Appendix P — TEMPORARY HAUNTED HOUSES, GHOST WALKS AND SIMILAR AMUSEMENT USES
P102 Definitions — 2025 California Fire Code
California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) § P102 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
P102.1 DECORATIVE MATERIALS.¶
All materials used for decorative, acoustical or other effect (such as curtains, draperies, fabrics, streamers and surface coverings) and all other materials utilized for decorative effect (such as batting, cloth, cotton, hay stalks, straw, vines, leaves, trees, moss and similar items), including foam plastics and other materials containing foam plastics.
P102.2 HAUNTED HOUSE.¶
A temporary building or structure, or portion thereof, which contains a system that transports passengers or provides a walkway through a course so arranged that the means of egresses are not apparent due to theatrical distractions, not visible due to low illumination, are disguised or are not readily available due to the method of transportation through the building or structure.
P102.3 GHOST WALKS.¶
Similar to haunted houses and may include both indoor and outdoor areas where the means of egresses are similarly not readily identifiable.
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