Ordinance 3196-10 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 6. Amendments to the IFC Chapter 14, Fire Safety During Construction and Demolition A. Subsection 1412.1 of the IFC, entitled "When required," is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place: 1412.1 When required. An approved water supply for fire protection shall be made available as soon as combustible material arrives on the site. Section 7. Amendments to the IFC Appendix B, Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings A. Subsection B104.2 of the IFC, entitled "Area separation," is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place: B104.2 Area separation. Portions of buildings which are separated by firewalls without openings, or by minimum three-hour fire barriers with automatic fire alarm closure initiation, constructed in accordance with the Everett Building Code, are allowed to be considered as separate fire-flow calculation areas. B. Subsection B105.2 of the IFC, entitled "Buildings other than one- and two- family dwellings," is hereby deleted and the following inserted in its place: B105.2 Buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings. The minimum fire-flow and flow duration for buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings shall be as specified in Table B105.1. Exceptions: 1. A reduction in required fire-flow up to 75 percent is allowed for permanent NFPA 13-defined Light Hazard and Ordinary Hazard (Group 1) occupancies when the building is provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. This does not apply to buildings having any residential occupancies. The resulting fire-flow shall not be less than 1500 gallons per minute for the prescribed duration as specified in Table B105.1. 2. Residential occupancies eligible for NFPA 13R sprinkler systems shall be allowed a 75 percent fire-flow reduction if a full NFPA 13 system is installed throughout the residential occupancies and any additional non- separated occupancies, in accordance with 903.3.1.1. The resulting fire- 33