In November 2024, the Office of the Fire Marshal sent out a letter to industry titled, "Electric Strike Requirements, Submittal Information, and Inspections." As a follow-up to that letter to industry, Land Development Services and the Office of the Fire Marshal offers the following information to clarify and simplify the “Submittal and Inspection Requirements for Access and Egress Control, Delayed Egress Locking, and Latching Systems” process. The new process will be effective as of March 31st, 2025.

An electrical low voltage permit and a building permit are required for all access or egress control systems, delayed egress locking, and latching system installations. If the scope of work covers special locking systems as defined in the Description and Requirements for Special Locking Hardware document, an additional fire door lock permit is required and will be reviewed by the Office of the Fire Marshal.

Any deviations from the work shown on the building permit that are made to the special locking systems arrangement as part of the fire door lock permit submission, shall be reflected in an amendment record to the parent building record.

Special door locking systems will be identified during the plan review stage for the building permit. To ensure all special locking systems are identified properly, all door hardware schedules shall be submitted and show the standardized details for identifying normal locks vs special locks on the building plan as outlined in the Door Hardware Schedule Requirements document.

Contact the Office of the Fire Marshal with any questions.