Fire Alarm / Fire Sprinkler Permit in Artesia, New Mexico

Artesia requires a fire alarm / fire sprinkler permit for: A Special Fire Permit Application must be filed with the Artesia Fire Department, Office of Fire Prevention & Public Education, before installation, alteration, or even routine testing/maintenance of a fire alarm or fire sprinkler system, per the City's own application form; All fire protection systems must meet the minimum requirements of the International Fire Code and the most current, applicable NFPA standard(s), per the application form; Fire sprinkler, standpipe, and fire pump work: plans bearing a NICET III stamp must be submitted with the application for new work, work involving more than 20 sprinkler heads, or fire pump replacement, including scale drawings, manufacturer information and component sizes, and hydraulic calculations; Fire alarm systems: the submittal must include drawings, manufacturer information for all devices, and supporting calculations; Kitchen hood/fire suppression systems: plans must show the hazard being protected, system type, manufacturer information, and location of key components; systems must be tested to the UL 300 standard; Sprinkler work requires a minimum of four call inspections (underground piping, hangers/rough-in, pressure testing, and final inspection/acceptance testing), each requiring 24-hour advance notice; Fire alarm and kitchen hood/fire suppression work each require a minimum of two call inspections (rough-in and final inspection/acceptance testing), each requiring 24-hour advance notice; Even routine testing and maintenance of an already-installed fire alarm or sprinkler system requires completing a permit, solely to ensure proper notification of the fire department; If plans are not being submitted due to limited scope of work, or the applicant is providing general maintenance only, a short written summary of the work being conducted and an estimated start/end date may be attached instead; Submit plans in PDF format to the Fire Marshal's Office (currently Division Chief/Fire Marshal Brenden Harvey, bharvey@artesianm.gov); stamped plans, a review letter, and the permit are returned by email, per the City's Fire Codes & Permits page. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Artesia Community Development Department -- Planning & Zoning Division / Building Inspection (self-administering city building department; permits are issued directly by the City, not routed through the NM Construction Industries Division) at (575) 748-8298 (Planning & Zoning / Permit Technician Elida Martinez); Don Plotner, Res. Building/Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector (listed elsewhere on the City site as 'Chief Building Official'), (575) 748-8295; Fire Marshal Brenden Harvey (575) 746-5051 for the fire-department sign-off required on many non-1-and-2-family-home permits before starting work.

In Artesia, the published Fire Alarm / Fire Sprinkler Permit Fee is: Not published -- no fee amount appears on the City's Special Fire Permit Application or the Fire Codes & Permits page. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Artesia does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Artesia Community Development Department -- Planning & Zoning Division / Building Inspection (self-administering city building department; permits are issued directly by the City, not routed through the NM Construction Industries Division) at (575) 748-8298 (Planning & Zoning / Permit Technician Elida Martinez); Don Plotner, Res. Building/Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector (listed elsewhere on the City site as 'Chief Building Official'), (575) 748-8295; Fire Marshal Brenden Harvey (575) 746-5051 for the fire-department sign-off required on many non-1-and-2-family-home permits for current turnaround.

You'll need: Special Fire Permit Application; Fire Alarm System Drawings. Depending on your project, Artesia may also ask for: System Plans (NICET III-stamped for sprinkler/standpipe/fire pump). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

A minimum of four call inspections: underground piping, hangers/rough-in, pressure testing, and final inspection/acceptance testing, each requiring 24 hours' advance notice. Fire alarm and kitchen hood/fire suppression systems each require a minimum of two call inspections (rough-in and final). Source: City of Artesia Special Fire Permit Application, artesianm.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6606.

Directly with the Artesia Fire Department's Office of Fire Prevention & Public Education, on the Special Fire Permit Application -- not through the City's Planning & Zoning building-permit process used for other trades. Plans are typically submitted in PDF format to the Fire Marshal by email. Source: City of Artesia, artesianm.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6606 and artesianm.gov/120/Fire-Codes-Permits.

Artesia, New Mexico has adopted: The City of Artesia Code of Ordinances, Title 8 'Building Regulations,' Chapter 1 'Building Codes; Fees' (current through Ord. O-1135, passed 8-13-2024, per amlegal.com's currency statement), was retrieved and reviewed section-by-section this pass via codelibrary.amlegal.com. Sec. 8-1-1 (Building Code) and Sec. 8-1-2 (Residential Code) each provide: 'The city adopts by this section all conditions, provisions, limitations and terms of the latest edition of the building [or residential] code adopted by the state, and all amendments thereto' (Ord. 911, 2-12-2013) -- i.e., a dynamic, 'latest edition adopted by the state' reference rather than a fixed year, the same self-administering pattern independently verified for Carlsbad (also in Eddy County). Sec. 8-1-3 (Plumbing and Mechanical Code) adopts, in the same dynamic language, 'the latest edition of the plumbing and mechanical code adopted by the state' (Ord. 911, 2-12-2013). Source: City of Artesia Code of Ordinances 8-1-1, 8-1-2, 8-1-3, codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/artesianm/latest/artesia_nm/; Because Sec. 8-1-1/8-1-2/8-1-3 reference the state's currently-adopted codes rather than a fixed edition, the operative statewide-minimum codes Artesia currently enforces are the same current CID-enforced cycle independently verified for Carlsbad (per CID's Building Permit Guide for Residential Construction, rev. 10/2024, and NMAC Title 14): 2021 New Mexico Commercial Building Code (based on 2021 IBC) -- NMAC 14.7.2; 2021 New Mexico Residential Building Code (based on 2021 IRC) -- NMAC 14.7.3; 2021 New Mexico Residential Energy Conservation Code -- NMAC 14.7.6 (effective 7/30/2024); 2021 New Mexico Commercial Energy Code -- NMAC 14.7.9 (effective 7/30/2024); 2021 New Mexico Existing Building Code -- NMAC 14.7.7; 2021 New Mexico Plumbing Code -- NMAC 14.8.2; 2021 New Mexico Mechanical Code -- NMAC 14.9.2; 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code (based on 2020 NEC) -- NMAC 14.10.4. Separately, the City's own 'Residential Building Permit Guide' plan-submittal PDF (DocumentCenter/View/54) still lists a stale 'APPLICABLE CODES' block naming the 2009 NM Commercial/Residential Building Code, 2009 IBC/IRC, 2009 NM Energy Conservation Code, 2009 NM Plumbing and Mechanical Code, and a 2014 NM Electrical Code -- the same 'un-updated legacy PDF text vs. dynamic ordinance clause' pattern already documented for Carlsbad's Chapter 8; the dynamic ordinance language controls, not the stale PDF table. Source: City of Artesia 'Residential Building Permit Guide,' artesianm.gov/DocumentCenter/View/54; NM RLD/CID Building Permit Guide for Residential Construction, rev. 10/2024 (rld.nm.gov); Sec. 8-1-4 (Fire and Safety Codes) separately and specifically adopts 'the international fire code, 2015 edition, including appendices B, C and D' with City-specific amendments to Sections 101.1 (jurisdiction name insert), 109.4 (violation = misdemeanor, $500, 90 days), 105.7 (Required Construction Permits, rewritten), 105.7.9 (Gates/Fences/Barricades near fire apparatus roads/hydrants), 105.7.13 (Fire Hydrants), 105.7.19 (Means of Egress, added), and 105.7.20 (Demolitions, added: 'A permit is required for the demolition of any structure... including but not limited to, buildings, fire department access roads, bridges, or towers'). Source: City of Artesia Code of Ordinances 8-1-4, codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/artesianm/latest/artesia_nm/; Sec. 8-1-7 (Existing Building Code) adopts 'all conditions, provisions, limitations and terms of the latest edition of the International Existing Building Code adopted by the State, and all amendments thereto; known as the New Mexico Existing Building Code (NMEBC)' (dated 2019 in the ordinance history). Sec. 8-1-9 (National Electrical Code) and Sec. 8-1-10 (National Electric Safety Code) each separately adopt 'the latest edition' of those national documents (Ord. 911, 2-12-2013), while Sec. 8-1-11 (State Electrical Code and Electrical Safety Code) separately adopts 'the New Mexico Electrical Code (14.10.4 NMAC)' (Ord. 911, 2-12-2013) -- three overlapping electrical-code sections as codified, rather than a single citation. Source: City of Artesia Code of Ordinances 8-1-7, 8-1-9, 8-1-10, 8-1-11, codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/artesianm/latest/artesia_nm/; Sec. 8-1-8 (Property Maintenance Code) adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition (Ord. 1045, 1-8-2019), with an extensive table of City-specific amendments, including Sec. 102.7 ('All references in the IPMC to the International Building Code shall be deemed references to the latest edition of the New Mexico Commercial Building Code (NMCBC)' and parallel deeming clauses for NMRBC/NMEBC/NMPC/NMMC/NMEC/NMECC) and Sec. 103.2/103.3 designating the City's Chief Building Official as 'the code official' and the City's code enforcement officer, building inspector, and planning and zoning administrator as deputies. Source: City of Artesia Code of Ordinances 8-1-8, codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/artesianm/latest/artesia_nm/; Sec. 8-1-6 (Fees) provides that 'The City Council shall establish by resolution a schedule of fees, charges and expenses for building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permits and inspections,' rather than codifying the fee tables directly in the ordinance text -- this matches the three standalone fee-schedule PDFs published on the City's own Fees page (artesianm.gov/279/Fees), each headed 'Municipal Code Title 8 Chapter 1' but carrying no printed effective date of their own. Source: City of Artesia Code of Ordinances 8-1-6; Building Permit Fee (PDF), Electrical Permit Fee (PDF), and Plumbing Mechanical Permit Fee (PDF), artesianm.gov/279/Fees. Local amendments apply — see the Artesia overview page for the full list.