Chapter 4 — SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY AND USE

Section 407 — GROUP I-2

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407.1 General.

407.1 General. Occupancies in Group I-2 shall comply with the provisions of Sections 407.1 through 407.13 and other applicable provisions of this code. 407.1.1 Construction. Group I-2 occupancies wherein mental health patients are restrained shall be housed in buildings of Type IA or Type IB construction. Exception: Occupancies in Group I-2 wherein mental health patients are restrained are permitted to be housed in one-story build- ings of Type IIA, Type IIIA or Type VA construction provided the floor area does not exceed 5,200 square feet (483 m [2] ) between fire walls of two-hour…

407.2 Corridors continuity and separation.

407.2 Corridors continuity and separation. Corridors in occupancies in Group I-2 shall be continuous to the exits and shall be separated from other areas in accordance with Section 407.3 except spaces conforming to Sections 407.2.1 through 407.2.6. 407.2.1 Waiting and similar areas. Waiting areas and similar public-use areas or group meeting spaces constructed as required for corridors shall be permitted to be open to a corridor, only where all of the following criteria are met: 1. The spaces are not occupied as care recipient’s sleeping rooms, treatment rooms, incidental uses listed in Table…

407.3 Corridor wall construction.

407.3 Corridor wall construction. Corridor walls shall be constructed as fire partitions in accordance with Section 708 . 407.3.1 Corridor doors. In fully sprinklered buildings, corridor doors, other than those in a wall required to be rated by Section 509.4 or for the enclosure of a vertical opening or an exit, shall not have a required fire protection rating and shall not be required to be equipped with self-closing or automatic-closing devices, but shall provide an effective barrier to limit the transfer of smoke and shall be equipped with positive latching. In Group I-2 Occupancies,…

407.6 Automatic-closing doors.

407.6 Automatic-closing doors. Automatic-closing doors with hold-open devices shall comply with Sections 709.5 and 716.2. 407.6.1 Activation of automatic-closing doors. Automatic-closing doors on hold-open devices in accordance with Section 716.2.6.6 shall also close upon activation of a fire alarm system, an automatic sprinkler system, or both. The automatic release of the hold-open device on one door shall release all such doors within the same smoke compartment. [F] 407.7 Automatic sprinkler system. Every facility as specified herein wherein more than six clients or patients are housed or…

407.12 Technology equipment center.

407.12 Technology equipment center. A technology equipment center serving a Group I-2 occupancy shall be separated from other portions of the building by not less than a 1-hour fire barrier constructed in accordance with Section 707 and a 1-hour horizontal assem- bly constructed in accordance with Section 711 or both.

407.13 Special Hazards.

407.13 Special Hazards. 407.13.1 Storage and handling of flammable, combustible liquids and hazardous materials shall be in accordance with the Califor- nia Fire Code. 407.13.2 All exterior openings in a boiler room or room containing central heating equipment, if located below openings in another story, or if less than 10 feet (3048 mm) from other doors or windows of the same building, shall be protected by a fire assembly having a three-fourths-hour fire protection rating. 407.13.3 Safety padding. See Sections 308.1 and 408.14. 407.13.4 Floor surfaces. Rooms occupied by patients whose…