13-15 - Local Amendments to the Building Code, Fire Code and Plumbing Code

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"1006.2.2.6 Electrical Rooms. For electrical rooms, special exiting requirements may apply. Reference the Electrical Code as adopted." Section 1009.1, Accessible means of egress required, shall be amended to add the following Exception 4: "Exceptions: "4. Buildings regulated under State Law and built in accordance with State registered plans, including any variances or waivers granted by the State, shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of Section 1009." Section 1010.1.9.4, Bolt Locks shall be amended to amend Exceptions 3 and 4 to read as follows: "Exceptions: "3. Where a pair of doors serves an occupant load of less than 50 persons in a Group B, F, M or S occupancy, manually operated edge - or surface -mounted bolts are permitted on the inactive leaf. The inactive leaf shall not contain doorknobs, panic bars or similar operating hardware. "4. Where a pair of doors serves a Group A, B, F, M or S occupancy, manually operated edge- or surface -mounted bolts are permitted on the inactive leaf provided such inactive leaf is not needed to meet egress capacity requirements and the building is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1. The inactive leaf shall not contain doorknobs, panic bars or similar operating hardware. Section 1015.8, Window Openings, shall be amended to amend subsection 1 to read as follows: "1. Operable windows where the top of the sill of the opening is located more than 55 (16 764 mm) above the finished grade or other surface below and that are provided with window fall prevention devices that comply with ASTM F 2006." Section 1020.1, Construction, shall be amended by adding Exception 6, to read as follows: 36