
2.3.3.2 Where
intermediate landings are not provided, hose connections shall be permitted to
be located at the main floor landings in exit stairways when approved by the
authority having jurisdiction.
2.3.4 Where the local fire department has the
capability of providing the required pressure, hydraulically designed standpipe
systems in fully sprinklered, non-highrise buildings shall be designed to
provide the required waterflow rate.
2.4 Floor Level Identification.
2.4.1 A sign shall be provided at each
landing, in all interior stairways, designating the floor
level.
2.5 Fire Department Connection
2.5.1 Fire department
connections shall be located or arranged as required by the Chief Officer of
the fire department having jurisdiction according to the following:
2.5.1.1 The Office of the State Fire Marshal
will give notice to the Chief Officer of a building that is proposed for
construction that is to be protected with a standpipe system, and the Chief
Officer must respond, in writing, within 5 working days, as to their
requirement for the location of the fire department connection.
2.5.1.2 In the event that the Chief Officer
does not respond according to subsection 2.5.1.1 of this Chapter, the Office of
the State Fire Marshal will determine the location for the fire department
connection. This provision will permit the Office of the State Fire Marshal to
locate the fire department connection so that hose can be readily and
conveniently attached; and the fire department connections will be located in a
manner consistent with nationally recognized practices.
2.5.1.3 Each fire department connection to
standpipe systems shall be designated by a sign having raised letters at least
1 in. (25.4 mm) in size cast on the plate or fitting, reading, "STANDPIPE." If
automatic sprinklers are also supplied by the fire department connection, the
sign or combination of signs shall indicate both designated services, e.g.,
"STANDPIPE AND AUTOSPRK." or "AUTOSPRK AND STANDPIPE." A sign shall also
indicate the pressure required at the inlets to deliver the system
demand.
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