Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 292 - Connecticut State Fire Safety Code › Part III - New Construction, Renovations, or Change of Use › Section 29-292-17e - Connecticut amendments

Current through July 10, 2024
The adopted International Fire Code® is amended to meet
				  the needs of the State of Connecticut as follows:
Note:
A section or subsection in the Connecticut Amendments
				  preceded by "Amd" indicates the substitution of this provision in the adopted
				  referenced standard, the International Fire Code®, 2003
				  edition.
A section or subsection in the Connecticut Amendments
				  preceded by "Del" indicates the deletion of this provision in the adopted
				  referenced standard.
A section or subsection in the Connecticut Amendments
				  preceded by "Add" indicates the addition of this provision in the adopted
				  referenced standard.
CHAPTER 1
ADMINISTRATION
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101.1 Title.
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101.2 Scope.
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101.2.1 Appendices.
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101.3 Intent.
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101.4 Severability.
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101.5 Validity.
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102.1 Construction and design provisions.
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102.2 Administrative, operational and maintenance
				  provisions.
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102.3 Change of use or occupancy.
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102.4 Application of building code.
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102.5 Historical buildings.
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102.6 Referenced codes and standards.
The
				  codes and standards referenced in this code shall be those that are listed in
				  Chapter 45 and Part II of this code, and such codes and standards shall be
				  considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of
				  each such reference. Where differences occur between the provisions of this
				  code and the referenced standards, the provisions of this code shall
				  apply.
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102.7 Subjects not regulated by this code.
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102.8 Matters not provided for.
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SECTION 103 DEPARTMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION.
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104.1 General.
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104.2 Applications and permits.
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104.3 Right of entry.
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104.4 Identification.
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104.5 Notices and orders.
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104.6 Official records.
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104.7.2 Technical assistance.
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104.8 Modifications.
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104.10 Fire investigations.
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104.11 Authority at fires and other
				  emergencies.
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SECTION 105 PERMITS.
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Section 106 inspections.
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SECTION 107 MAINTENANCE.
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SECTION 108 BOARD OF APPEALS.
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SECTION 109 VIOLATIONS.
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SECTION 110 UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
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SECTION 111 STOP WORK ORDERS.
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CHAPTER 2
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 202
GENERAL DEFINITIONS
See the 2009 Amendment to the 2005 CT State Fire Safety
				  Code.
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PERSONAL CARE SERVICE.
The care of
				  residents who do not require chronic or convalescent medical or nursing care.
				  Personal care involves responsibility for the safety of the resident while
				  inside the building.
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RESIDENTIAL CARE/ASSISTED LIVING
				  FACILITIES.
A building or part thereof housing persons, on a 24-hour
				  basis, who because of age, mental disability or other reasons, live in a
				  supervised residential environment which provides personal care services. The
				  occupants are capable of responding to an emergency situation without physical
				  assistance from staff. This classification shall include, but not be limited
				  to, the following: residential board and care facilities, assisted living
				  facilities, halfway houses, group homes, congregate care facilities, social
				  rehabilitation facilities, alcohol and drug abuse centers and convalescent
				  facilities.
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Self-Preservation.
The occupants are
				  capable of responding to an emergency situation without physical assistance
				  from staff.
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SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING
. A special
				  amusement building is any temporary or permanent building, structure or portion
				  thereof that is occupied for amusement, entertainment or educational purposes
				  and that contains a device or system that conveys passengers or provides a path
				  of travel along, around or over a course in any direction so arranged that the
				  means of egress path is not readily apparent due to visual or audio
				  distractions or is intentionally confounded or is not readily available because
				  of the nature of the attraction or mode of conveyance throughout the building
				  or portion thereof.
Exception:
Multi-level play structures that do
				  not exceed 10 feet in height and do not have an aggregate horizontal projection
				  in excess of 160 square feet.
CHAPTER 3
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE
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CHAPTER 4 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
				  PREPAREDNESS.
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				  following:
CHAPTER 4
SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED UPON USE AND
				  OCCUPANCY
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SECTION 401 GENERAL
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401.1 Detailed use and occupancy
				  requirements.
In addition to the occupancy and construction requirements
				  in this code, the provisions of this chapter apply to the special uses and
				  occupancies described within.
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401.2 Covered mall buildings.
Covered mall
				  buildings not exceeding three floor levels at any point nor more than three
				  stories above grade shall comply with the provisions of Section 402 of the
				  State Building Code.
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401.3 High-rise buildings.
Buildings
				  having occupied floors located more than 75 feet (22,860 mm) above the lowest
				  level of fire department access shall comply with Section 403 of the State
				  Building Code.
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401.4 Atriums.
Atriums shall comply with
				  Section 404 of the State Building Code.
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401.5 Underground buildings.
Building
				  spaces having a floor level used for human occupancy more than 30 feet (9144
				  mm) below the lowest level of exit discharge shall comply with Section 405 of
				  the State Building Code.
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401.6 Motor-vehicle-related occupancies.
Motor-vehicle-related occupancies, including, but not limited to, parking and
				  repair garages, shall comply with Section 406 of the State Building
				  Code.
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401.7 Group I-2 occupancies.
Occupancies
				  in Group I-2 shall comply with the provisions of Section 407 of the State
				  Building Code and other applicable provisions of this code.
See the 2009 Amendment to the 2005 CT State Fire Safety
				  Code.
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401.8 Group I-3 occupancies.
Occupancies
				  in Group I-2 shall comply with the provisions of Section 408 of the State
				  Building Code and other applicable provisions of this code.
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401.9 Motion picture projection rooms.
Occupancies containing rooms in which ribbon-type cellulose acetate or other
				  films are utilized in conjunction with electric arc, xenon or other
				  light-source projection equipment that develops hazardous gases, dust or
				  radiation shall comply with the provisions of Section 409 of the State Building
				  Code.
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401.10 Stages and platforms.
Occupancies
				  containing stages or platforms and similar appurtenances shall comply with the
				  provisions of Section 410 of the State Building Code.
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401.11 Special amusement buildings.
Occupancies containing special amusement buildings shall comply with the
				  provisions of Section 411 of the State Building Code.
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401.12 Aircraft-related occupancies.
Aircraft-related occupancies, including, but not limited to, airport traffic
				  control towers, hangars and heliports and helistops, shall comply with Section
				  412 of the State Building Code.
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401.13 Combustible storage.
High-piled
				  stock or rack storage in any occupancy shall also comply with Section 413 of
				  the State Building Code.
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401.14 Hazardous materials & Groups H-1, H-2,
				  H-3, H-4 and H-5.
Buildings or structures occupied for the processing,
				  dispensing, use or storage of hazardous materials and Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4
				  and H-5 shall also comply with Sections 414 and 415 of the State Building
				  Code.
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401.15 Drying rooms.
A drying room or dry
				  kiln installed within a building shall comply with Section 417 of the State
				  Building Code.
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401.16 Group E Educational occupancies.
Buildings containing Group E educational occupancies shall comply with Section
				  419 of the State Building Code.
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401.17 Group B Medical occupancies.
Buildings containing Group B medical occupancies shall comply with Section 420
				  of the State Building Code.
See the 2009 Amendment to the 2005 CT State Fire Safety
				  Code.
CHAPTER 5
FIRE SERVICE FEATURES
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CHAPTER 6
BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
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601.1.1 Fuel gas.
The 2003 International
				  Fuel Gas Code® is not adopted by the State of Connecticut. The installation
				  and operation of gas equipment and piping shall comply with sections
				  29-329,
				  29-330
				  and
				  29-331 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes, and the regulations known as the Connecticut
				  Gas Equipment and Piping Code adopted by the Commissioner of Public Safety
				  under authority of section
				  29-329 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes, and the regulations known as the Connecticut
				  Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas Code adopted by the
				  Commissioner of Public Safety under authority of section
				  29-331 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes. References to the International Fuel Gas
				  Code® within the body of the model document shall be considered to be
				  references to such statutes and regulations.
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601.1.2 Oil-burning equipment, piping and
				  storage.
In addition to the requirements of this code, the installation
				  of oil burners and equipment used in connection therewith, including tanks,
				  piping, pumps, control devices and accessories shall comply with sections
				  29-316 and
				  29-317 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes, and the regulations known as the Connecticut
				  Oil Burning Equipment Code adopted by the Commissioner of Public Safety under
				  authority of section
				  29-317 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes.
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601.2
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604.1 Installation.
Emergency and standby
				  power systems shall be installed in accordance with the National Electrical
				  Code®, NFPA 70, NFPA 110 and NFPA 111.
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607.4 Equipment regulated by statute.
All
				  elevators, dumbwaiters, material lifts, vertical and inclined chair lifts,
				  limited use, limited (application) access elevators and escalators, including
				  existing systems, shall comply with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of
				  Public Safety pursuant to chapter 538 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
				  Where the provisions of this chapter conflict with other statutory or
				  regulatory provisions, those requirements contained in such statutes or
				  regulations shall prevail.
CHAPTER 7
FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION
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701.1 Scope.
The requirements for and the
				  maintenance of fire-resistance-rated construction and the requirements for
				  enclosing floor openings and shafts in new buildings and structures shall
				  comply with the appropriate provisions of the State Building Code.
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SECTION 704 FLOOR OPENINGS AND SHAFTS.
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SECTION 704 INCIDENTAL USE AREAS.
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704.1 Incidental use areas.
See the 2009 Amendment to the 2005 CT State Fire Safety
				  Code.
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704.1.1
Where Table 704.1 requires a
				  fire-resistance-rated separation, the remainder of the building shall be
				  separated from the incidental use area with a fire barrier. Where Table 704.1
				  permits an automatic fire-extinguishing system without a fire barrier, the
				  incidental use area shall be separated by construction capable of resisting the
				  passage of smoke. The partitions shall extend from the floor to the underside
				  of the fire-resistance-rated floor/ceiling assembly or fire-resistance-rated
				  roof/ceiling assembly or to the underside of the floor or roof deck above.
				  Doors shall be self-closing or automatic-closing upon detection of smoke. Doors
				  shall not have air transfer openings and shall not be undercut in excess of the
				  clearance permitted in accordance with NFPA 80.
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Table 704.1 Incidental Use Areas
ROOM OR AREA
SEPARATION
a
Furnace room where any piece of equipment is over
							 400,000 Btu per hour input
1 hour or provide automatic fire-extinguishing
							 system
Rooms with any boiler over 15 psi and 10
							 horsepower
1 hour or provide automatic fire-extinguishing
							 system
Refrigerant machinery room
1 hour or provide automatic sprinkler
							 system
Parking garage (See Section 406.2 of State Building
							 Code)
2 hours; or 1 hour and provide automatic
							 fire-extinguishing system
Hydrogen cut-off room
1-hour fire barriers and floor/ceiling assemblies in
							 Group B, F, H, M, S and U occupancies; 2-hour fire barriers and floor/ceiling
							 assemblies in Group A, E, I and R occupancies
Incinerator rooms
2 hours and automatic sprinkler system
Paint shops, not classified as Group H, located in
							 occupancies other than Group F
2 hours; or 1 hour and provide automatic
							 fire-extinguishing system
Laboratories and vocational shops, not classified as
							 Group H, located in Group E or I-2 occupancies
1 hour or provide automatic fire-extinguishing
							 system
Laundry rooms over 100 square feet
1 hour or provide automatic fire-extinguishing
							 system
Storage rooms over 100 square feet
1 hour or provide automatic fire-extinguishing
							 system
Group I-3 cells equipped with padded
							 surfaces
1 hour
Group I-2 waste and linen collection
							 rooms
1 hour
Waste and linen collection rooms over 100 square
							 feet
1 hour or provide automatic fire-extinguishing
							 system
Stationary lead-acid battery systems having a liquid
							 capacity of more than 100 gallons used for facility standby power, emergency
							 power or uninterrupted power supplies
1-hour barriers and floor/ceiling assemblies in Group
							 B, F, H, M, S and U occupancies; 2-hour fire barriers and floor/ceiling
							 assemblies in Group A, E, I and R occupancies
For SI: 1 square foot =
							 0.0929m2, 1 pound per square inch = 6.9 kPa, 1
							 British thermal unit = 0.293 watts, 1 horsepower = 746 watts, 1 gallon = 3.785
							 L.
a Where an automatic
							 fire-extinguishing system is provided, it need only be provided in the
							 incidental use room or area.
CHAPTER 8
INTERIOR FINISH, DECORATIVE MATERIALS AND
				  FURNISHINGS
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801.1 Scope.
The provisions of this
				  chapter and Chapter 8 of the International Building Code shall govern furniture
				  and furnishings, interior finishes, interior trim, decorative materials and
				  decorative vegetation in buildings.
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804 Decorative Vegetation.
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805.1.2 Flame-resistant materials.
The
				  permissible amount of flame-resistant materials shall not exceed 10 per cent of
				  the aggregate area of walls and ceilings.
Exception:
In auditoriums of Group A, the
				  permissible amount of flame-resistant decorative material shall not exceed 50
				  per cent of the aggregate area of walls and ceiling where the building is
				  equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with
				  Section 903.3.1.1, and where the material is installed in accordance with
				  Section 803.4 of the International Building Code.
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805.2 Acceptance criteria and reports.
Where required to be flame resistant, decorative materials shall be tested by
				  an approved agency and pass Test 1 or 2, as described in NFPA 701, or such
				  materials shall be noncombustible. Reports of test results shall be prepared in
				  accordance with NFPA 701 and furnished to the fire code official upon
				  request.
See the 2009 Amendment to the 2005 CT State Fire Safety
				  Code.
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806.2 Wall and ceiling finish.
Interior
				  wall and ceiling finishes shall be classified in accordance with Section 803 of
				  the International Building Code. Such interior finishes shall be grouped in the
				  following classes in accordance with their flame spread and smoke-developed
				  index.
Class A: Flame spread index 0-25
Smoke-developed index 0-450
Class B: Flame spread index 26-75
Smoke-developed index 0-450
Class C: Flame spread index 76-200
Smoke-developed index 0-450
See the 2009 Amendment to the 2005 CT State Fire Safety
				  Code.
CHAPTER 9
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
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901.3
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901.4.3
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901.6 Inspection, testing and maintenance.
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901.7 Systems out of service.
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				  section.
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901.8 Removal of or tampering with
				  equipment.
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903.1.1 Alternative protection.
In any
				  occupancy where the character of fuel for fire is such that extinguishment or
				  control of fire is accomplished by a type of alternative automatic
				  extinguishing system complying with Section 904 in lieu of an automatic
				  sprinkler system, such alternative system shall be installed in accordance with
				  the applicable standard and approved by the code official.
See the 2009 Amendment to the 2005 CT State Fire Safety
				  Code.
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903.2.6 Group M.
An automatic sprinkler
				  system shall be provided as required below in Group M occupancies where one of
				  the following conditions exists:
1.
				Throughout all buildings where a Group M fire area exceeds 12,000
				square feet.
2. Throughout all
				buildings where a Group M fire area is located more than three stories above
				grade.
3. Throughout all buildings
				where the combined area of all Group M fire areas on all floors, including any
				mezzanines, exceeds 24,000 square feet.
4. Throughout stories below the level of exit
				discharge where such stories have an area exceeding 2,500 square feet and are
				used for the sale, storage or handling of combustible goods or merchandise.
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903.2.7 Group R.
An automatic sprinkler
				  system installed in accordance with Section 903.3 shall be provided throughout
				  all buildings with a Group R fire area.
Exceptions:
1. Group R-1 bed and breakfast
				establishments.
2. Existing
				buildings four stories or less in height undergoing a change of occupancy from
				Group R-3 to Group R-2 where each dwelling unit has either:
2.1. An exit door directly to the exterior at
				a level of exit discharge,
2.2.
				Direct access to an exterior stair serving a maximum of two dwelling units on
				the same story, or
2.3. Direct
				access to an interior stair serving only that dwelling unit and separated from
				all other portions of the building with 1-hour fire-resistance-rated fire
				barriers.