Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 140 - Outdoor Amusements under Tents and Portable Shelters › Connecticut Tent and Portable Shelter Code › Section 29-140-8b - Connecticut amendments

Current through July 10, 2024
NFPA 102-1995 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, NFPA 102-1995, Grandstands, Folding and Telescopic
				  Seating, Tents, and Membrane Structures.
A section or subsection in the Connecticut Amendments
				  preceded by "DEL" indicates the deletion of this provision in the
				  aforementioned 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.
A section or subsection in the Connecticut Amendments
				  followed by an asterisk "*" indicates that explanatory material on the section
				  or subsection can be found in Appendix A of the adopted referenced
				  standard.
Chapter 1
General
(AMD)
1-5.2.
The specific requirements of this
							 standard shall be permitted to be modified by the Commissioner of Public Safety
							 to allow alternative arrangements that will secure as nearly equivalent safety
							 to life from fire as practicable, but in no case shall the modification afford
							 less safety to life than, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Public Safety,
							 that which would be provided by compliance with the corresponding provisions
							 contained in this standard.
Chapter 3
Means of Egress
(AMD)
3-1.1.
Means of egress from facilities
							 included within the scope of this standard shall comply with the provisions of
							 the State Fire Safety Code for the appropriate occupancy
							 classification.
Chapter 6
Permanent Membrane Structures
(DEL)
6-1.8.2.
Chapter 8
Tents
(DEL)
8-4.3.
Chapter 9
Protection
(AMD)
9-2.4
Smoking shall not be allowed in
							 any tent or portable structure.
(AMD)
9-3.2.
In other than enclosed stadia,
							 arenas, and similar structures, enclosed areas shall be protected by an
							 approved sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13-1996, Standard for the
							 Installation of Sprinkler Systems.
Exception No. 1: Press boxes less than 1,000 sq ft
							 (93 sq m) in area.
Exception No. 2: Storage facilities less than 1,000
							 sq ft (93 sq m) in area if enclosed with minimum 1-hour fire resistance-rated
							 construction.
Exception No. 3: Enclosed areas underneath
							 grandstands or bleachers that comply with the exceptions to Section
							 4-8.
Exception No. 4: Temporary membrane structures and
							 tents.
(DEL)
9-5.* Fire Detail
.
Chapter 11
Referenced Publications
(AMD)
11-1.1. NFPA Publications.
NFPA 10-1998, Standard for Portable Fire
							 Extinguishers;
NFPA 13-1996, Standard for the Installation of
							 Sprinkler Systems;
NFPA 30. See Connecticut Flammable and Combustible
							 Liquids Code, Sections
							 29-320-1a to
							 29-320-4a,
							 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
NFPA 31. See Connecticut Oil Burning Equipment Code,
							 Sections
							 29-317-1a to
							 29-317-3a,
							 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
NFPA 54. See Connecticut Gas Equipment and Piping
							 Code, Sections
							 29-329-1 to
							 29-329-4,
							 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
NFPA 58. See Connecticut Liquefied Petroleum Gas and
							 Liquefied Natural Gas Code, Sections
							 29-331-1 to
							 29-331-5,
							 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
NFPA 70-1999, National Electrical Code;
NFPA 90A-1996, Standard for the Installation of Air
							 Conditioning and Ventilating Systems;
NFPA 101. See State Fire Safety Code, Sections
							 29-292-1d to 29-292-9d, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
							 Agencies;
NFPA 211-1996, Standard for Chimneys, Fire Places,
							 Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances;
NFPA 220-1995, Standard on Types of Building
							 Construction;
NFPA 251-1995, Standard Methods of Fire Tests of
							 Building Construction and Materials;
NFPA 256-1998, Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Roof
							 Coverings;
NFPA 259-1998, Standard Test Method for Potential
							 Heat of Building Materials; and
NFPA 701-1996, Standard Methods of Fire Tests for
							 Flame-Resistant Textiles and Films.
(ADD)
11-1.5. Other Publications.
CONNECTICUT FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
							 CODE,
State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety, Office of State
							 Fire Marshal, P.O. Box 2794, Middletown, CT 06457-9294.
CONNECTICUT GAS EQUIPMENT AND PIPING
							 CODE,
State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety, Office of State
							 Fire Marshal, P.O. Box 2794, Middletown, CT 06457-9294.
CONNECTICUT LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS AND
							 LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CODE,
State of Connecticut Department of Public
							 Safety, Office of State Fire Marshal, P.O. Box 2794, Middletown, CT
							 06457-9294.
CONNECTICUT OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT CODE,
State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety, Office of State Fire
							 Marshal, P.O. Box 2794, Middletown, CT 06457-9294.
STATE FIRE SAFETY CODE,
State of
							 Connecticut, Commission on Official Legal Publications, 111 Phoenix Avenue,
							 Enfield, CT 06082-4440.