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The goal of DPW Inspection Services is to provide consultation and technical advice and smooth the process using the nationally recognized construction safety codes and standards; as a result giving healthy/safe living conditions and environment to the community.
All construction projects to include and not limited to (NLT); New buildings, additions, alterations, repairs, demolitions, converting space, changes involving sprinkler systems, fire alarms, fire suppression, plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems will require the application and the direction of the following codes listed below. Please be aware of the permitting information associated with each project and required before locating on a project.
The primary model codes adopted in the
City of Burlington include:
- The Uniform Fire Code, NFPA 1, the 2006 edition
- The Life Safety Code, NFPA 101, the 2006 edition
- The National Board Inspection Code, National Board of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 2004
- The International Plumbing Code, IPC, the 2003 edition
- The International Building Code, IBC, the 2006 edition
Other major codes & standards include (but not limited to:)
- Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, NFPA 10, 2002 edition
- Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 13, 2002 edition
- Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, NFPA 30, 2003 edition
- Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment, NFPA 31, 2001 edition
- National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54, 2006 edition
- Liquid Petroleum Gas Code, NFPA 58, 2004 edition
- National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, 2008 edition
- National Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 72, 2002 edition
- Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, NFPA 90A, 2002 edition
- Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking, NFPA 96, 2004 edition
- Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances, NFPA 211, 2003 edition
- Explosive Materials Code, NFPA 495, 2006 edition
- Code for Fire Protection of Historic Structures, NFPA 914, 2001 edition
- Code for Fireworks Display, NFPA 1123, 2006 edition
- Code for the Manufacture, Trans., Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks, NFPA 1124, 2006 edition
- Minimum Design Loads for Buildings & Other Structures, ASCE 7, 2005 edition
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