Chapter 31 — California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9)

AND OTHER MEMBRANE STRUCTURES

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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 sec- tions that are listed below
[California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1]				X
Chapter / Section
3101.1			X
[T-19 §303 (a)(b)]				X
3101.2			X
3101.3			X
3103.3.1			X
3103.8.2			X
3103.9.4			X
[T-19 §340]				X
[T-19 §341]				X
[T-19 §321]				X
[T-19 §315 (a)]				X
[T-19 §332 (a)]				X
[T-19 §334]				X
[T-19 §335 (a)(b)]				X
[T-19 §315 (d)]				X
3108			X
[T-19 §315 (b)]				X
[T-19 §326 (b)]				X
[T-19 §316]				X
[T-19 §317]				X
[T-19 §319 (a-c]				X
[T-19 §319 (d)(e)]				X
[T-19 §325]				X
[T-19 §324 (a)(b)]				X
[T-19 §320]				X
[T-19 §326 (a)]				X
[T-19 §326 (c)]				X
3107.20			X

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CHAPTER 31

TENTS, TEMPORARY SPECIAL EVENT STRUCTURES AND OTHER MEMBRANE STRUCTURES

User note:

About this chapter: Chapter 31 provides requirements that are intended to protect temporary as well as permanent tents and air-supported and other membrane structures and temporary stage special event structures from fire and similar hazards. The provisions regulate structure location and access, anchorage, egress, heat-producing equipment, hazardous materials and operations, combustible vegetation, ignition sources, and waste accumulation. This is accomplished through requiring regular inspections and certifying continued compliance with fire safety regulations. This chapter also addresses outdoor assembly events, which are not limited to those events with tents or other membrane structures, but are regulated due to the number of people, density of those people and hazards associated with large outdoor events related to egress, fire hazards from cooking and other related concerns.

3105.2 Approval. Temporary special event structures in¶

excess of 400 square feet (37 m ² ) shall not be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose without first obtaining approval and a permit from the fire code official and the building official.

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3105.3 Permits. Permits shall be required as set forth in¶

Sections 105.5 and 105.6.

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3105.4 Use period. Temporary special event structures¶

erected in accordance with ANSI E1.21 shall not be erected for a period of more than six consecutive weeks.

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3105.5 Required documents. The following documents¶

shall be submitted to the fire code official and the building official for review before a permit is approved:

Construction documents: Construction documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional in accordance with the California Building Code and ANSI E1.21 where applicable. Construction documents shall include:

1.1. A summary sheet showing the building code used, design criteria, loads and support reactions. 1.2. Detailed construction and installation drawings. 1.3. Design calculations. 1.4. Operating limits of the structure explicitly outlined by the registered design professional including environmental conditions and physical forces. 1.5. Effects of additive elements such as video walls, supported scenery, audio equipment, vertical and horizontal coverings. 1.6. Means for adequate stability including specific requirements for guying and cross-bracing, ground anchors or ballast for different ground conditions.

Designation of responsible party: The owner of the temporary special event structure shall designate in writing a person to have responsibility for the temporary special event structure on the site. The designated person shall have sufficient knowledge of the construction documents, manufacturer’s recommendations and operations plan to make judgments regarding the structure’s safety and to coordinate with the fire code official.
Operations plan: The operations plan shall reflect manufacturer’s operational guidelines, procedures for environmental monitoring and actions to be taken under specified conditions consistent with the construction documents.

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3105.6 Inspections. Inspections shall comply with Section¶

107 and Sections 3105.6.1 and 3105.6.2.

3105.6.1 Independent inspector. The owner of a temporary special event structure shall employ a qualified, independent approved agency or individual to inspect the installation of a temporary special event structure.

(3) Code Number. A number enabling the manufacturer to identify from his records the suppliers and suppliers’ lot numbers of the certified materials used in the item. The manufacturer shall also maintain records identify- ing the parties to whom he sold camping tentage. Fur- ther, he shall maintain records identifying items manufactured from lots of certified material. Records shall be maintained for four (4) years.

(4) Warning label.

24 pt. type WARNING

16 pt. type KEEP ALL FLAME AND HEAT SOURCES AWAY FROM THIS

TENT FABRIC

12 pt. type This tent is made with flame-resis- tant fabric which meets CPAI-84 specifications. It is not fire proof. The fabric will burn if left in con- tinuous contact with any flame source. The application of any foreign sub- stance to the tent fabric may render the flame resistant properties ineffective.

This warning label or its equivalent must be perma- nently affixed to the tent at one conspicuous location, and must block letters on a white background. The first paragraph of the body of the label must be placed in a conspicuous location on each carton containing the tent.

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3104.4 Affidavit. The affidavit required by Section 3104.2¶

shall contain all of the information specified in Section 3104.3.

[California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, §315.(d)] Flame Resistance Standards.

(d) Certificates of Flame Resistance or other documenta- tion affirming the requirements of California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Section 315, subsection (a) shall be made available upon request of the enforce- ment authority.

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