Building Code Life Safety Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 REPORT ON COMMENTS (ROC) MEETING AGENDA

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1 Building Code Life Safety Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies NFPA 101 & NFPA 5000 REPORT ON COMMENTS (ROC) MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Hotel Monteleone New Orleans, Louisiana 1. Call to order. Call meeting to order by Chair Warren Bonisch at 8:00 AM. 2. Introduction of attendees. For committee roster, see pg Previous meeting minutes. For the December 9, 2009 meeting minutes, see pg Chair s report W. Bonisch. 5. Staff liaison s report G. Harrington. a. Revision process. Staff presentation on permitted actions at the ROC meeting. See PowerPoint presentation handout and the revision cycle schedule, pg CO Detection Task Group report - Joe Versteeg (Chair), Dan Finnegan, Ron Nickson, Steve Orlowski and Richard Roberts. 7. NFPA 101 ROC preparation. For Comments, see pg NFPA 5000 ROC preparation. For Comments, see pg Other business. 10. Future meetings. 11. Adjournment. Attachments Page 1 of 71

2 Address List No Phone Residential Occupancies Safety to Life Warren D. Bonisch Chair Aon/Schirmer Engineering Corporation 1701 North Collins Blvd., Suite 235 Richardson, TX I 11/14/1997 Gregory E. Harrington Secretary (Staff-Nonvoting) National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA /2/2010 Gregory E. Harrington Gordon Bates Principal Minneapolis Fire Department 350 South 5th Street, Room 230 Minneapolis, MN E 7/29/2005 James R. Bell Principal Marriott International, Inc. Risk Management Department 1 Marriott Drive Washington, DC American Hotel & Lodging Association U 1/1/1990 H. Wayne Boyd Principal US Safety & Engineering Corporation 2365 El Camino Avenue Sacramento, CA M 7/17/1998 Harry L. Bradley Principal Maryland State Fire Marshals Office 5 West Riding Drive Bel-Air, MD International Fire Marshals Association E 1/1/1982 Phillip A. Brown Principal American Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc Merit Drive, Suite 350 Dallas, TX Alternate: Michael F. Meehan IM 10/6/2000 Daniel P. Finnegan Principal Siemens Industry, Inc. Building Technology Division Fire Safety Unit 8 Fernwood Road Florham Park, NJ Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. M 8/5/2009 Sam W. Francis Principal American Forest & Paper Association 1 Dutton Farm Lane West Grove, PA American Forest & Paper Association Alternate: Dennis L. Pitts M 4/1/1996 Ralph D. Gerdes Principal Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC 5510 South East Street, Suite E Indianapolis, IN Alternate: David Cook SE 1/1/1987 Stanley C. Harbuck Principal School of Building Inspection PO Box 1643 Salt Lake City, UT American Public Health Association Alternate: Jake Pauls C 10/4/2001 Kenneth E. Isman Principal National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. 40 Jon Barrett Road Patterson, NY Alternate: Donald J. Pamplin M 1/1/1987 Page 2 of 71 1

3 Address List No Phone Residential Occupancies Safety to Life Marshall A. Klein Principal Marshall A. Klein & Associates, Inc Autumn View Drive Eldersburg, MD Alternate: David M. Hammerman SE 1/1/1981 James K. Lathrop Principal Koffel Associates, Inc. 81 Pennsylvania Avenue Niantic, CT /2/2010 Gregory E. Harrington SE 1/1/1992 Eric N. Mayl Principal Core Engineers Consulting Group, LLC 5171 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 200 Washington, DC SE 3/21/2006 Ronald G. Nickson Principal National Multi Housing Council 1850 M Street NW, Suite 540 Washington, DC U 4/1/1995 Steven Orlowski Principal National Association of Home Builders th Street, NW Washington, DC Alternate: Lawrence Brown U 7/26/2007 Henry Paszczuk Principal Connecticut Department of Public Safety 1111 Country Club Road Middletown, CT E 4/15/2004 Peter Puhlick Principal University of Connecticut Facilities Operations Unit 3038 Co-Generation/Central Utilities Plant Storrs, CT U 1/1/1988 Richard Jay Roberts Principal Honeywell Life Safety 3825 Ohio Avenue St. Charles, IL National Electrical Manufacturers Association M 7/23/2008 John A. Sharry Principal Beakmann Properties Sharry & Associates, Inc New Melones Circle Discovery Bay, CA U 7/16/2003 Jeffrey L. Shearman Principal Zurich Services Corporation PO Box Pittburgh, PA NFPA Lodging Industry Section U 9/30/2004 Stephen V. Skalko Principal Portland Cement Association 128 Summerfield Drive Macon, GA M 01/10/2008 T. Hugh Talley Principal Hugh Talley Company 3232 Landmark Drive Morristown, TN American Furniture Manufacturers Association M 1/1/1991 Joseph H. Versteeg Principal Versteeg Associates 86 University Drive Torrington, CT SE 7/14/2004 Lawrence Brown Alternate National Association of Home Builders th Street, NW Washington, DC Principal: Steven Orlowski U 1/15/1999 Page 3 of 71 2

4 Address List No Phone Residential Occupancies Safety to Life David Cook Alternate Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC 5510 South East Street, Suite E Indianapolis, IN Principal: Ralph D. Gerdes SE 10/1/1995 David M. Hammerman Alternate Marshall A. Klein and Associates, Inc Chaffey Road Randallstown, MD Principal: Marshall A. Klein 9/2/2010 Gregory E. Harrington SE 4/5/2001 Michael F. Meehan Alternate VSC Fire & Security 1417 Miller Store Road, Suite C Virginia Beach, VA American Fire Sprinkler Association Principal: Phillip A. Brown IM 4/15/2004 Donald J. Pamplin Alternate National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc Harrison Avenue Blaine, WA Principal: Kenneth E. Isman M 10/23/2003 Jake Pauls Alternate C 7/12/2001 Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Building Use & Safety Winexburg Manor Drive, Suite 201 Silver Spring, MD American Public Health Association Principal: Stanley C. Harbuck Dennis L. Pitts Alternate American Forest & Paper Association American Wood Council 1721 West Plano Parkway, #224 Plano, TX American Forest & Paper Association Principal: Sam W. Francis M 5/15/2000 Gregory E. Harrington Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA Page 4 of 71 3

5 ROP MEETING MINUTES Building Code Life Safety Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Embassy Suites Hotel Cleveland Downtown 1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Chair Warren Bonisch at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Hotel Cleveland - Downtown, Cleveland, OH. 2. Introduction of attendees. The following committee members and guests were in attendance: TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT NAME Warren Bonisch, Chair Gregory Harrington, Nonvoting Secretary James Bell, Principal Harry Bradley, Principal Daniel Finnegan, Principal Sam Francis, Principal REPRESENTING Aon/ Schirmer Engineering Corporation NFPA Marriott International, Inc. Rep. American Hotel & Lodging Association Maryland State Fire Marshals Office - Rep. International Fire Marshals Association Siemens Industry, Inc. Rep. Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc. American Forest & Paper Association BLD/ December 9, 2009 ROP Meeting Minutes / Page 1 Page 5 of 71

6 Stanley Harbuck, Principal Ken Isman, Principal Marshall Klein, Principal James Lathrop, Principal Eric Mayl, Principal Michael Meehan (Alternate to P. Brown) Ronald Nickson, Principal Steven Orlowski, Principal Henry Paszczuk, Principal Jake Pauls (Alternate to S. Harbuck) Dennis Pitts (Alternate to S. Francis) Richard Roberts, Principal Jeffrey Shearman, Principal Joseph Versteeg, Principal School of Building Inspection Rep. American Public Health Association National Fire Sprinkler Association Marshall A. Klein & Associates, Inc. Koffel Associates, Inc. Core Engineers Consulting Group, LLC American Fire Sprinkler Association National Multi Housing Council National Association of Home Builders Connecticut Department of Public Safety Jake Pauls Consulting Services in Building Use & Safety Rep. American Public Health Association American Forest & Paper Association Honeywell Life Safety Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association Zurich Services Corporation Rep. NFPA Lodging Industry Section Versteeg Associates GUESTS NAME Ray Battalora REPRESENTING Schirmer Engineering BLD/ December 9, 2009 ROP Meeting Minutes / Page 2 Page 6 of 71

7 Greg Kessinger Karl Wiegand Security Dealer & Investigation Magazine National Fire Sprinkler Association TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOT PRESENT NAME Gordon Bates, Principal REPRESENTING Minneapolis Fire Department H. Wayne Boyd, Principal US Safety & Engineering Corporation Ralph Gerdes, Principal Peter Puhlick, Principal John Sharry, Principal Stephen Skalko, Principal Ralph Gerdes Consultants, LLC University of Connecticut Beakmann Properties Sharry & Associates, Inc. Portland Cement Association T. Hugh Talley, Principal Hugh Talley Company Rep. American Furniture Manufacturers Association 3. Approval of minutes. The minutes of the October 23, 2007 meeting were approved as written and distributed. 4. Staff Report G. Harrington. Staff gave a brief presentation on the document revision process and meeting procedures. 5. Occupancy chapter.2.4 subsection review. The committee reviewed the proposal developed by the TC on Means of Egress to standardize on the use of the term Number of Means of Egress and developed several committee proposals to accomplish this. See the Report on Proposals for the actions. 6. Smoke barrier door latching. The committee reviewed the issue pertaining to requirements for smoke barrier door latching. Based on action taken prior to this meeting by the TC on Detention and Correctional Occupancies, no further action was required. 7. NFPA 101 proposals. The committee acted on all of the submitted public proposals and developed several committee proposals. See the Report on Proposals for the actions. BLD/ December 9, 2009 ROP Meeting Minutes / Page 3 Page 7 of 71

8 8. NFPA 5000 proposals. The committee acted on all of the submitted public proposals and developed several committee proposals. See the Report on Proposals for the actions. 9. Standardization of sprinkler system supervision language. The committee was advised of the request by the Technical Correlating Committees to standardize the language pertaining supervised vs. electrically supervised sprinkler systems. It was determined that no action was required. 10. Consistency of list-based options. Staff reported this is another item from the TCC planning meeting. It was requested that TCs review their requirements that include lists to verify that it s clear when all of the items in the list must be met, or only one of the items in the list must be met. The committee reviewed all listbased requirements under its purview and developed several committee proposals to provide the requested clarification. See the Report on Proposals for the actions. 11. NFPA 101 core chapter ROP draft. The committee reviewed the core chapter draft and developed several committee proposals in response. See the Report on Proposals for the actions. 12. Other business. The chair appointed a task group to further review the issue of carbon monoxide (CO) detection in residential occupancies to report back with recommendations at the Report on Comments meeting. The task group members are: Joe Versteeg (Chair), Dan Finnegan, Ron Nickson, Steve Orlowski, and Richard Roberts. 13. Future meetings. The committee will meet the week of October 18, 2010, in New Orleans, to prepare the Reports on Comments (ROCs) for the 2012 editions of NFPA 101 and NFPA The exact date and location will be provided when available. 14. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Attachments BLD/ December 9, 2009 ROP Meeting Minutes / Page 4 Page 8 of 71

9 BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings NFPA is concerned with your Safety NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 ROC Meetings October 2010 Monteleone Hotel New Orleans, LA If the fire alarm sounds, we will evacuate Exiting exits are BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Overview General Procedures for Meeting Timeline for Processing the Code Committee Actions Committee Statements Balloting BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Participation in NFPA Committee Meetings is generally limited to Committee Members and NFPA Staff Participation by guests is usually granted by the Chair The Chair may limit the time of any presentation (member or guest) 3 4 BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings All guests are requested to sign-in and identify their affiliation Members, please verify/update your contact information on pages attached to sign-in Use of tape recorders or other means of reproducing verbatim transcriptions of the meeting are prohibited Formal voting Secured by post-meeting letter ballot (2/3 majority agreement) Voting during meeting requires simple majority vote and is used to establish a sense of agreement that can be letter balloted Only the results of the letter ballot determine the official position of the Committee on any Comment 5 6 Page 1 Page 9 of 71

10 BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Reminder to Members in Special Expert (SE) Category: If representing a non-se interest (such as a consultant representing a manufacturer or an association of users), this must be declared. The member should refrain from voting on the issue. 7 Remaining timeline for processing the 2012 edition of NFPA 101 and NFPA 5000 Comment Closing Date: September 3, 2010 TC ROC meetings: Core Chapters October 4-8; balloting follows Occupancy Chapters October 18-22; balloting follows TCCs meet: January 5-6, 2011 NITMAM Closing Date: April 8, 2011 NFPA Annual Meeting: June 12-15, 2011 Amendment ballots: mid to late June (TCC July) Standards Council Issuance: August 11, BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Report on Comments (ROC) preparation - today General Procedures Follow Robert s Rules of Order Prior to discussion, a motion o is required 9 10 BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Committee Member participation: Member addresses the Chair Member receives es recognition o from the Chair Member speaks to the Chair Member poses questions to others through the Chair Member answers questions through the Chair 11 Committee Chair Actions: States the Motion Calls for discussion Ensures all issues have been heard Takes the Vote Announces the result of the Vote 12 Page 2 Page 10 of 71

11 BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Committee Actions on Comments: Accept Accept In Principle Accept In Part Accept In Principle In Part Reject Hold Accept: The Comment is accepted by the Committee without change No Committee Statement is required for an Accept, but one is permitted to be provided for clarification BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Accept in Principle: The Committee agrees with the change in principle, and accepts the Comment but with change in wording Committee must indicate change in Committee Action and rationale in Committee Statement Accept in Part: Only part of the Comment is accepted Committee must indicate accepted part in Committee Action and address rejected part and rationale for rejection in Committee Statement BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Accept in Principle in Part: A combination of Accept in Principle and Accept in Part Committee must indicate accepted and changed parts in Committee Action Committee must indicate rejected parts and rationale for changed/rejected parts in Committee Statement BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Reject: The Committee rejects the Comment in entirety Committee must indicate reasons for rejection in Committee Statement Page 3 Page 11 of 71

12 BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Hold: The Committee holds for processing as a proposal for next cycle, a Comment that: introduces concept that has not had public review changes text to point TC would have to restudy ROP or other affected parts of document proposes something that can t be handled within time frame for processing the ROC BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Committee Statements (Explaining the Committee Action): Action of Accept requires no Committee Statement All other actions require a Committee Statement to explain the action of the Committee BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Committee Statement must include a valid reason for the action The reason should be technical where applicable Must explain why the Comment was not accepted Acceptance of another Comment is not an adequate reason to reject a Comment BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Committee Statements (continued) Should not reference a Comment with opposing action unless the referenced Comment satisfactorily t il explains the rejection Should not make a vague reference to intent Should explain how submitter s substantiation is inadequate BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Letter ballots are on the Committee Action The Ballot form allows you to vote Affirmative on all actions Affirmative on all actions except those specifically noted The Ballot form provides a column for affirmative with comment Note: This box only needs to be checked if there is an accompanying comment Your ballot form is electronically submitable You can save a copy for yourself You can also print and fax/mail it to NFPA All you need is (free) Adobe Reader Page 4 Page 12 of 71

13 BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings BLD/SAF Committees Report on Comments (ROC) Meetings Alternates are encouraged to return ballots (insurance if Principal s ballot not received) Balloting Process: Initial letter ballot Circulation of Negatives, if any received Circulation serves as second ballot to allow change of vote Final vote reported Questions? Page 5 Page 13 of 71

14 ANNUAL 2011 REVISION CYCLE NFPA 101 AND NFPA 5000 PROCESS STAGE PROCESS STEP 1 PRELIMINARY 1.0 Notification of intent to enter cycle DATES FOR TC DATES FOR TCC REPORT ON PROPOSALS (ROP) REPORT ON COMMENTS (ROC) TECH SESSION PREPARATION ON & ISSUANCE OF CONSENT DOCUMENTS 2.1 Proposal closing date 7/31/09 7/31/ Final date for ROP meeting 12/11/ Final date for mailing TC ballots 12/18/ Receipt of (TC) ballots by staff liaison 1/8/ Receipt of TC recirculation ballots 1/22/ Final date for TCC meeting 3/31/ Final date for mailing TCC ballots 4/6/ Receipt of TCC ballots 4/27/ Receipt of TCC recirculation ballots 5/14/ Final copy (w/ ballot statements) to Secretary, Standards Council 5/18/ Completion of Reports 6/4/ ROP Published and Posted 6/25/ Comment closing date 9/3/10 9/3/ Final date for ROC meeting 10/22/ Final date for mailing TC ballots 10/29/ Receipt of (TC) ballots by staff liaison 11/12/ Receipt of TC recirculation ballots 11/26/ Final date for TCC meeting 1/6/ Final date for mailing TCC ballots 1/11/ Receipt of TCC ballots 1/21/ Receipt of TCC recirculation ballots 2/1/ Final copy (w/ ballot statements) to Secretary, Standards Council 2/10/ Completion of Reports 2/17/ ROC Published and Posted 2/25/ Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) Closing Date 4/8/11 4/8/ Posting of Filed NITMAM 5/6/11 5/6/ Council Issuance Date for Consent Documents 5/31/11 5/31/ Appeal Closing Date for Consent Documents 6/15/11 6/15/11 5 TECHNICAL SESSION 5.0 Association Meeting for Documents with Certified Amending Motions 6/12-16/11 6/12-16/11 6 APPEALS & ISSUANCE OF DOCUMENTS W/CAMS 6.1 Appeal closing date for Documents with Certified Amending Motions 7/6/11 7/6/ Council issuance for Documents with Certified Amending Motions 8/11/11 8/11/11 Schedules for Revision Cycles may change. Please check the NFPA website ( for the most up-todate information on schedules. March 2009 REVISED: September, 2010 Page 14 of 71

15 Report on Comments June 2011 NFPA Log #12 Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life, Make any needed editorial changes to assure that the moved and renumbered text is correlated with the remainder of the chapter. The action taken at the ROP stage by SAF-HEA will provide correlation among occupancy chapters, but may need to be correlated within each occupancy chapter Log #28 Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life, c Review the TC s occupancy chapter provisions applicable to smoke barriers and, if it is the TC s desire, revise text so as to specifically exempt latching in the appropriate locations. The occupancy chapters might need to be correlated with the change made to Log #267 Ignatius Kapalczynski, CT Office of State Fire Marshal Revise text as follows: Reconsider to Accept as revised by SAF-END. Emergency forces notification shall be accomplished in accordance with when the existing fire alarm system is replaced. The revised text addresses Committee s concerns. It requires emergency forces notification in existing occupancy just as in a new occupancy. The basis of necessity is the same. It allows the occupancy to be improved to requirements of new but not until the system is replaced so as not to be retroactive. The emergency forces notification requirement of replacement systems needs to be explicitly stated Log #38 Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life, Reconsider the proposal in light of member Klein s Comment on Affirmative so as to correct the annex text to reflect the maximum closet area specified by NFPA 13R and NFPA 13D. Member Klein has noted a discrepancy between what NFPA 13R and NFPA 13D state and what the proposed annex text reports that those documents state. Printed on 9/16/ Page 15 of 71

16 Report on Comments June 2011 NFPA Log #208 Ted Weidner, University of Nebraska - Lincoln New text to read as follows: Accept the original proposal for a new Chapter 34 dedicated to student residence facilities with the changes shown on Attachments #1 and #2. The existing chapter devoted to the hotel and dormitory occupancy class is too generic for the $100 billion education facilities industry. A significant number of our campuses with student enrollments of ,000 students, may have 50 percent living in housing facilities with characteristics not contemplated in the existing Hotel and Dormitory chapter. In response to the committee statement in the proposal stage, a new Chapter 35 to cover existing student residential facilities is part of this comment. ***Insert Include 1 here*** ***Insert Include 2 here*** Dedicated chapters 34 and 35 for residential occupancies in education facilities will summarize leading practice in one ANSI-developed document that is in widespread use by life safety professionals in most jurisdictions. It will provide a platform for the consistent application of life safety principles for student residence facilities where agency coverage does not exist or where safety criteria vary widely among these agencies. It will establish the contours for future development of fire safety methods of a coherent and complex occupancy class. It will have the practical effect of meeting our fire safety objectives by providing criteria for risk and budget rationalization across a broad array of student residence facilities that use a variety of fire protection technologies, where the hazards of contents are far less controllable and predictable than in hotels and dormitories, where the character of the occupants and the nature of programs and living arrangements vary widely. In response to the committee statement that no technical substation has been provided in Proposal the relevant section from the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects will be copied here verbatim for the convenience of the technical committee: Each Proposal shall be submitted to the Council Secretary and shall include the following: (a) Identification of the submitter and his or her affiliation (i.e., TC, organization, company), where appropriate (b) Identification of the Document, edition of the Document, and paragraph of the Document to which the Proposal is directed (c) Proposed text of the Proposal, including the wording to be added, revised (and how revised), or deleted (e) The signature of the submitter or other means of authentication approved by the Council Secretary (f) Two copies of any document(s) (other than an NFPA document) being proposed as a reference standard or publication (see 3.3.7) Nothing in d actually defines or asserts criteria for technical substantiation. The lack of specifics about technical substantiation may be the desired intent of the NFPA Standards Council in order to preserve broad discretion for technical committees to make their own determination. Assuming that loss history would be a component of technical substantiation, Attachment #3 (of 3) contains a sample list of incidents over the past 10 years that, in our judgment, can be directly linked to the character of student residence halls (vis-à-vis, hotels and dormitories). Among them: - The likelihood and frequency of false alarms - The hazard of contents (such as space heaters and high-wattage halogen lamps) - Unpredictable presence and ad hoc use of high wattage portable cooking appliances - Unpredictable numbers of occupants in a student residence room - Occupants susceptibility to arson and suicide attempt - Student residence facilities with historical significance that present special problems for life safety infrastructure design and construction. - Existence of open flames I have personal knowledge of an incident in which students put an old couch in an elevator, set it on fire, and ran it up and down a 28-story residence hall at each floor. This kind of prank and criminal activity is not characteristic of the occupants of a hotel. Printed on 9/16/ Page 16 of 71

17 Chapter 34 New Student Residence Facilities 34.1 General Requirements Application The requirements of this chapter shall apply to new buildings or portions thereof used as student residence facility occupancies. (See ) Multiple Occupancies Multiple occupancies shall be in accordance with No student residence facility shall have its sole means of egress pass through any nonresidential occupancy in the same building, unless otherwise permitted by or In buildings that are protected by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7, student residence facilities shall be permitted to have their sole means of egress pass through a nonresidential occupancy in the same building, provided that the following criteria are met: (1) The student residence facility shall comply with Chapter 34. (2) The sole means of egress from the student residence facility shall not pass through a high hazard contents area, as defined in In buildings that are not protected by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 9.7, student residence facilities shall be permitted to have their sole means of egress pass through a nonresidential occupancy in the same building, provided that the following criteria are met: (1) The sole means of egress from the student residence facility to the exterior shall be separated from the remainder of the building by fire barriers having a minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating. (2) The student residence facility shall comply with Chapter 28. (3) The sole means of egress from the student residence facility shall not pass through a high hazard contents area, as defined in Special Definitions. A list of special terms used in this chapter follows: (1) Student Residence Facility(Hall). A building or a space in a building intended with combined living and sleeping accommodations are provided for more than 16 persons who are not members of the same family in one room, or a series of closely associated rooms, with or without independent bathroom and cooking facilities, that are managed by a private or college or university student residence facility administration. (2) Student Room. An accommodation within in a student residence facility that combines living, sleeping, and optional sanitary, and storage facilities within a compartment. (3) Student Suite. An accommodation within a student residence facility that with two or more contiguous rooms comprising a compartment, with or 1 101_L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 17 of 71

18 without doors between such rooms, that provides living, sleeping, and optional sanitary, and storage facilities. (4) On-campus Housing. (Reserved) (5) Off-campus Housing. (Reserved) Classification of Occupancy. See and Classification of Hazard of Contents The contents of residential occupancies shall be classified as ordinary hazard in accordance with For the design of automatic sprinkler systems, the classification of contents in NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, shall apply Minimum Construction Requirements. (No special requirements.) Occupant Load. The occupant load, in number of persons for whom means of egress and other provisions are required, shall be determined on the basis of the occupant load factors of Table that are characteristic of the use of the space or shall be determined as the maximum probable population of the space under consideration, whichever is greater Means of Egress Requirements General Means of egress from student rooms or student suites to the outside of the building shall be in accordance with Chapter 7 and this chapter Means of escape within the student room or student suite shall comply with the provisions of Section 24.2 for one- and two- family multi-family dwellings Means of Egress Components General Components of means of egress shall be limited to the types described in through In buildings, other than high-rise buildings, that are protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , exit enclosures shall have a minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating, and doors shall have a minimum 1-hour fire protection rating Doors Doors complying with shall be permitted Door-locking arrangements shall comply with , , , or No door in any means of egress shall be locked against egress when the building is occupied Delayed-egress locks complying with shall be permitted, provided that not more than one such device is located in any one egress path Access-controlled egress doors complying with shall be permitted _L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 18 of 71

19 Elevator lobby exit access door locking in accordance with shall be permitted Revolving doors complying with shall be permitted Horizontal-sliding doors, as permitted by , shall not be used across corridors Stairs. Stairs complying with shall be permitted Smokeproof Enclosures. Smokeproof enclosures complying with shall be permitted Horizontal Exits. Horizontal exits complying with shall be permitted Ramps. Ramps complying with shall be permitted Exit Passageways. Exit passageways complying with shall be permitted Reserved Reserved Fire Escape Ladders. Fire escape ladders complying with shall be permitted Alternating Tread Devices. Alternating tread devices complying with shall be permitted Areas of Refuge Areas of refuge complying with shall be permitted, as modified by * In buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , the two accessible rooms or spaces separated from each other by smoke-resistive partitions in accordance with the definition of area of refuge in shall not be required Capacity of Means of Egress The capacity of means of egress shall be in accordance with Section Street floor exits shall be sufficient for the occupant load of the street floor plus the required capacity of stairs and ramps discharging onto the street floor * Corridors, other than those within individual student rooms or individual student suites, shall be of sufficient width to accommodate the required occupant load and shall be not less than 44 in. (1120 mm). 60 in. (1527 mm) Number of Exits In buildings other than those complying with , not less than two separate exits shall be provided on each story. (See also Section 7.4.) A single exit shall be permitted in buildings where the total number of stories does not exceed four, provided that all of the following conditions are met: (1) There are four or fewer student rooms or student suites per story. (2) The building is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with _L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 19 of 71

20 (3) The exit stairway does not serve more than one-half of a story below the level of exit discharge. (4) The travel distance from the entrance door of any student room or student suite to an exit does not exceed 35 ft (10.7 m). (5) The exit stairway is completely enclosed or separated from the rest of the building by barriers having a minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating. (6) All openings between the exit stairway enclosure and the building are protected with self-closing door assemblies having a minimum 1-hour fire protection rating. (7) All corridors serving as access to exits have a minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating. (8) Horizontal and vertical separation having a minimum -hour fire resistance rating is provided between student rooms or student suites Arrangement of Means of Egress Access to all required exits shall be in accordance with Section 7.5, as modified by The distance between exits addressed by shall not apply to common nonlooped exit access corridors in buildings that have corridor doors from the student room or student suite that are arranged such that the exits are located in opposite directions from such doors In buildings not protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , common paths of travel shall not exceed 35 ft (10.7 m); travel within a student room or student suite shall not be included when calculating common path of travel In buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , common path of travel shall not exceed 50 ft (15 m); travel within a student room or student suite shall not be included when determining common path of travel In buildings not protected throughout by an approved, automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , dead-end corridors shall not exceed 35 ft (10.7 m) In buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , dead-end corridors shall not exceed 50 ft (15 m) Any student room or any student suite of rooms in excess of 2000 ft 2 (185 m 2 ) shall be provided with not less than two exit access doors remotely located from each other X Double-Loaded Corridor (Reserved) Travel Distance to Exits Travel distance within a student room or student suite to a corridor door shall not exceed 75 ft (23 m) in buildings not protected by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with _L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 20 of 71

21 Travel distance within a student room or student suite to a corridor door shall not exceed 125 ft (38 m) in buildings protected by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Travel distance from the corridor door of any student room or student suite to the nearest exit shall comply with , , or Travel distance from the corridor door of any student room or student suite to the nearest exit, measured in accordance with Section 7.6, shall not exceed 100 ft (30 m) Travel distance from the corridor door of any student room or student suite to the nearest exit, measured in accordance with Section 7.6, shall not exceed 200 ft (61 m) for exterior ways of exit access arranged in accordance with Travel distance from the corridor door of any student room or student suite to the nearest exit shall comply with and Travel distance from the corridor door of any student room or student suite to the nearest exit shall be measured in accordance with Section 7.6 and shall not exceed 200 ft (61 m) where the exit access and any portion of the building that is tributary to the exit access are protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Where the building is not protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system, the 200 ft (61 m) travel distance shall be permitted within any portion of the building that is protected by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system, provided that the sprinklered portion of the building is separated from any nonsprinklered portion by fire barriers having a fire resistance rating as follows: (1) Minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating for buildings three or fewer stories in height (2) Minimum 2-hour fire resistance rating for buildings four or more stories in height Discharge from Exits Exit discharge shall comply with Section * Any required exit stair that is located so that it is necessary to pass through the lobby or other open space to reach the outside of the building shall be continuously enclosed down to a level of exit discharge or to a mezzanine within a lobby at a level of exit discharge The distance of travel from the termination of the exit enclosure to an exterior door leading to a public way shall not exceed 100 ft (30 m) Illumination of Means of Egress. Means of egress shall be illuminated in accordance with Section Emergency Lighting Emergency lighting in accordance with Section 7.9 shall be provided The requirement of shall not apply where each student room or student suite has an exit direct to the outside of the building at street or the finished ground level Marking of Means of Egress. Means of egress shall have signs in accordance with Section _L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 21 of 71

22 Special Means of Egress Features Reserved Lockups. Lockups in student residence facilities occupancies shall comply with the requirements of Protection Protection of Vertical Openings Vertical openings shall comply with through Vertical openings shall be enclosed or protected in accordance with Section Vertical openings in accordance with shall be permitted In buildings, other than high-rise buildings, that are protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , the walls enclosing vertical openings shall have a minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating, and doors shall have a minimum 1-hour fire protection rating No floor below the level of exit discharge used only for storage, heating equipment, or purposes other than residential occupancy shall have unprotected openings to floors used for residential purposes Protection from Hazards General. All rooms containing high-pressure boilers, refrigerating machinery, transformers, or other service equipment subject to possible explosion shall not be located directly under or directly adjacent to exits and shall be effectively cut off from other parts of the building as specified in Section Hazardous Areas Any hazardous area shall be protected in accordance with Section The areas described in Table shall be protected as indicated. Table Hazardous Area Protection Hazardous Area Description Boiler and fuel-fired heater rooms serving more than a single student room or student suite Employee locker rooms Bulk laundries Student laundries 100 ft 2 ( 9.3 m 2 ) outside of student rooms or student suites Student laundries >100 ft 2 (>9.3 m 2 ) outside of student rooms or student suites Separation/Protection a 1 hour and sprinklers 1 hour or sprinklers 1 hour and sprinklers 1 hour or sprinklers b 1 hour and sprinklers 6 101_L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 22 of 71

23 Maintenance shops Storage rooms c Trash collection rooms Kitchens 1 hour and sprinklers 1 hour or sprinklers 1 hour and sprinklers Chemical suppression a Minimum fire resistance rating. b Where sprinklers are provided, the separation specified in and is not required. c Where storage areas not exceeding 24 ft 2 (2.2 m 2 ) are directly accessible from the student room or student suite, no separation or protection is required Where sprinkler protection without fire-rated separation is used, areas shall be separated from other spaces by smoke partitions complying with Section Interior Finish General. Interior finish shall be in accordance with Section Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish. Interior wall and ceiling finish materials complying with Section 10.2 shall be permitted as follows: (1) Exit enclosures Class A (2) Lobbies and corridors Class A or Class B (3) Other spaces Class A, Class B, or Class C Interior Floor Finish Interior floor finish shall comply with Section Interior floor finish in exit enclosures and exit access corridors and spaces not separated from them by walls complying with shall be not less than Class II Interior floor finish shall comply with or , as applicable Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems General. A fire alarm system in accordance with Section 9.6, except as modified by through , shall be provided Initiation. The required fire alarm system shall be initiated by each of the following: (1) Manual means in accordance with (2) Manual fire alarm box located at the student residence facility administrative reception desk or other convenient central control point under continuous supervision by responsible employees (3) Required automatic sprinkler system (4) Required automatic detection system other than sleeping room smoke detectors Notification * Occupant notification shall be provided automatically in accordance with _L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 23 of 71

24 Positive alarm sequence in accordance with shall be permitted * Student rooms and student suites specifically required and equipped to accommodate hearing-impaired individuals shall be provided with a visible notification appliance In occupiable areas, other than student rooms and student suites, visible notification appliances shall be provided Annunciation and annunciation zoning in accordance with shall be provided in buildings three or more stories in height or having more than 50 student rooms or student suites. Annunciation shall be provided at a location readily accessible from the primary point of entry for emergency response personnel Emergency forces notification shall be provided in accordance with Detection. A corridor smoke detection system in accordance with Section 9.6 shall be provided in buildings other than those protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with X Permanent Electronic Monitoring. (Reserved) X.X Mass Notification. (Reserved) X Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters. (Reserved) * Smoke Alarms. An approved single-station smoke alarm shall be installed in accordance with in every student room and every living area and sleeping room within a student suite * Protection of Fire Alarm System. The provision of shall not apply to the smoke detection required at each fire alarm control unit by (1) Extinguishment Requirements All buildings, other than those complying with , shall be protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Automatic sprinkler protection shall not be required in buildings where all student sleeping rooms or student suites have a door opening directly to either of the following: (1) Outside at the street or the finished ground level (2) Exterior exit access arranged in accordance with in buildings three or fewer stories in height Where an automatic sprinkler system is installed, either for total or partial building coverage, the system shall be in accordance with Section 9.7, as modified by In buildings four or fewer stories above grade plane, systems in accordance with NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories in Height, shall be permitted The provisions for draft stops and closely spaced sprinklers in NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, shall not be required for openings complying with where the opening is within the student room or student suite Reserved _L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 24 of 71

25 Listed quick-response or listed residential sprinklers shall be used throughout student rooms and student room suites Open parking structures that comply with NFPA 88A, Standard for Parking Structures, and are contiguous with student residence facilities shall be exempt from the sprinkler requirements of In buildings other than those protected throughout with an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , portable fire extinguishers shall be provided as specified in in hazardous areas addressed by Corridors Walls Exit access corridor walls shall comply with or In buildings not complying with , exit access corridor walls shall consist of fire barriers in accordance with Section 8.3 that have not less than a 1-hour fire resistance rating In buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with , corridor walls shall have a minimum -hour fire resistance rating Doors Doors that open onto exit access corridors shall have not less than a 20- minute fire protection rating in accordance with Section Reserved Doors that open onto exit access corridors shall be self-closing and selflatching Unprotected Openings Unprotected openings, other than those from spaces complying with , shall be prohibited in exit access corridor walls and doors Spaces shall be permitted to be unlimited in area and open to the corridor, provided that the following criteria are met: (1) The space is not used for student rooms or student suites or hazardous areas. (2) The building is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with (3) The space does not obstruct access to required exits Transoms, Louvers, or Transfer Grilles. Transoms, louvers, or transfer grilles shall be prohibited in walls or doors of exit access corridors Subdivision of Building Spaces. Buildings shall be subdivided in accordance with or In buildings not protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system, each student room, including student suites, shall be separated from other student rooms by walls and floors constructed as fire barriers having a minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating _L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 25 of 71

26 In buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system, each student room, including student suites, shall be separated from other student rooms by walls and floors constructed as fire barriers having a minimum -hour fire resistance rating Doors in the barriers required by and shall have a fire protection rating of not less than 20 minutes and shall not be required to be selfclosing Special Protection Features. (Reserved) 34.4 Special Provisions High-Rise Buildings High-rise buildings shall comply with Section * Emergency plans in accordance with Section 4.8 shall be provided and shall include the following: (1) Egress procedures (2) Methods (3) Preferred evacuation routes for each event, including appropriate use of elevators 34.5 Building Services Utilities. Utilities shall comply with the provisions of Section Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment shall comply with the provisions of Section 9.2, except as otherwise required in this chapter Unvented fuel-fired heaters, other than gas space heaters in compliance with NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, shall not be used Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors Elevators, escalators, and conveyors shall comply with the provisions of Section * In high-rise buildings, one elevator shall be provided with a protected power supply and shall be available for use by the fire department in case of emergency Rubbish Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes. Rubbish chutes, incinerators, and laundry chutes shall comply with the provisions of Section Reserved Windows. Egress windows shall be specified where the use of operable windows are prohibited for interior environmental and energy cost savings Operating Features Student Residence Facility Organization * Employees of student residence facilities shall be instructed and drilled in the duties they are to perform in the event of fire, panic, or other emergency * Drills of the emergency organization shall be held at quarterly intervals and shall cover such points as the operation and maintenance of the available first aid fire _L208_Include 1_A2011ROC_R Page 26 of 71