Chapter 4 — SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY AND USE
Section 422 — AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES
2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California
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422.1 General. ¶
422.1 General. Occupancies classified as ambulatory care facilities shall comply with the provisions of Sections 422.1 through 422.7 and other applicable provisions of this code. [For OSHPD 3] For clinics licensed by California Department of Public Health also refer to Section 1226.2.
422.2 Separation. ¶
422.2 Separation. Ambulatory care facilities where the potential for four or more care recipients are to be incapable of self-preservation at any time shall be separated from adjacent spaces, corridors or tenants with a 1-hour fire barrier installed in accordance with Section 707 .
422.3 Smoke compartments. ¶
422.3 Smoke compartments. Where the aggregate area of one or more ambulatory care facilities is greater than 10,000 square feet (929 m [2] ) on one story, the story shall be provided with a smoke barrier to subdivide the story into not fewer than two smoke compartments. The area of any one such smoke compartment shall be not greater than 22,500 square feet (2092 m [2] ). The distance of travel from any point in a smoke compartment to a smoke barrier door shall be not greater than 200 feet (60 960 mm). The smoke barrier shall be installed in accordance with Section 709 with the exception that…
422.7 Domestic cooking. ¶
422.7 Domestic cooking. In fully sprinklered buildings, the installation of cooking appliances used in domestic cooking facilities shall comply with all of the following: 1. The types of cooking appliances permitted are limited to ovens, cooktops, ranges, warmers and microwaves. 4-54 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY AND USE 2. Domestic cooking hoods installed and constructed in accordance with Section 504.3 of the California Mechanical Code shall be provided over cooktops or ranges. 3. A shutoff for the…