Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda and Packet 2018 06 21

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Section 315.3.1 Ceiling clearance of the 2018 International Fire Code has been amended to read as follows: Storage shall be maintained 2 feet (610 mm) or more below the ceiling in non-sprinklered areas of buildings or not less than 18 inches (457 mm) below sprinkler head deflectors in sprinklered areas of buildings. In areas with storage there shall be a redline added at 18" or 24" below the ceiling with language above the redline stating, "NO STORAGE ABOVE THIS LINE" • Sec. 15.12.070. - Section 503.2.3 amended—Surface. Section 503.2.3 of the 2018 International Fire Code is amended to read as follows: Section 503.2.3. Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and constructed of hard surface, i.e. asphalt or concrete, to withstand the weight of fire apparatus and such surfaces must be able to support the weight of the heaviest fire apparatus of the fire district serving the property. The grade of a fire apparatus access road shall not exceed seven percent. During the construction of a land use development project, the property owner or contractor may apply for a waiver of the requirement to construct a hard surface fire apparatus access road. The waiver request shall include an engineered plan for the alternative construction of the access road and a plan for the continued maintenance of the access road during the period of project construction. Upon completion of the project and prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, any fire apparatus access road shall be constructed of permanent hard surface. Sec. 15.12.080. - Section 1010.1.9.4 Locks and latches. 1010.1.9.4 Locks and latches. Locks and latches shall be permitted to prevent operation of doors where any of the following exist: 1. Places of detention or restraint. 2. In buildings in occupancy Groups B, F, M and S, the main door or doors are permitted to be equipped with key -operated locking devices from the egress side provided: 2.1. The locking device is readily distinguishable as locked. 2.2. A readily visible durable sign is posted on the egress side on or adjacent to the door stating: THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN THIS SPACE IS OCCUPIED. The sign shall be in letters 1 inch (25 mm) high on a contrasting background. 2.3. The use of the key -operated locking device is revocable by the fire code official for due cause. 3. Where egress doors are used in pairs, approved automatic flush bolts shall be permitted to be used, provided that the door leaf having the automatic flush bolts does not have a doorknob or surface - mounted hardware. 4. Doors from individual dwelling or sleeping units of Group R occupancies having an occupant load of 10 or less are permitted to be equipped with a night latch, dead bolt or security chain, provided such devices are openable from the inside without the use of a key or tool. Page 2of4