Los Angeles County Municipal Code § 1207.7 Indoor

TABLE 1207.7 INDOOR ESS INSTALLATIONS

FEATURE	SECTION	COMPLIANCE REQUIRED
Prohibited ESS installation locations	1207.7.3	Yes
Elevation	1207.5.3	Yes
Fire suppression systems	1207.5.5	Yes
Fire-resistance-rated separations	1207.7.4	Yes
General installation requirements	1207.4	Yes
Maximum allowable quantities	1207.5.2	Yes
Size and separation	1207.5.1	Yes
Smoke and automatic fire detection e	1207.5.4	Yes
Technology-specific protection	1207.6	Yes

Reserved.

Lead-acid and nickel-cadmium battery systems installed in Group U buildings and structures less than 1,500 square feet (139 m2) under the exclusive control of communications utilities, and operating at less than 50 VAC and 60 VDC in accordance with NFPA 76, are not required to have an approved automatic smoke or fire detection system.

1207.7.1 - Reserved.¶

1207.7.2 - Reserved.¶

1207.7.3 - Prohibited ESS installation locations.¶

ESS shall not be installed in any of the following locations:

Sleeping units.

Dwelling units.

Electrical rooms.

Exception: In nondedicated electrical rooms or areas, where determined by the fire code official.

Rooms and areas housing the fire alarm control panel, fire pump, emergency responder communications coverage control equipment, and other fire protection and life safety system equipment as determined by the fire code official.

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1207.7.4 - Fire-resistance-rated separations.¶

Rooms and areas containing ESS shall be separated from other areas in the building by fire-resistance-rated separations.

Separation shall be provided by 2-hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 of the California Building Code and 2-hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711 of the California Building Code, as appropriate.

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