Chapter 4 — SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY AND USE

2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California

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User notes: About this chapter: Chapter 4 provides detailed criteria for special uses and occupancies. The unique characteristics of a live/work unit as opposed to a 30-story high-rise building call for specific standards for each. Twenty-seven sections address covered and open mall buildings, atriums, hospitals, stages, buildings where hazardous materials are used and stored, jails and prisons, ambulatory care facilities and storm shelters, among other special occupancy issues. ICC code Development note: Code change proposals to sections preceded by the designation [F], [BF] or [BE] will be…

5003.10 of the California Fire Code.

453.8 Elevators and elevator lobbies on the 11th story and above.

453.8 Elevators and elevator lobbies on the 11th story and above. Any story containing a Group L occupancy on the 11th story and above shall be provided with elevators and elevator lobbies in accordance with Sections 453.8.1 through 453.8.3. 453.8.1. An elevator that serves every story of the building shall be provided on each side of the 2-hour fire-smoke barrier. 453.8.2. An elevator lobby shall be provided on each side of the 2-hour fire-smoke barrier at each floor in accordance with Section 3006. 453.8.3. The elevator and its associated elevator lobbies and elevator machine rooms shall be…

453.9 Existing Group L and Group H-8 occupancies, additions, alterations or repairs.

453.9 Existing Group L and Group H-8 occupancies, additions, alterations or repairs. See California Fire Code Chapter 11, Section 1116 and California Existing Building Code.