Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 20 - FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES › Section 219-20-1

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This rule incorporates by reference National Fire Protection
				  Association Standard #101,
Life Safety Code
, 2018 edition. All
				  rights reserved by the National Fire Protection Association. Copies of this
				  standard are available through the National Fire Protection Association, 1
				  Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
A.
Unvented fuel-fired
				heaters
.Unvented fuel-fired heaters shall not be used in a bedroom or
				bathroom or in a manufactured home.
B.
Extinguishment Requirements in One-
				and Two- Family Dwellings
. Section 24.3.5.1 of NFPA #101, the
Life Safety Code
, 2018 edition, is not incorporated by
				reference.
C.
Stair risers,
				guards, treads, and tread nosing
. The following provisions of NFPA #101,
Life Safety Code
, 2018 edition, are modified as indicated: The
				maximum height of risers as prescribed in Chapter 24, Section 24.2.5 is
				modified to permit a maximum 7 ¾" riser for newly constructed stairs in
				one- and two family dwellings only. The minimum height of guards as prescribed
				in Chapter 24, Section 24.2.5 is modified to permit a minimum guard height of
				36" for newly constructed stairs in one- and two family dwellings only. The
				minimum tread depth as prescribed in Chapter 24, Section 24.2.5 shall be
				amended to permit a 10" tread depth for newly constructed stairs in one-and two
				family dwellings only. Tread nosing as prescribed in Chapter 7, Section
				7.2.2.3.3.2 is modified to permit a nosing at least ¾" but not more than
				1 ¼" in depth for newly constructed one-and two family
				dwellings.
Nosings are not required where tread depth is not less than
				11 inches.
D.
Separated Occupancies
. Tables 6.1.14.4.1 Part 1 &2,
				"
Required Separation of Occupancies (hours.)"
shall be crossed
				referenced with Table 508.4
Required Separation of Occupancies
of the
2015 International Building Code (IBC).
Where
				separation requirements in the two tables conflict, separation requirements set
				forth in the IBC table control.
E.
Accessory Occupancies
.Chapter 6, Section 6.1.14.1.3 of NFPA #101,
Life Safety Code
, 2018 edition, is not incorporated. Section
				508.2
Accessory Occupancies,
of the
2015 International
				Building Code
governs.
F.
Dead End Corridors
.The following provisions of NFPA #101,
Life Safety Code
, 2018 edition, are modified as indicated:
				Chapter 18, Section 18.2.5.2 is modified to require dead end corridors not to
				exceed 20 feet. Chapter 32, Section 32.3.2.5.4 is modified to require dead end
				corridors not to exceed 50 feet. Chapter 42, Table 42.2.5 is modified to
				require that a dead end corridor in an ordinary hazard storage occupancy
				protected by a sprinkler system not exceed 50 feet. A dead end corridor in an
				ordinary hazard storage occupancy not protected by a sprinkler shall not exceed
				20 ft.
G. Chapter 33.7.3.6 Add.
				Section 19.7 shall apply in such instances.
H. Until the end of the State of Emergency
				declared by Governor Janet T. Mills on March 15, 2020 (due to COVID-19) and
				amended and extended by subsequent executive orders issued on or before January
				1, 2022, whichever occurs first, NFPA #101, Section 3.3.282.9, is partially
				amended with the words "180 days" replaced with the words "364 days". During
				any other time period, NFPA #101, Section 3.3.282.9 is fully adopted without
				amendment.