Section 304.1 Business group B: Small food processing establishments - PDF document

1/7/2019 Section 111.1 Use and Occupancy: Additional language that a change in “use” not just change in occupancy requires new Certificate of Occupancy ‐ Covers buildings, structures or portions thereof ‐ Building under one occupancy class may have multiple uses. If use changes within occupancy group, new CO required. Section 202 Definitions: Horizontal Exits. Definition modified to more clearly define a Section 202 Definition: Treated horizontal exit as part of the exit portion of the wood. three part means of egress system. Changes Changed to recognize that reflect the horizontal exit is not a path of egress approved methods of treating travel instead focuses on compartmentalizing and use of fire resistant rated separation and opening wood is acceptable, not just protectives are key to its use as an exit pressure treated. component. Section 304.1 Business Group B: Section 304.1 Business group B: Small food processing establishments and Training and skill development not commercial kitchens not associated with associated with a school no longer dining facilities under 2500 sq ft now considers age of the occupant. considered B. Over 2500 sq ft= F ‐ 1, occupant load of >50= restaurant A ‐ 2. 1

1/7/2019 Section 306.2 Moderate Hazzard Section 308.3 Institutional Group I ‐ 1: Factory F ‐ 1: Expands allowable uses that can be Reflects changes from the B group considered as Group I ‐ 1. Defines two in regard to size of commercial new conditions; kitchens or food processing establishments. Group I ‐ 1 Condition 2 occupancies include ‐ Condition 1. (308.3.1) Includes buildings in more stringent requirements for story which custodial care is given to occupants limitations, smoke barriers, sprinkler capable of self ‐ preservation. protection and smoke detection. ‐ Condition 2 (308.3.2) Includes buildings in which custodial care is given to occupants who require “limited verbal or physical assistance” while responding to an emergency. ‐ Condition 1 (308.4.1.1) Facilities for longer Section 308.4 Institutional Group I ‐ 2: term care that do not do surgeries or Similar to Group I ‐ 1 occupancies, new emergency treatment. (Nursing Homes) code section breaks Group I ‐ 2 occupancies into two separate conditions. ‐ Condition 2 (308.4.1.2) Facilities for shorter term care where surgeries and emergency care is provided. (Hospitals) 2

1/7/2019 Section 310.5 Residential R ‐ 3 Lodging Section 310.5 Residential R ‐ 3 Lodging Houses: Houses: New definitions in Chapter 2: New definitions in Chapter 2: Lodging House. A one family dwelling Guest Room. A room used or intended to where one or more occupants are be used by one or more guests for living or primarily permanent in nature and rent is sleeping purposes. paid for guest rooms. (Does not need to be owner occupied) Section 310.6 Residential Group R ‐ 4: 310.5.2 Lodging houses ‐ Owner Similar to changes in Section 308, occupied lodging houses with 5 or now breaks Group R ‐ 4 occupancies fewer guest rooms are allowed to be into two separate conditions. constructed using the MRC. ‐ Condition 1 (310.6.1) Residential Care Section 311.1.1 Accessory Storage Spaces: facility of 5 ‐ 16 occupants capable of self ‐ Now mandates that storage spaces 100 sq ft preservation. or less shall not be classified as Group S, but ‐ Condition 2 (310.6.2) Residential care the same occupancy Group as the rest of the facility of 5 ‐ 16 occupants that may require space. It is still appropriate to classify a limited verbal or physical assistance storage room greater than 100 sq ft the responding to an emergency. same as the space as long as the use does Look for increased protections in Condition 2. not constitute an increase in the hazard. 3

1/7/2019 Section 404.5 Smoke Control Exception: Section 404.9/10 Exit Access All Group I ‐ 1 Condition 2 and all I ‐ 2 Travel Distance (Atriums): occupancies with an atrium that New section detailing connects only two stories are required to requirements associated with the contain a smoke control system. 3 distinct travel distance conditions. ‐ (404.9.1) Travel not through Atrium travel Section 407.2.5 Nursing Home Housing distance per Section 1017. Units: ‐ (404.9.2) Through atrium on level of exit Spaces in Group I ‐ 2 Condition 1 including discharge per Section 1017. shared living spaces, group meeting rooms, ‐ (404.9.3) Through atrium on other than exit or multi ‐ purpose therapeutic rooms are discharge, 200 feet maximum in atrium. permitted to be open to the corridor if all ‐ (404.10) Maximum 50% of interior exit five conditions are met: stairways are allowed through atriums. ‐ Walls and ceiling constructed as required for corridors. Section 407.2.6 Cooking Facilities: ‐ Spaces are not used as residential sleeping rooms. Specific to I ‐ 2 Condition 1 occupancies. ‐ Space is protected by automatic fire detection Cooking facilities with domestic cooking system. appliances shall be permitted to be open ‐ Corridor is protected by automatic fire detection to the corridor if 13 conditions are met. system or, equipped throughout with quick response sprinklers. ‐ The space is arranged as to not obstruct access to exits. 4

1/7/2019 ‐ Interlocking device that shuts down cooking appliance ‐ Number of residence in smoke compartment does not exceed 30. ‐ Cooking facility services maximum 30 residence. when fire extinguishing system is activated. ‐ One cooking facility per smoke compartment. ‐ Shutoff of the fuel and electrical power supply to the ‐ The corridor is clearly identifies by construction, floor pattern cooking equipment installed accessible by staff only. material or color. ‐ A timer that automatically deactivates the cooking ‐ Space is arraigned as to not obstruct exit access. ‐ Cooktop or range shall have a domestic cooking hood installed per appliance within a period of not more than 120 the MMC. minutes. ‐ Hood shall be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing ‐ Portable fire extinguishers installed per Section 906 if system. the IFC. ‐ A manual actuation device for the hood shall be installed. Section 407.5 Smoke Barriers: Section 503 General Building Height and In Group I ‐ 2 Condition 2 occupancies, the Area Limitations: size of the smoke compartment has This section has been totally rewritten to increased to 40,000 sq ft with a maximum break the old Table 503 down into separate travel distance of 200 feet to a smoke tables dealing with specific building barrier door. limitation. No technical changes, just presentation. Table 504.3 Allowable Building Height in Table 504.4 Allowable Number of Feet Above Grade Plane: Stories Above Grade Plane: New table gives allowable building height New table give allowable number of values per occupancy, type of stories above plane based on occupancy, construction and whether the building is type of construction and whether the sprinklered or not. building is sprinklered or not. 5

1/7/2019 Section 505.2.3 Exception 2 Mezzanine Tables 504.3 and 504.4: Openness: Both Tables provide values for Exception 2 has been modified to no increased height and number of stories longer require “direct access to an exit” based of fully sprinklered so no further from enclosed or partially enclosed calculations are required. mezzanines. ‐ NS= Non ‐ sprinklered Table 506.2 Building Area: ‐ S ‐ 1= Sprinklerd one story New table lists allowable building area with consideration to allowable increases for sprinkler ‐ Sm= Sprinklered multi ‐ story protection for single or multi ‐ story buildings ‐ S13R= Sprinklered residential based on occupancy and type of construction. structures of less than four stories in Gives allowable area increases for: height and 60 feet above grade plane. Section 507.9 Unlimited Mixed Occupancy Section 507.1 Basements in Unlimited Buildings with Group H ‐ 5. Area Buildings: Fully sprinklered buildings a maximum two Basements under an unlimited area stories in height, with a minimum of 60 feet building that are no more than one story open space on all sides can contain below grade plane are now specifically unlimited Group H ‐ 5 occupancies provided: allowed. 6

1/7/2019 ‐ Construction Type I or II ‐ Each Group H ‐ 5 area separated per the Exception: Where H ‐ 5 areas requirements of 415.11 (special provisions for exceed allowable area, the H ‐ 5 H ‐ 5 occupancies) and 508.4 (required areas shall be subdivided into separation per occupancies). areas separated by 2—hour fire ‐ Each H ‐ 5 area must not exceed the maximum barriers. allowable area per 503.1 as modified by 506. Ambulatory Care Facilities: ‐ Labs not classified as H 1 hour separation OR sprinklered Table 509 Fire Protection from Incidental Uses: ‐ Waste and linen collection rooms 1 hour separation where Table 509 has been modified to include containers have an aggregate volume of 10 cubic feet or areas specific to ambulatory care more facilities and Group I ‐ 2 occupancies. ‐ Storage rooms over 100 sq ft 1 hour separation ‐ Physical plant maintenance shops 1 hour separation Group I ‐ 2 ‐ Labs not considered H 1 hour separation ‐ Waste and Linen collection rooms AND sprinklered where containers have an aggregate volume of 10 cubic feet or more 1 hour separation ‐ Laundry rooms 1 hour separation where more than ‐ Storage rooms over 100 sq ft 1 hour separation 100 sq ft ‐ Patient rooms with padded walls 1 hour separation 7