§ 54-81. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Certificate or certificate of competency means the document issued by the commissioner to a certificate holder which authorizes a fire protection sprinkler contractor to engage in the business of installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance or inspection of fire protection sprinkler systems or water-spray systems.

Certificate holder means an individual who has satisfactorily met the requirements to obtain a certificate from the commissioner, or from the county, and who is the owner, partner or officer of the company or corporation or such employee who performs or supervises the installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance or inspection of a fire protection sprinkler system or water-spray system.

Commissioner means the state safety fire commissioner.

County modified system means any system not required by any other code, which does not comply with NFPA 13, but is approved for use in buildings not required to be sprinklered under the Life Safety Code or the International Building Code.

Fire marshal means the county fire marshal.

Fire protection sprinkler contractor means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, joint venture or other entity operated for profit that supervises or performs the installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or inspection of fire protection sprinkler systems or water-spray systems as per NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, NFPA 13D, NFPA 15, NFPA 25, and county modified systems, and who has a valid certificate from the commissioner.

Fire protection sprinkler system or water-spray system means an NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, NFPA 13D, or the county modified sprinkler system standard.

NFPA means the National Fire Protection Association.

(Ord. of 7-28-87; Code 1977, § 3-13-43; Amd. of 2-26-13)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.