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Chapter 8 — INTERIOR FINISH, DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FURNISHINGS

Section 807

California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

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

DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND ARTIFICIAL DECORATIVE VEGETATION IN NEW AND EXISTING

BUILDINGS

807.1 General. The following requirements shall apply to all

occupancies:

  1. Furnishings or decorative materials of an explosive or highly flammable character shall not be used.

  2. Fire-retardant coatings in existing buildings shall be maintained so as to retain the effectiveness of the treatment under service conditions encountered in actual use.

  3. Furnishings or other objects shall not be placed to obstruct exits, access thereto, egress therefrom or visibility thereof.

  4. The permissible amount of noncombustible decorative materials shall not be limited.

INTERIOR FINISH, DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND FURNISHINGS

system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.

  1. The total heat released by the single mattress during the first 10 minutes of the test shall not exceed 25 MJ.

Exception: Mattresses in rooms or spaces protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.

805.4.2.3 Identification. Mattresses shall bear the label of an approved agency, confirming compliance with the requirements of Sections 805.4.2.1 and 805.4.2.2.

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