CCP 12-11-2006 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

. CHAPTER 7 FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS SECTION 701 fire doors allll smoke barrier doors shall not be hlocked or GENERAL obstruch:d or otherwise made inoperable_ 701.J SnIpe. The pn.l\isions of this dlapter shall ~m'eJll tht' minimum conditions and standards for fire sakty relatin~ to [F] SECTION 704 structures and exterior prelnises. including fire sakty fal'ilities FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS and equipment 10 be pwvided. 70.Ll General. All systems. devices ~lJId equipment to detect a 701.2 Rl'sponsihility. The owncr I If the premise, sha II pwvide fire. actuate an alarrn. or suppress or control a tire or any eOIl1- alld maintain such fire safety facilitic, and <:quipn1t'nt in com- bination thercof shall he maintained in an operable condition at pliance with these rt'quirelllcnts. :\ person shallnol OCl'Upy as all limes in al'cordance \\ith the Illfenlillio/la! Fire Code_ owner-occupant or !-,l'rmit anothn pnsorJ to '"l'CUpy any pre- 70-t.2 Smoke alarms. Single or mllltiple-station smoke alarms rniSl~s that do not comply with the requirt'lIlellts of this c'haptcL ,hall bc illStalled and maintained in Groups R-2. R-3, R-~ and in dweJlin~s not regulated in Group I~ occupancies, regardlc:ss [F] SECTION 702 of oecupallt load at all of the following locations: MEANS OF EGRESS 1_ On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping 702.J General. ;\ safe. L'!lntinullus allllunllh.,tnll'ted path (If area in Ihe immediate vicinity of bedrooms. (ravl'l shall be plll\'idnl fwm any 11llillt in a buildin,' "rqrtll.ture 2. In eal'h room used for sleeping purposes. 10 tht~ public way. I\kans of t'gress shalll'olllply \\ ilh the III IIT- 3_ In l'ach story within a dweJling unit. induding basements lIl/fio/la! Fire Co,le_ and cellars but not including crawl spaces and unillhabit- 702.2 Aisles. The required \\'idth of aisles in al'cordance with able attics. In dwellings or dwelling units with split Iev- . Ihe l/llenlllfiolllil Fire Cod" shall be ullllhstlucted_ els and withllUt an inten'l"ling door belween Ihe adjacent 7112.3 Locked doors. All means "rcgress d'h'rs shall he readily k\'els. a smokc alarrn installed on the upper level shall su ffice fur the adjacent lower level provided thaI the openable fromthc ,ide from whidl e~!rl'SS i, In bl' 1ll,lde \\ilhl .ut lower level is less than one full sLOry below the upper the need for keys. spel'ial knuwlnlge or effort. c\l'L'pt where thc k \'t' L duur hardware conforms ll.> Ihat pennitlL'd by Ih(~ IlIll'nllllio/lal Building Cod,,_ Single or multipk-statlOll smoke alarms shaH be instaiied in 702A Emt'rgenc)' csrape openings. Required l~mergellL'y llther groups in accordance with the If/lallaliOllll! Fire ('odc. escape openings shall be maintained in aCL'urdallL'e with the 70-t.3 POWt'f sourt'e. In Group R occupancies and in dwellings code in effect al the timc of cnnSlrul'lilln. and thl' flllluwing_ nut rcgulated as (iroup R occupancies. single-station smnke Rt'quired emergency escapl' and TeSCUt~ openings ,hall be oper- alarms shall receive their primary power from the building wir- atioual from Ihe inside of the mum without the use uf kt'Ys or ing pwvided Ihat such wiring i-; served from a commercial tools_ Bars. grilles. grates or similardeyice, art' permitted to be sourcc and shall be equipped with a battery backup_ Smoke placed uver elnergellcy eSl'ape allll reSL'lle oPl'uings pn)\ ided alarms shall emit a signal when the batteries are low_ Wiring thc minimum net clear olJL'ning Silt' comphes wilh the codc thaI .shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other was in dkct at the lime of clHlSlruction and <,IICh dL'\'ices shall than as rt'quired for oven:urrent [lwtectinn. be rl~leasablc or removable from the inside \\'ithnullhe ust' of a Exct'ption: SlJJnke alarms are permitted to be solely battery key. luol or force grcater than thaI \\-hich is required 1"-'1 nl Irmal operated in buildings where no construction is taking place. operation of the escape and reSL'lle opl'lIing_ buildings that arc not served from a l'OIlllnercial powcr sourL'e and in existing arcas of buildings undergoing alter- [F] SECTION 703 ations or repairs that do nol result in the rellloval of interior \\all or ceiling finishes exposing the structure. unless there FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS is an attic. crawl space ur basement ayailable which could 703. J Fin'-resistance-ratcd assemhlies. The requircd fire- provide access for building wiring without the removal "f resi';fancc ratiug of fire-resistaul't'-ratl'd walb. fire stops. shaft interior finishes_ ellclosures. partitions and lloors ,hall he maintaiued. 7 11-1 A Jnterronnedion. Where more than one smoke alarm is 711.~.2 Opl'ning protedives. Rl'quired opcnin~ protcctives required to he installed within an individual dwelling unit in shall be maintained in an operatiYl' cnnditioll_ All fire and Group R-2, R-3. R-~ allll in dwellings nnt regulated as Group R . smllkestup dunrs shall he maintained in npcrablc conditioll_ !Il'l'upallcies. the smoke al,trIllS shall be interconnl'cted in such 2006 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE@ 19