Construction Plans Review Requirements

Construction drawing plans shall be submitted to the Fayette County Fire Marshal’s Office in an electronic media format known as a PDF (portable document file) format.

Applicants shall provide necessary information on construction documents with sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of relevant laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to Fayette County Georgia.

Submittal Form * ( 36 KB PDF)

Construction plan documents should include:

1 PDF file on CD (complete set of construction drawings including site plans) Architect/Engineer Signed/Sealed stamp required.
2 complete sets of architectural construction drawings with appropriate Architect/Engineer Signed/Sealed stamp. Architectural drawings-floor plan(s), elevation(s), mechanical plan(s), plumbing plan(s), fire protection plan(s)-fire extinguishers, alarm, smoke/heat detection, sprinkler plans. Construction type by International Building Code and building square footage should be noted.
If applicable: 3 sets of project manuals with specifications.

Site plan which indicates the building location, existing and proposed utility placements/connections-fire hydrant(s), water main, electricity, natural gas or others. Existing buildings which may already be on a given site need to be indicated with distance measurements to any new proposed buildings.

A. Fire hydrant placement at 400 feet intervals on Commercial development.

B. Fire hydrant placement at 600 feet intervals on Residential development.

C. Sprinkled buildings shall have the fire department connections for each sprinkler of standpipe system located not more than 100 feet from the nearest fire hydrant connected to an approved water supply.

Construction plans are reviewed for compliance with various state and local codes which include; NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, International Building Code, International Fire Code, and Title 25 (SFMO Rules & Regulations 120...).

*With the above information included, the plan review process will begin when the plans are submitted to this office. The plan review fee is $0.10 cents per square foot plus a $50.00 Certificate of Fire Safety Compliance fee for each and every tenant space. A separate fee of $100.00 is charged for the installation of Fire Suppression Systems.*

*Note-Additional fees may apply.*

* Users must have Adobe Acrobat Reader® installed on their computer to view or print this file. This is a free download available through Adobe..