709 Exterior Walls — 2025 California Fire Code

California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

Cite as: 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) § 709 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

709.1 Exterior graphics on exterior walls of high-rise buildings.¶

Where installed on the exterior walls of high-rise buildings, exterior graphics, both permanent and temporary, greater than 100 square feet in area or greater than 10 feet in either dimension shall comply with the following conditions subject to the review and approval of the fire code official and building official: 1. The materials used for graphics installed at a height greater than 40 feet above the grade plane shall be noncombustible mate- rials or shall have a flame spread index not greater than 25 when tested in accordance with ASTM E84 or UL 723. 2. The method of attachment and mounting of the graphics to the exterior wall shall be such that the graphics are securely attached.

3. The graphics shall not interfere with the active or passive ventilation required for the building and the required smoke control systems in the building. 4. The graphics shall not impair the functions of any fire or life safety systems in the building.

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CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 8 – INTERIOR FINISH, DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FURNISHINGS

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

Adopting Agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM		HCD			DSA		OSHPD						BSCC	DPH	AGR	DWR	CEC	CA	SL	SLC
Adopting Agency	BSC	BSC- CG	T-24	T-19*	1	2	1/AC	AC	SS	1	1R	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Adopt Entire Chapter
Adopt Entire Chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)			X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below
[California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1]				X
Chapter / Section
[T-19 §1172]				X
[T-19 §1173]				X
[T-19 §1174]				X
[T-19 §1191]				X
[T-19 §1196]				X
[T-19 §1201]				X
[T-19 §1202]			X	X
Table 803.3			X
[T-19 §3.21(a)(b)]				X
803.5.1.2			X
803.5.1.3			X
804.1			X
804.3.3.1			X
804.3.3.2			X
804.3.3.3			X
805.1_Reserved_			X
805.2.1.2			X
805.4.1.2			X
806.1.4			X
[T-19 §3.08]				X
[T-19 §3.08]				X
[T-19 §1273.1]				X
[T-19 §1273.2]				X
807.3			X
[T-19 §1321.1]				X
[T-19 §1324]				X
[T-19 §1325]				X
[T-19 §1326]				X
[T-19 §1327]				X
807.4			X
807.5.1.2.1			X
807.5.1.2.2			X
807.5.3_ –_807.5.3.4			X
807.5.7			X
807.5.7.1			X
808.1			X
[T-19 §3.19 (b)(c)]				X

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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