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Chapter 3 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

318 Laundry Carts — 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) § 318 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

318.1 Laundry carts with a capacity of 1 cubic yard or more.

Laundry carts with an individual capacity of 1 cubic yard [200 gallons (0.76 m [3] )] or more, used in laundries within Group B, E, F-1, I, M and R-1 occupancies, shall be constructed of noncombustible materi als or materials having a peak rate of heat release not exceeding 300 kW/m [2] at a flux of 50 kW/m [2] where tested in a horizontal orientation in accordance with ASTM E1354.

Exceptions:

  1. Laundry carts in areas protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system installed throughout in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.

  2. Laundry carts in coin-operated laundries.

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