Chapter 80 — California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9)

(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]
Chapter / Section
A17.1—2016/ CSA B44-16			X
ASME BPE-2009			X
FM3260—00			X
FM3011—99			X
FM4430—80			X
ICC ES AC 331			X
ICC ES AC 77			X
NFPA 13—16			X
NFPA 13D—16			X
NFPA 13R—16			X
NFPA 14—16			X
NFPA 24—16			X
NFPA 25—13 CA			X
NFPA 32—16			X
NFPA 37—15			X
NFPA 54—15			X
NFPA 72—16			X
NFPA 82—14			X
NFPA 111—16			X
NFPA 502—14			X
NFPA 1124—06			X
NFPA 2001—15			X
SFM 12-3			X
SFM 12-7-3			X
SFM 12-7A-1			X
SFM 12-7A-2			X
SFM 12-7A-3			X
SFM 12-7A-4			X

(continued)

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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]
Chapter / Section
SFM 12-7A-4A			X
SFM 12-7A-5			X
SFM 12-8-100			X
SFM 12-10-1			X
SFM 12-10-2			X
SFM 12-10-3			X
UL 13—96			X
UL 38—99			X
UL 193—04			X
UL 199—95			X
UL 228—97			X
UL 260—04			X
UL 262—04			X
UL 268A—98			X
UL 312—04			X
UL 346—05			X
UL 464—03			X
UL 497B—04			X
UL 521—99			X
UL 539—00			X
UL 632—00			X
UL 753—04			X
UL 791—06			X
UL 813—96			X
UL 864—03			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.

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Part VI—Referenced Standards

CHAPTER 80

REFERENCED STANDARDS

User note:

About this chapter: This code contains numerous references to standards promulgated by other organizations that are used to provide requirements for materials and methods of construction. This chapter contains a comprehensive list of all standards that are referenced in this code. These standards, in essence, are part of this code to the extent of the reference to the standard.

This chapter lists the standards that are referenced in various sections of this document. The standards are listed herein by the promulgating agency of the standard, the standard identification, the effective date and title, and the section or sections of this document that reference the standard. The application of the referenced standards shall be as specified in Section 102.7.

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 249 Washington, DC 20001

HB-17—2002: Specification for Highway Bridges, 17th Edition 2002

503.2.6

AFSI Architectural Fabric Structures Institute c/o Industrial Fabric Association International

1801 County Road B West Roseville, MN 55113

FSAAS—16: Fabric Structures Associated Air Structures 2016

3103.10.2

ANSI American National Standards Institute

25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10036

ANSI E1.21—2013: Entertainment Technology: Temporary Ground Supported Overhead Structures Used to Cover the Stage Areas and Support Equipment in the Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events:

3105.1, 3105.4, 3105.5

ANSI Z21.69/CSA 6.16—09: Connectors for Movable Gas Appliances

319.5, 607.4

API American Petroleum Institute

1220 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Spec 12P—3 ^rd Edition (Reaffirmed 2008): Specification for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks

5704.2.13.1.5 RP 651—3 ^rd Edition (2007): Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks

5706.7, 5706.7.1 Std 653—4 ^th Edition (2009): Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction

5706.7 RP 752— 3 ^rd Edition (2009): Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Buildings, CMA Managers Guide

5706.7 RP 1604—3 ^rd Edition (1996 R2010): Closure of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks

5704.2.13

RP 1615—(1996) 6th Edition (2011): Installation of Underground-petroleum Storage Systems

5704.2.13.1.5, 5706.7

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API—continued

Std 2000—6 ^th Edition (2009): Venting Atmosphere and Low-pressure Storage Tanks: Nonrefrigerated and Refrigerated

5704.2.7.3.2 RP 2001—9 ^th Edition (2012): Fire Protection in Refineries, 8th Edition

5706.7 RP 2003—7 ^th Edition (2008): Protection Against Ignitions Arising out of Static, Lightning and Stray Currents

5706.7 Publ 2009—7 ^th Edition (2002, R2012): Safe Welding and Cutting Practices in Refineries, Gas Plants and Petrochemical Plants

5706.7 Std 2015—6 ^th Edition 2001 (R2006): Safe Entry and Clearing of Petroleum Storage Tanks

5706.7, 5706.7.2 RP 2023—3 ^rd Edition (2001, R2006): Guide for Safe Storage and Handling of Heated Petroleum-derived Asphalt Products and Crude- oil Residue

5706.7, 5706.7.3 Publ 2028 3 ^rd Edition—(2002, R2012): Flame Arrestors in Piping Systems

5704.2.7.3.2 Publ 2201 5 ^th Edition—(2003, R2010): Procedures for Welding or Hot Tapping on Equipment in Service

5706.7 RP 2350— 4 ^th Edition (2012): Overfill Protection for Storage Tanks in Petroleum Facilities, 3rd Edition

5704.2.7.5.8, 5706.4.6, 5706.7

ASCE/SEI American Society of Civil Engineers

Structural Engineering Institute

1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, VA 20191-4400

ASCE/SEI 24—14: Flood Resistant Design and Construction

1203.1.8

ASHRAE ASHRAE 1791 Tullie Circle NE Atlanta, GA 30329

15—2016: Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems

605.1.1, 605.17.2

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Two Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990

A13.1—2015: Scheme for the Identification of Piping Systems

3509.3, 5003.2.2.1, 5303.4.3, 5503.4.5, 5703.5.2

ASME A17.1—2016/CSA B44—16: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 6, Elevator Safety Orders

508.1.6, 606.1, 907.3.3, 1009.4.1

A17.3—2015: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators

1103.3.1, 1103.3.2

B16.18—2012: Cast Copper-Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings

909.13.1

B16.22—2013: Wrought Copper and Copper-alloy Solder-joint Pressure Fittings

909.13.1

B31.1—2016: Power Piping

5003.2.2, Table 5703.6.2

B31.3—2016: Process Piping

5003.2.2.2, Table 5703.6.2

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ASME—continued

B31.4—2015: Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries

Table 5703.6.2

B31.9—2014: Building Services Piping

Table 5703.6.2, 5703.6.3, 5703.6.11

BPE—2009: Bioprocessing Equipment Standard

BPVC—2015: ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Sections I, II, IV, V & VI, VIII)

5003.2.1, 5303.2, 5303.3.2, 5503.2.6, 5503.4.3, 5503.7, 5704.2.13.1.5, 5806.3.1, 5806.4.1, 5806.4.8

ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers

520 N. Northwest Highway Park Ridge, IL 60068

ANSI/ASSE Z359.1—2016: Requirements for the ANSI/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection Code

1015.6, 1015.7

ASTM ASTM International 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700 West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959

B42—2015A: Specification for Seamless Copper Pipe, Standard Sizes

909.13.1

B43—15: Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes

909.13.1

B68/B58M—11: Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed (Metric)

909.13.1

B88—14: Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube

909.13.1

B251—10: Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-alloy Tube

909.13.1

B280—13: Specification for Seamless Copper Tube for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service

909.13.1

D56—05(2010): Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester

202

D86—15: Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure

202

D92—12b: Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester

202, 2401.2, 5104.1.1, 5701.2

D93—15: Test Method for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Up Tester

202

D323—2015A: Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method)

202

D2859—16: Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials

804.3.3.1, 804.3.3.2

D3278—96(2011): Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids by Small Scale Closed-cup Apparatus

202

E84—2016: Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials

202, 803.1, 803.1.2, 803.3, 803.5.2, 803.10, 803.12, 803.13, 804.1.1, 804.1.2, 804.2.4

E108—2016: Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings

317.2, 317.3

E648—15e1: Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source

804.3.1, 804.3.2, 804.4

E681—09(2015): Test Method for Concentration Limits of Flammability of Chemicals (Vapors and Gases)

202

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ASTM—continued

E1354—2016: Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter

304.3.2, 304.3.4, 318.1, 808.1, 808.2, 2310.5.3, 3304.2.3, 3603.4

E1529—14a: Standard Test Method for Determining Effects of Large Hydrocarbon Pool Fires on Structural Members and Assemblies

5704.2.9.2.3

E1537—2015: Test Method for Fire Testing of Upholstered Furniture

805.1.1.2, 805.2.1.2, 805.3.1.2, 805.4.1.2

E1590—13:Test Method for Fire Testing of Mattresses

805.1.2.2, 805.2.2.2, 805.3.2.2.1, 805.4.2.2

E1966—2015: Standard Test Method for Fire-resistant Joint Systems

202

E2072—14: Standard Specification for Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings

1025.4

E2404—15a: Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Textile, Paper or Polymeric (Including Vinyl) and Wood Wall or Ceiling Coverings, Facing and Veneers to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics

803.5.1, 803.5.2, 803.12

E2573—12: Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Site-fabricated Stretch Systems to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics

803.10

E2579—13: Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Wood Products to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics

803.13

F1085—14: Standard Specification for Mattress and Box Springs for Use in Berths in Marine Vessels

805.3.2.2.2

F2006—17: Standard/Safety Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices for Non-emergency Escape (Egress) and Rescue (Ingress) Windows

1015.8

F2090—17: Specification for Window Fall Prevention Devices with Emergency Escape (Egress) Release Mechanisms

1015.8, 1015.8.1, 1030.1.1

F2200—14: Standard Specification for Automated Vehicular Gate Construction

503.5, 503.6

BHMA Builders Hardware Manufacturers’ Association

355 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10017

A156.10—2011: American National Standard for Power-operated Pedestrian Doors

1010.1.4.2

A156.19—2013: American National Standard for Power Assist and Low-energy Power-operated Doors

1010.1.4.2

A156.27—2011: Power- and Manual-operated Revolving Pedestrian Doors

1010.1.4.1, 1010.1.4.1.1

A156.38—2014: Low-energy Power-operated Sliding and Folding Doors

1010.1.4.2

CA State of California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Electronics and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation

4244 South Market Court, Suite D Sacramento, CA 95834-1243

California Technical Bulletin 129—1992: Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use in Public Buildings

805.1.2.2, 805.2.2.2, 805.3.2.2.1, 805.4.2.2

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CGA Compressed Gas Association 14501 George Carter Way, Suite 103 Chantilly, VA 20151

C-7—(2014): Guide to Classification and Labeling of Compressed Gases

5303.4.2, 5503.4.2

ANSI/CGA G-13—(2015): Storage and Handling of Silane and Silane Mixtures (an American National Standard)

6404.1, 6404.2, 6405.3

P-1—(2015): Standard for Safe Handling of Compressed Gases in Containers

5305.7

ANSI/CGA P-18—(2013): Standard for Bulk Inert Gas Systems

5501.1

S-1.1—(2017): Pressure Relief Device Standards—Part 1—Cylinders for Compressed Gases

5303.3.2, 5503.2

S-1.2—(2009): Pressure Relief Device Standards—Part 2—Cargo and Portable Tanks for Compressed Gases

5303.3.2, 5503.2

S-1.3—(2016): Pressure Relief Device Standards—Part 3—Stationary Storage Containers for Compressed Gases

5303.3.2, 5503.2

V-1—(2013): Standard for Gas Cylinder Valve Outlet and Inlet Connections

3505.2.1

CGR Coast Guard Regulations c/o Superintendent of Documents

U.S. Government Printing Office

Washington, DC 20402-9325

46 CFR Parts 30, 32, 35 & 39—1999: Shipping

5706.8

CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission

4330 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814

16 CFR Part 1500—2009: Hazardous Substances and Articles; Administration and Enforcement Regulations

202, 5601.1.3

16 CFR Part 1500.41—2009: Method for Testing Primary Irritant Substances

202

16 CFR Part 1500.42—2009: Test for Eye Irritants

202

16 CFR Part 1500.44—2009: Method for Testing Extremely Flammable and Flammable Solids

202

16 CFR Part 1507—2002: Fireworks Devices

202, 5601.1.3

16 CFR Part 1630—2007: Standard for the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs

804.3.3.1, 804.3.3.2

DOC U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20230

16 CFR Part 1632—2015: Standard for the Flammability of Mattress and Mattress Pads (FF 4-72, Amended)

805.1.2.1, 805.2.2.1, 805.3.2.1, 805.4.2.1

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DOL U.S. Department of Labor c/o Superintendent of Documents

U.S. Government Printing Office

Washington, DC 20402-9325

29 CFR Part 1910.1000—2015: Air Contaminants

202, 2104.2.1

29 CFR Part 1910.1200—2015: Hazard Communication

202, 5603.6

DOTn U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Hazardous Material Safety

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE East Building, 2nd Floor

Washington, DC 20590

33 CFR Part 154—2015: Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Material in Bulk

5706.8

33 CFR Part 155—2015: Oil or Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention Regulations for Vessels

5706.8

33 CFR Part 156 —2015: Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations

5706.8

49 CFR Parts 100-185—2015: Hazardous Materials Regulations

202, 3505.4, 5303.2, 5503.4.3, 5503.7, 5601.1, 5601.1.3, 5601.3, 5706.5.1.15

49 CFR Part 172—2015: Hazardous Materials Tables, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Response Information and Training Requirements

5604.6.5.2

49 CFR Part 173—2009: Shippers—General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings

5104.1.1, 5606.3

49 CFR Part 173.137—2009: Shippers—General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings: Class 8—Assignment of Packing Group

202

DOTy U.S. Department of Treasury c/o Superintendent of Documents

U.S. Government Printing Office

Washington, DC 20402-9325

27 CFR Part 555—2015: Commerce in Explosives, as amended through April 1, 1998

202, 5604.6.5.2

EN European Committee for Standardization (EN)

Central Secretariat Rue de Stassart 36

B-10 50 Brussels

European Standard EN 1081—1998: Resilient Floor Coverings—Determination of the Electrical Resistance

2309.5.1.1

FCC Federal Communications Commission Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB)

445 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20554

47 CFR Part 90.219—2014: Private Land Mobile Radio Services—Use of Signal Boosters

510.5.4

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FM FM Approvals Headquarters Office 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike P.O. Box 9102 Norwood, MA 02062

3260 — 00 : Radiant Energy-Sensing Fire Detectors for Automatic Fire Alarm Signaling

3011 — 99 : Approval Standard for Central Station Service for Fire Alarm and Protective Equipment Supervision

907.7.5.2

4430—12: Acceptance Criteria for Smoke and Heat Vents

910.3.1

ANSI/FM 4996—15: Approval Standard for Classification of Pallets and Other Material Handling Products as Equivalent to Wood Pallets

315.7.5, 3206.4.1.1

ICC International Code Council, Inc.

500 New Jersey Avenue, NW 6th Floor Washington, DC 20001

ICC A117.1—09: Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities

907.5.2.3.3, 1009.8.2, 1009.9, 1009.11, 1010.1.9.8.1, 1012.1, 1012.6.5, 1012.10, 1013.4, 1023.9

ICC 300—17: Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating and Grandstands

1029.1.1, 1029.17

ICC ES AC 331 : Acceptance Criteria for Smoke and Heat Vents

910.3.1 ICC ES AC 77: Acceptance Criteria for Smoke Containment Systems Used with Fire-resistance-rated Elevator Hoistway Doors and Frames

707.14.1

IIAR International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration

1001 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 503 Alexandria, VA 22314

IIAR-2—2014: Safe Design of Closed-circuit Ammonia Refrigerating Systems

605.1.2, 605.8

IIAR-7—2013: Developing Operating Procedures for Closed-circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems

605.1.2

IIAR-8—2015: Decommissioning of Closed-circuit Ammonia Refrigerating Systems

605.1.2

IKECA International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association

100 North 20th Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19103

C10—2016: IKECA C10, Standard for the Methodology for Cleaning of Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems

607.3.3.2

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ISO International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

ISO Central Secretariat 1 ch, de la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland

ISO 8115—86: Cotton Bales—Dimensions and Density

Table 2704.2.2.1, Table 5003.1.1(1)

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association

1300 North 17th Street Suite 900 Rosslyn, VA 22209

250—2014: Enclosures for Electrical Equipment (1,000 Volt Maximum)

6005.2

NFPA National Fire Protection Association

1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169-7471

02—16: Hydrogen Technologies Code

1205.3, 1205.4, 2309.3.1.1, 2309.3.1.2, 2309.6, 2311.8, 2311.8.2, 2311.8.10, 2311.8.11, 5301.1, 5801.1

04—15: Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing

901.6.2.1, 901.6.2.2

10—18: Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers

Table 901.6.1, 906.2, Table 906.3(1), Table 906.3(2), 906.3.2, 906.3.4, 3006.3

11—16: Standard for Low-, Medium-, and High-expansion Foam

904.7, 5704.2.9.2.2

12—15: Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems

Table 901.6.1, 904.8, 904.12

12A—15: Standard on Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems

Table 901.6.1, 904.9

13—16: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems as amended*

903.3.1.1, 903.3.2, 903.3.8.2, 903.3.8.5, 904.12, 905.3.4, 907.6.4, 914.3.2, 1019.3, 1103.4.8, 1206.2.11.1, 1206.3.5.1, 3201.1, 3204.2, Table 3206.2, 3206.4.1, 3206.10, 3207.2, 3207.2.1, 3208.2.2, 3208.2.2.1, 3208.4, 3210.1, 3401.1, 5104.1, 5104.1.1, 5106.5.7, 5704.3.3.9, Table 5704.3.6.3(7), 5704.3.7.5.1, 5704.3.8.4

**_NFPA 13, Amended Sections as follows:_*

Revise Section 2.2 and add publications as follows: 2.2 NFPA Publications.

NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2013 California edition.

Revise Section 8.15.1.2.15 as follows:

8.15.1.2.15 Exterior columns under 10 ft ² (0.93m ² ) in total area, formed by studs or wood joist, with no sources of ignition within the column, supporting exterior canopies that are fully protected with a sprinkler system, shall not require sprinkler protection.

Revise Section 8.15.5.3 as follows:

8.15.5.3 Automatic sprinkler system. Automatic sprinklers shall not be required to be installed in the elevator hoistway, elevator machine room, elevator machinery space, elevator control space, or elevator control room where all the following are met:

1. Approved smoke detectors shall be installed and connected to the building fire alarm system in accordance with Section 907 in the area where the fire sprinkler was removed per this section.

2. Activation of any smoke detector located in the elevator hoistway, elevator machine room, elevator machinery space, elevator control space, or elevator control room shall cause the actuation of the building fire alarm notification appliances in accordance with Section 907.

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3. Activation of any smoke detector located in the elevator hoistway, elevator machine room, elevator machinery space, elevator control space, or elevator control room shall cause all elevators having any equipment located in that elevator hoistway, elevator machine room, elevator machinery space, elevator control space, or elevator control room to recall nonstop to the appropriate designated floor in accordance with CCR Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 6, Elevator Safety Orders. 4. The elevator machine room, elevator machinery space, elevator control space, or elevator control room shall be enclosed with fire barriers constructed in accordance with CBC Section 707 or horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with CBC Section 712, or both. The fire-resistance rating shall not be less than the required rating of the hoistway enclosure served by the machinery. Openings in the fire barriers shall be protected with assemblies having a fire protection rating not less than that required for the hoistway enclosure doors. The exceptions to CBC Section 3005.4 shall not apply. 5. The building fire alarm system shall be monitored by an approved supervising station in accordance with Section 907. 6. An approved sign shall be permanently displayed in the room where the fire sprinkler was removed per this section in a conspicuous location with a minimum of 1 ¹ /2-inch letters on a contrasting background, stating:

NO COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE

PERMITTED IN THIS ROOM By Order of the Fire Marshal [or name of fire authority]

Add new Sections 8.15.5.6.1 as follows:

8.15.5.6.1 The sprinkler required at the top and bottom of the elevator hoistway by 8.15.5.6 shall not be required where permitted by Chapter 30 of the California Building Code.

_Revise Section 8.15.7.1 as follows:_*

8.15.7.1* Unless the requirements of 8.15.7.2 or 8.15.7.3 are met, sprinklers shall be installed under exterior roofs, canopies, portecochere, balconies, decks, or similar projections exceeding 4 ft (1.2 m) in width.

_Revise Section 8.15.7.2 as follows:_*

8.15.7.2* Sprinklers shall be permitted to be omitted where the exterior canopies, roofs, portecocheres, balconies, decks, or similar projections are constructed with materials that are noncombustible, limited-combustible, or fire retardant treated wood as defined in NFPA 703, Standard for Fire Retardant–Treated Wood and Fire-Retardant Coatings for Building Materials.

Delete Section A.8.15.7.2 of Annex

Revise Section 8.15.7.3

8.15.7.3 Sprinklers shall be permitted to be omitted from below the canopies, roofs, balconies, decks, or similar projections are combustible construction, provided the exposed finish material on the roof, or canopy is noncombustible, limited-combustible, or fire retardant treated wood as defined in NFPA 703, Standard for Fire Retardant–Treated Wood and Fire-Retardant Coatings for Building Materials, and the roofs, or canopies contains only sprinklered concealed spaces or any of the following unsprinklered combustible concealed spaces:

(1) Combustible concealed spaces filled entirely with noncombustible insulation. (2) Light or ordinary hazard occupancies where noncombustible or limited-combustible ceilings are directly attached to the bottom of solid wood joists so as to create enclosed joist spaces 160 ft ³ (4.5 m ³ ) or less in volume, including space below insulation that is laid directly on top or within the ceiling joists in an otherwise sprinklered attic [See 11.2.3.1.5.2(9) ]. (3) Concealed spaces over isolated small roofs, or canopies not exceeding 55 ft ² (5.1 m ² ).

Delete language to section 8.15.7.4 and reserve section number. 8.15.7.4 Reserved.

Revise Annex Section A.8.15.7.5 as follows:

A.8.15.7.5 The presence of planters, newspaper machines and similar items, should not be considered storage.

Add Section 8.15.7.6 as follows:

8.15.7.6 Sprinklers may be omitted for following structures:

(1) Solar photovoltaic panel structures with no use underneath. Signs may be provided, as determined by the enforcing agency prohibiting any use underneath including storage. (2) Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels supported by framing that have sufficient uniformly distributed and unobstructed openings throughout the top of the array (horizontal plane) to allow heat and gases to escape, as determined by the enforcing agency.

Add new Sections 8.16.1.1.1.4 and 8.16.1.1.1.5 as follows:

8.16.1.1.1.4 Where a system includes floor control valves, a hydraulic design information sign containing information for the floor shall be provided at each floor control valve. A hydraulic design information sign shall be provided for each area calculated. The installing contractor shall identify a hydraulically designed sprinkler system with a permanently marked weatherproof metal or rigid plastic sign secured with corrosion resistant wire, chain, or other approved means. Such signs shall be placed at the alarm valve, dry pipe valve, preaction valve, or deluge valve supplying the corresponding hydraulically designed area.

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8.16.1.1.1.5 Control valves, check valves, drain valves, antifreeze valves shall be readily accessible for inspection, testing, and maintenance. Valves located more than 7 feet above the finished floor shall be provided with a means of opening and closing the valve from the floor level.

Add new Sections 8.16.1.6, 8.16.1.6.1, 8.16.1.6.1.1, 8.16.1.6.1.2, 8.16.1.6.1.3, 8.16.1.6.2, as follows:

8.16.1.6 Sectional Valves.

8.16.1.6.1 Private fire service main systems shall have sectional control valves at appropriate points in order to permit sectionalizing the system in the event of a break or for the making of repairs or extensions.

8.16.1.6.1.1 Sectional control valves are not required when the fire service main system serves less than six fire appurtenances.

8.16.1.6.1.2 Sectional control valves shall be indicating valves in accordance with Section 6.6.1.3.

8.16.1.6.1.3 Sectional control valves shall be located so that no more than five fire appurtenances are affected by shut-down of any single portion of the fire service main. Each fire hydrant, fire sprinkler system riser, and standpipe riser shall be considered a separate fire appurtenance. In-rack sprinkler systems shall not be considered as a separate appurtenance.

8.16.1.6.1.4 The number of fire appurtenances between sectional control valves is allowed to be modified by the authority having jurisdiction.

8.16.1.6.2 A valve shall be provided on each bank where a main crosses a body of water or outside the building foundation(s) where the main or section of main runs under a building.

Add new Section 9.1.3.9.1.1 as follows:

9.1.3.9.1.1 Powder-driven studs used for attaching hangers to the building structure are prohibited in Seismic design Categories C, D, E and F.

Revise Section 9.3.5.11.4 as follows:

9.3.5.11.4 Where threaded pipe is used for sway bracing, it shall have a wall thickness of not less than Schedule 40.

Replace Section 9.3.5.12.5 as follows:

9.3.5.12.5 Lag screws or power-driven fasteners shall not be used to attach braces to the building structure.

Replace Section 9.3.5.12.6 as follows:

9.3.5.12.6 Fastening methods other than those identified in 9.3.5.12 shall not apply to other fastening methods, which shall be acceptable for use if certified by a registered professional engineer to support the loads determined in accordance with the criteria in 9.3.5.9. Calculations shall be submitted to the authority having jurisdiction.

Revise Section 9.3.5.12.8.4 as follows:

9.3.5.12.8.4 Concrete anchors other than those shown in Table 9.3.5.12.2(a) through Table 9.3.5.12.2(f) and identified in 9.3.5.11.11 shall be acceptable for use where designed in accordance with the requirements of the building code and certified by a registered professional engineer.

Revise Section 9.3.6.1(3) as follows:

_9.3.6.1(3)_* No. 12, 440 lb (200 Kg) wire installed at least 45 degrees from the vertical plane and anchored on both sides of the pipe. Powder- driven fasteners for attaching restraint is allowed to be used provided that the restraint component does not support the dead load.

Revise Section 10.4.3.1.1 as follows:

10.4.3.1.1 Pipe joints shall not be located under foundation footings. The pipe under the building or building foundation shall not contain mechanical joints.

Exceptions:

1. Where allowed in accordance with Section 10.4.3.2. 2. Alternate designs may be utilized where designed by a registered professional engineer and approved by the enforcing agency.

Revise Section 11.2.3.1.5.2(9) as follows: 11.2.3.1.5.2(9) Exterior columns under 10 ft ² (0.93m ² ) in total area, formed by studs or wood joist, with no sources of ignition within the column, supporting exterior canopies that are fully protected with a sprinkler system.

Revise Section 11.2.3.2.3.1 as follows:

11.2.3.2.3.1 Where listed quick-response sprinklers, excluding extended coverage quick-response sprinklers, are used throughout a system or portion of a system having the same hydraulic design basis, the system area of operation shall be permitted to be reduced without revising the density as indicated in Figure 11.2.3.2.3.1 when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) Wet pipe system (2) Light hazard occupancy (3) 20 ft (6.1 m) maximum ceiling height (4) There are no unprotected ceiling pockets as allowed by 8.6.7 and 8.8.7 exceeding 32 ft ² (3 m ² )

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Revise Section 11.2.3.2.3.2 as follows:

11.2.3.2.3.2 The number of sprinklers in the design area shall never be less than seven .

Revise Section 12.1.1.2 as follows:

12.1.1.2 Early suppression fast-response (ESFR) sprinklers shall not be used in buildings with automatic heat or smoke vents unless the vents use a standard-response operating mechanism with a minimum temperature rating of 360ºF (182ºC) or 100ºF (56ºC) above the operating temperature of the sprinklers, whichever is higher.

23.2.1.1* Where a waterflow test is used for the purposes of system design, the test shall be conducted no more than 6 months prior to working plan submittal unless otherwise approved by the authority having jurisdiction.

Revise Section 25.1 as follows:

25.1 Approval of Sprinkler Systems and Private Fire Service Mains.¶

The installing contractor shall do the following:

(1) Notify the authority having jurisdiction and the property owner or property owner’s authorized representative of the time and date testing will be performed.

(2) Perform all required testing ( see Section 25.2 ).

(3) Complete and sign the appropriate contractor’s material and test certificate(s) ( see Figure 25.1 ).

(4) Remove all caps and straps prior to placing the sprinkler system in service.

(5) Upon system acceptance by the authority having jurisdiction a label prescribed by Title 19 California Code of Regulations, Chapter 5 shall be affixed to each system riser.

Revise Section 25.4 as follows:

Exceptions & meaning →

25.4 Instructions.¶

The installing contractor shall provide the property owner or the property owner’s authorized representative with the following:

(1) All literature and instructions provided by the manufacturer describing proper operation and maintenance of any equipment and devices installed.

(2) NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, testing, and maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2013 California Edition.

(3) Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 5, “Fire Extinguishing Systems.”

Revise Section 25.5.1 as follows:

25.5.1 The installing contractor shall identify a hydraulically designed sprinkler system with a permanently marked weatherproof metal or rigid plastic sign secured with corrosion resistant wire, chain, or other approved means. Such signs shall be placed at the alarm valve, dry pipe valve, preaction valve, or deluge valve supplying the corresponding hydraulically designed area. Pipe schedule systems shall be provided with a sign indicating that the system was designed and installed as a pipe schedule system and the hazard classification(s) included in the design.

Revise Section 25.5.2 as follows:

25.5.2 The sign shall include the following information:

(1) Location of the design area or areas

(2) Discharge densities over the design area or areas

(3) Required flow and pressure of the system at the base of the riser.

(4) Occupancy classification or commodity classification and maximum permitted storage height and configuration

(5) Hose stream allowance included in addition to the sprinkler demand

(6) The name of the installing contractor

(7) Required flow and pressure of the system at the water supply source.

(8) Required flow and pressure of the system at the discharge side of the fire pump where a fire pump is installed.

(9) Type or types and number of sprinklers or nozzles installed including the orifice size, temperature rating, orientation, K-Factor, sprinkler identification number (SIN) for sprinkler heads when applicable, and response type.

(10) The minimum discharge flow rate and pressure required from the hydraulically most demanding sprinkler.

(11) The required pressure settings for pressure reducing valves.

(12) For deluge sprinkler systems, the required flow and pressure at the hydraulically most demanding sprinkler or nozzle.

(13) The protection area per sprinkler based on the hydraulic calculations.

(14) The edition of NFPA 13 to which the system was designed and installed.

Revise Section 25.6.1 as follows:

25.6.1 The installing contractor shall provide a general information sign used to determine system design basis and information relevant to the inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements required by NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2013 California Edition.

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13D—16: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes as amended*

903.3.1.3, 903.3.5.1.1

**_NFPA 13D, Amended Sections as follows:_*

Revise Section 6.2.2 to read as follows:

6.2.2 Where a well, pump, tank or combination thereof is the source of supply for a fire sprinkler system, the configuration for the system shall be one of the following:

(1) The water supply shall serve both domestic and fire sprinkler systems.

(a) A test connection shall be provided downstream of the pump that creates a flow of water equal to the smallest sprinkler on the system. The connection shall return water to the tank.

(b) Any disconnecting means for the pump shall be approved.

(c) A method for refilling the tank shall be piped to the tank.

(d) A method of seeing the water level in the tank shall be provided without having to open the tank.

(e) The pump shall not be permitted to sit directly on the floor.

(2) A stand-alone tank is permitted if the following conditions are met:

(a) The pump shall be connected to a 220-volt circuit breaker shared with a common household appliance (e.g., range, oven, dryer),

(b) The pump shall be a stainless steel 240-volt pump,

(c) A valve shall be provided to exercise the pump. The discharge of the exercise valve shall drain to the tank, and

(d) A sign shall be provided stating: “Valve must be opened monthly for 5 minutes.”

(e) A means for automatically refilling the tank level, so that the tank capacity will meet the required water supply duration in minutes, shall be provided.

(f) A test connection shall be provided downstream of the pump that creates a flow of water equal to the smallest sprinkler on the system. The connection shall return water to the tank.

(g) Any disconnecting means for the pump shall be approved.

(h) A method for refilling the tank shall be piped to the tank.

(i) A method of seeing the water level in the tank shall be provided without having to open the tank.

(j) The pump shall not be permitted to sit directly on the floor.

Add new Section 6.2.2.1 as follows:

6.2.2.1 Where a fire sprinkler system is supplied by a stored water source with an automatically operated means of pressurizing the system other than an electric pump, the water supply may serve the sprinkler system only.

Add new Section 6.2.4 as follows:

6.2.4 Where a water supply serves both domestic and fire sprinkler systems, 5 gpm (19 L/min) shall be added to the sprinkler system demand at the point where the systems are connected, to determine the size of common piping and the size of the total water supply requirements where no provision is made to prevent flow into the domestic water system upon operation of a sprinkler. For multipurpose piping systems, the 5 gpm (19 L/min) demand shall be added at the domestic connection nearest the design area. This demand may be split between two domestic connections at 2.5 gpm (10 L/min) each.

Revise Section 8.3.4 as follows:

8.3.4* Sprinklers shall not be required in detached garages, open attached porches, carports with no habitable space above, and similar structures.

Add new Sections 8.3.10 and 8.3.10.1 as follows:

8.3.10 Solar photovoltaic panel structures

8.3.10.1 Sprinklers shall be permitted to be omitted from the following structures:

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13R—16: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-rise Residential Occupancies as amended*

903.3.1.2, 903.3.5.1.1, 903.3.5.1.2, 903.4

**_NFPA 13R, Amended Sections as follows:_*

Revise Section 2.2 and add publications as follows:

2.2 NFPA Publications.

NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2013 California edition.

Add new Sections 6.6.10 and 6.10.1 as follows:

6.6.10 Solar photovoltaic panel structures

6.6.10.1 Sprinklers shall be permitted to be omitted from the following structures:

Revise Section 11.4 as follows:

Exceptions & meaning →

11.4 Instructions.¶

The installing contractor shall provide the property owner or the property owner's authorized representative with the following:

(1) All literature and instructions provided by the manufacturer describing proper operation and maintenance of any equipment and devices installed. (2) NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems 2013 California Edition and Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 5. (3) Once the system is accepted by the authority having jurisdiction a label as prescribed by Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 5, shall be affixed to each system riser. 14—16: Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems as amended*

905.2, 905.3.4, 905.4.2, 905.6.2, 905.8

**_NFPA 14, Amended Sections as follows:_*

Replace Section 6.3.7.1

6.3.7.1 System water supply valves, isolation control valves, and other valves in fire mains shall be supervised in an approved manner in the open position by one of the following methods:

(1) Where a building has a fire alarm system or a sprinkler monitoring system installed, the valve shall be supervised by:

(a) a central station, proprietary, or remote supervising station, or

(b) a local signaling service that initiates an audible signal at a constantly attended location.

(2) Where a building does not have a fire alarm system or a sprinkler monitoring system installed, the valve shall be supervised by:

(a) Locking the valves in the open position, or

(b) Sealing of valves and an approved weekly recorded inspection where valves are located within fenced enclosures under the control of the owner.

15—17: Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection

5704.2.9.2.3

16—15: Standard for the Installation of Foam-water Sprinkler and Foam-water Spray Systems

904.7, 904.12

17—17: Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems

Table 901.6.1, 904.6, 904.12

17A—17: Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems

Table 901.6.1, 904.5, 904.12

20—16: Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection

913.1, 913.2, 913.5.1

22—18: Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection

507.2.2

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24—16: Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances: as amended ^*

507.2.1, 2809.5

**_NFPA 24, Amended Sections as follows:_*

Amend Section 4.2.1 as follows:

Section 4.2.1. Installation work shall be done by fully experienced and responsible contractors. Contractors shall be appropriately licensed in the State of California to install private fire service mains and their appurtenances.

Revise Section 4.2.2 as follows:

4.2.2 Installation or modification of private fire service mains shall not begin until plans are approved and appropriate permits secured from the authority having jurisdiction.

Add Section 4.2.2.1 as follows:

4.2.2.1 As approved by the authority having jurisdiction, emergency repair of existing system may start immediately, with plans being submitted to the authority having jurisdiction within 96 hours from the start of the repair work.

Revise Section 5.9.5.1 as follows:

5.9.5.1 Fire department connections shall be on the street side of buildings and as approved by the authority having jurisdiction.

Add Sections 6.6.1.1, 6.6.1.2, 6.6.1.3 and 6.6.1.4 as follows:

6.6.1.1 Sectional control valves are not required when the fire service main system serves less than six fire appurtenances.

6.6.1.2 Sectional control valves shall be indicating valves in accordance with NFPA 13, Section 6.7.1.3.

6.6.1.3 Sectional control valves shall be located so that no more than five fire appurtenances are affected by shut-down of any single portion of the fire service main. Each fire hydrant, fire sprinkler system riser, and standpipe riser shall be considered a separate fire appurtenance. In-rack sprinkler systems shall not be considered as a separate appurtenance.

6.6.1.4 The number of fire appurtenances between sectional control valves is allowed to be modified by the authority having jurisdiction.

Revise Section 10.4.3.1.1 as follows:

10.4.3.1.1 Pipe joints shall not be located under foundation footings. The pipe under the building or building foundation shall not contain mechanical joints.

Exceptions:

1. Where allowed in accordance with 10.4.3.2. 2. Alternate designs may be utilized where designed by a registered professional engineer and approved by the enforcing agency.

Revise Section 10.9.1 as follows:

10.9.1 Backfill shall be well tamped in layers or puddle under and around pipes to prevent settlement or lateral movement. Backfill shall consist of clean fill sand or pea gravel to a minimum 6″ below and to a minimum of 12″ above the pipe and shall contain no ashes, cinders, refuse, organic matter, or other corrosive materials. Other backfill materials and methods are permitted where designed by a registered professional engineer and approved by the enforcing agency.

25—13CA: California NFPA 25 Edition (Based on the 2011 Edition)

Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-based Fire Protection Systems

507.5.3, Table 901.6.1, 904.7.1, 912.7, 913.5

30—18: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code

608.1, 5701.2, 5703.6.2, 5703.6.2.1, 5704.2.7, 5704.2.7.1, 5704.2.7.2, 5704.2.7.3.2, 5704.2.7.4, 5704.2.7.6, 5704.2.7.7, 5704.2.7.8, 5704.2.7.9, 5704.2.9.3, 5704.2.9.4, 5704.2.9.6.1.1, 5704.2.9.6.1.2, 5704.2.9.6.1.3, 5704.2.9.6.1.4, 5704.2.9.6.1.5, 5704.2.9.6.2, 5704.2.9.7.3, 5704.2.10.2, 5704.2.11.3, 5704.2.11.4.2, 5704.2.12.1, 5704.3.1, 5704.3.6, Table 5704.3.6.3(1), Table 5704.3.6.3(2), Table 5704.3.6.3(3), 5704.3.7.2.3, 5704.3.8.4, 5706.8.3

30A—18: Code for Motor Fuel-dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages

2301.4, 2301.5, 2301.6, 2306.6.3, 2310.1

30B—15: Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products

5101.1, 5103.1, 5104.1, Table 5104.3.1, Table 5104.3.2, Table 5104.3.2.2, 5104.3.3, 5104.4.1, 5104.5.2, 5104.6, 5104.8.2, 5106.2.2, 5106.2.4, 5106.3.2, Table 5106.4, 5106.5.1, 5106.5.6, 5107.1

31—16: Standard for the Installation of Oil-burning Equipment

603.1.7, 603.3.1, 603.3.3

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32—16: Standard for Dry Cleaning Plants, as amended *****

2101.1.1, 2107.1, 2107.3

**_NFPA 32, Amended Sections as follows:_*

Delete the following publications from Section 2.2:

2.2 NFPA Publications.

NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2010 edition. NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2011 edition. NFPA 70, National Electrical Code ^® , 2011 edition. NFPA 101 ^®, Life Safety Code ^® , 2009 edition. NFPA 5000 ^®, Building Construction and Safety Code ^®, 2009 edition.

Revise Section 4.4.1.1 as follows:

4.4.1.1 General building and structure design and construction shall be in accordance with California Building Code.

Delete language to Sections 4.4.1.2 and 4.4.1.3 and reserve section numbers.

4.4.1.2 Reserved

4.4.1.3 Reserved

Revise Section 4.4.4 as follows:

4.4.4 Means of Egress. Means of egress shall conform with the provisions of the California Building Code.

Revise Section 4.6.2 as follows:

4.6.2 Automatic Sprinkler Systems. Where required by this standard, automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, and periodically inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Chapter 5.

Revise Section 4.6.4 as follows:

4.6.4 Portable Fire Extinguishers. Suitable numbers and types of portable fire extinguishers shall be installed and maintained throughout the drycleaning plant in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Chapter 3.

Revise Section 7.3.2 as follows:

7.3.2 Electrical Installations. Electrical equipment and wiring in a Type II drycleaning room shall comply with the provisions of California Electrical Code, for use in Class I, Division 2 hazardous locations.

33—16: Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials

2403.3

34—15: Standard for Dipping, Coating and Printing Processes Using Flammable or Combustible Liquids

2405.3, 2405.4.1.1

35—16: Standard for the Manufacture of Organic Coatings

2901.3, 2905.4 37—15: Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines 40—16: Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film

306.2

45—15: Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals (2015 Edition)

3803.1.5, 3804.1.1.7, 3805.2.1, 3805.2.2

51—18: Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen-fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes

3501.5, 3507.1, 3509.1

52—16: Vehicular Gaseous Fuel System Code

319.9.2, 5301.1

54—15: National Fuel Gas Code

55—16: Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code

3508.1, 5301.1, 5307.4.2, 5501.1, 5801.1, 6301.1

56—17: Standard for Fire and Explosion Prevention during Cleaning and Purging of Flammable Gas Piping Systems

3306.2.1

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58—17: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code

319.8.3, 603.4.2.1.1, 2311.5, 3903.6, 6101.1, 6103.1, 6103.2.1, 6103.2.1.2, 6103.2.1.7, 6103.2.2, 6104.1, 6104.3.2, 6104.4, 6105.2, 6106.2, 6106.3, 6107.2, 6107.4, 6108.1, 6108.2, 6109.11.2, 6111.3

59A—16: Standard for the Production, Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

5301.1, 5501.1

61—17: Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities

Table 2204.1

69—14: Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems

911.1, 911.3, Table 2204.1

70—17: National Electrical Code

309.2, 603.1.3, 603.1.7, 603.5.2, 604.3, 604.3.1, 604.4, 604.9, 605.16, 605.17, 608.6, 608.7, 904.3.1, 907.6.1, 909.12.2, 909.16.3, 910.4.6, 1201.2, 1203.1.3, 1204.1, 1205.4, 1206.2.8.6.1, 1206.3, 1206.3.2.5, 2006.3.4, 2104.2.3, 2108.2, Table 2204.1, 2301.5, 2305.4, 2308.8.1.2.4, 2309.2.3, 2311.3.1, 2311.8.10, 2403.2.1, 2403.2.1.1, 2403.2.1.4, 2403.2.5, 2404.6.1.2.2, 2404.9.4, 2504.5, 2603.2.1, 2703.7.1, 2703.7.2, 2703.7.3, 2803.4, 2904.1, 3103.12.6.1, 3106.6, 3107.12.7, 3304.7, 3506.4, 5003.8.7.1, 5003.9.4, 5303.7.6, 5303.8, 5303.16.11, 5303.16.14, 5503.6, 5503.6.2, 5703.1, Table 5703.1.1, 5703.1.3, 5704.2.8.12, 5704.2.8.17, 5706.2.8, 5803.1.5, 5803.1.5.1, 5807.1.10, 5906.5.5, 5906.5.6, 6109.15.1

72—16: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, as amended *****

508.1.6, Table 901.6.1, 903.4.1, 904.3.5, 907.1.2, 907.2, 907.2.6, 907.2.9.3, 907.2.10, 907.2.12.2, 907.3, 907.3.3, 907.3.4, 907.5.2.1.2, 907.5.2.2, 907.5.2.2.5, 907.6, 907.6.1, 907.6.2, 907.6.6, 907.7, 907.7.1, 907.7.2, 907.8, 907.8.2, 907.8.5, 917.1, 1103.3.2, 1203.2.4, 2810.11

**_NFPA 72, Amended Sections as follows:_*

Revise Section 10.3.1 as follows:

10.3.1 Equipment constructed and installed in conformity with this Code shall be listed for the purpose for which it is used. Fire alarm systems and components shall be California State Fire Marshal approved and listed in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1.

Revise Section 10.3.3 as follows:

10.3.3 All devices and appliances that receive their power from the initiating device circuit or signaling line circuit of a control unit shall be California State Fire Marshal listed for use with the control unit.

Revise Section 10.7.1 as follows:

10.7.1 Where approved by the authority having jurisdiction, ECS priority signals when evaluated by stakeholders through risk analysis in accordance with 24.3.11 shall be permitted to take precedence over all other signals.

Revise Section 12.3.8.1 as follows:

12.3.8.1 The outgoing and return (redundant) circuit conductors shall be permitted in the same cable assembly (i.e., multiconductor cable), enclosure, or raceway only under the following conditions:

(1) For a distance not to exceed 10 ft (3.0 m) where the outgoing and return conductors enter or exit the initiating device, notification appliance, or control unit enclosures. (2) Single drops installed in the raceway to individual devices or appliances. (3)*In a single room not exceeding 1000 ft ² (93 m ² ) in area, a drop installed in the raceway to multiple devices or appliances that does not include any emergency control function devices. (4) Where the vertically run conductors are contained in a 2-hour rated cable assembly, or enclosed (installed) in a 2-hour rated enclosure or a listed circuit integrity (C.I.) cable, which meets or exceeds a 2-hour fire-resistive rating.

Revise Section 14.4.6.1 as follows:

14.4.6.1 Testing. Household fire alarm systems shall be tested in accordance with the manufacturer’s published instructions according to the methods of Table 14.4.3.2.

Revise Section 17.15 as follows:

Exceptions & meaning →

17.15 Fire Extinguisher Electronic Monitoring Device.¶

A fire extinguisher electronic monitoring device shall indicate those conditions for a specific fire extinguisher required by California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Chapter 1, Section 574.2 (c) and California Fire Code to a fire alarm control unit.

Revise Section 21.3.6 as follows:

21.3.6 Smoke detectors shall not be installed in unsprinklered elevator hoistways unless they are installed to activate the elevator hoistway smoke relief equipment or where required by Chapter 30 of the California Building Code.

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Revise Section 23.8.5.1.2 as follows:

23.8.5.1.2 Where connected to a supervising station, fire alarm systems employing automatic fire detectors or waterflow detection devices shall include a manual fire alarm box to initiate a signal to the supervising station.

Exception: Fire alarm systems dedicated to elevator recall control, supervisory service and fire sprinkler monitoring as permitted in section 21.3 of NFPA 72.

Revise Section 23.8.5.4.1 as follows:

23.8.5.4.1 Systems equipped with alarm verification features shall be permitted under the following conditions:

(1) The alarm verification feature is not initially enabled unless conditions or occupant activities that are expected to cause nuisance alarms are anticipated in the area that is protected by the smoke detectors. Enabling of the alarm verification feature shall be protected by password or limited access. (2) A smoke detector that is continuously subjected to a smoke concentration above alarm threshold does not delay the system functions of Sections 10.7 through 10.16, 23.8.1.1, or 21.2.1 by more than 30 seconds.

(3) Actuation of an alarm-initiating device other than a smoke detector causes the system functions of Sections 10.7 through 10.16, 23.8.1.1, or 21.2.1 without additional delay. (4) The current status of the alarm verification feature is shown on the record of completion (see Figure 7.8.2(a), Item 4.3). (5) Operation of a patient room smoke detector in I-2 and R-2.1 occupancies shall not include an alarm verification feature.

Revise Section 29.3.1 as follows:

29.3.1 All devices, combinations of devices, and equipment to be installed in conformity with this chapter shall be approved and listed by the California State Fire Marshal for the purposes for which they are intended.

Revise Section 29.5.2.1.1 as follows:

29.5.2.1.1 Smoke and Heat Alarms.* Unless exempted by applicable laws, codes, or standards, smoke or heat alarms used to provide a fire-warning function, and when two or more alarms are installed within a dwelling unit, suite of rooms, or similar area, shall be arranged so that the operation of any smoke or heat alarm causes all alarms within these locations to sound.

Note: Exception to 29.5.2.1.1 not adopted by the SFM.

Add Section 29.7.2.1 as follows:

29.7.2.1 The alarm verification feature shall not be used for household fire warning equipment.

Add Section 29.7.6.7.1 as follows:

29.7.6.7.1 The alarm verification feature shall not be used for household fire warning equipment.

Revise Section 23.8.3.4 as follows:

29.8.3.4 Specific location requirements. The installation of smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) Smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall not be located where ambient conditions, including humidity and temperature, are outside the limits specified by the manufacturer's published instructions.

(2) Smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall not be located within unfinished attics or garages or in other spaces where temperatures can fall below 40ºF (4ºC) or exceed 100ºF (38ºC). (3) Where the mounting surface could become considerably warmer or cooler than the room, such as a poorly insulated ceiling below an unfinished attic or an exterior wall, smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall be mounted on an inside wall.

(4) Smoke alarms or smoke detectors shall be installed a minimum of 20 feet horizontal distance from a permanently installed cooking appliance.

Exceptions: Ionization smoke alarms with an alarm silencing switch or photoelectric smoke alarms shall be permitted to be installed 10 feet (3 m) or greater from a permanently installed cooking appliance.

Photoelectric smoke alarms shall be permitted to be installed greater than 6 feet (1.8 m) from a permanently installed cooking appliance where the kitchen or cooking area and adjacent spaces have no clear interior partitions and the 10 ft distances would prohibit the placement of a smoke alarm or smoke detector required by other sections of the code.

Smoke alarms listed for use in close proximity to a permanently installed cooking appliance. (5) Installation near bathrooms. Smoke alarms shall be installed not less than a 3-foot (0.91 m) horizontal distance from the door or opening of a bathroom that contains a bathtub or shower unless this would prevent placement of a smoke alarm required by other sections of the code. (6) Smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall not be installed within a 36 in. (910 mm) horizontal path from the supply registers of a forced air heating or cooling system and shall be installed outside of the direct airflow from those registers.

(7) Smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall not be installed within a 36 in. (910 mm) horizontal path from the tip of the blade of a ceiling-suspended (paddle) fan.

(8) Where stairs lead to other occupied levels, a smoke alarm or smoke detector shall be located so that smoke rising in the stairway cannot be prevented from reaching the smoke alarm or smoke detector by an intervening door or obstruction.

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(9) For stairways leading up from a basement, smoke alarms or smoke detectors shall be located on the basement ceiling near the entry to the stairs.

(10) For tray-shaped ceilings (coffered ceilings), smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall be installed on the highest portion of the ceiling or on the sloped portion of the ceiling within 12 in. (300 mm) vertically down from the highest point.

(11) Smoke alarms and detectors installed in rooms with joists or beams shall comply with the requirements of 17.7.3.2.4 of NFPA 72.

(12) Heat alarms and detectors installed in rooms with joists or beams shall comply with the requirements of 17.6.3 of NFPA 72.

80—16: Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives

705.2, 706.1, 1010.1.4.3, 1031.2.2

82—14: Incinerators, Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment

Exceptions & meaning →

603.8 85—15: Boiler and Combustion System Hazards Code¶

85—15: Boiler and Combustion System Hazards Code

Table 2204.1

86—15: Standard for Ovens and Furnaces

3001.1

92—15: Standard for Smoke Control Systems

909.7, 909.8

96—17: Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations

607.2, 904.12

99—18: Health Care Facilities Code

609.1, 1105.11.1, 1105.11.2, 1203.4.1, 1203.5.1, 5306.4, 5306.5

101—18: Life Safety Code

807.4.3.2, 1029.6.2

105—16: Standard for Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives

705.2, 706.1

110—16: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems

913.5.2, 913.5.3, 1203.1.3, 1203.4, 1203.5

111— 16 : Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems

1203.1.3, 1203.4, 1203.5

120—15: Standard for Fire Prevention and Control in Coal Mines

Table 2204.1

160—16: Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an Audience

308.3.2

170—18: Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols

1025.2.6.1

204—15: Standard for Smoke and Heat Venting

Table 901.6.1, 910.5.1, 910.5.2

211—16: Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents and Solid Fuel-burning Appliances

603.2

241— 13 : Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration and Demolition Operations

3301.1, 3308.2

253—15: Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source

804.3.1, 804.3.2, 804.4

260— 13 : Methods of Tests and Classification System for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of Upholstered Furniture

805.1.1.1, 805.2.1.1, 805.3.1.1, 805.4.1.1

261—18: Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of Mock-up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes

805.2.1.1, 805.3.1.1, 805.4.1.1, 805.1.1.1

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265—15: Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile Wall Coverings in Full Height Panels and Walls

803.5.1, 803.5.1.1

286—15: Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Contribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to Room Fire Growth

803.1, 803.1.1, 803.1.1.1, 803.3, 803.12, 803.13, 804.1.1, 804.2.4

289— 13 : Standard Method of Fire Test for Individual Fuel Packages

807.3, 807.4.1, 807.5.1.1, 808.3

303—16: Fire Protection Standard for Marinas and Boatyards

3603.5, 3603.6, 3604.2

318—18: Standard for the Protection of Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities

2703.16

326—15: Standard for the Safeguarding of Tanks and Containers for Entry, Cleaning or Repair

3510.1

385—17: Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

5706.5.4.5, 5706.6, 5706.6.1, 5707.2

400—16: Hazardous Materials Code

5601.1.5, 6304.1.2, Table 6304.1.5(1), Table 6304.1.5(2)

407—17: Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing

2006.2, 2006.3

409—16: Standard for Aircraft Hangars

914.8.3, Table 914.8.3, 914.8.3.1, 914.8.6

410—15: Standard on Aircraft Maintenance

2004.7

484—15: Standard for Combustible Metals

Table 2204.1

495—18: Explosive Materials Code

202, 911.1, 911.4, 5601.1.1, 5601.1.5, 5604.2, 5604.6.2, 5604.6.3, 5604.7.1, 5605.1, 5606.1, 5606.5.2.1, 5605.2.3, 5607.1, 5607.9, 5607.11, 5607.15

498—18: Standard for Safe Havens and Interchange Lots for Vehicles Transporting Explosives

5601.1.2

502—14: Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited Access Highways 319 505—18: Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks, Including Type Designations, Areas of Use, Maintenance and Operation

309.2

652—16: The Fundamentals of Combustible Dust

2201.1, 2203.1, 2203.2

654—17: Standard for Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids

Table 2204.1

655—17: Standard for the Prevention of Sulfur Fires and Explosions

Table 2204.1

664—17: Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities

Table 2204.1, 2805.3

701—15: Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame-propagation of Textiles and Films

807.3, 807.4.1, 807.5.1.2, 2603.5, 3104.2

703—18: Standard for Fire Retardant-Wood and Fire-Retardant Coatings for Building Materials

803.4

704—17: Standard System for Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response

202, 605.7, 5003.2.2.2, 5003.5, 5003.10.2, 5005.1.10, 5005.1.12, 5005.2.1.1, 5005.4.4, 5503.4.1, 5704.2.3.2

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720—15: Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment

915.5.1, 915.5.2, 915.6

750—15: Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems

202, Table 901.6.1, 904.11.1.1, 904.12

853—15: Installation of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems

1205.3, 1205.4, 1205.6.2, 1205.11, 1205.12

914—15: Code for Fire Protection of Historic Structures

1103.1.1

1122—18: Code for Model Rocketry

5601.1.4

1123—18: Code for Fireworks Display

202, 5604.2, 5608.1, 5608.2.2, 5608.5, 5608.6

1124— 06 : Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles

202, 5601.1.3, 5604.2, 5605.1, 5605.3, 5605.4, 5605.5, 5609.1

1125—17: Code for the Manufacture of Model Rocket and High Power Rocket Motors

5601.1.4

1126—16: Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience

5604.2, 5605.1, 5608.1, 5608.2.2, 5608.4, 5608.5

1127—18: Code for High Power Rocketry

5601.1.4

1221—16: Standard for the Installation, Maintenance and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems

510.4.2, 510.5

2001—15: Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems

Table 901.6.1, 904.10

**_NFPA 2001, Amended Sections as follows:_*

Add Sections 4.3.5.1.1 and 4.3.5.2.1 as follows:

4.3.5.1.1 Alarms signals from the fire extinguishing system shall not interfere with the building fire alarm signal.

4.3.5.2.1 The lens on visual appliances shall be “red” in color.

Exception: Other lens colors are permitted where approved by the enforcing agency. 2010—15: Standard for Fixed Aerosol Fire-extinguishing Systems

Table 901.6.1, 904.14

SFM	State of California
	Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
	Office of the State Fire Marshal
	P.O. Box 944246
	Sacramento, CA 94246-2460
SFM 12-3 SFM 12-7-3 SFM 12-7A-1 SFM 12-7A-2 SFM 12-7A-3 SFM 12-7A-4 SFM 12-7A-4A SFM 12-7A-5 SFM 12-8-100 SFM 12-10-1 SFM 12-10-2 SFM 12-10-3	Releasing Systems for Security Bars in Dwellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire-testing Furnaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exterior Wall Siding and Sheathing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exterior Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under Eave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decking Alternate Method A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ignition Resistant Building Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room Fire Tests for Wall and Ceiling Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Operated Exit Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single Point Latching or Locking Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency Exit and Panic Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(The Office of the State Fire Marshal standards referred to above are found in the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 12.)

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10C—09: Positive Pressure Fire Tests of Door Assemblies—with revisions through February 2015

1010.1.10.1

13—96: Power-limited Circuit Cables 30—95: Metal Safety Cans—with revisions through June 2014

5003.9.10, 5005.1.10, 5705.2.4, 5707.2

38—99: Manually Actuated Signaling Boxes—with Revisions through February 2, 2005 as amended.*

**_Amend Section 14.1.5 as follows:_*

14.1.5 A signaling box having a glass panel, disc, rod or similar part that must be broken to operate it for a signal or for access to its actuating means shall satisfactorily complete five part-breaking operations using the means provided with the box, without jamming of the mechanism or other interference by broken particles. It shall be practicable to remove and replace the broken parts. A signaling box shall not have a glass panel, disc, rod or similar part requiring a striking action by grasping a tool to operate it for a signal. The force required to activate controls shall be no greater than 5 pounds (22 N) of force.

**_Add Appendix B chapter to UL 38 (1999) as follows:_*

Appendix B,

14.1.5 Operation. Controls and operating mechanisms shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist.

58—96: Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids—with revisions through July 1998

5704.2.13.1.5

80—07: Steel Tanks for Oil-burner Fuels and Other Combustible Liquids—with revisions through January 2014

319.7.1, 603.3.2.1, 608.2

87A—15: Outline of Investigation for Power-operated Dispensing Devices for Gasoline and Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Nominal Ethanol Concentrations up to 85 Percent

2306.8.1

142—06: Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids—with revisions through August 2014

319.7.1, 603.3.2.1, 608.2, 2306.2.3

193 — 04: Alarm Valves for Fire-Protection Service 199 — 95: Automatic Sprinklers for Fire Protection Service—with Revisions through August 19, 2005

199E—04: Outline of Investigation for Fire Testing of Sprinklers and Water Spray Nozzles for Protection of Deep Fat Fryers

904.12.4.1

217—06: Single and Multiple Station Smoke Alarms—with revisions through October 2015

907.2.10, 915.4.4

228—97: Door Closers/Holders, with or without Integral Smoke Detectors—with Revisions through January 26, 2006 260—04: Dry Pipe and Deluge Valves for Fire Protection Service 262—04: Gate Valves for Fire Protection Service

268—09: Smoke Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems

907.2.6.2, 907.2.10.7, 915.5.3

268A—09: Smoke Detectors for Duct Application—with Revisions through October 22, 2003 294—1999: Access Control System Units—with revisions through February 2015

1010.1.9.7, 1010.1.9.8.1, 1010.1.9.9, 1010.1.9.10

300—05(R2010): Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Protection of Commercial Cooking Equipment—with revisions through December 2014

904.12

300A—06: Outline of Investigation for Extinguishing System Units for Residential Range Top Cooking Surfaces

904.13.1.1

305—2012: Panic Hardware—with revisions through August 2014

1010.1.10.1

312—04: Check Valves for Fire-Protection Service

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325—02: Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver and Window Operators and Systems—with revisions through May 2015

503.5, 503.6 346—05: Waterflow Indicators for Fire Protective Signaling Systems 464—03: Audible Signal Appliances—with Revisions through October 10, 2003 497B—04: Protectors for Data Communication and Fire Alarm Circuits

499—05: Standard for Electrical Heating Appliances—with revisions through November 2014

608.6 521—99: Heat Detectors for Fire Protective Signaling Systems—with Revisions through July 20, 2005 539—00: Single- and Multiple-Station Heat Detectors—with Revisions through August 15, 2005 632—00: Electrically Actuated Transmitters

647—93: Standard for Unvented Kerosene-fired Room Heaters and Portable Heaters—with revisions through April 2010

603.4

710—2012: Exhaust Hoods for Commercial Cooking Equipment—with revisions through November 2013

607.2

710B—2011: Recirculating Systems—with revisions through August 2014

607.2, 904.12

723—08: Standard for Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials—with revisions through August 2013

202, 803.1, 803.1.2, 803.3, 803.5.2, 803.10, 803.12, 803.13, 804.1.1, 804.1.2, 804.2.4 753—04: Alarm Accessories for Automatic Water Supply Valves for Fire Protection Service 790—04: Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings—with revisions through July 2014

317.2, 317.3 791—06: Standard for Residential Incinerators

Exceptions & meaning →

603.8 793—08: Automatically Operated Roof Vents for Smoke and Heat—with revisions…¶

793—08: Automatically Operated Roof Vents for Smoke and Heat—with revisions through September 2011

910.3.1 813—96: Commercial Audio Equipment—with Revisions through December 7, 1999 817—2015: Standard for Cord Sets and Power-supply Cords—with revisions through March 2015

604.5

864—03: Control Units and Accessories for Fire Alarm Systems—with revisions through December 2014

909.12, 3905.1.2

**_Amend No. 55.1 as follows:_*

RETARD-RESET-RESTART PERIOD – MAXIMUM 30 SECONDS — No alarm obtained from control unit. Maximum permissible time is 30 seconds.

**_Amend Section 55.2.2 as follows:_*

Where an alarm verification feature is provided, the maximum retard-reset-restart period before an alarm signal can be confirmed and indicated at the control unit, including any control unit reset time and the power-up time for the detector to become operational for alarm, shall not exceed 30 seconds. (The balance of the section text is to remain unchanged).

**_Add Section 55.2.9 as follows:_*

Smoke detectors connected to an alarm verification feature shall not be used as releasing devices.

Exception: Smoke detectors which operate their releasing function immediately upon alarm actuation independent of alarm verification feature.

**_Amend Section 89.1.10 as follows:_*

The existing text of this section is to remain as printed with one editorial amendment as follows:

THE TOTAL DELAY (CONTROL UNIT PLUS SMOKE DETECTORS) SHALL NOT EXCEED 30 SECONDS.

(The balance of the section text is to remain unchanged).

900—04: Air Filter Units—with revisions through April 2015

2404.7.8

924—06: Standard for Safety Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment—with revisions through April 2014

1013.5, 3103.12.6.1

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1037—99: Antitheft Alarms and Devices—with revisions through December 2009

506.1

1046—2010: Grease Filters for Exhaust Ducts—with revisions through January 2012

607.3.1

1275—05: Flammable Liquid Storage Cabinets—with revisions through November 2014

5003.8.7.1, 5704.3.2.1.1

1313—93: Standard for Nonmetallic Safety Cans for Petroleum Products—with revisions through November 2012

5003.9.10

1315—95: Standard for Safety for Metal Waste Paper Containers—with revisions through September 2012

808.1, 808.2

1316—94: Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum Products, Alcohols and Alcohol-gasoline Mixtures—with revisions through May 2006

5704.2.13.1.5

1363—07: Relocatable Power Taps—with revisions through September 2015

604.4.1

1564—2015: Industrial Battery Chargers

1206.2.10.4, 1206.3.4.4

1741—2015: Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use with Distributed Energy Resources

1206.2.10.5

1805—2002: Standard for Laboratory Hoods and Cabinets

3805.2.2

1973—13: Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications and Stationary Applications

1206.2.10.1, 1206.3.4.1

1975—06: Fire Tests for Foamed Plastics Used for Decorative Purpose

807.5.1.1, 808.3

1994—04: Standard for Luminous Egress Path Marking Systems—with revisions through May 2015

1008.2.1, 1025.2.1, 1025.2.3, 1025.2.4, 1025.2.5, 1025.4

2017—08: General-purpose Signaling Devices and Systems—with revisions through May 2011

3905.1.2

2034—08: Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms—with revisions through March 2015

915.4.2, 915.4.4

2075—2013: Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors

915.5.1, 915.5.3, 3905.1.2

2079—04: Tests for Fire Resistance of Building Joint Systems—with revisions through August 2015

202

2085—97: Protected Above-ground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids—with revisions through September 2010

202, 603.3.2.1, 2306.2.2, 2306.2.3, 5704.2.7.4, 5704.2.9.2.3, 5704.2.9.7.4, 5705.3.8.2

2152—15: Outline of Investigation for Special Purpose Nonmetallic Containers and Tanks for Specific Combustible or Noncombustible Liquids

608.3

2196—2001: Tests for Fire Resistive Cables—with revisions through March 2012

913.2.2, 1203.3

2200—2012: Stationary Engine Generator Assemblies—with revisions through July 2015

1203.1.1

2208—2010: Solvent Distillation Units—with revisions through September 2015

5705.4.1

2245—06: Below-grade Vaults for Flammable Liquid Storage Tanks

5704.2.8.1

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2335—10: Fire Tests of Storage Pallets—with revisions through September 2012

315.7.5, 3206.4.1.1

2360—00: Test Methods for Determining the Combustibility Characteristics of Plastics Used in Semi-Conductor Tool Construction— with revisions through May 2013

2703.10.1.2

9540—14: Outline of Investigation for Energy Storage Systems and Equipment

1206.2.10.1, 1206.3.4.1

USC United States Code c/o Superintendent of Documents

U.S. Government Printing Office

Washington, DC 20402-9325

18 USC Part 1, Chapter 40: Importation, Manufacture, Distribution and Storage of Explosive Materials 202

21 USC Chapter 9: United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act 202

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CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE APPENDIX 4 – SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY

(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			X
Adopt Entire Chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)
Adopt only those sections that are listed below
[California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1]				X
Chapter / Section
[T-19 §3.26]				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.

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APPENDIX CHAPTER 4

SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY

Exceptions & meaning →