2810 Outdoor Storage of Pallets at Pallet Manufacturing and Recycling Facilities — 2025 California Fire Code

The outside storage of wood pallets and wood composite pallets on the same site as a pallet manufacturing or pallet recycling facility shall comply with Sections 2810.2 through 2810.11.

Each site shall maintain a current site plan. The site plan shall be submitted to the fire code official for approval and contain all of the following:

1. Lot lines.

2. Utilities.

3. Size, location and type of construction of the buildings on the property.

4. Presence of the fire protection systems.

5. Water supply sources for firefighting purposes.

6. Location of hazardous material storage areas.

7. Location of pallet storage.

8. Equipment protected with a dust collection system.

9. Fire apparatus access roads.

10. Designated smoking areas.

11. Location of fire alarm control panels.

The owner or owner’s authorized representative shall submit a fire prevention plan for review and approval by the fire code official that includes all of the following:

1. Frequency of walk-through inspections to verify compliance with the plan.
2. Hot work permit program in accordance with Chapter 35.
3. Preventative maintenance program for equipment associated with pallet activities.
4. Inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection systems in accordance with Chapter 9.

The owner or owner’s authorized representative shall prepare and train employees in an approved fire safety and evacuation plan in accordance with Chapter 4.

The owner or owner’s authorized representative shall prepare a security management plan based on a security risk assessment and shall make the plan and assessment available to the fire code official upon request.

Stacks of pallets shall not be stored within 0.75 times the stack height or 8 feet (2438 mm) of the property line, whichever is greater, or shall comply with Section 2810.11.

Stacks of pallets shall not be stored within 0.75 times the stack height of any important building on site, or shall comply with Section 2810.11.

Pallet stacks shall not exceed 20 feet (6096 mm) in height.

Fire-flow requirements for the site shall be determined by the fire code official.

Portable fire extinguishers shall be selected, installed and maintained in accordance with Section 906.

Where approved by the fire code official, pallet stacks are permitted to be located closer to a property line or structure than as required by Sections 2810.6 and 2810.7 where additional fire protection is provided, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. The storage yard areas and materials-handling equipment selection, design, and arrangement are based on an approved risk assessment.

2. Automatic fire detection that transmits an alarm to a supervising station in accordance with NFPA 72.

3. Fire apparatus access roads around all storage areas.

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CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 29 – MANUFACTURE OF ORGANIC COATINGS

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

• The California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 19, Division 1 provisions that are found in the California Fire Code are a reprint from the current CCR, Title 19, Division 1 text for the code user’s convenience only. The scope, applicability and appeals procedures of CCR, Title 19, Division I remain the same. The state agency does not adopt sections identified by the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.

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