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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 310 - RESIDENTIAL GROUP R › Subsection 310.1 - Residential Group R

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Residential Group R includes, among others, the use of a
				  building or structure, or a portion thereof, for sleeping purposes when not
				  classified as an Institutional Group I or when not regulated by the
International Residential Code
in accordance with Section
				  101.2. Residential occupancies shall include the following:
R-1
Residential occupancies containing
sleeping units
where the occupants are primarily transient in
				  nature, including:
Boarding houses
(transient)
Hotels (transient)
Motels (transient)
Congregate living facilities
(transient)
				  with 10 or fewer occupants are permitted to comply with the construction
				  requirements for Group R-3.
R-2
Residential occupancies containing
sleeping units
or more than two
dwelling
units
where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature,
				  including:
Apartment houses
Boarding houses
(nontransient)
Convents
Dormitories
Fraternities and sororities
Hotels (nontransient)
Live/work units
Monasteries
Motels (nontransient)
Vacation timeshare properties
Congregate living facilities
with 16 or
				  fewer occupants are permitted to comply with the construction requirements for
				  Group R-3.
R-3
Residential occupancies where the occupants
				  are primarily permanent in nature and not classified as Group R-1, R-2, R-4 or
				  I, including:
Buildings that do not contain more than two
dwelling
units
.
Adult care facilities that provide accommodations for five or
				  fewer persons of any age for less than 24 hours.
Child care facilities that provide accommodations for five or
				  fewer persons of any age for less than 24 hours.
Congregate living facilities
with 16 or
				  fewer persons.
Adult care and child care facilities that are within a
				  single-family home are permitted to comply with the
International
				  Residential Code
.
R-4
Residential occupancies shall include
				  buildings arranged for occupancy as residential care/assisted living facilities
				  including more than five but not more than 16 occupants, excluding
				  staff.
Group R-4 occupancies shall meet the requirements for
				  construction as defined for Group R-3, except as otherwise provided for in this
				  code or shall comply with the
International Residential Code
provided the building is protected by an
automatic sprinkler
				  system
installed in accordance with Section 903.2.8.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 310 - RESIDENTIAL GROUP R › Subsection 310.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of
				  this section and as used elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown
				  herein.
BOARDING HOUSE.
A building arranged or used for
				  lodging for compensation, with or without meals, and not occupied as a
				  single-family unit.
CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITIES.
A building or
				  part thereof that contains sleeping units where residents share bathroom and/or
				  kitchen facilities.
DORMITORY.
A space in a building where group
				  sleeping accommodations are provided in one room, or in a series of closely
				  associated rooms, for persons not members of the same family group, under joint
				  occupancy and single management, as in college dormitories or fraternity
				  houses.
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.
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.
TRANSIENT.
Occupancy of a
dwelling
				  unit
or
sleeping unit
for not more than 30
				  days.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 311 - STORAGE GROUP S › Subsection 311.1 - Storage Group S

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Storage Group S occupancy includes, among others, the use of
				  a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for storage that is not
				  classified as a hazardous occupancy.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 311 - STORAGE GROUP S › Subsection 311.2 - Moderate-hazard storage, Group S-1

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Buildings occupied for storage uses that are not classified
				  as Group S-2, including, but not limited to, storage of the following:
Aerosols, Levels 2 and 3
Aircraft hangar (storage and repair)
Bags: cloth, burlap and paper
Bamboos and rattan
Baskets
Belting: canvas and leather
Books and paper in rolls or packs
Boots and shoes
Buttons, including cloth covered, pearl or bone
Cardboard and cardboard boxes
Clothing, woolen wearing apparel
Cordage
Dry boat storage (indoor)
Furniture
Furs
Glues, mucilage, pastes and size
Grains
Horns and combs, other than celluloid
Leather
Linoleum
Lumber
Motor vehicle repair garages complying with the maximum
				  allowable quantities of hazardous materials listed in Table 307.1(1) (see
				  Section 406.6)
Photo engravings
Resilient flooring
Silks
Soaps
Sugar
Tires, bulk storage of
Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff
Upholstery and mattresses
Wax candles
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 311 - STORAGE GROUP S › Subsection 311.3 - Low-hazard storage, Group S-2

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Includes, among others, buildings used for the storage of
				  noncombustible materials such as products on wood pallets or in paper cartons
				  with or without single thickness divisions; or in paper wrappings. Such
				  products are permitted to have a negligible amount of plastic
trim
, such as knobs, handles or film wrapping. Group S-2
				  storage uses shall include, but not be limited to, storage of the
				  following:
Asbestos
Beverages up to and including 16-percent alcohol in metal,
				  glass or ceramic containers
Cement in bags
Chalk and crayons
Dairy products in nonwaxed coated paper containers
Dry cell batteries
Electrical coils
Electrical motors
Empty cans
Food products
Foods in noncombustible containers
Fresh fruits and vegetables in nonplastic trays or
				  containers
Frozen foods
Glass
Glass bottles, empty or filled with noncombustible
				  liquids
Gypsum board
Inert pigments
Ivory
Meats
Metal cabinets
Metal desks with plastic tops and
trim
Metal parts
Metals
Mirrors
Oil-filled and other types of distribution
				  transformers
Parking garages, open or enclosed
Porcelain and pottery
Stoves
Talc and soapstones
Washers and dryers
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 3 - Use and Occupancy Classification › Section 312 - UTILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS GROUP U › Subsection 312.1 - General

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Buildings and structures of an accessory character and
				  miscellaneous structures not classified in any specific occupancy shall be
				  constructed, equipped and maintained to conform to the requirements of this
				  code commensurate with the fire and life hazard incidental to their occupancy.
				  Group U shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Agricultural buildings
Aircraft hangars, accessory to a one- or two-family residence
				  (see Section 412.5)
Barns
Carports
Fences more than 6 feet (1829 mm) high
Grain silos, accessory to a residential occupancy
Greenhouses
Livestock shelters
Private garages
Retaining walls
Sheds
Stables
Tanks
Towers
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 401 - SCOPE › Subsection 401.1 - Detailed use and occupancy requirements

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In addition to the occupancy and construction requirements
				  in this code, the provisions of this chapter apply to the special uses and
				  occupancies described herein.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 401 - SCOPE › Subsection 401.2 - New Construction

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New low-rise (three stories or less) residential buildings
				  including townhouses shall require a HERS (Home Energy Rating System) index
				  rating as verified by a RESNET (Residential Energy Services Network) certified
				  HERS rater.
1. For units equal to or
				greater than 3,000 sq. ft. in conditioned floor space, a HERS rating of 65 or
				less is required.
2. For units less
				than 3,000 sq. ft., a HERS rating of 70 or less is required.
3. In addition, all new construction shall
				demonstrate compliance with the Energy Star Qualified Homes Thermal Bypass
				Inspection Checklist1
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.1 - Scope

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The provisions of this section shall apply to buildings or
				  structures defined herein as
covered mall buildings
not
				  exceeding three floor levels at any point nor more than three
stories
				  above grade plane
. Except as specifically required by this section,
covered mall buildings
shall meet applicable provisions of
				  this code.
Exceptions:
1. Foyers and lobbies of Groups B, R-1 and
				R-2 are not required to comply with this section.
2. Buildings need not comply with the
				provisions of this section when they totally comply with other applicable
				provisions of this code.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of
				  this chapter and as used elsewhere in this code, have the meanings shown
				  herein.
ANCHOR BUILDING.
An exterior perimeter building
				  of a group other than H having direct access to a
covered mall
				  building
but having required
means of egress
independent of the mall.
COVERED MALL BUILDING.
A single building
				  enclosing a number of tenants and occupants, such as retail stores, drinking
				  and dining establishments, entertainment and amusement facilities, passenger
				  transportation terminals, offices and other similar uses wherein two or more
				  tenants have a main entrance into one or more malls. For the purpose of this
				  chapter,
anchor buildings
shall not be considered as a part of
				  the
covered mall building
. The term "
covered mall
				  building
" shall include open mall buildings as defined below.
Mall.
A roofed or covered common pedestrian
				  area within a
covered mall building
that serves as access for
				  two or more tenants and not to exceed three levels that are open to each other.
				  The term "mall" shall include open malls as defined below.
Open mall.
An unroofed common pedestrian way
				  serving a number of tenants not exceeding three levels. Circulation at levels
				  above grade shall be permitted to include open exterior balconies leading to
exits
discharging at grade.
Open mall building.
Several structures housing
				  a number of tenants, such as retail stores, drinking and dining establishments,
				  entertainment and amusement facilities, offices, and other similar uses,
				  wherein two or more tenants have a main entrance into one or more open malls.
				  For the purpose of Chapter 4 of the
International Building
				  Code
,
anchor buildings
are not considered as a part
				  of the open mall building.
FOOD COURT.
A public seating area located in
				  the mall that serves adjacent food preparation tenant spaces.
GROSS LEASABLE AREA.
The total floor area
				  designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive use. The area of tenant occupancy
				  is measured from the centerlines of joint partitions to the outside of the
				  tenant walls. All tenant areas, including areas used for storage, shall be
				  included in calculating gross leasable area.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.3 - Lease plan

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Each
covered mall building
owner shall
				  provide both the building and fire departments with a lease plan showing the
				  location of each occupancy and its exits after the certificate of occupancy has
				  been issued. No modifications or changes in occupancy or use shall be made from
				  that shown on the lease plan without prior approval of the
building
				  official
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.4 - Means of egress

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Each tenant space and the
covered mall
				  building
shall be provided with
means of egress
as
				  required by this section and this code. Where there is a conflict between the
				  requirements of this code and the requirements of this section, the
				  requirements of this section shall apply.
402.4.1
Determination of occupant
				load.
The
occupant load
permitted in any individual
				tenant space in a
covered mall building
shall be determined as
				required by this code.
Means of egress
requirements for
				individual tenant spaces shall be based on the
occupant load
thus determined.
402.4.1.1
Occupant
				formula.
In determining required
means of egress
of the
				mall, the number of occupants for whom
means of egress
are to
				be provided shall be based on gross leasable area of the
covered mall
				building
(excluding
anchor buildings
) and the
occupant load
factor as determined by the following equation.
OLF
= (0.00007)
							 (
GLA
) + 25
(Equation 4-1)
where:
OLF
= The
occupant load
factor (square feet per person).
GLA
= The gross leasable area (square
				  feet).
Exception:
Tenant spaces attached to a
covered mall building
but with a
means of
				  egress
system that is totally independent of the
covered mall
				  building
shall not be considered as gross leasable area for
				  determining the required
means of egress
for the
covered mall building
.
402.4.1.2
OLF range.
The
occupant load
factor (
OLF
) is not required to
				be less than 30 and shall not exceed 50.
402.4.1.3
Anchor buildings.
The
occupant load
of
anchor buildings
opening
				into the mall shall not be included in computing the total number of occupants
				for the mall.
402.4.1.4
Food
				courts.
The
occupant load
of a food court shall be
				determined in accordance with Section 1004. For the purposes of determining the
means of egress
requirements for the mall, the food court
occupant load
shall be added to the
occupant
				load
of the
covered mall building
as calculated
				above.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.5 - Mall width

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For the purpose of providing required egress, malls are
				  permitted to be considered as
corridors
but need not comply
				  with the requirements of Section 1005.1 of this code where the width of the
				  mall is as specified in this section.
402.5.1
Minimum width.
The
				minimum width of the mall shall be 20 feet (6096 mm). The mall width shall be
				sufficient to accommodate the
occupant load
served. There
				shall be a minimum of 10 feet (3048 mm) clear exit width to a height of 8 feet
				(2438 mm) between any projection of a tenant space bordering the mall and the
				nearest kiosk, vending machine, bench, display opening, food court or other
				obstruction to
means of egress
travel.
402.5.2
Minimum width open
				mall.
The minimum floor and roof opening width above grade shall be 20
				feet (6096 mm) in open malls.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.6 - Types of construction

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The area of any
covered mall building
,
				  including
anchor buildings
, of Types I, II, III and IV
				  construction, shall not be limited provided the
covered mall
				  building
and attached
anchor buildings
and parking
				  garages are surrounded on all sides by a permanent open space of not less than
				  60 feet (18 288 mm) and the
anchor buildings
do not exceed
				  three
stories above
grade plane
. The
				  allowable height and area of
anchor buildings
greater than
				  three
stories above
grade plane
shall comply
				  with Section 503, as modified by Sections 504 and 506. The construction type of
open parking garages
and enclosed parking garages shall comply
				  with Sections 406.3 and 406.4, respectively.
402.6.1
Reduced open space.
The
				permanent open space of 60 feet (18 288 mm) shall be permitted to be reduced to
				not less than 40 feet (12 192 mm), provided the following requirements are met:
1. The reduced open space shall not be
				allowed for more than 75 percent of the perimeter of the
covered mall
				building
and
anchor buildings
.
2. The
exterior wall
facing
				the reduced open space shall have a minimum
fire-resistance
				rating
of 3 hours.
3.
				Openings in the
exterior wall
facing the reduced open space
				shall have opening protectives with a minimum
fire protection
				rating
of 3 hours.
4.
				Group E, H, I or R occupancies are not within the
covered mall
				building
or
anchor stores
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.7 - Fire-resistance-rated separation

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Fire-resistance-rated separation is not required between
				  tenant spaces and the mall. Fire-resistance-rated separation is not required
				  between a food court and adjacent tenant spaces or the mall.
402.7.1
Attached garage.
An
				attached garage for the storage of passenger vehicles having a capacity of not
				more than nine persons and
open parking garages
shall be
				considered as a separate building where it is separated from the
covered mall building
by not less than 2-hour
fire
				barriers
constructed in accordance with Section 707 or
horizontal assemblies
constructed in accordance with Section
				712, or both.
Exception:
Where an
open parking
				  garage
or enclosed parking garage is separated from the
covered mall building
or
anchor building
a
				  distance greater than 10 feet (3048 mm), the provisions of Table 602 shall
				  apply. Pedestrian walkways and tunnels that attach the
open parking
				  garage
or enclosed parking garage to the
covered mall
				  building
or
anchor building
shall be constructed in
				  accordance with Section 3104.
402.7.2
Tenant separations.
Each
				tenant space shall be separated from other tenant spaces by a
fire
				partition
complying with Section 709. A tenant separation wall is not
				required between any tenant space and the mall.
402.7.3
Anchor building
				separation.
An
anchor building
shall be separated from
				the
covered mall building
by
fire walls
complying with Section 706.
Exception:
Anchor buildings
of
				  not more than three
stories above
grade plane
that have an occupancy classification the same as that permitted for tenants of
				  the
covered mall building
shall be separated by 2-hour
				  fire-resistive
fire barriers
complying with Section
				  707.
402.7.3.1
Openings between
				anchor building and mall.
Except for the separation between Group R-1
sleeping units
and the mall, openings between
anchor
				buildings
of Type IA, IB, IIA and IIB construction and the mall need
				not be protected.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.8 - Interior finish

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Interior wall
and
ceiling
				  finishes
within the mall and
exits
shall have a
				  minimum
flame spread index
and smoke-developed index of Class
				  B in accordance with Chapter 8.
Interior floor finishes
shall
				  meet the requirements of Section 804.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.9 - Automatic sprinkler system

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The
covered mall building
and buildings
				  connected shall be equipped throughout with an
automatic sprinkler
				  system
in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, which shall comply with
				  the following: [F]
1. The
automatic sprinkler system
shall be complete and operative
				throughout occupied space in the
covered mall building
prior
				to occupancy of any of the tenant spaces. Unoccupied tenant spaces shall be
				similarly protected unless provided with
approved
alternative
				protection.
2. Sprinkler protection
				for the mall shall be independent from that provided for tenant spaces or
				anchors. Where tenant spaces are supplied by the same system, they shall be
				independently controlled.
Exception:
An
automatic sprinkler
				  system
shall not be required in spaces or areas of
open
				  parking garages
constructed in accordance with Section 406.3.
402.9.1
Standpipe system.
The
covered mall building
shall be equipped throughout with a
				standpipe system as required by Section 905.3.3. [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.10 - Smoke control

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Where a
covered mall building
contains an
				  atrium, a smoke control system shall be provided in accordance with Section
				  404.5.
Exception:
A smoke control system is not
				  required in
covered mall buildings
where the atrium connects
				  only two stories.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.11 - Kiosks

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Kiosks and similar structures (temporary or permanent) shall
				  meet the following requirements:
1.
				Combustible kiosks or other structures shall not be located within the mall
				unless constructed of any of the following materials:
1.1.
Fire-retardant-treated
				wood
complying with Section 2303.2.
1.2. Foam plastics having a maximum
				heat-release rate not greater than 100 kilowatts (105 Btu/h) when tested in
				accordance with the exhibit booth protocol in UL 1975.
1.3. Aluminum composite material (ACM)
				meeting the requirements of Class A interior finish in accordance with Chapter
				8 when tested as an assembly in the maximum thickness intended for
				use.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.12 - Children's playground structures

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Structures intended as children's playgrounds that exceed 10
				  feet (3048 mm) in height and 150 square feet (14 m2)
				  in area shall comply with Sections 402.12.1 through 402.12.4.
402.12.1
Materials.
Children's
				playground structures shall be constructed of noncombustible materials or of
				combustible materials that comply with the following:
1.
Fire-retardant-treated
				wood
complying with Section 2303.2.
2. Light-transmitting plastics complying with
				Section 2606.
3. Foam plastics
				(including the pipe foam used in soft-contained play equipment structures)
				having a maximum heat-release rate not greater than 100 kilowatts when tested
				in accordance with UL 1975.
4.
				Aluminum composite material (ACM) meeting the requirements of Class A
interior finish
in accordance with Chapter 8 when tested as an
				assembly in the maximum thickness intended for use.
5. Textiles and films complying with the
				flame propagation performance criteria contained in NFPA 701.
6. Plastic materials used to construct rigid
				components of soft-contained play equipment structures (such as tubes, windows,
				panels, junction boxes, pipes, slides and decks) exhibiting a peak rate of heat
				release not exceeding 400 kW/m2 when tested in
				accordance with ASTM E 1354 at an incident heat flux of 50
				kW/m2 in the horizontal orientation at a thickness
				of 6 mm.
7. Ball pool balls, used
				in soft-contained play equipment structures, having a maximum heat-release rate
				not greater than 100 kilowatts when tested in accordance with UL 1975. The
				minimum specimen test size shall be 36 inches by 36 inches (914 mm by 914 mm)
				by an average of 21 inches (533 mm) deep, and the balls shall be held in a box
				constructed of galvanized steel poultry netting wire mesh.
8. Foam plastics shall be covered by a
				fabric, coating or film meeting the flame propagation performance criteria of
				NFPA 701.
9. The floor covering
				placed under the children's playground structure shall exhibit a Class I
interior floor finish
classification, as described in Section
				804, when tested in accordance with NFPA 253.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.13 - Security grilles and doors

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Horizontal sliding or vertical security grilles or doors
				  that are a part of a required
means of egress
shall conform to
				  the following:
1. They shall remain in
				the full open position during the period of occupancy by the general
				public.
2. Doors or grilles shall
				not be brought to the closed position when there are 10 or more persons
				occupying spaces served by a single exit or 50 or more persons occupying spaces
				served by more than one exit.
3.
				The doors or grilles shall be openable from within without the use of any
				special knowledge or effort where the space is occupied.
4. Where two or more exits are required, not
				more than one-half of the exits shall be permitted to include either a
				horizontal sliding or vertical rolling grille or door.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.14 - Standby power

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Covered mall buildings
exceeding 50,000
				  square feet (4645 m2) shall be provided with standby
				  power systems that are capable of operating the emergency voice/alarm
				  communication system. [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.15 - Emergency voice/alarm communication system

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Covered mall buildings
exceeding 50,000
				  square feet (4645 m2) in total floor area shall be
				  provided with an emergency voice/alarm communication system. Emergency
				  voice/alarm communication systems serving a mall, required or otherwise, shall
				  be accessible to the fire department. The system shall be provided in
				  accordance with Section 907.5.2.2. [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.16 - Plastic signs

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Plastic signs affixed to the storefront of any tenant space
				  facing the mall shall be limited as specified in Sections 402.16.1 through
				  402.16.5.2.
402.16.1
Area.
Plastic signs shall not exceed 20 percent of the wall area facing
				the mall.
402.16.2
Height and
				width.
Plastic signs shall not exceed a height of 36 inches (914 mm),
				except that if the sign is vertical, the height shall not exceed 96 inches
				(2438 mm) and the width shall not exceed 36 inches (914 mm).
402.16.3
Location.
Plastic signs
				shall be located a minimum distance of 18 inches (457 mm) from adjacent
				tenants.
402.16.4
Plastics
				other than foam plastics.
Plastics other than foam plastics used in
				signs shall be light-transmitting plastics complying with Section 2606.4 or
				shall have a self-ignition temperature of 650°F (343°C) or greater when
				tested in accordance with ASTM D 1929, and a
flame spread
				index
not greater than 75 and smoke-developed index not greater than
				450 when tested in the manner intended for use in accordance with ASTM E 84 or
				UL 723 or meet the acceptance criteria of Section 803.1.2.1 when tested in
				accordance with NFPA 286.
402.16.4.1
Encasement.
Edges and backs of plastic signs in the mall shall be fully
				encased in metal.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 402 - COVERED MALL AND OPEN MALL BUILDINGS › Subsection 402.17 - Fire department access to equipment

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Rooms or areas containing controls for air-conditioning
				  systems, automatic fire-extinguishing systems or other detection, suppression
				  or control elements shall be identified for use by the fire department.
				  [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 403 - HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS › Subsection 403.1 - Applicability

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High-rise buildings shall comply with Sections 403.2 through
				  403.6.
Exception:
The provisions of Sections 403.2
				  through 403.6 shall not apply to the following buildings and structures:
1. Airport traffic control towers in
				accordance with Section 412.3.
2.
				Open parking garages in accordance with Section 406.3.
3. Buildings with a Group A-5 occupancy in
				accordance with Section 303.1.
4.
				Special industrial occupancies in accordance with Section 503.1.1.
5. Buildings with a Group H-1, H-2 or H-3
				occupancy in accordance with Section 415.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 403 - HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS › Subsection 403.2 - Construction

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The construction of high-rise buildings shall comply with
				  the provisions of Sections 403.2.1 through 403.2.4.
403.2.1
Reduction in fire-resistance
				rating.
The
fire-resistance-rating
reductions listed in
				Sections 403.2.1.1 and 403.2.1.2 shall be allowed in buildings that have
				sprinkler control valves equipped with supervisory initiating devices and
				water-flow initiating devices for each floor.
403.2.1.1
Type of construction.
The following reductions in the minimum
fire-resistance rating
of the building elements in Table 601 shall be permitted as follows:
1. For buildings not greater than 420 feet
				(128 m) in
building height
, the
fire-resistance
				rating
of the building elements in Type IA construction shall be
				permitted to be reduced to the minimum
fire-resistance ratings
for the building elements in Type IB.
Exception:
The required
fire-resistance
				  rating
of columns supporting floors shall not be permitted to be
				  reduced.
2. In other than
				Group F-1, M and S-1 occupancies, the
fire-resistance rating
of the building elements in Type IB construction shall be permitted to be
				reduced to the
fire-resistance ratings
in Type IIA.
3. The
building height
and
building area
limitations of a building containing building
				elements with reduced
fire-resistance ratings
shall be
				permitted to be the same as the building without such reductions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 403 - HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS › Subsection 403.3 - Automatic sprinkler system

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Buildings and structures shall be equipped throughout with
				  an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with Section
				  903.3.1.1 and a secondary water supply where required by Section 903.3.5.2.
				  [F]
Exception:
An
automatic sprinkler
				  system
shall not be required in spaces or areas of:
1.
Open parking garages
in
				accordance with Section 406.3.
2.
				Telecommunications equipment buildings used exclusively for telecommunications
				equipment, associated electrical power distribution equipment, batteries and
				standby engines, provided that those spaces or areas are equipped throughout
				with an automatic fire detection system in accordance with Section 907.2 and
				are separated from the remainder of the building by not less than 1-hour
fire barriers
constructed in accordance with Section 707 or
				not less than 2-hour
horizontal assemblies
constructed in
				accordance with Section 712, or both.
403.3.1
Number of sprinkler risers and system design.
Each sprinkler
				system zone in buildings that are more than 420 feet (128 m) in
building height
shall be supplied by a minimum of two risers.
				Each riser shall supply sprinklers on alternate floors. If more than two risers
				are provided for a zone, sprinklers on adjacent floors shall not be supplied
				from the same riser. [F]
403.3.1.1
Riser location.
Sprinkler risers shall be placed in
exit
enclosures
that are remotely located in
				accordance with Section 1015.2. [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 403 - HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS › Subsection 403.4 - Emergency systems

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The detection, alarm and emergency systems of high-rise
				  buildings shall comply with Sections 403.4.1 through 403.4.8.
403.4.1
Smoke detection.
Smoke
				detection shall be provided in accordance with Section 907.2.13.1.
				[F]
403.4.2
Fire alarm
				system.
A fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with Section
				907.2.13. [F]
403.4.3
Emergency voice/alarm communication system.
An emergency voice/alarm
				communication system shall be provided in accordance with Section 907.5.2.2.
				[F]
403.4.4
Emergency
				responder radio coverage.
Emergency responder radio coverage shall be
				provided in accordance with Section 510 of the
International Fire
				Code
. [F]
403.4.5
Fire command.
A fire command center complying with Section 911 shall be
				provided in a location
approved
by the fire department.
				[F]
403.4.6
Smoke
				removal.
To facilitate smoke removal in post-fire salvage and overhaul
				operations, buildings and structures shall be equipped with natural or
				mechanical ventilation for removal of products of combustion in accordance with
				one of the following:
1. Easily identifiable,
				manually operable windows or panels shall be distributed around the perimeter
				of each floor at not more than 50-foot (15 240 mm) intervals. The area of
				operable windows or panels shall not be less than 40 square feet (3.7
				m2) per 50 linear feet (15 240 mm) of perimeter.
Exceptions:
1. In Group R-1 occupancies, each
sleeping unit
or suite having an
exterior
				wall
shall be permitted to be provided with 2 square feet (0.19
				m2) of venting area in lieu of the area specified in
				Item 1.
2. Windows shall be
				permitted to be fixed provided that glazing can be cleared by fire
				fighters.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 403 - HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS › Subsection 403.5 - Means of egress and evacuation

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The
means of egress
in high-rise buildings
				  shall comply with Sections 403.5.1 through 403.5.6.
403.5.1
Remoteness of exit stairway
				enclosures.
The required
exit stairway
enclosures shall
				be separated by a distance not less than 30 feet (9144 mm) or not less than
				one-fourth of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the
				building or area to be served, whichever is less. The distance shall be
				measured in a straight line between the nearest points of the
exit
				stairway
enclosures. In buildings with three or more
exit
				stairway
enclosures, at least two of the
exit
				stairway
enclosures shall comply with this section. Interlocking or
scissor stairs
shall be counted as one
exit
				stairway
.
403.5.2
Additional exit stairway.
For buildings other than Group R-2 that are
				more than 420 feet (128 m) in
building height
, one additional
exit stairway
meeting the requirements of Sections 1009 and
				1022 shall be provided in addition to the minimum number of
exits
required by Section 1021.1. The total width of any
				combination of remaining
exit stairways
with one
exit
				stairway
removed shall not be less than the total width required by
				Section 1005.1.
Scissor stairs
shall not be considered the
				additional
exit stairway
required by this section.
Exception:
An additional
exit
				  stairway
shall not be required to be installed in buildings having
				  elevators used for occupant self-evacuation in accordance with Section
				  3008.
403.5.3
Stairway door operation.
Stairway doors other than the
exit
				discharge
doors shall be permitted to be locked from the stairway
				side. Stairway doors that are locked from the stairway side shall be capable of
				being unlocked simultaneously without unlatching upon a signal from the fire
				command center.
403.5.3.1
Stairway
				communication system.
A telephone or other two-way communications system
				connected to an
approved
constantly attended station shall be
				provided at not less than every fifth floor in each
stairway
where the doors to the
stairway
are locked.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 403 - HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS › Subsection 403.6 - Elevators

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Elevator installation and operation in high-rise buildings
				  shall comply with Chapter 30 and Sections 403.6.1 and 403.6.2.
403.6.1
Fire service access
				elevator.
In buildings with an occupied floor more than 120 feet (36 576
				mm) above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, a minimum of one
				fire service access elevator shall be provided in accordance with Section
				3007.
403.6.2
Occupant
				evacuation elevators.
Where installed in accordance with Section 3008,
				passenger elevators for general public use shall be permitted to be used for
				occupant self-evacuation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.1 - General

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In other than Group H occupancies, and where permitted by
				  Exception 5 in Section 708.2, the provisions of this section shall apply to
				  buildings or structures containing vertical openings defined herein as
				  "Atriums."
404.1.1
Definition.
The following word and term shall, for the purposes of this
				chapter and as used elsewhere in this code, have the meaning shown herein.
ATRIUM.
An opening connecting two or more
stories
other than enclosed
stairways
,
				  elevators, hoistways, escalators, plumbing, electrical, air-conditioning or
				  other equipment, which is closed at the top and not defined as a mall. Stories,
				  as used in this definition, do not include balconies within assembly groups or
mezzanines
that comply with Section 505.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.2 - Use

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The floor of the atrium shall not be used for other than low
				  fire hazard uses and only
approved
materials and decorations
				  in accordance with the
International Fire Code
shall be used
				  in the atrium space.
Exception:
The atrium floor area is permitted
				  to be used for any
approved
use where the individual space is
				  provided with an
automatic sprinkler system
in accordance with
				  Section 903.3.1.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.3 - Automatic sprinkler protection

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An
approved
automatic sprinkler
				  system
shall be installed throughout the entire building. [F]
Exceptions:
1. That area of a building adjacent to or
				above the atrium need not be sprinklered provided that portion of the building
				is separated from the atrium portion by not less than 2-hour
fire
				barriers
constructed in accordance with Section 707 or
horizontal assemblies
constructed in accordance with Section
				712, or both.
2. Where the ceiling
				of the atrium is more than 55 feet (16 764 mm) above the floor, sprinkler
				protection at the ceiling of the atrium is not required.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.4 - Fire alarm system

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A fire alarm system shall be provided in accordance with
				  Section 907.2.14. [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.5 - Smoke control

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A smoke control system shall be installed in accordance with
				  Section 909.
Exception:
Smoke control is not required for
				  atriums that connect only two
stories
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.6 - Enclosure of atriums

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Atrium spaces shall be separated from adjacent spaces by a
				  1-hour
fire barrier
constructed in accordance with Section 707
				  or a
horizontal assembly
constructed in accordance with
				  Section 712, or both.
Exceptions:
1. A glass wall forming a smoke partition
				where automatic sprinklers are spaced 6 feet (1829 mm) or less along both sides
				of the separation wall, or on the room side only if there is not a walkway on
				the atrium side, and between 4 inches and 12 inches (102 mm and 305 mm) away
				from the glass and designed so that the entire surface of the glass is wet upon
				activation of the sprinkler system without obstruction. The glass shall be
				installed in a gasketed frame so that the framing system deflects without
				breaking (loading) the glass before the sprinkler system operates.
2. A glass-block wall assembly in accordance
				with Section 2110 and having a
				3/4-hour
fire
				protection rating
.
3. The
				adjacent spaces of any three
floors
of the atrium shall not be
				required to be separated from the atrium where such spaces are accounted for in
				the design of the smoke control system.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.7 - Standby power

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Equipment required to provide smoke control shall be
				  connected to a standby power system in accordance with Section 909.11.
				  [F]
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.8 - Interior finish

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The
interior finish
of walls and ceilings
				  of the atrium shall not be less than Class B with no reduction in class for
				  sprinkler protection.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy › Section 404 - ATRIUMS › Subsection 404.9 - Travel distance

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In other than the lowest level of the atrium, where the
				  required
means of egress
is through the atrium space, the
				  portion of
exit access
travel distance within the atrium space
				  shall not exceed 200 feet (60 960 mm). The travel distance requirements for
				  areas of buildings open to the atrium and where access to the
exits
is not through the atrium, shall comply with the
				  requirements of Section 1016.