Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-03-.01 - DEFINITIONS
(1) As used in this Chapter, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(a) "As-built
plans" means the submission of construction plans and details for existing
buildings sufficient to provide life safety and building code compliance with
the adopted codes.
(b)
"Construction" means the erection of a new building; an addition to an existing
building; alteration or repair of primary structural members; a change of
occupancy or occupancy group; an alteration of the required elements of the
corridors and exits of a building's means of egress; an alteration of a fire
resistance rated component or assembly; a change in the construction type of a
building; or the installation or alteration of a fire sprinkler system, fire
suppression system, fire alarm system, smoke control system, or fuel-fired
equipment. The term "construction" shall not be construed to include excavation
or site preparation.
(c)
"Consultation" means an onsite fire and building codes evaluation by the
Division to determine work needed to bring a building into compliance with its
proposed use. A consultation is a general evaluation for major code items and
is not a guarantee that all code required updates will be discovered.
(d) "Division" means the Division of Fire
Prevention of the Department of Commerce and Insurance.
(e) "Educational occupancy" means the use of
a structure or a portion of a structure for educational purposes by six (6) or
more persons for more than twelve (12) hours per week, but no more than eight
(8) hours in a single day. Educational purposes shall mean a program that
receives credit for grades kindergarten through twelfth (12th) grade and shall
also include early education and pre-K programs regulated by the Department of
Education (DOE) but shall not include dual enrollment programs located in a
higher education classroom.
(f)
"Inspection of construction" means an onsite assessment by the Division to
determine whether building construction is in compliance with approved plans
and codes.
(g) "Limited plans
review" means the submission of construction documents including the following
items:
1. A site plan or dimensioned aerial
view showing fire department access;
2. Floor plans including life safety
plan(s);
3. Door
schedule;
4. Window schedule for
emergency escape and rescue windows;
5. Locations and BTUs of fuel-fired
equipment;
6. For existing
sprinkler systems, the type of system;
7. For new fire sprinkler systems, fire
sprinkler shop drawings and calculations;
8. Fire alarm system device
locations;
9. Emergency light
locations;
10. Exit sign
locations;
11. Location, rating,
and detail for fire-rated assemblies; and
12. Accessible routes and accessible means of
egress pursuant to T.C.A. §
68-120-204.
(h) "Local government" means any city,
county, town, municipal corporation, metropolitan government, or political
subdivision.
(i) "State building"
means a building or tenant space owned, leased, or leased with an option to
purchase by the State of Tennessee or any department, institution, or agency.
State buildings also include privately owned buildings on state
property.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-102-113 and 68-120-101.
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(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Division means the Division of Fire Prevention of the Department of Commerce and Insurance.
(b) Construction means the erection of a new building; an addition to an existing building; alteration or repair of primary structural members; a change of occupancy or occupancy group; an alteration of the required elements of the corridors and exits of a building's means of egress; an alteration of a fire resistance rated component or assembly; a change in the construction type of a building; or the installation or alteration of a fire sprinkler system, fire suppression system, fire alarm system, smoke control system, or fuel-fired equipment. The term "construction" shall not be construed to include excavation or site preparation.
(c) Educational occupancy means the use of a structure or a portion of a structure for educational purposes by six (6) or more persons for more than twelve (12) hours per week, but no more than eight (8) hours in a single day. Educational purposes shall mean a program that receives credit for grades kindergarten through twelfth (12th) grade, and shall also include early education and pre-K programs regulated by the Department of Education, but shall not include dual enrollment programs located in a higher education classroom.
(d) State building means a building or tenant space owned, leased or leased with an option to purchase by the State of Tennessee or any department, institution, or agency. State buildings also include privately owned buildings on state property.
(e) Local government means any city, county, town, municipal corporation, metropolitan government, or political subdivision.
(f) Limited plans review means the submission of construction documents based on as-built plans and specifications in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 0780-02-02.
(g) As-built plans means, but is not limited to, the following items: a site plan of fire department access or approval of fire department access from the local fire official; and floor plans with door and window schedules, finish schedules, furnace and water heater locations, fire alarm systems, emergency lighting, exit signs, fire-rated assemblies, any accessibility pursuant to T.C.A. § 68-120-204, and any available specifications.
Additionally, a structural analysis by a Tennessee registered architect engineer may be required by the Division.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-102-113, 68-102-113(a) and (e), 68-120-101, and 68-120-101(a) and (d).