Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm System Permit (South Metro Fire Rescue) in Bow Mar, Colorado

Bow Mar requires a fire sprinkler & fire alarm system permit (south metro fire rescue) for: Issued and inspected by South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR), not the Town of Bow Mar Building Department — Ordinance No. 340 amends 2021 IFC Sec. 103.1 to create 'the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District...as the Fire Marshal's Office within the jurisdiction of the Town of Bow Mar' and Sec. 103.2 appoints 'the Fire Marshal of the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District, or designee' as the fire code official; SMFR's own live 'About Us' page independently confirms Bow Mar as a served jurisdiction: 'SMFR proudly serves the cities of Bow Mar, Castle Pines, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine Valley, Foxfield, Greenwood Village, Littleton, Lone Tree, and Parker...'; Under IFC Sec. 105.6 (Required construction permits) as locally adopted, a construction permit is required to install, alter, or modify an automatic fire sprinkler system or a fire alarm system; Governed by the 2021 IFC as locally amended by Ordinance No. 340; SMFR's own current fee schedule references NFPA 13/13D/13R sprinkler classifications (13D applies to one- and two-family dwellings, the relevant classification for nearly all Bow Mar construction) and NFPA 72 for fire alarm systems; Applications and inspection scheduling are submitted through SMFR's own Accela Permit Portal — a wholly separate system from the Town of Bow Mar's own permitting process used for the Building, Plumbing, Roofing, and Demolition permits documented elsewhere in this file; SMFR's own published plan-review turnaround GOAL (not a Town commitment): 'Our plan review turnaround time goal is to have comments back to the applicant in 5 business days or less, 90% of the time' — projects with higher complexity or submitted during heavy volume may take longer; Over-the-Counter (OTC) same-business-day review is available for qualifying minor alterations to an EXISTING system if submitted by 11:00 a.m. — e.g. wet-pipe sprinkler alterations affecting up to 50 heads at light/ordinary hazard classification, fire alarm device substitution/relocation (up to 25 devices) or addition (up to 10 new devices), and emergency fire alarm control panel/dialer replacement; a brand-new system install does not qualify for OTC and goes through the standard 5-business-day-goal review instead; Routine inspection requests submitted through the Accela Portal by 4:00 p.m. are conducted the next business day, or a later date up to 5 business days out if specifically requested; inspectors provide an estimated arrival window the morning of inspection; This is a GENUINELY SEPARATE permit, fee, and review process from the Town of Bow Mar's own Building Permit (documented elsewhere in this file) — a new home in Bow Mar with a fire sprinkler system needs BOTH the Town's own Building Permit (with fire protection plans as part of the submitted plan set) AND this separate SMFR construction permit. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Bow Mar Building Department at 303-795-2063 before starting work.

In Bow Mar, the published New Automatic Sprinkler System, NFPA 13D (one/two-family dwelling) — up to 3,000 sq ft is: $110.44 flat (plan review only; no separate inspection line at this size tier). Additional published fees: New Automatic Sprinkler System, NFPA 13D — 6,000 sq ft threshold — $338.62 plan review + $733.83 inspection = $1,072.46 combined, plus $9.00 combined per each additional 100 sq ft above 6,000 sq ft; NFPA 13D System Modification (alteration to an EXISTING residential sprinkler system) — $175.60 plan check + $351.67 inspection = $527.27 total; Fire Alarm System (sprinkler monitoring only), new — $153.84 plan check + $280.45 inspection = $434.29 total; Fire Alarm System Modification (base fee) — $136.67 plan check + $324.45 inspection = $461.12 total, plus $2.46 plan check + $3.66 inspection ($6.12 total) per additional device; Fire Alarm Control Panel Replacement — $161.84 plan check + $490.07 inspection = $651.92 total, plus $6.12 combined per additional device; Re-Inspection Fee / Release of Stop Work Order — $284.63; Work Without a Permit or Approval — Two times the amount of the original permit fee. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

SMFR's own published goal is to return plan review comments within 5 business days or less, 90% of the time. Qualifying minor alterations to an existing system may instead get same-business-day comments through SMFR's Over-the-Counter review process if submitted by 11:00 a.m.

You'll need: SMFR Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm Construction Permit Application; Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm System Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Bow Mar requires 3 inspection(s) for a fire sprinkler & fire alarm system permit (south metro fire rescue), in order: Plan Review, Rough-In Inspection, Final / Acceptance Test. Schedule each through Town of Bow Mar Building Department (303-795-2063).

Apply through Town of Bow Mar Building Department at 2 Middlefield Road, Columbine Valley, CO 80123. Phone: 303-795-2063, email: bzapata-diaz@columbinevalley.org. Office hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday through Friday (Building Department office, per the Town's live Building Permits page; the page notes these hours 'will be shortened due to COVID-19' — an apparently stale caveat still present on the live page as of this review). Building Department Coordinator Bonnie Zapata-Diaz. Bow Mar Building Inspector Terry Weis (reviews all plans and conducts all inspections) direct line 303-522-3331.. Official information: https://www.townofbowmar.org/building-permits.

Bow Mar, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), including all Appendices — Bow Mar Municipal Code Sec. 18-8, adopted by Ordinance No. 340 (executed February 26, 2024); 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including all Appendices, with local amendments — Sec. 18-9; 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Sec. 18-10; 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Sec. 18-11; 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Sec. 18-12; 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) — Sec. 18-13; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), including Appendices B, C, and D, with local amendments — Sec. 18-14; 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Sec. 18-15; 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — Sec. 18-16; 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Sec. 18-17; ASME A17.1-2022 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators — Sec. 18-18; National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), 'as currently adopted by the State of Colorado or as is from time to time modified, re-enacted, or re-adopted by the State of Colorado' — Sec. 18-19. This is a dynamic, floating adoption clause (not a fixed local edition); the Town's own Non-Structural Building Permit Application form states in writing that 'The Town of Bow Mar has adopted the 2021 International Building Code and the 2023 National Electric Code,' confirming the 2023 NEC is the currently-referenced edition as of this review.; All codes adopted via Ordinance No. 340, 'AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF BOW MAR AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE BOW MAR MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADOPTION OF VARIOUS REGULATIONS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,' which repealed and replaced the prior 2015-edition code set (the ordinance's own recitals state Chapter 18 'previously adopted the 2015 edition of various codes published by the ICC') — full ordinance text retrieved directly as a PDF from the Town's website.. Local amendments apply — see the Bow Mar overview page for the full list.

South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR), a separate fire protection district — not the Town of Bow Mar Building Department. Bow Mar's own Ordinance No. 340 appointed the SMFR Fire Marshal (or designee) as the Town's fire code official, and SMFR's own live website confirms Bow Mar as a directly served jurisdiction.