Chapter 15.100

HIGHRISE BUILDINGS

Sections:

Article I . General Provisions

15.100.010 Enforcement and application.

15.100.020 Certificate of compliance.

15.100.030 Revocation of certificate of occupancy/compliance.

15.100.040 Helistop.

15.100.050 Plans.

Article II . Fire Department Equipment

15.100.060 Fire department equipment storage rooms. 15.100.070 Location and access. 15.100.080 Equipment required. 15.100.090 Maintenance. 15.100.100 Fire department breathing air system. 15.100.110 On-site access roadways for fire department. 15.100.120 Roadway obstructions. Article III . Automatic Fire Extinguishing System 15.100.130 Fire suppression systems. 15.100.140 Secondary supply. 15.100.150 Fire department standpipe connections. 15.100.160 Fire department standpipe connection locations. Article IV . Smoke Detection System 15.100.170 Remote indicators. 15.100.180 Group R, Division 1, room detectors. 15.100.190 Fire separation doors. 15.100.200 Non-fire rated corridors. Article V . Alarm and Communication Systems 15.100.210 Scope. 15.100.220 Fire alarm system operation. 15.100.230 High noise level. 15.100.240 Wiring. 15.100.250 Minimum required zones. 15.100.260 Fire alarm annunciator panel. 15.100.270 Annunciation panel graphics. 15.100.280 Auxiliary supervised annunciation. 15.100.290 Smoke removal control panel. Article VI . Fire Control Room 15.100.300 Scope. 15.100.310 Room size. 15.100.320 Working clearance. 15.100.330 Room identification. 15.100.340 Emergency supply circuits. 15.100.350 Room illumination and emergency supply circuits. 15.100.360 Remote status alarm indication. 15.100.370 Room use. 15.100.380 Room layout. 15.100.390 Identification of cabinets and controls. 15.100.400 Telephone. 15.100.410 Dry marker board. 15.100.420 Work surface. 15.100.430 Air conditioning. 15.100.440 Labeling. 15.100.450 Log book. 15.100.460 Equipment and controls. 15.100.470 Building plans. Article VII . Smoke Removal Systems 15.100.480 Smoke removal. 15.100.490 Smoke removal openings. 15.100.500 Designed by licensed mechanical engineer. 15.100.510 Mechanical ventilation testing. 15.100.520 Test criteria for smoke removal systems. 15.100.530 Fire-damper temperature rating. 15.100.540 Stairway pressurization. 15.100.550 Smoke removal actuation. 15.100.560 Smoke system controls. 15.100.570 Fan override controls. 15.100.580 Damper override controls. 15.100.590 Visual display. 15.100.600 Fans, dampers and controls. 15.100.610 Panel arrangement. 15.100.620 Smoke removal plans.

Article VIII . Elevators

15.100.630 Elevator car identification. 15.100.640 Elevator/lobby separation. 15.100.650 Call buttons and telephones. 15.100.660 Recall. Article IX . Emergency Standby Power Systems 15.100.670 Installation. 15.100.680 Transfer time. 15.100.690 Fuel supply. 15.100.700 Manual starting. 15.100.710 Sizing. 15.100.720 Energy management system. Article X . Seismic Consideration 15.100.730 Seismic consideration. Article XI . Fire Pump 15.100.740 Fire pump. 15.100.750 Location. 15.100.760 Fuel supply. 15.100.770 Temporary standpipes. Article XII . Miscellaneous Requirements 15.100.780 Stairway locking devices. 15.100.790 Stairway telephones. 15.100.800 Sump pump. Article XIII . Electrical Requirements 15.100.810 Metal raceways required.

15.100.819A Article XIV. Maintenance

15.100.820 Life safety system repair-Fire department notification.

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Article I. General Provisions
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The highrise regulations set forth in this chapter shall be enforced by the fire department and the building inspections division. These regulations shall apply to all new buildings which have floors used for human occupancy located more than seventy-five (75) feet above the lowest level of fire department access, except those for which complete plans are submitted to the building inspections division within sixty (60) days after enactment of these regulations. (Prior code §§ 9.28.1200, 15.07.700)

A. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a highrise building, unless a certificate of compliance, as described herein, is first issued.

B. The following elements of the life safety system shall be installed in accordance with approved plans and specifications and shall be tested, certified and proved to be in proper working condition to the satisfaction of the building inspections division and fire department before issuance of the certificate of compliance:

• 1.* Standby and emergency electrical power systems;

• 2.* Fire alarm and related equipment;

• 3.* Firefighters phone and voice communication systems;

• 4.* Enclosed stairway pressurization system;

• 5.* Smoke evacuation and control systems (mechanical equipment);

• 6.* Other fire protection and extinguishing systems;

• 7.* Fire department breathing air system;

8. Fire hydrant system;

9. Automatic fire sprinkler system;

10. Fire apparatus access roadways;

11. Elevators and controls;

12. All equipment and their rooms required by Article II of this chapter;

13. All applicable requirements in Titles 19 and 24,California Code of Regulations and the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Fire Code and N.F.P.A. codes and standards shall also apply;

14. All systems required by this title, including building, mechanical and electrical equipment;

15. Complete exit systems.

Note: The items indicated by asterisk () shall be certified in writing to the building inspections division by the engineer/installer to be in proper working condition before a certificate of compliance will be issued.

C. No building, floor or area shall be used or occupied by the building owner(s) or representative(s) for the purpose of tours, parties, conferences or similar functions which guests (public or private) will attend prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, unless approved in writing in advance by the building inspections division and the fire department. (Prior code §§ 9.28.1201, 15.07.701)

The certificates of compliance and occupancy may be revoked at any time when the authority having jurisdiction has determined that the life safety system described in Section 15.100.020(B) of this chapter has been damaged, altered or in some manner disrupted so as to interfere with or not allow the transmission of any signaling device to the building occupants or monitoring station, or that all fire-rated walls, openings, and ceilings are not properly maintained. (Prior code §§ 9.28.1202, 15.07.702)

An emergency helistop, in compliance with helistop requirements of U.F.C., Article 24 and Sacramento fire department standards, shall be provided for every highrise building in which there are habitable floors above one hundred fifty (150) feet in height.

All helistops shall be designed as required by the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Helicopter Design Advisory Circular 150/5390-2, and Title 21, Division of Aeronautics. Helistops shall be designed to support a minimum ten thousand (10,000) pounds.

Helistops for other than emergency use shall be provided with a fuel containment system capable of holding two hundred (200) gallons and shall be designed so that no fuel shall enter the building drain system.

Exception #1: Helistop may be omitted when a permanent enclosed stairway is provided for fire department use. This stairway shall access all floors of the building. The stairway shall be a

minimum of thirty-six (36) inches wide. Stair landings shall be a minimum of forty-eight (48) inches at the head and bottom of stair flights. Access to this stairway shall be by fire department personnel only. The fire department stairway shall meet all of the requirements of U.B.C., Section 1807, except manual pull stations, public telephones and exit signs will not be required. The locking of stairway doors shall be on a separate switch located in the fire control room and not tied into the fire alarm system.

Exception #2: Helistop may be omitted when the building is equipped with a freight elevator that serves all floors and is separated from all other elevators. This elevator shaft and its lobbies shall be protected by a minimum of two hour fire-resistive construction with all openings protected by a minimum of one and one-half hour fire-resistive construction and the elevator shall meet the requirements of an emergency elevator. (Prior code §§ 9.28.1203, 15.07.703)

A complete set of plans shall be submitted and approved before any work is started on the life safety system. All equipment and devices for the life safety system shall be listed and approved by the state fire marshal's office. All listings shall be submitted with the plans. The plans shall include but not be limited to the following:

• A. Fire pump room and its location;

• B. Fire sprinkler system and underground piping and all controls;

• C. Location of all equipment in the fire pump room;

• D. Auxiliary water supply location, size, controls and piping;

• E. Life safety plans shall clearly indicate each area, each floor and each function. Each room shall be identified by its use;

• F. All doors shall show the direction of swing;

• G. Generator and fuel supply location;

• H. Location of all equipment in fire control room;

• I. Location of all initiating and signaling devices. (Prior code §§ 9.28.1204, 15.07.704)