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// CODE SNIPPET

5704.2.8.1 Listing Required

2018 Philadelphia Fire Code > 57 Flammable and Combustible Liquids > 5704 Storage > 5704.2 Tank Storage > 5704.2.8 Vaults > 5704.2.8.1 Listing Required
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Vaults shall be listed in accordance with UL 2245.

Exception: Where approved by the fire code official, below-grade vaults are allowed to be constructed on site, provided that the design is in accordance with the International Building Code and that special inspections are conducted to verify structural strength and compliance of the installation with the approved design in accordance with Section 1707 of the International Building Code. Installation plans for below-grade vaults that are constructed on site shall be prepared by, and the design shall bear the stamp of, a professional engineer. Consideration shall be given to soil and hydrostatic loading on the floors, walls and lid; anticipated seismic forces; uplifting by groundwater or flooding; and to loads imposed from above such as traffic and equipment loading on the vault lid.

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