O R A N G E C O U N T Y F I R E A U T H O R I T Y
Plan Submittal Criteria Form
Required for Single Family or Duplex Residences
(Use Commercial form for lots with 3+ dwelling units or new residential tracts)
Complete the Project Information and Questionnaire below, then sign and date the Applicant Certification.
Project Information
New Single Family Residence/Duplex
Address:
Unit #: City or Unincorporated County Area: ZIP:
Scope of Work:
Existing
Area to
Total Resulting
Stories: Area Added in Past 2 Years
Yes No Questionnaire OCFA Plan Type if “Yes”
1.
New – Is this a new single family residence or duplex?
with Water Availability
2.
ADU – Is this a new Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on the same property as a house that already has
fire sprinklers or a house that will have fire sprinklers added as part of this project?
an addition to a currently sprinklered
building, or (B) an addition requiring a fire
sprinkler retrofit based on
threshold set by local ordinance?
4.
Distance – Is the most remote portion of the addition, ADU or other detached structure greater than
feet from the fire access roadway?
5.
Total Area – Will the addition result in a total area of greater than 3,600 square feet (sf) for non-
sprinklered buildings, or greater than 6,200 sf for sprinklered buildings, including the area of all
enclosed spaces, such as garages, stairs, and detached structures separated by less than 10
with Water Availability
Is this a remodel of a sprinklered
with a scope of work that includes adding or
removing any interior walls? Note: If “Yes”, then project must be evaluated by a C-16 licensed
contractor to determine if
Is this a new detached utility or accessory structure (not an ADU), such as a
garage, workshop, game room, pool house, barn, etc., requiring fire sprinklers based on a threshold
(PR400-402) Fire Sprinkler
Is a gate being installed
across a driveway or road that is designated as a fire department
serves more than a single home/duplex?
9.
Methane – Is project located in or less than 100’ from a “Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal
Resources” (DOGGR) field boundary or well (active or abandoned), less than 300-feet from an oil/gas
seep, or less than 1000-feet from a landfill? (Note: For projects in Yorba Linda, this requirement only
applies to new homes, enclosed accessory structures, addition to existing structure greater than 1000
*(PR172-174) Methane
Test/Mitigation Plans
10.
Vegetation – Is the property/structure (A) on the perimeter of a community containing, or adjacent to
slopes or hills, or (B) adjacent to an open space or wildland area containing non-irrigated vegetation,
or (C) in a State Responsibility Area or Local Responsibility Area “Fire Hazard Severity Zone”, as
defined by the State, or (D) near an area th
could be affected by a wildfire in the open space.
(PR125) Fuel Modification
(PR182) Accessory
Structure
*OCFA approval required before issuance of a grading/building permit. All other plans types may be deferred submittals.
Applicant Certification
I certify, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the information above is true:
Print Name
:_______________________________________
Signature
:___________________________________________
Date
:______________
Phone Number
:_____________________________________________
Email:_____________________________________________________________
Attention Building Department Staff – After you’ve verified all questions were answered accurately as “No”, then you may accept this signed form as a
written release that an OCFA review is not required. If any questions were answered as “Yes”, then the plan type on the right side may be required.
______If all answers are “No” and the Building Department still requires the applicant to have their plans reviewed by OCFA, or if any answers are “Yes”
and the Building Department prefers for OCFA to determine if a review is required, please initial this line and provide an explanation on the Plan Referral
Form (on the reverse), to be submitted along with the appropriate plans to OCFA for a determination.
For questions and submittal information, please visit ocfa.org, or call OCFA at (714) 573-6100
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