Chapter 40 — STORAGE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS AND WINES

2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California

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User notes: About this chapter: Chapter 40 provides specific requirements for the storage of distilled spirits and wines. In accordance with Section 307.1.1 of the California Building Code, these occupancies are not classified as a Group H occupancy. Instead, as listed in Sections 311.2 and 311.3 of the California Building Code, the storage of beverages that contain up to and including 20-percent alcohol are classified as a Group S-2 occupancy, and those that contain over 20-percent alcohol content are classified as a Group S-1 occupancy. Note that those that are classified as a Group S-1…