Los Angeles Municipal Code § 91.7204 Special Requirements for Fire District Number 1

(Amended by Ord. No. 179,324, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)

(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) Every building in Fire District No. 1 shall be one of the following types: Type I; Type II; Type III; or provisional structures as provided in LAMC Section 91.7205.

(Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) Every building of Type IIB construction in Fire District No. 1, except provisional structures allowed by this section, shall have at least two-hour fire-resistive construction for exterior walls with a fire separation distance of less than 10 feet and shall have at least one-hour fire-resistive construction for exterior walls with a fire separation distance of less than 30 feet.

EXCEPTION: These walls may be one-hour less fire-resistive than specified here if the building is not more than one story in height or more than 2500 square feet in area.

(Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) In the following cases, all openings in the exterior walls of buildings in Fire District No. 1, other than provisional structures, shall be protected by a fire assembly having a three-fourths-hour fire-resistive rating when the exterior wall has a fire separation distance of less than 10 feet

Section D102.2.4 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.

Walls, floors, roofs and their supporting structural members shall be a minimum of one-hour fire-resistance-rated constructions.

EXCEPTIONS:

1. Buildings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with CBC Section 903.3.1.1.

2. Automobile parking structures.

3. Buildings surrounded on all sides by a permanently open space of not less than 30 feet (9144 mm).

4. Partitions complying with CBC Section 603.1 Exception 11. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

(Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) In addition to LAMC Subsection 91.7204.2, Section D102.2.6 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.

Section D102.2.7 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.

Section D102.2.8 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.

Section D102.2.9 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.

Section D102.2.10 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.

Section D102.2.11 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.