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Ordinance No. O-21-10 – Adopted Fire Safety Code Amendments

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9 NFPA 1, S1.8, 1.9S, 1.10, and 1.11.3. Delete.
NFPA 1, 1.12.S20S.U7.U Change the word “shall” to “may”.
NFPA 1, 2.2. Delete the referenced publication NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code, S2006S U2009U edition. Wherever NFPA 5000 is referenced, other than for extracted text, substitute the “City of Gaithersburg Building Code”.
UNFPA 1, 3.3.115. Add “and as referenced in Public Safety Article, §10-101, Annotated Code of Maryland”.
S(4)S U(5)U NFPA 1, 3.3.S165S U170U.6. Delete the phrase “more than 3 but”.
S(5)S U(6)U NFPA 1, 3.3.S165S U170U.7 and 6.1.4.1. Delete the phrase “four or more”.
S(6)S U(7)U NFPA 1, 3.3.S165.19S U170.20U. Replace the word “three” with “five” and delete the phrase “, if any, accommodated in rented rooms”.
S(7)S U(8)U NFPA 1, 3.3.S165.22S U170.23U and 6.1.9.1. Replace the word “four” with “six”.
U(9) NFPA 1, 4.5.8.1 and 10.4.1. Delete the phrase “for compliance with the provisions of this Code”.
U(10) NFPA 1, 4.5.8.3 and 10.4.3. Delete the phrase “by the Code”.
10 S(8 SU11)U NFPA 1, 10.1.2. Add “except as amended by COMAR 29.06.01.07, COMAR 29.06.01.08U,and COMAR 29.06.01.09U and the City of Gaithersburg Fire Code.”
U(12) NFPA 1, 10.5.1. After the phrase “by the AHJ”, insert “or incident commander”.
U(13) NFPA 1, 10.11.6. Delete the text and replace with the following:
U“The use of charcoal burning, other fuel burning, or electric cooking equipment outside of any multi-family dwelling shall be prohibited unless such cooking equipment is at least twenty (20) feet from every part of the building. The provisions of th…
U(14) NFPA 1, 10.11.6.1. Delete.
U(15) NFPA 1, 10.12.1.1.1. Add new subsection 10.12.1.1.1 to read as follows:
U“10.12.1.1.1 Subject to the approval of the AHJ, individual suites within structures and rear store entrances and/or access from service corridors shall be clearly identified.
U(16) NFPA 1, 10.12.1.2 and 10.12.1.3. After the phrase “Address numbers” insert “or premises identification”.
U(17) NFPA 1, 10.12.1.4 Add new subsection 10.12.1.4 to read as follows:
U“10.12.1.4 Where required by the AHJ, symbols in compliance with NFPA 170, Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols, shall be used.
S(9SU18)U NFPA 1, 10.14.1, Table 10.14.1U.1U and 10.14.9. Delete the text and replace with the following:
“10.14.1 Combustible vegetation, including natural cut Christmas trees shall be in accordance with COMAR 29.06.S06S U01U and the City of Gaithersburg Fire Code.”
U(19) NFPA 1, 10. 16.1. Delete all text after the word “within” and replace with “15 feet of a property line, building, or adjacent pile of combustible material.”
11 U(20) NFPA 1, 10.16.3. Add the following: “The AHJ shall have the authority to increase the separation distance where it is determined by the AHJ that a higher hazard to the adjoining property exists.”
U(21) NFPA 1, 10.16.5. Add “and 10, 000 square feet in area.”
U(22) NFPA 1, 10.16.6. Add new subsection 10.16.6 to read as follows:
U“10.16.6 The AHJ shall have the authority to require that outdoor storage of any combustible material be enclosed by an approved fence or other protective enclosure to prevent unauthorized access.”
U(23) NFPA 1, 11.1.11 Add new subsection 11.1.11 to read as follows:
S(10SU24)U NFPA 1, 11.1.S7.3S U9.3.3U. Add new subsection 11.1.S 7.3S U9.3.3U to read as follows:
“11.1.S 7.3S U9.3.3U Doors Sleading intoS UtoU electrical control panel rooms shall be marked with a Uplainly visible andU legible sign stating ‘ELECTRICUALU ROOM’ or similar approved wording Uin contrasting letters not less than 1.5 inches high and n…
U(25) NFPA 1, 11.9.1 Delete the phrase “the fire department” and replace with “Montgomery Count Fire & Rescue Service”.
S(11SU26)U NFPA 1, 13.2.2.2. Delete the text and replace with the following:
“13.2.2.2 New buildings shall have standpipe systems installed where required by the City of Gaithersburg Building Code or the City of Gaithersburg Fire Code.”
12 U(27) NFPA 1, 13.3.1.2.1. Add new subsection 13.3.1.2.1 to read as follows:
U“13.3.1.2.1 Drop-out ceilings as referenced in NFPA 13 are prohibited in new ceiling installations.”
S(12) NFPA 1, 13.3.2.24.2. Add the following exception:
U(28) NFPA 1, 13.3.3.1 and 13.3.3.2. Delete the phrase “A sprinkler system installed in accordance with this Code” and replace with “Sprinkler systems”.
U(29) NFPA 1, 13.4.1.1.1. Add new subsection 13.4.2.1.1.1 to read as follows:
U“13.4.1.1.1 No fire pump component, including the pump, driver, or controller, shall be permitted to be installed in below-ground vaults or pits unless approved by the AHJ.”
U(30) NFPA 1, 13.6.2. Add “unless otherwise permitted by the AHJ.”
U(31) NFPA 1, 13.7.2.22.1.2 and 13.7.2.22.1.3. After the phrase “Storage occupancies”, insert “less than three stories”.
S(13SU32) UNFPA 1, 18.1.1.1 and 18.1.1.2. Replace the phrase “fire department” with “City of Gaithersburg”.
S(14SU33) UNFPA 1, 18.2.2.1. Delete the text and replace with the following:
13 S(15) NFPA 1, 18.2.3.1.3. Amend to read “The requirements of 18.2.3.1 through 18.2.3.2.1 shall be permitted to be modified by the AHJ.”
U(34)U UNFPA 1, 18.2.3.2.1. After the phrase “exterior door” insert “acceptable to the AHJ” and after the phrase “provides access to” insert “all floors of”.
S(16SU35)U NFPA 1, 20.3.S3.1.1S U4.1.1U. Delete the phrase “more than 3 but”.
S(17SU36)U NFPA 1, 20.3.S3.2.3.4.1S U4.2.3.5.1U. Add the following exception:
“Exception: Day-care homes.”
S(18SU37)U NFPA 1, 20.3.S3.2.3.4.5S U4.2.3.5.4U Add the following exception:
“Exception: Day-care homes with not more than three clients for overnight lodging.”
S(19SU38) UNFPA 1, 25.2.2.1. Add “or other approved testing standard approved by the State Fire Marshal.”
S(20SU39)U NFPA 1, 42.S2.S7.5.1. Add a second sentence to read as follows: “Such facilities shall comply with the State of Maryland Fire Prevention Code (COMAR 29.06.01)”.
S(21SU40)U NFPA 1, 50.2.1.10. Add new subsection 50.2.1.10 to read as follows:
“50.2.1.10 Commercial outdoor cooking operations shall comply with the State of Maryland Fire Prevention Code (COMAR 29.06.01).”
S(22SU41)U NFPA 1, 65.1. Add the following: “Explosives, Fireworks and Model Rocketry shall comply with this chapter and with the State of Maryland Fire Prevention Code (COMAR 29.06.01).”
14 SNFPA 30A, 7.3.6.1 and 7.3.6.3. Add the following exception:
S(2S1) NFPA 80, S1-10.1S U4.7.1U. Add the following: “Release of fire doors and shutters shall not be solely by fusible link, and shall be activated by one or more of the following methods:
S(3SU2)U NFPA 96, 1.1.1. Add the following exception:
S(4SU3)U NFPA 101, General. Delete all references to NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code, and substitute “the City of Gaithersburg Building Code.”
S(5SU4)U NFPA 101, 1.4.4. Add new subsection 1.4.4 to read as follows:
15 S(6SU5)U NFPA 101, 3.3.S52S U57U.3. Add new subsection 3.3.S52S U57U.3 to read as follows:
U(6) NFPA 101, 3.3.115. In the second sentence, replace “6 ft (1830mm)” with “20 ft (6096 mm)” (both instances).
U(7)U UNFPA 101, 3.3.250. Replace the phrase “level of exit discharge” with “first story above grade plane”.
S(7SU8)U NFPA 101, 3.3.S122S U131U.1. Delete the phrase “more than three, but”.
S(8SU9)U NFPA 101, 3.3.S168S U178U.4. Delete the phrase “four or more”.
S(9SU10)U NFPA 101, 3.3.S168S U178U.12. After the phrase “or portion thereof” insert “that does not qualify as one- and two-family dwelling”, Uand replace the word “four” with “six”U.
U(11) NFPA 101, 4.5.8 and 4.6.13.1. Delete the phrase “for compliance with the provisions of this Code”.
U(12) NFPA 101, 4.6.13.3. Delete the phrase “by the Code”.
S(10SU13)U NFPA 101, 4.8.2.4. Add new subsection 4.8.2.4 to read as follows:
S(11SU14)U NFPA 101, 6.1.4.1. Delete the phrase “four or more”.
16 S(12SU15)U NFPA 101, 6.1.9.1. After the phrase “or portion thereof” insert “that does not qualify as one- and two-family dwelling”.
U(16) NFPA 101, 7.2.1.2.2.2(5). Add new subsection 7.2.1.2.2.2(5) to read as follows:
U“(5) For power operated sliding door assemblies that utilize a fixed panel adjacent to and on the exterior of the sliding panel, and the door system is designed such that the fixed panel also breaks away to become side hinged in the emergency breakou…
U(17) NFPA 101, 7.2.1.6.3. After the phrase “Where permitted”, insert “by the AJH and”.
S(13SU18)U NFPA 101, 7.2.3.9.2(3)(b). Delete.
S(14SU19)U NFPA 101, Table 7.3.1.2. Under “Business Use” add “New Business Occupancy shell space shall be calculated at 65 ft² (6.0 m²) per person.”
S(15) NFPA 101, 7.5.1.3.1.1. Add new subsection 7.5.1.3.1.1 to read:
S(16SU20)U NFPA 101, 7.9.1.2. In the first sentence, replace the word “only” with the phrase “but not limited to”.
S(17SU21)U NFPA 101, 7.10.8.3.2. Add the following: “When located at a door, the sign shall be visible with the door in any position, or if the sign is located on the door, the door shall be self-closing.”
17 S(18SU22)U NFPA 101, 7.12.1(4). Add item (4) to read as follows:
S(19SU23) UNFPA 101, 8.6.6(3). Add the following: “Buildings wherein the communicating space(s) is (are) provided with automatic smoke detection and alarm in accordance with NFPA 72 will be considered to satisfy the requirements of ‘readily obvious’.”
S(20SU24)U NFPA 101, 8.6.7(6)(b). Delete all text after the word “are” and replace with “located at the annunciator panel or in the Fire Control Room.”
S(21SU25)U NFPA 101, 9.1.5. Add new subsection 9.1.5 to read as follows:
S(22SU26) UNFPA 101, 9.6.1.6. Add the following: “When a property owner or the owner’s agent cannot be contacted to establish a fire watch, the MCDFRS at their discretion may provide the fire watch and charge the property owner the inspection overtim…
U(27) NFPA 101, 9.6.2.6. Add the following: “This paragraph does not permit the omission of manual fire alarm boxes in accordance with other provisions of this subsection unless specifically permitted by Chapters 11 through 43.”
18 S(23) NFPA 101, 9.6.2.9.2. At the end of the sentence, add the phrase “and have secondary battery back-up power”.
U(28) NFPA 101, 9.6.2.10.1.2. Delete all text after the word “required”.
U(29) NFPA 101, 9.6.2.10.2. Delete the word “existing” and delete all text after the word “powered” and replace with “by the building electrical system and have battery back-up power”.
S(24SU30) UNFPA 101, 9.6.2.S11.S U12.U Add new subsection 9.6.2.S11.S U12.U to read as follows:
S(25SU31) UNFPA 101, 9.6.3.2.1. Delete the word “lobby,”.
S(26SU32) UNFPA 101, 9.6.3.3. Delete all text after the word “delay” and replace with “to a listed central station in accordance with 9.6.4.”
S(27SU33)U NFPA 101, 9.6.3.4. At the end of the sentence, add the phrase “and only when the initial fire alarm signal is automatically transmitted without delay to a listed central station in accordance with 9.6.4.”
S(28SU34) UNFPA 101, 9.6.3.9. Add the following: “New systems having voice notification shall be by automatic, pre-recorded announcement in accordance with Section 9.6. Live voice as the sole means of notification method is prohibited.”
S(29SU35) UNFPA 101, 9.6.4.2. Delete all text after the word “automatically” and replace with “to a listed central station.”
S(30SU36) UNFPA 101, 9.6.4.3. Delete.
S(31SU37) UNFPA 101, 9.6.5.2(3). Add the following exception:
19 “Exception to (3): Manual fire alarm initiation shall not activate floor- or zone-dependent smoke control systems.”
S(32SU38) UNFPA 101, 9.7.1.1.1. Add new subsection 9.7.1.1.1 to read as follows:
“9.7.1.1.1 For new ceiling installations, drop-out ceilings as referenced in NFPA 13, Subsection 8.14.13 shall be prohibited.”
S(33SU39)U NFPA 101, 9.7.1.2. Delete the second sentence and replace with the following: “The sprinkler piping shall be valved with the domestic water system. Any and all work shall be performed only by a licensed sprinkler contractor.”
S(34SU40)U NFPA 101, 9.7.2.2. Delete all text and replace with the following: “Where a supervised automatic sprinkler system is required by another section of this Code, waterflow alarms must be automatically transmitted to a listed central station.”
S(35SU41) UNFPA 101, 9.7.3.1. Delete all text and replace with the following: “Where water as an extinguishing agent is not compatible with the fire hazard or is prohibited by law, statute or ordinance, the affected area shall be equipped with an app…
U(42)U UNFPA 101, 9.7.5. Delete the phrase “required by this Code”.
S(36SU43) UNFPA 101, 9.7.6.1. Add the following: “When a property owner or the owner’s agent cannot be contacted to establish a fire watch, the MCDFRS at their discretion may provide the fire watch and charge the property owner the inspection overtim…
S(37SU44) UNFPA 101, 11.8.3.1.1. Add new subsection 11.8.3.1.1 to read as follows:
20 S(38SU45) UNFPA 101, 11.8.5(6). Add the following: “and remote starting”.
S(39SU46) UNFPA 101, 11.8.5(8). Add the following: “and remote starting only.”
S(40SU47) UNFPA 101, 11.11.2.1. Add the following: “or other approved testing standard approved by the State Fire Marshal.”
S(41SU48) UNFPA 101, 12.2.2.2.4. Delete.
U(49) NFPA 101, 12.4.7.1. Add the following: “Indoor children’s playground structures shall comply with this section and section 10.20 of the 2009 Edition of NFPA 1.”
S(42SU50) UNFPA 101, 12.7.7.3.1 and 13.7.7.3.1. Add new subsections 12.7.7.3.1 and 13.7.7.3.1 to read as follows:
21 S(43SU51) UNFPA 101, 14.2.11.1.1(1). After the word “tools”, insert the phrase “keys, special knowledge, or excessive force”.
S(44SU52) UNFPA 101, 16.1.1.6 and 17.1.1.6. Add new subsections 16.1.1.6 and 17.1.1.6 to read as follows:
S(45SU53)U NFPA 101, 16.2.11.1.1(3) & 17.2.11.1.1(3). Add the following exception:
S(46SU54) UNFPA 101, 16.3.4.5(1) and 17.3.4.5(1). Add the following exception:
22 S(47SU55) UNFPA 101, 16.3.5.4. Add new subsection 16.3.5.4 to read as follows:
S(48SU56) UNFPA 101, 16.6.1.1.2 and 17.6.1.1.2. Delete the phrase “more than three, but”.
S(49SU57) UNFPA 101, 16.6.1.4.1.1 and 17.6.1.4.1.1. Delete the phrase “more than three, but”, change “seven” to “nine” and after the existing text add “Where 3 or more clients, and up to a maximum of 4 clients incapable of self-preservation are being…
S(50SU58) UNFPA 101, 16.6.1.4.1.2 and 17.6.1.4.1.2. Change “7” to “9”.
S(51SU59) UNFPA 101, 16.6.1.7.1 and 17.6.1.7.1, delete existing wording and replace with the following:
“In family day-care homes, a day-care provider’s own children Sunder the age of two yearsS Uincapable of self-preservationU shall be counted as clients served and the following shall apply:
At any given time, a day-care provider may not care for more than eight clients, of whom no more than four may be Sunder the age of two yearsS Uincapable of self-preservationU; and
An adult to child ratio of at least one adult to every two children Sunder the age of two yearsS Uincapable of self-preservationU shall be maintained at all times.”
UIf approved by the City of Gaithersburg Fire Marshal, the staff-to-client ratio may be modified where safeguards are provided in addition to those specified by local codes and ordinances.
S(52SU60)U NFPA 101, 16.6.2.1 and 17.6.2.1. Add the following: “Bulkhead doors shall not be permitted to serve as primary means of escape.”
S(53SU61) UNFPA 101, 16.6.2.2 S(Reserved)S and 17.6.2.2 S(Reserved). InsertS UDelete the word “Reserved”, and replace withU the following:
23 S(54SU62) UNFPA 101, 16.6.2.3 S(Reserved)S and 17.6.2.3 S(Reserved). InsertS UDelete the word “Reserved”, and replace withU the following:
S(55SU63) UNFPA 101, 16.7.1.1 and 17.7.1.1. Add new subsections 16.7.1.1 and 17.7.1.1 to read as follows:
24 S(56SU64) UNFPA 101, 16.7.4.1 and 17.7.4.1. Add the following exception:
S(57SU65) UNFPA 101, 16.7.5 and 17.7.5. Add the following exception:
S(58SU66) UNFPA 101, 20.3.5.1. Renumber the existing sections 20.3.5.1 through 20.3.5.3 to 20.3.5.2 through 20.3.5.4 respectively, and add a new subsection 20.3.5.1 to read as follows: “Buildings containing new ambulatory health care occupancies loca…
U(67) NFPA 101, 22.4.5.1.3. Delete the phrase “or 22.4.5.1.5”.
U(68) NFPA 101, 22.4.5.1.4(1) and 22.4.5.1.4(2). Change “2” to “½”.
U(69) NFPA 101, 22.4.5.1.5 and 22.4.5.2. Delete.
U(70) NFPA 101, 23.4.5.1.3. Delete the phrase “or 23.4.5.1.5”
U(71) NFPA 101, 23.4.5.1.4(1) and 23.4.5.1.4(2). Change “2” to “½”.
U(72) NFPA 101, 23.4.5.1.5 and 23.4.5.2. Delete.
S(59SU73) UNFPA 101, 24.1.1.1. Place a period after the word “dwellings” and replace the remainder of the sentence with the following:
25 S(60SU74) UNFPA 101, 24.2.2.3.3. After the phrase “5.7 ft² (0.53 m²)” insert the phrase “or not less than 5.0 ft² when at grade”.
S(61) NFPA 101, 24.2.5.1. Add the following exception:
S(62) NFPA 101, 24.3.4.1(1). Delete all text after the word “rooms”
S(63SU75) UNFPA 101, 24.3.4.4 and 26.3.4.S6S 7 . Add new subsections U24.3.4.4 and 26.3.4.7U to read as follows: “UCarbon Monoxide Alarms.U In new construction, carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in accordance 9.6.2.S11S U12U.”
U(76) NFPA 101, 26.1.1.1. After the word “buildings” insert the phrase “that do not qualify as one- and two-family dwellings, and”.
26 U(77) NFPA 101, 26.3.4.5.3. Delete.
S(64SU78) UNFPA 101, 28.3.4.3.5. Delete all text after the word “provided”.
S(65SU79) UNFPA 101, 28.3.4.S6S 7. Add new subsection 28.3.4.S 6S 7 to read as follows:
S(66SU80) UNFPA 101, 29.3.4.5.2, 30.3.4.3.3, and 30.3.4.3.4. Delete.
S(67SU81) UNFPA 101, 30.3.4.S6S 7. Add new subsection 30.3.4.S6S 7 to read as follows:
“30.3.4.S 6S U7 Carbon Monoxide Alarms.U Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in accordance 9.6.2.S 11S U12U.”
S(68) NFPA 101, 31.3.4.5.1. Before the word “outside”, insert the phrase “inside each sleeping area,”.
S(69SU82) UNFPA 101, 31.3.4.5.2. UDelete.U SAt the end of the sentence, add the phrase “only in sleeping rooms that were not required to have smoke alarms powered by the building electrical system when the building was constructed.”
U(83) NFPA 101, 31.3.4.5.3. Delete the phrase “or a complete, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with 31.3.5”.
U(84) NFPA 101, 31.3.4.5.4. After the word “powered”, insert the phrase “unless another state or local fire prevention code or building code or similar governmental code requires smoke alarms to be powered by the building electrical service”.
S(70SU85) UNFPA 101, 32.2.2.3.1(3)S and 33.2.2.3.1(3)S. After the phrase “5.7 ft² (0.53 m²)” insert the phrase “or not less than 5.0 ft² when at grade”.
S(71SU86) UNFPA 101, S32.2.3.4.4S U32.2.3.4.5U. Add new subsection S32.2.3.4.4S U32.2.3.4.5U to read as follows:
“S32.2.3.4.4S U32.2.3.4.5 Carbon Monoxide Alarms.U Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in accordance 9.6.2.S 11S U12U.”
27 S(72) NFPA 101, 32.3.1.3. Delete all text after the word “with” and replace with “Section 33.3.1.3 and the City of Gaithersburg Building Code.”
S(73SU87) UNFPA 101, 32.3.3.4.S9S U10U . Add new subsection 32.3.3.4.S 9S U10U to read as follows:
U(88) NFPA 101, 32.7.5.2.2 and 32.7.5.3.2. Delete all text after the word “tested”.
U(89) NFPA 101, 33.2.2.3.1(3). After the phrase “5.7 ft² (0.53 m²)” insert the phrase “or not less than 5.0 ft² when at grade”.
U(90) NFPA 101, 33.2.3.4.3.1. Delete the phrase “33.2.3.4.3.6 and”.
U(91) NFPA 101, 33.2.3.4.3.3. After the word “for”, insert the phrase “sleeping rooms,”.
S(74SU92)U NFPA 101, 33.2.3.4.3.5 Sand 33.3.3.4.7.1S. After the word “system”, insert the phrase “and have secondary battery backup” Uand add the following exception:
U“Exception: Unless another state or local fire prevention code or building code or similar governmental code requires smoke alarms to be powered by the building electrical service, smoke alarms installed in sleeping rooms in order in order to comply …
U(93) NFPA 101, 33.2.3.4.3.6. Delete.
U(94) NFPA 101, 33.3.3.4.7.1. After the word “system”, insert the phrase “and have secondary battery backup” and add the following exception:
U“Exception: Unless another state or local fire prevention code or building code or similar governmental code requires smoke alarms to be powered by the building electrical service, smoke alarms installed in sleeping rooms in order in order to comply …
U(95) NFPA 101, 33.3.3.4.7.2 and 33.3.3.4.7.3. Delete.
28 U(96) NFPA 101, 33.7.5.2.2 and 33.7.5.3.2. Delete all text after the word “tested”.
S(75SU97) UNFPA 101, 36.1.2.3 Sand 37.1.2.3S. Add new subsectionSs S36.1.2.3 Sand 37.1.2.3S to read as follows:
U(98) NFPA 101, 36.2.5.11(4). Add the following: The egress path shall be defined by a fixed barrier or guardrail with a height of at least 42 inches and at least one intermediate rail. Openings in the fixed barrier or guardrail for passage shall be…
S(76SU99) UNFPA 101, 36.3.4.1 Sand 37.3.4.1S. After the word “occupancies”, insert the phrase “and multiple story Class B mercantile occupancies”.
S(77SU100)UNFPA 101, 36.4.4.4.3.1(3). Delete.
U(101) NFPA 101, 36.4.4.4.3.2. At the end of the sentence, add the phrase “as permitted in 9.6.3.5.7.”
U(102) NFPA 101, 36.4.4.8(1)(b). Delete.
U(103) NFPA 101, 37.1.2.3. Add new subsection 37.1.2.3 to read as follows:
U(104) NFPA 101, 37.2.5.11(4). After the word “defined” , insert the phrase “with fixed barriers”.
U(105) NFPA 101, 37.3.4.1. After the word “occupancies”, insert the phrase “and multiple story Class B mercantile occupancies”.
29 U(106) NFPA 101, 37.4.4.8(1)(b). Delete.
S(78SU107)UNFPA 101, 38.1.2.3 Sand 39.1.2.3S. Add new subsectionSsS 38.1.2.3 Sand 39.1.2.3S to read as follows:
S(79SU108)UNFPA 101, 38.3.4.3(2)S and 39.3.4.3(2)S. Delete existing wording and replace with the following: “It shall sound a fire alarm signal in a constantly attended location and it shall transmit a fire alarm signal to a listed central station.”
U(109) NFPA 101, 39.1.2.3. Add new subsection 39.1.2.3 to read as follows:
S(80) NFPA 101, 39.2.2.2.3. Delete
S(81SU110)UNFPA 101, 39.2.4.S2(6)S 7. Add new subsection 39.2.4.S2(6)S 7 to read as follows:
30 U(111) NFPA 101, 39.3.4.3(2). Delete existing wording and replace with the following: “It shall sound a fire alarm signal in a constantly attended location and it shall transmit a fire alarm signal to a listed central station.”
S(82SU112)UNFPA 101, 40.3.4.3.1, UandU 42.3.4.3.1 Sand 42.8.3.4.3.1S. Delete the text after the word “meet” and replace with “Section 9.6.3 as amended”.
U(113) NFPA 101, 42.3.4.1.2 and 42.3.4.1.3. After the word “occupancies” add “less than 3 stories”.
S(83) NFPA 101, 42.8.2.2.3.1. Add the following: “Stairs complying with 7.2.2.5.1 are not required in open parking structures.”
U(114) NFPA 101, 42.8.2.2.3.2. Add the following: “Stairway Identification in accordance with 7.2.2.5.4 shall be provided.”
S(84) NFPA 101, 42.8.2.2.9. Add the following: “The two accessible rooms or spaces separated from each other by smoke-resistant construction in accordance with the definition of ‘area of refuge’ in 3.3.18 shall not be required in open parking structu…
S(85) NFPA 101, 42.8.2.6. Add the following: “In open parking structures travel distance is permitted to be measured to the closest riser of an open stair providing means of egress to the exterior of the building.”
U(115) NFPA 101, 42.8.3.4.3.1. Delete the text after the word “shall” and replace with “meet Section 9.6.3 as amended”.
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