I think maybe large metropolitan areas have the resources to higher a higher caliber of AHJ. Read that as better trained, more experienced, more educated in code, what have you. Smaller jurisdictions have slackness, unhappy firefighters drafted into the FMs office, or guys furiously trying to learn who will Be subsequently courted by those jurisdictions with deeper pockets. In the immediate Seattle area most AHJs are knowledgeable, fair and use good judgement. Some are little Napoleons and others not really into their jobs but these are rarer than in the areas further afield. A huge generalization but I think for the most part true.
On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 1:19 PM Kyle.Montgomery <[email protected]> wrote: > Travis, > > > > Are you seeing this in AZ, or are you doing a lot of work in other states? > It seems like the AHJs we deal with in the valley are usually pretty lax on > requiring calcs for T.I.s. > > > > -Kyle M > > > > *From:* Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Travis Mack > *Sent:* Friday, October 06, 2017 6:16 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Calcs and tenant improvements > > > > How many of you are being required to calculate systems when you do a > tenant improvement? Just your run of the mill add/relocate. > > > > I am seeing it come up more and more. I am seeing it in situations where > it is mostly relocates and no additions anywhere near the design areas. I > have one now where the AHJ rejected for no calculations where the shell was > OH2 and the new space is residential lofts. This particular AHJ wants us to > show all piping on portions of the floor where no work is being done. They > are also requiring us to submit plans for the two floors below our space > that have no work being done. > > > > Is anyone else seeing stuff like this? > > > > Travis Mack, SET > > MFP Design, LLC > > "Follow" us on Facebook: > https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 > > Send large files to MFP Design via: > > https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign > > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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