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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 111 - CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY › Subsection 111.2 - Certificate issued

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After the
building official
inspects the
					 building or structure and finds no violations of the provisions of this code or
					 other laws that are enforced by the department of building safety, the
building official
shall issue a certificate of occupancy that
					 contains the following:
1. The
				  building
permit
number.
2. The address of the structure.
3. The name and address of the
				  owner.
4. A description of that
				  portion of the structure for which the certificate is issued.
5. A statement that the described portion of
				  the structure has been inspected for compliance with the requirements of this
				  code for the occupancy and division of occupancy and the use for which the
				  proposed occupancy is classified.
6. The name of the
building
				  official
.
7. The edition
				  of the code under which the
permit
was issued.
8. The use and occupancy, in accordance with
				  the provisions of Chapter 3.
9. The
				  type of construction as defined in Chapter 6.
10. The design
occupant
				  load
.
11. If an
automatic sprinkler system
is provided, whether the sprinkler
				  system is required.
12. Any special
				  stipulations and conditions of the building
permit
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 111 - CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY › Subsection 111.3 - Temporary occupancy

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The
building official
is authorized to
					 issue a temporary certificate of occupancy before the completion of the entire
					 work covered by the
permit
, provided that such portion or
					 portions shall be occupied safely. The
building official
shall
					 set a time period during which the temporary certificate of occupancy is
					 valid.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 111 - CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY › Subsection 111.4 - Revocation

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The
building official
is authorized to,
					 in writing, suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy or completion issued
					 under the provisions of this code wherever the certificate is issued in error,
					 or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or where it is determined
					 that the building or structure or portion thereof is in violation of any
					 ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this
					 code.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 111 - CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY › Subsection 111.5 - Posting

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Buildings and structures shall be posted for occupancy as
					 noted in this section.
111.5.1
Posting of Use and Occupancy
. A copy of the certificate of occupancy
				  shall be posted at the main entry or be made readily available for
				  inspection.
111.5.2
Required
				  Egress Posting
. A suitably designed placard,
approved
by the
building official
shall be posted by the
owner
on all floors of every building and structure, except
				  High Hazard, Factory, and 1-3 use occupancies, as defined in Chapter 3:
Use and Occupancy Classification
. In addition to the per floor
				  requirement, all rooms used as a place of assembly or as an R-l sleeping space
				  shall have the required egress posting. Said placard shall be securely fastened
				  to the building or structure in a readily visible place, showing exiting paths
				  per floor.
111.5.3
Place of
				  Assembly Posting
. A placard suitably designed in contrasting colors and
approved
by the
building official
, shall be
				  posted by the
owner
in every room where practicable of every
				  building and structure and part thereof designed for use as a place of public
				  assembly (use groups A). Said placard shall designate all of the occupant loads
approved
for each configuration within each room or
				  space.
111.5.4
Replacement of
				  Posted Signs
. All posting signs shall be furnished by the
owner
and shall be of permanent design; they shall not be removed or
				  defaced, and if lost, removed or defaced, shall be immediately
				  replaced.
111.5.5
Periodic
				  Posting Inspection
. The
building official
may
				  periodically inspect all existing buildings and structures except one and two
				  family dwellings for compliance with this code in respect to posting; or may
				  accept the report of such inspections from a
registered design
				  professional
or others certified by the BBRS; and such inspections and
				  reports shall specify any violation of the posting requirements of this
				  code.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 112 - SERVICE UTILITIES › Subsection 112.1 - Connection of service utilities

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No person shall make connections from a utility, source of
					 energy, fuel or power to any building or system that is regulated by this code
					 for which a
permit
is required, until released by the
building official
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 112 - SERVICE UTILITIES › Subsection 112.2 - Temporary connection

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The
building official
shall have the
					 authority to authorize the temporary connection of the building or system to
					 the utility source of energy, fuel or power.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 112 - SERVICE UTILITIES › Subsection 112.3 - Authority to disconnect service utilities

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The
building official
shall have the
					 authority to authorize disconnection of utility service to the building,
					 structure or system regulated by this code and the referenced codes and
					 standards set forth in Section 101.4 in case of emergency where necessary to
					 eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property or when such utility
					 connection has been made without the approval required by Section 112.1 or
					 112.2. The
building official
shall notify the serving utility,
					 and wherever possible the owner and occupant of the building, structure or
					 service system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action. If
					 not notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or occupant of the building,
					 structure or service system shall be notified in writing, as soon as practical
					 thereafter.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 113 - BOARD OF APPEALS › Subsection 113.1 - General

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In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions
					 or determinations made by the
building official
relative to
					 the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby
					 created a board of appeals. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the
					 applicable governing authority and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board
					 shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 113 - BOARD OF APPEALS › Subsection 113.2 - Limitations on authority

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An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that
					 the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been
					 incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an
					 equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The board shall have
					 no authority to waive requirements of this code.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 113 - BOARD OF APPEALS › Subsection 113.3 - Qualifications

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The board of appeals shall consist of members who are
					 qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to building
					 construction and are not employees of the jurisdiction.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 113 - BOARD OF APPEALS › Subsection 113.4 - Local and Regional Boards of Appeals

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If a city, region or town had not duly established by
					 ordinance or bylaw or otherwise a local or regional building code board of
					 appeals prior to January 1, 1975, said city, region or town may establish a
					 local or regional board of appeals in accordance with section 113.0, referred
					 to as the local board of appeals, consisting of not less than three nor more
					 than five members appointed by the chief administrative officer of the city,
					 region or town. Any appeal originating in a city or town that has a local board
					 must be heard by the local board before being heard by the state building code
					 appeals board.
113.4.1
Review
. Any person, including the State Building Code Appeals Board,
				  aggrieved by a decision of the local board of appeals, whether or not a
				  previous party to the decision, or any municipal officer or official board of
				  the municipality, may, not later than 45 days after the mailing of the decision
				  of the local board, apply to the State Building Code Appeals Board for a
				  hearing
de novo
before the State Board, in accordance with
				  section 113. All local appeal decisions are to be reviewed by the BBRS and are
				  to be summarized in a manner acceptable to the BBRS. Forms and other
				  information pertaining to this review process are found at
www.mass.gov/dps
.
113.4.2
Qualifications of Local Board
				  Members
. Each member of a local board of appeals established under
				  M.G.L. c. 143, § 100 shall have had at least five years experience in the
				  construction, alteration, repair and maintenance of building and building
				  codes. At least one member shall be a registered structural or civil
				  professional engineer and one member a licensed registered architect.
113.4.3
Chairman of Local or Regional
				  Board
. The board shall select one of its members to serve as chairman
				  and a detailed record of all proceedings shall be kept on file in the building
				  department.
113.4.4
Absence
				  of Members
. During the absence of a member of a local board of appeals
				  for reason of disability or disqualification, the chief administrative officer
				  of the city, region or town shall designate a substitute who shall meet the
				  qualifications as outlined in section 113.0.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 114 - VIOLATIONS › Subsection 114.1 - Unlawful acts

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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
					 to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, move, remove, demolish or occupy
					 any building, structure or equipment regulated by this code, or cause same to
					 be done, in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions of this
					 code.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 114 - VIOLATIONS › Subsection 114.2 - Notice of violation

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The
building official
is authorized to
					 serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible for the
					 erection, construction,
alteration
, extension, repair, moving,
					 removal, demolition or occupancy of a building or structure in violation of the
					 provisions of this code, or in violation of a
permit
or
					 certificate issued under the provisions of this code. Such order shall direct
					 the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the
					 violation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 114 - VIOLATIONS › Subsection 114.3 - Prosecution of violation

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If the notice of violation is not complied with promptly,
					 the
building official
is authorized to request the legal
					 counsel of the jurisdiction to institute the appropriate proceeding at law or
					 in equity to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to require the
					 removal or termination of the unlawful occupancy of the building or structure
					 in violation of the provisions of this code or of the order or direction made
					 pursuant thereto.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 114 - VIOLATIONS › Subsection 114.4 - Violation penalties

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Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails
					 to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs,
					 alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the
approved
construction documents
or directive
					 of the
building official
, or of a
permit
or
					 certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to
					 penalties as prescribed by law.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 115 - STOP WORK ORDER › Subsection 115.1 - Authority

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Whenever the
building official
finds any
					 work regulated by this code being performed in a manner either contrary to the
					 provisions of this code or dangerous or unsafe, the
building
					 official
is authorized to issue a stop work order.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 115 - STOP WORK ORDER › Subsection 115.2 - Issuance

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The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given
					 to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner's agent, or to the
					 person doing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall
					 immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order,
					 and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to
					 resume.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 115 - STOP WORK ORDER › Subsection 115.3 - Unlawful continuance

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Any person who shall continue any work after having been
					 served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to
					 perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to
					 penalties as prescribed by law.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 116 - UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT › Subsection 116.1 - Conditions

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Structures or existing equipment that are or hereafter
					 become unsafe, insanitary or deficient because of inadequate
means of
					 egress
facilities, inadequate light and ventilation, or which
					 constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life or the
					 public welfare, or that involve illegal or improper occupancy or inadequate
					 maintenance, shall be deemed an unsafe condition. Unsafe structures shall be
					 taken down and removed or made safe, as the
building official
deems necessary and as provided for in this section. A vacant structure that is
					 not secured against entry shall be deemed unsafe.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 116 - UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT › Subsection 116.2 - Record

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The
building official
shall cause a
					 report to be filed on an unsafe condition. The report shall state the occupancy
					 of the structure and the nature of the unsafe condition.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 116 - UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT › Subsection 116.3 - Notice

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If an unsafe condition is found, the
building
					 official
shall serve on the owner, agent or person in control of the
					 structure, a written notice that describes the condition deemed unsafe and
					 specifies the required repairs or improvements to be made to abate the unsafe
					 condition, or that requires the unsafe structure to be demolished within a
					 stipulated time. Such notice shall require the person thus notified to declare
					 immediately to the
building official
acceptance or rejection
					 of the terms of the order.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 116 - UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT › Subsection 116.4 - Method of service

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Such notice shall be deemed properly served if a copy
					 thereof is (a) delivered to the owner personally; (b) sent by certified or
					 registered mail addressed to the owner at the last known address with the
					 return receipt requested; or (c) delivered in any other manner as prescribed by
					 local law. If the certified or registered letter is returned showing that the
					 letter was not delivered, a copy thereof shall be posted in a conspicuous place
					 in or about the structure affected by such notice. Service of such notice in
					 the foregoing manner upon the owner's agent or upon the person responsible for
					 the structure shall constitute service of notice upon the
					 owner.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 116 - UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT › Subsection 116.5 - Restoration

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The structure or equipment determined to be unsafe by the
building official
is permitted to be restored to a safe
					 condition. To the extent that repairs,
alterations
or
additions
are made or a change of occupancy occurs during the
					 restoration of the structure, such repairs,
alterations
,
additions
or change of occupancy shall comply with the
					 requirements of Section 105.2.2 and Chapter 34.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 2 - Definitions › Section 201 - GENERAL › Subsection 201.1 - Scope

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Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and
				  terms shall, for the purposes of this code, have the meanings shown in this
				  chapter.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 2 - Definitions › Section 201 - GENERAL › Subsection 201.2 - Interchangeability

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Words used in the present tense include the future; words
				  stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular
				  number includes the plural and the plural, the singular.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 2 - Definitions › Section 201 - GENERAL › Subsection 201.3 - Terms defined in other codes

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Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in
				  the
International Fuel Gas Code, International Fire Code
,
International Mechanical Code
or
International
				  Plumbing Code,
such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as
				  in those codes.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 2 - Definitions › Section 201 - GENERAL › Subsection 201.4 - Terms not defined

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Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized
				  by this section, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the
				  context implies.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 302 - CLASSIFICATION › Subsection 302.1 - General

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Structures or portions of structures shall be classified
				  with respect to occupancy in one or more of the groups listed below. A room or
				  space that is intended to be occupied at different times for different purposes
				  shall comply with all of the requirements that are applicable to each of the
				  purposes for which the room or space will be occupied. Structures with multiple
				  occupancies or uses shall comply with Section 508. Where a structure is
				  proposed for a purpose that is not specifically provided for in this code, such
				  structure shall be classified in the group that the occupancy most nearly
				  resembles, according to the fire safety and relative hazard involved.
1. Assembly (see Section 303): Groups A-1,
				A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5
2. Business
				(see Section 304): Group B
3.
				Educational (see Section 305): Group E
4. Factory and Industrial (see Section 306):
				Groups F-1 and F-2
5. High Hazard
				(see Section 307): Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 and H-5
6. Institutional (see Section 308): Groups
				I-1, I-2, I-3 and I-4
7. Mercantile
				(see Section 309): Group M
8.
				Residential (see Section 310): Groups R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4
9. Storage (see Section 311): Groups S-1 and
				S-2
10. Utility and Miscellaneous
				(see Section 312): Group U
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 303 - ASSEMBLY GROUP A › Subsection 303.1 - Assembly Group A

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Assembly Group A occupancy includes, among others, the use
				  of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for the gathering of persons
				  for purposes such as civic, social or religious functions; recreation, food or
				  drink consumption or awaiting transportation.
Exceptions:
1. A building or tenant space used for
				assembly purposes with an
occupant load
of less than 50
				persons shall be classified as a Group B occupancy.
2. A room or space used for assembly purposes
				with an
occupant load
of less than 50 persons and accessory to
				another occupancy shall be classified as a Group B occupancy or as part of that
				occupancy.
3. A room or space used
				for assembly purposes that is less than 750 square feet (70
				m2) in area and accessory to another occupancy shall
				be classified as a Group B occupancy or as part of that occupancy.
4. Assembly areas that are accessory to Group
				E occupancies are not considered separate occupancies except when applying the
				assembly occupancy requirements of Chapter 11.
5. Accessory religious educational rooms and
				religious auditoriums with occupant loads of less than 100 are not considered
				separate occupancies.
Assembly occupancies shall include the following:
A-1
Assembly uses, usually with fixed seating,
				  intended for the production and viewing of the performing arts or motion
				  pictures including, but not limited to:
Motion picture theaters
Symphony and concert halls
Television and radio studios admitting an audience
Theaters
A-2
Assembly uses intended for food and/or
				  drink consumption including, but not limited to:
Banquet halls
Night clubs
Restaurants
Taverns and bars
A-3
Assembly uses intended for worship,
				  recreation or amusement and other assembly uses not classified elsewhere in
				  Group A including, but not limited to:
Amusement arcades
Art galleries
Bowling alleys
Community halls
Courtrooms
Dance halls (not including food or drink consumption)
Exhibition halls
Funeral parlors
Gymnasiums (without spectator seating)
Indoor swimming pools (without spectator seating)
Indoor tennis courts (without spectator seating)
Lecture halls
Libraries
Museums
Places of religious worship
Pool and billiard parlors
Waiting areas in transportation terminals
A-4
Assembly uses intended for viewing of
				  indoor sporting events and activities with spectator seating including, but not
				  limited to:
Arenas
Skating rinks
Swimming pools
Tennis courts
A-5
Assembly uses intended for participation in
				  or viewing outdoor activities including, but not limited to:
Amusement park structures
Bleachers
Grandstands
Stadiums
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 304 - BUSINESS GROUP B › Subsection 304.1 - Business Group B

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Business Group B occupancy includes, among others, the use
				  of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for office, professional or
				  service-type transactions, including storage of records and accounts. Business
				  occupancies shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Airport traffic control towers
Ambulatory health care facilities
Animal hospitals, kennels and pounds
Banks
Barber and beauty shops
Car wash
Civic administration
Clinic-outpatient
Dry cleaning and laundries: pick-up and delivery stations and
				  self-service
Educational occupancies for students above the 12th
				  grade
Electronic data processing
Laboratories: testing and research
Motor vehicle showrooms
Post offices
Print shops
Professional services (architects, attorneys, dentists,
				  physicians, engineers, etc.)
Radio and television stations
Telephone exchanges
Training and skill development not within a school or
				  academic program
304.1.1
Definitions.
The following words and terms shall, for the purposes
				of this section and as used elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown
				herein.
CLINIC, OUTPATIENT.
Buildings or portions
				  thereof used to provide medical care on less than a 24-hour basis to
				  individuals who are not rendered incapable of self-preservation by the services
				  provided.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 305 - EDUCATIONAL GROUP E › Subsection 305.1 - Educational Group E

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Educational Group E occupancy includes, among others, the
				  use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, by six or more persons at
				  any one time for educational purposes through the 12th grade. Religious
				  educational rooms and religious auditoriums, which are accessory to
places of religious worship
in accordance with Section 303.1
				  and have
occupant loads
of less than 100, shall be classified
				  as Group A-3 occupancies.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 305 - EDUCATIONAL GROUP E › Subsection 305.2 - Day care

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The use of a building or structure, or portion thereof, for
				  educational, supervision or
personal care services
for more
				  than five children older than
				  21/2 years of age, shall be
				  classified as a Group E occupancy.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 306 - FACTORY GROUP F › Subsection 306.1 - Factory Industrial Group F

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Factory Industrial Group F occupancy includes, among others,
				  the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for assembling,
				  disassembling, fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, packaging, repair or
				  processing operations that are not classified as a Group H hazardous or Group S
				  storage occupancy.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 306 - FACTORY GROUP F › Subsection 306.2 - Factory Industrial F-1 Moderate-hazard Occupancy

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Factory industrial uses which are not classified as Factory
				  Industrial F-2 Low Hazard shall be classified as F-1 Moderate Hazard and shall
				  include, but not be limited to, the following:
Aircraft (manufacturing, not to include repair)
Appliances
Athletic equipment
Automobiles and other motor vehicles
Bakeries
Beverages: over 16-percent alcohol content
Bicycles
Boats
Brooms or brushes
Business machines
Cameras and photo equipment
Canvas or similar fabric
Carpets and rugs (includes cleaning)
Clothing
Construction and agricultural machinery
Disinfectants
Dry cleaning and dyeing
Electric generation plants
Electronics
Engines (including rebuilding)
Food processing
Furniture
Hemp products
Jute products
Laundries
Leather products
Machinery
Metals
Millwork (sash and door)
Motion pictures and television filming (without
				  spectators)
Musical instruments
Optical goods
Paper mills or products
Photographic film
Plastic products
Printing or publishing
Recreational vehicles
Refuse incineration
Shoes
Soaps and detergents
Textiles
Tobacco
Trailers
Upholstering
Wood; distillation
Woodworking (cabinet)
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 306 - FACTORY GROUP F › Subsection 306.3 - Factory Industrial F-2 Low-hazard Occupancy

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Factory industrial uses that involve the fabrication or
				  manufacturing of noncombustible materials which during finishing, packing or
				  processing do not involve a significant fire hazard shall be classified as F-2
				  occupancies and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Beverages: up to and including 16-percent alcohol
				  content
Brick and masonry
Ceramic products
Foundries
Glass products
Gypsum
Ice
Metal products (fabrication and assembly)
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 307 - HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H › Subsection 307.3 - High-hazard Group H-1

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Buildings and structures containing materials that pose a
detonation
hazard shall be classified as Group H-1. Such
				  materials shall include, but not be limited to, the following: [F]
Detonable pyrophoric materials
Explosives:
Division 1.1
Division 1.2
Division 1.3
Exception:
Materials that are used and
				  maintained in a form where either confinement or configuration will not elevate
				  the hazard from a mass fire to mass explosion hazard shall be allowed in H-2
				  occupancies.
Division 1.4
Exception:
Articles, including articles
				  packaged for shipment, that are not regulated as an explosive under Bureau of
				  Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms regulations, or unpackaged articles used in
				  process operations that do not propagate a
detonation
or
				  deflagration between articles shall be allowed in H-3 occupancies.
Division 1.5
Division 1.6
Organic peroxides, unclassified detonable
Oxidizers, Class 4
Unstable (reactive) materials, Class 3 detonable and Class
				  4
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 307 - HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H › Subsection 307.4 - High-hazard Group H-2

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Buildings and structures containing materials that pose a
				  deflagration hazard or a hazard from accelerated burning shall be classified as
				  Group H-2. Such materials shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
				  [F]
Class I, II or IIIA flammable or combustible liquids which
				  are used or stored in normally open containers or systems, or in closed
				  containers or systems pressurized at more than 15 psi (103.4 kPa) gage.
Combustible dusts
Cryogenic fluids, flammable
Flammable gases
Organic peroxides, Class I
Oxidizers, Class 3, that are used or stored in normally open
				  containers or systems, or in closed containers or systems pressurized at more
				  than 15 psi (103 kPa) gage
Pyrophoric liquids, solids and gases, nondetonable
Unstable (reactive) materials, Class 3, nondetonable
Water-reactive materials, Class 3
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 307 - HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H › Subsection 307.5 - High-hazard Group H-3

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Buildings and structures containing materials that readily
				  support combustion or that pose a physical hazard shall be classified as Group
				  H-3. Such materials shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
				  [F]
Class I, II or IIIA flammable or combustible liquids that are
				  used or stored in normally closed containers or systems pressurized at 15
				  pounds per square inch gauge (103.4 kPa) or less
Combustible fibers, other than densely packed baled
				  cotton
Consumer fireworks, 1.4G (Class C, Common)
Cryogenic fluids, oxidizing
Flammable solids
Organic peroxides, Class II and III
Oxidizers, Class 2
Oxidizers, Class 3, that are used or stored in normally
				  closed containers or systems pressurized at 15 pounds per square inch gauge
				  (103 kPa) or less
Oxidizing gases
Unstable (reactive) materials, Class 2
Water-reactive materials, Class 2
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 307 - HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H › Subsection 307.6 - High-hazard Group H-4

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Buildings and structures which contain materials that are
				  health hazards shall be classified as Group H-4. Such materials shall include,
				  but not be limited to, the following: [F]
Corrosives
Highly toxic
materials
Toxic
materials
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 307 - HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H › Subsection 307.7 - High-hazard Group H-5 structures

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Semiconductor fabrication facilities and comparable research
				  and development areas in which hazardous production materials (HPM) are used
				  and the aggregate quantity of materials is in excess of those listed in Tables
				  307.1(1) and 307.1(2) shall be classified as Group H-5. Such facilities and
				  areas shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Section 415.8.
				  [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 307 - HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H › Subsection 307.8 - Multiple hazards

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Buildings and structures containing a material or materials
				  representing hazards that are classified in one or more of Groups H-1, H-2, H-3
				  and H-4 shall conform to the code requirements for each of the occupancies so
				  classified. [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 308 - INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I › Subsection 308.1 - Institutional Group I

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Institutional Group I occupancy includes, among others, the
				  use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, in which people are cared
				  for or live in a supervised environment, having physical limitations because of
				  health or age are harbored for medical treatment or other care or treatment, or
				  in which people are detained for penal or correctional purposes or in which the
				  liberty of the occupants is restricted. Institutional occupancies shall be
				  classified as Group I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 308 - INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I › Subsection 308.2 - Group I-1

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This occupancy shall include buildings, structures or parts
				  thereof housing more than 16 persons, on a 24-hour basis, who because of age,
				  mental disability or other reasons, live in a supervised residential
				  environment that provides
personal care services
. The
				  occupants are capable of responding to an emergency situation without physical
				  assistance from staff. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the
				  following:
Alcohol and drug centers
Assisted living facilities
Congregate care facilities
Convalescent facilities
Group homes
Halfway houses
Residential board and care facilities
Social rehabilitation facilities
A facility such as the above with five or fewer persons shall
				  be classified as a Group R-3 or shall comply with the
International
				  Residential Code
in accordance with Section 101.2. A facility such as
				  above, housing at least six and not more than 16 persons, shall be classified
				  as Group R-4.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 308 - INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I › Subsection 308.3 - Group I-2

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This occupancy shall include buildings and structures used
				  for medical, surgical, psychiatric, nursing or custodial care for persons who
				  are not capable of self-preservation. This group shall include, but not be
				  limited to, the following:
Child care facilities
Detoxification facilities
Hospitals
Mental hospitals
Nursing homes
308.3.1
Definitions.
The
				following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this section and as used
				elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown herein.
CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
Facilities that provide
				  care on a 24-hour basis to more than five children,
				  21/2 years of age or
				  less.
DETOXIFICATION FACILITIES.
Facilities that serve
				  patients who are provided treatment for substance abuse on a 24-hour basis and
				  who are incapable of self-preservation or who are harmful to themselves or
				  others.
HOSPITALS AND MENTAL HOSPITALS.
Buildings or
				  portions thereof used on a 24-hour basis for the medical, psychiatric,
				  obstetrical or surgical treatment of inpatients who are incapable of
				  self-preservation.
NURSING HOMES.
Nursing homes are long-term care
				  facilities on a 24-hour basis, including both intermediate care facilities and
				  skilled nursing facilities, serving more than five persons and any of the
				  persons are incapable of self-preservation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 308 - INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I › Subsection 308.4 - Group I-3

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This occupancy shall include buildings and structures that
				  are inhabited by more than five persons who are under restraint or security. An
				  I-3 facility is occupied by persons who are generally incapable of
				  self-preservation due to security measures not under the occupants' control.
				  This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Correctional centers
Detention centers
Jails
Prerelease centers
Prisons
Reformatories
Buildings of Group I-3 shall be classified as one of the
				  occupancy conditions indicated in Sections 308.4.1 through 308.4.5 (see Section
				  408.1).
308.4.1
Condition
				1.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in which free
				movement is allowed from sleeping areas, and other spaces where access or
				occupancy is permitted, to the exterior via
means of egress
without restraint. A Condition 1 facility is permitted to be constructed as
				Group R.
308.4.2
Condition
				2.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in which free
				movement is allowed from sleeping areas and any other occupied smoke
				compartment to one or more other smoke compartments. Egress to the exterior is
				impeded by locked
exits
.
308.4.3
Condition 3.
This
				occupancy condition shall include buildings in which free movement is allowed
				within individual smoke compartments, such as within a residential unit
				comprised of individual
sleeping units
and group activity
				spaces, where egress is impeded by remote-controlled release of
means
				of egress
from such a smoke compartment to another smoke
				compartment.
308.4.4
Condition 4.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in
				which free movement is restricted from an occupied space. Remote-controlled
				release is provided to permit movement from
sleeping units
,
				activity spaces and other occupied areas within the smoke compartment to other
				smoke compartments.
308.4.5
Condition 5.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in which
				free movement is restricted from an occupied space. Staff-controlled manual
				release is provided to permit movement from
sleeping units
,
				activity spaces and other occupied areas within the smoke compartment to other
				smoke compartments.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 308 - INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I › Subsection 308.5 - Group I-4, day care facilities

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This group shall include buildings and structures occupied
				  by persons of any age who receive custodial care for less than 24 hours by
				  individuals other than parents or guardians, relatives by blood, marriage or
				  adoption, and in a place other than the home of the person cared for. A
				  facility such as the above with five or fewer persons shall be classified as a
				  Group R-3 or shall comply with the
International Residential
				  Code
in accordance with Section 101.2. Places of worship during
				  religious functions are not included.
308.5.1
Adult care facility.
A
				facility that provides accommodations for less than 24 hours for more than five
				unrelated adults and provides supervision and
personal care
services
shall be classified as Group I-4.
Exception:
A facility where occupants are
				  capable of responding to an emergency situation without physical assistance
				  from the staff shall be classified as Group R-3.
308.5.2
Child care facility.
A
				facility that provides supervision and personal care on less than a 24-hour
				basis for more than five children
				21/2 years of age or less
				shall be classified as Group I-4.
Exception:
A child day care facility that
				  provides care for more than five but no more than 100 children
				  21/2 years or less of age,
				  where the rooms in which the children are cared for are located on a
level of
exit
discharge
serving such rooms and each of these child care rooms has an
exit
door directly to the exterior, shall be classified as
				  Group E.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 309 - MERCANTILE GROUP M › Subsection 309.1 - Mercantile Group M

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Mercantile Group M occupancy includes, among others, the use
				  of a building or structure or a portion thereof, for the display and sale of
				  merchandise and involves stocks of goods, wares or merchandise incidental to
				  such purposes and accessible to the public. Mercantile occupancies shall
				  include, but not be limited to, the following:
Department stores
Drug stores
Markets
Motor fuel-dispensing facilities
Retail or wholesale stores
Sales rooms
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 309 - MERCANTILE GROUP M › Subsection 309.2 - Quantity of hazardous materials

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The aggregate quantity of nonflammable solid and
				  nonflammable or noncombustible liquid hazardous materials stored or displayed
				  in a single
control area
of a Group M occupancy shall not
				  exceed the quantities in Table 414.2.5(1).