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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 34 - Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 3412 - COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES › Subsection 3412.1 - Compliance

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The provisions of this section are intended to maintain or
				  increase the current degree of public safety, health and general welfare in
				  existing buildings while permitting repair,
alteration
,
addition
and change of occupancy without requiring full
				  compliance with Chapters 2 through 33, or Sections 3401.3, and 3403 through
				  3409, except where compliance with other provisions of this code is
				  specifically required in this section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 34 - Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 3412 - COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES › Subsection 3412.3 - Acceptance

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For repairs, alterations, additions and changes of occupancy
				  to existing buildings that are evaluated in accordance with this section,
				  compliance with this section shall be accepted by the
building
				  official
.
3412.3.1
Hazards.
Where the
building official
determines that an
				unsafe condition exists, as provided for in Section 116, such unsafe condition
				shall be abated in accordance with Section 116.
3412.3.2
Compliance with other
				codes.
Buildings that are evaluated in accordance with this section
				shall comply with the
International Fire Code
and the
International Property Maintenance Code
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 34 - Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 3412 - COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES › Subsection 3412.4 - Investigation and evaluation

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For proposed work covered by this section, the building
				  owner shall cause the existing building to be investigated and evaluated in
				  accordance with the provisions of this section.
3412.4.1
Structural analysis.
The owner shall have a structural analysis of the existing building made to
				determine adequacy of structural systems for the proposed
alteration
,
addition
or change of occupancy.
				The analysis shall demonstrate that the building with the work completed is
				capable of resisting the loads specified in Chapter 16.
3412.4.2
Submittal.
The results
				of the investigation and evaluation as required in Section 3412.4, along with
				proposed compliance alternatives, shall be submitted to the
building
				official
.
3412.4.3
Determination of compliance.
The
building official
shall determine whether the existing building, with the proposed
addition
,
alteration
or change of occupancy,
				complies with the provisions of this section in accordance with the evaluation
				process in Sections 3412.5 through 3412.9.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 34 - Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 3412 - COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES › Subsection 3412.5 - Evaluation

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The evaluation shall be comprised of three categories: fire
				  safety, means of egress and general safety, as defined in Sections 3412.5.1
				  through 3412.5.3.
3412.5.1
Fire
				safety.
Included within the fire safety category are the structural
fire resistance
, automatic fire detection, fire alarm and fire
				suppression system features of the facility.
3412.5.2
Means of egress.
Included within the means of egress category are the configuration,
				characteristics and support features for
means of egress
in
				the facility.
3412.5.3
General safety.
Included within the general safety category are the fire
				safety parameters and the means of egress parameters.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 34 - Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 3412 - COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES › Subsection 3412.6 - Evaluation process

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The evaluation process specified herein shall be followed in
				  its entirety to evaluate existing buildings. Table 3412.7 shall be utilized for
				  tabulating the results of the evaluation. References to other sections of this
				  code indicate that compliance with those sections is required in order to gain
				  credit in the evaluation herein outlined. In applying this section to a
				  building with mixed occupancies, where the separation between the mixed
				  occupancies does not qualify for any category indicated in Section 3412.6.16,
				  the score for each occupancy shall be determined and the lower score determined
				  for each section of the evaluation process shall apply to the entire
				  building.
Where the separation between mixed occupancies qualifies for
				  any category indicated in Section 3412.6.16, the score for each occupancy shall
				  apply to each portion of the building based on the occupancy of the
				  space.
3412.6.1
Building
				height.
The value for building height shall be the lesser value
				determined by the formula in Section 3412.6.1.1. Chapter 5 shall be used to
				determine the allowable height of the building, including allowable increases
				due to automatic sprinklers as provided for in Section 504.2. Subtract the
				actual
building height
in feet (mm) from the allowable height
				and divide by 121/2 feet
				(3810 mm). Enter the height value and its sign (positive or negative) in Table
				3412.7 under Safety Parameter 3412.6.1, Building Height, for fire safety, means
				of egress and general safety. The maximum score for a building shall be 10.
3412.6.1.1
Height formula.
The
				following formulas shall be used in computing the building height value.
Height value, feet =
Click to view
							 image
(Equation 34-1)
Height value, stories =
(AS - EBS)
*
CF
(Equation 34-2)
where:
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 34 - Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 3412 - COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES › Subsection 3412.7 - Building score

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After determining the appropriate data from Section 3412.6,
				  enter those data in Table 3412.7 and total the building score.
TABLE 3412.7 SUMMARY SHEET - BUILDING
				  CODE
Existing occupancy:
							 _____________________________
Proposed occupancy:
							 _____________________________
Year building was constructed:
							 ____________________
Number of stories:______ Height in feet:
							 _____________
Type of construction:
							 ____________________________
Area per floor:
							 ___________________________________
Percentage of open perimeter increase:
							 _____%
Completely suppressed:
Yes_____ No______
Corridor wall rating:
							 _______________________________
Compartmentation:
Yes_____ No______
Required door closers:
Yes_____ No______
Fire-resistance rating of vertical opening
							 enclosures: _____________________________________________________________
Type of HVAC system:
							 ___________________________________________, serving number of floors:
							 ____________________
Automatic fire detection:
Yes_____ No______
Type and location:
							 ________________________________
Fire alarm system:
Yes_____ No______
Type:___________________________________________
Smoke control:
Yes_____ No______
Type:___________________________________________
Adequate exit routes:
Yes_____ No______
Dead ends:______________
Yes_____ No______
Maximum exit access travel
							 distance:_______________________
Elevator controls:
Yes_____ No______
Means of egress emergency lighting:
Yes_____ No______
Mixed occupancies:
Yes_____ No______
SAFETY PARAMETERS
FIRE SAFETY (FS)
MEANS OF EGRESS (ME)
GENERAL SAFETY (GS)
3412.6.1 Building Height
3412.6.2 Building Area
3412.6.3 Compartmentation
3412.6.4 Tenant and Dwelling Unit
							 Separations
3412.6.5 Corridor Walls
3412.6.6 Vertical
							 Openings
3412.6.7 HVAC Systems
3412.6.8
							 Automatic Fire Detection
3412.6.9 Fire Alarm Systems
3412.6.10 Smoke Control
3412.6.11 Means of Egress Capacity
3412.6.12 Dead Ends
* * * *
* * * *
* * * *
3412.6.13 Maximum Exit Access Travel
							 Distance
3412.6.14 Elevator Control
3412.6.15 Means
							 of Egress Emergency Lighting
* * * *
* * * *
3412.6.16 Mixed Occupancies
3412.6.17 Automatic Sprinklers
3412.6.18 Standpipes
3412.6.19 Incidental Accessory Occupancy
* * * *
÷2 =
Building score - total value
* * * *No applicable value to be inserted.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 34 - Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 3412 - COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES › Subsection 3412.8 - Safety scores

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The values in Table 3412.8 are the required mandatory safety
				  scores for the evaluation process
listed
in Section
				  3412.6.
TABLE 3412.8 MANDATORY SAFETY
				  SCORESa
OCCUPANCY
FIRE
SAFETY
(MFS)
MEANS OF
EGRESS
(MME)
GENERAL
SAFETY
(MGS)
A-1
16
27
27
A-2
19
30
30
A-3
18
29
29
A-4, E
23
34
34
B
24
34
34
F
20
30
30
M
19
36
36
R
17
34
34
S-1
15
25
25
S-2
23
33
33
a.
MFS = Mandatory Fire Safety;
MME =
							 Mandatory Means of Egress;
MGS = Mandatory General Safety.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 34 - Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 3412 - COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES › Subsection 3412.9 - Evaluation of building safety

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The mandatory safety score in Table 3412.8 shall be
				  subtracted from the building score in Table 3412.7 for each category. Where the
				  final score for any category equals zero or more, the building is in compliance
				  with the requirements of this section for that category. Where the final score
				  for any category is less than zero, the building is not in compliance with the
				  requirements of this section.
TABLE 3412.9 EVALUATION
				  FORMULASa
FORMULA
T.3410.7
T.3410.8
SCORE
PASS
FAIL
FS-MFS >= 0
_____ (FS)
-
_____ (MFS) =
_____
_____
_____
ME-MME >= 0
_____ (ME)
-
_____ (MME) =
_____
_____
_____
GS-MGS >= 0
_____ (GS)
-
_____ (MGS) =
_____
_____
_____
a.
FS = Fire Safety
MFS = Mandatory Fire Safety
ME = Means of Egress
MME = Mandatory Means of Egress
GS = General Safety
MGS = Mandatory General Safety
3412.9.1
Mixed occupancies.
For mixed occupancies, the following provisions shall
				apply:
1. Where the separation between mixed
				occupancies does not qualify for any category indicated in Section 3412.6.16,
				the mandatory safety scores for the occupancy with the lowest general safety
				score in Table 3412.8 shall be utilized (see Section 3412.6.)
2. Where the separation between mixed
				occupancies qualifies for any category indicated in Section 3412.6.16, the
				mandatory safety scores for each occupancy shall be placed against the
				evaluation scores for the appropriate occupancy.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 51 - Mass Amendments to International Residential code › Section 5101.1 - Scope

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The provisions of 780 CMR 51.00 shall be known as the
				Massachusetts Residential Code and are comprised of the International
				Residential Code 2009 (IRC) with Massachusetts amendments. The Massachusetts
				amendments to the IRC are:
R101.1
			 Replace as follows:
R101.1
Title
.
			 The Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) hereby adopts and
			 incorporates by reference herein the
International Residential Code for
			 One- and Two-family Dwellings 2009
(IRC). The IRC together with
			 modifications as set forth herein shall collectively comprise the Eighth
			 Edition Massachusetts Residential Code for One- and Two-family Dwellings
			 hereinafter referred to as "this code."
R101.1.1 Add subsection:
R101.1.1
Appendices and Appended
			 Regulations
. In adopting the IRC, BBRS does not adopt Appendices A
			 through F or N through Q, but does adopt IRC Appendices G through M as modified
			 herein. BBRS also incorporates into this code the unique Massachusetts
			 regulations 110.R1 trough 110.R7 of the Eighth Edition of the MA State Building
			 Code (780 CMR).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 110 - Special Regulations › Section 780 CMR 110.R2 - CONCRETE FIELD TESTING TECHNICIAN LICENSING

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Note: 780 CMR 110.R2 is unique to
				Massachusetts
)
110.R2.1
ADMINISTRATION
110.R2.1.1
Scope
. The provisions of 780 CMR 110.R2 shall govern concrete
			 field testing technician licensing.
110.R2.1.2
Definitions
. Unless
			 otherwise expressly stated in 780 CMR, the following terms, for the purpose of
			 780 CMR 110.R2, shall have the meaning indicated in 780 CMR 110.R2.1.2.
CONCRETE FIELD TESTING TECHNICIAN
. A person issued
				a Grade 1 license by the American Concrete Institute (ACI) authorizing such
				person to test/inspect concrete.
TESTING AGENCY
. An official
Local
				Sponsoring Group
of ACI.
110.R2.1.3
Licensing
. All
			 personnel engaged in field testing/inspection of concrete for use in buildings
			 and structures subject to the construction control provisions of Chapter 1 of
			 the
International Building Code (IBC) 2009
with Massachusetts
			 Amendments (780 CMR 1.00 ) shall be licensed by ACI as a Concrete Field Testing
			 Technician - Grade 1 in accordance with ACI's "Certification Policies for
			 Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade 1" and 780 CMR 110.R2.
110.R2.1.4
Application for
			 Licensing
. Applicants shall contact and follow the policies and
			 procedures of the Testing Agency and ACI to be licensed in accordance with 780
			 CMR 110.R2.
110.R2.1.5
Examination
. Applicants shall contact the Testing Agency regarding
			 applications, fees and exam schedules. The exam includes a written and
			 practical "hands-on" component.
110.R2.1.6
Notification of Examination
			 and Examination Results
. The testing agency provides the time and place
			 for the examination. ACI provides exam results directly to the
			 applicant.
110.R2.1.7
Fees
. Application, testing and license fees are paid to the
			 Testing Agency and/or ACI.
110.R2.1.8
Renewals
. Licenses
			 shall be renewed according to the policies of ACI.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 110 - Special Regulations › Section 780 CMR 110.R6 - REGISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR PROGRAM

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Note: 780 CMR 110.R6 is unique to
				Massachusetts
)
For information including but not limited to registrations,
				renewals, and filing of complaints against a home improvement contractor (HIC),
				please contact the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, which
				now administers this program. Also
see
M.G.L. c. 142A for
				statutory requirements pertaining to HIC.
Please note that licensing of construction supervisors per 780
				CMR 110.R5 is administered by the Department of Public Safety.
The requirements of what is needed, a license or HIC
				registration, or both, to perform building construction, remains unchanged with
				780 CMR, eighth edition.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix A - Employee Qualifications › Section A101 - BUILDING OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS › Subsection A101.1 - Building official

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The
building official
shall have at least
					 10 years' experience or equivalent as an architect, engineer, inspector,
					 contractor or superintendent of construction, or any combination of these, five
					 years of which shall have been supervisory experience. The
building
					 official
should be certified as a
building official
through a recognized certification program. The building official shall be
					 appointed or hired by the applicable governing authority.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix A - Employee Qualifications › Section A101 - BUILDING OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS › Subsection A101.2 - Chief inspector

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The
building official
can designate
					 supervisors to administer the provisions of the
International
					 Building
,
Mechanical
and
Plumbing
					 Codes
and
International Fuel Gas Code
. Each
					 supervisor shall have at least 10 years' experience or equivalent as an
					 architect, engineer, inspector, contractor or superintendent of construction,
					 or any combination of these, five years of which shall have been in a
					 supervisory capacity. They shall be certified through a recognized
					 certification program for the appropriate trade.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix A - Employee Qualifications › Section A101 - BUILDING OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS › Subsection A101.3 - Inspector and plans examiner

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The
building official
shall appoint or
					 hire such number of officers, inspectors, assistants and other employees as
					 shall be authorized by the jurisdiction. A person shall not be appointed or
					 hired as inspector of construction or plans examiner who has not had at least 5
					 years' experience as a contractor, engineer, architect, or as a superintendent,
					 foreman or competent mechanic in charge of construction. The inspector or plans
					 examiner shall be certified through a recognized certification program for the
					 appropriate trade.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix A - Employee Qualifications › Section A101 - BUILDING OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS › Subsection A101.4 - Termination of employment

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Employees in the position of
building
					 official
, chief inspector or inspector shall not be removed from
					 office except for cause after full opportunity has been given to be heard on
					 specific charges before such applicable governing authority.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix A - Employee Qualifications › Section A102 - REFERENCED STANDARDS

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IBC-09
International Building Code
A101.2
IMC-09
International Mechanical Code
A101.2
IPC-09
International Plumbing Code
A101.2
IFGC-09
International Fuel Gas Code
A101.2
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix B - Board of Appeals › Section B101 - GENERAL › Subsection B101.1 - Application

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The application for appeal shall be filed on a form
					 obtained from the
building official
within 20 days after the
					 notice was served.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix B - Board of Appeals › Section B101 - GENERAL › Subsection B101.2 - Membership of board

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The board of appeals shall consist of persons appointed by
					 the chief appointing authority as follows:
1. One for five years; one for four years;
				  one for three years; one for two years; and one for one year.
2. Thereafter, each new member shall serve
				  for five years or until a successor has been appointed.
The
building official
shall be an ex
					 officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the
					 board.
B101.2.1
Alternate
				  members.
The chief appointing authority shall appoint two alternate
				  members who shall be called by the board chairperson to hear appeals during the
				  absence or disqualification of a member. Alternate members shall possess the
				  qualifications required for board membership and shall be appointed for five
				  years, or until a successor has been appointed.
B101.2.2
Qualifications.
The
				  board of appeals shall consist of five individuals, one from each of the
				  following professions or disciplines:
1.
				  Registered design professional with architectural experience or a builder or
				  superintendent of building construction with at least ten years' experience,
				  five of which shall have been in responsible charge of work.
2. Registered design professional with
				  structural engineering experience
3. Registered design professional with
				  mechanical and plumbing engineering experience or a mechanical contractor with
				  at least ten years' experience, five of which shall have been in responsible
				  charge of work.
4. Registered
				  design professional with electrical engineering experience or an electrical
				  contractor with at least ten years' experience, five of which shall have been
				  in responsible charge of work.
5.
				  Registered design professional with fire protection engineering experience or a
				  fire protection contractor with at least ten years' experience, five of which
				  shall have been in responsible charge of work.
B101.2.3
Rules and procedures.
The board is authorized to establish policies and procedures necessary to carry
				  out its duties.
B101.2.4
Chairperson.
The board shall annually select one of its members to serve
				  as chairperson.
B101.2.5
Disqualification of member.
A member shall not hear an appeal in which
				  that member has a personal, professional or financial interest.
B101.2.6
Secretary.
The chief
				  administrative officer shall designate a qualified clerk to serve as secretary
				  to the board. The secretary shall file a detailed record of all proceedings in
				  the office of the chief administrative officer.
B101.2.7
Compensation of
				  members.
Compensation of members shall be determined by law.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix B - Board of Appeals › Section B101 - GENERAL › Subsection B101.3 - Notice of meeting

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The board shall meet upon notice from the chairperson,
					 within 10 days of the filing of an appeal or at stated periodic
					 meetings.
B101.3.1
Open
				  hearing.
All hearings before the board shall be open to the public. The
				  appellant, the appellant's representative, the building official and any person
				  whose interests are affected shall be given an opportunity to be
				  heard.
B101.3.2
Procedure.
The board shall adopt and make available to the public
				  through the secretary procedures under which a hearing will be conducted. The
				  procedures shall not require compliance with strict rules of evidence, but
				  shall mandate that only relevant information be received.
B101.3.3
Postponed hearing.
When
				  five members are not present to hear an appeal, either the appellant or the
				  appellant's representative shall have the right to request a postponement of
				  the hearing.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix B - Board of Appeals › Section B101 - GENERAL › Subsection B101.4 - Board decision

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The board shall modify or reverse the decision of the
building official
by a concurring vote of two-thirds of its
					 members.
B101.4.1
Resolution.
The decision of the board shall be by resolution. Certified
				  copies shall be furnished to the appellant and to the
building
				  official
.
B101.4.2
Administration.
The
building official
shall take
				  immediate action in accordance with the decision of the board.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix C - Group U - Agricultural Buildings › Section C101 - GENERAL › Subsection C101.1 - Scope

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The provisions of this appendix shall apply exclusively to
					 agricultural buildings. Such buildings shall be classified as Group U and shall
					 include the following uses:
1.
				  Livestock shelters or buildings, including shade structures and milking
				  barns.
2. Poultry buildings or
				  shelters.
3. Barns.
4. Storage of equipment and machinery used
				  exclusively in agriculture.
5.
				  Horticultural structures, including detached production greenhouses and crop
				  protection shelters.
6.
				  Sheds.
7. Grain silos.
8. Stables.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix C - Group U - Agricultural Buildings › Section C102 - ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND AREA › Subsection C102.1 - General

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Buildings classified as Group U Agricultural shall not
					 exceed the area or height limits specified in Table C102.1.
TABLE C102.1-BASIC ALLOWABLE AREA FOR A GROUP U, ONE
					 STORY IN HEIGHT AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF SUCH OCCUPANCY
I
II
III and IV
V
A
B
A
B
III A and IV
III B
A
B
ALLOWABLE AREA (square
								feet)a
Unlimited
60,000
27,100
18,000
27,100
18,000
21,100
12,000
MAXIMUM HEIGHT IN STORIES
Unlimited
12
4
2
4
2
3
2
MAXIMUM HEIGHT IN FEET
Unlimited
160
65
55
65
55
50
40
For SI: 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2.
a.
								See Section C102 for unlimited area under certain conditions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix C - Group U - Agricultural Buildings › Section C102 - ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND AREA › Subsection C102.2 - One-story unlimited area

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The area of a one-story Group U agricultural building
					 shall not be limited if the building is surrounded and adjoined by
public ways
or yards not less than 60 feet (18 288 mm) in
					 width.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix C - Group U - Agricultural Buildings › Section C102 - ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND AREA › Subsection C102.3 - Two-story unlimited area

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The area of a two-story Group U agricultural building
					 shall not be limited if the building is surrounded and adjoined by
public ways
or
yards
not less than 60 feet
					 (18 288 mm) in width and is provided with an approved automatic sprinkler
					 system throughout in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix C - Group U - Agricultural Buildings › Section C104 - EXITS › Subsection C104.1 - Exit facilities

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Exits shall be provided in accordance with Chapters 10 and
					 11.
Exceptions:
1. The maximum travel distance from any point
				  in the building to an approved exit shall not exceed 300 feet (91 440
				  mm).
2. One exit is required for
				  each 15,000 square feet (1393.5 m2) of area or
				  fraction thereof.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D101 - GENERAL › Subsection D101.1 - Scope

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The fire district shall include such territory or portion
					 as outlined in an ordinance or law entitled "An Ordinance (Resolution) Creating
					 and Establishing a Fire District." Wherever, in such ordinance creating and
					 establishing a fire district, reference is made to the fire district, it shall
					 be construed to mean the fire district designated and referred to in this
					 appendix.
D101.1.1
Mapping.
The fire district complying with the provisions of Section
				  D101.1 shall be shown on a map that shall be available to the public.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D101 - GENERAL › Subsection D101.2 - Establishment of area

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For the purpose of this code, the fire district shall
					 include that territory or area as described in Sections D101.2.1 through
					 D101.2.3.
D101.2.1
Adjoining
				  blocks.
Two or more adjoining blocks, exclusive of intervening streets,
				  where at least 50 percent of the ground area is built upon and more than 50
				  percent of the built-on area is devoted to hotels and motels of Group R-1;
				  Group B occupancies; theaters, nightclubs, restaurants of Group A-1 and A-2
				  occupancies; garages, express and freight depots, warehouses and storage
				  buildings used for the storage of finished products (not located with and
				  forming a part of a manufactured or industrial plant); or Group S occupancy.
				  Where the average height of a building is two and one-half
stories
or more, a block should be considered if the ground
				  area built upon is at least 40 percent.
D101.2.2
Buffer zone.
Where four
				  contiguous blocks or more comprise a fire district, there shall be a buffer
				  zone of 200 feet (60 960 mm) around the perimeter of such district. Streets,
				  rights-of-way and other open spaces not subject to building construction can be
				  included in the 200-foot (60 960 mm) buffer zone.
D101.2.3
Developed blocks.
Where
				  blocks adjacent to the fire district have developed to the extent that at least
				  25 percent of the ground area is built upon and 40 percent or more of the
				  built-on area is devoted to the occupancies specified in Section D101.2.1, they
				  can be considered for inclusion in the fire district, and can form all or a
				  portion of the 200-foot (60 960 mm) buffer zone required in Section
				  D101.2.2.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D102 - BUILDING RESTRICTIONS › Subsection D102.1 - Types of construction permitted

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Within the fire district every building hereafter erected
					 shall be either Type I, II, III or IV, except as permitted in Section
					 D104.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D103 - CHANGES TO BUILDINGS › Subsection D103.1 - Existing buildings within the fire district

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An existing building shall not hereafter be increased in
					 height or area unless it is of a type of construction permitted for new
					 buildings within the fire district or is altered to comply with the
					 requirements for such type of construction. Nor shall any existing building be
					 hereafter extended on any side, nor square footage or floors added within the
					 existing building unless such modifications are of a type of construction
					 permitted for new buildings within the fire district.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D103 - CHANGES TO BUILDINGS › Subsection D103.2 - Other alterations

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Nothing in Section D103.1 shall prohibit other alterations
					 within the fire district provided there is no change of occupancy that is
					 otherwise prohibited and the fire hazard is not increased by such
alteration
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D103 - CHANGES TO BUILDINGS › Subsection D103.3 - Moving buildings

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Buildings shall not hereafter be moved into the fire
					 district or to another lot in the fire district unless the building is of a
					 type of construction permitted in the fire district.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D104 - BUILDINGS LOCATED PARTIALLY IN THE FIRE DISTRICT › Subsection D104.1 - General

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Any building located partially in the fire district shall
					 be of a type of construction required for the fire district, unless the major
					 portion of such building lies outside of the fire district and no part is more
					 than 10 feet (3048 mm) inside the boundaries of the fire
					 district.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D105 - EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRICTIONS IN FIRE DISTRICT › Subsection D105.1 - General

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The preceding provisions of this appendix shall not apply
					 in the following instances:
1.
				  Temporary buildings used in connection with duly authorized
				  construction.
2. A private garage
				  used exclusively as such, not more than one
story
in height,
				  nor more than 650 square feet (60 m2) in area,
				  located on the same lot with a
dwelling
.
3. Fences not over 8 feet (2438 mm)
				  high.
4. Coal tipples, material
				  bins and trestles of Type IV construction.
5. Water tanks and cooling towers conforming
				  to Sections 1509.3 and 1509.4.
6.
				  Greenhouses less than 15 feet (4572 mm) high.
7. Porches on dwellings not over one
story
in height, and not over 10 feet (3048 mm) wide from the
				  face of the building, provided such porch does not come within 5 feet (1524 mm)
				  of any property line.
8. Sheds open
				  on a long side not over 15 feet (4572 mm) high and 500 square feet (46
				  m2) in area.
9. One- and two-family
dwellings
where of a type of construction not permitted in the
				  fire district can be extended 25 percent of the floor area existing at the time
				  of inclusion in the fire district by any type of construction permitted by this
				  code.
10. Wood decks less than 600
				  square feet (56 m2) where constructed of 2-inch (51
				  mm) nominal wood, pressure treated for exterior use.
11. Wood veneers on
exterior
				  walls
conforming to Section 1405.5.
12. Exterior plastic veneer complying with
				  Section 2605.2 where installed on exterior walls required to have a
fire-resistance rating
not less than 1 hour, provided the
				  exterior plastic veneer does not exhibit sustained flaming as defined in NFPA
				  268.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix D - Fire Districts › Section D106 - REFERENCED STANDARDS

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ASTME 84-04
Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of
							 Building Materials
D102.2.8
NFPA 268-01
Test Method for Determining Ignitability of Exterior
							 Wall Assemblies Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
D105.1
NFPA 701-99
Methods of Fire Tests for Flame-Propagation of Textiles
							 and Films
D102.2.8
UL 723-03
Standard for Test for Surface Burning Characteristics
							 of Building Materials, with Revisions through May 2005
D102.2.8
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E101 - GENERAL › Subsection E101.1 - Scope

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The provisions of this appendix shall control the
					 supplementary requirements for the design and construction of facilities for
accessibility
to physically disabled
					 persons.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E102 - DEFINITIONS › Subsection E102.1 - General

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The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of
					 this appendix, have the meanings shown herein.
CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEPHONE.
A telephone with a
					 dedicated line such as a house phone, courtesy phone or phone that must be used
					 to gain entrance to a facility.
MAILBOXES.
Receptacles for the receipt of
					 documents, packages or other deliverable matter. Mailboxes include, but are not
					 limited to, post office boxes and receptacles provided by commercial
					 mail-receiving agencies, apartment houses and schools.
TRANSIENT LODGING.
A building, facility or
					 portion thereof, excluding inpatient medical care facilities and long-term care
					 facilities, that contains one or more dwelling units or sleeping units.
					 Examples of transient lodging include, but are not limited to, resorts, group
					 homes, hotels, motels, dormitories, homeless shelters, halfway houses and
					 social service lodging.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E103 - ACCESSIBLE ROUTE › Subsection E103.1 - Raised platforms

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In banquet rooms or spaces where a head table or speaker's
					 lectern is located on a raised platform, an
accessible
route
					 shall be provided to the platform.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E104 - SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES › Subsection E104.1 - General

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Transient lodging facilities shall be provided with
accessible
features in accordance with Sections E104.2 and
					 E104.3. Group I-3 occupancies shall be provided with
accessible
features in accordance with Sections E104.3 and
					 E104.4.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E104 - SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES › Subsection E104.2 - Accessible beds

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In rooms or spaces having more than 25 beds, 5 percent of
					 the beds shall have a clear floor space complying with ICC A117.1.
E104.2.1
Sleeping areas.
A clear
				  floor space complying with ICC A117.1 shall be provided on both sides of the
				  accessible bed. The clear floor space shall be positioned for parallel approach
				  to the side of the bed.
Exception:
This requirement shall not apply
					 where a single clear floor space complying with ICC A117.1 positioned for
					 parallel approach is provided between two beds.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E104 - SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES › Subsection E104.3 - Communication features

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Communication features complying with ICC A117.1 shall be
					 provided in accordance with Sections E104.3.1 through E104.3.4.
E104.3.1
Transient lodging.
In
				  transient lodging facilities, sleeping units with accessible communication
				  features shall be provided in accordance with Table E104.3.1. Units required to
				  comply with Table E104.3.1 shall be dispersed among the various classes of
				  units.
TABLE E104.3.1 DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS WITH
					 ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION FEATURES
TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING OR
SLEEPING UNITS PROVIDED
MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF DWELLING OR
								SLEEPING UNITS WITH ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION FEATURES
1
1
2 to 25
2
26 to 50
4
51 to 75
7
76 to 100
9
101 to 150
12
151 to 200
14
201 to 300
17
301 to 400
20
401 to 500
22
501 to 1,000
5% of total
1,001 and over
50 plus 3 for each 100 over 1,000
E104.3.2
Group I-3.
In Group I-3
				  occupancies at least 2 percent, but no fewer than one of the total number of
				  general holding cells and general housing cells equipped with audible emergency
				  alarm systems and permanently installed telephones within the cell, shall
				  comply with Section E104.3.4.
E104.3.3
Dwelling units and sleeping
				  units.
Where
dwelling units
and
sleeping
				  units
are altered or added, the requirements of Section E104.3 shall
				  apply only to the units being altered or added until the number of units with
				  accessible communication features complies with the minimum number required for
				  new construction.
E104.3.4
Notification devices.
Visual notification devices shall be provided to
				  alert room occupants of incoming telephone calls and a door knock or bell.
				  Notification devices shall not be connected to visual alarm signal appliances.
				  Permanently installed telephones shall have volume controls and an electrical
				  outlet complying with ICC A117.1 located within 48 inches (1219 mm) of the
				  telephone to facilitate the use of a TTY.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E104 - SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES › Subsection E104.4 - Partitions

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Solid partitions or security glazing that separates
					 visitors from detainees in Group I-3 occupancies shall provide a method to
					 facilitate voice communication. Such methods are permitted to include, but are
					 not limited to, grilles, slats, talk-through baffles, intercoms or telephone
					 handset devices. The method of communication shall be accessible to individuals
					 who use wheelchairs and individuals who have difficulty bending or stooping.
					 Hand-operable communication devices, if provided, shall comply with Section
					 E106.3.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E105 - OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES › Subsection E105.1 - Portable toilets and bathing rooms

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Where multiple single-user portable toilet or bathing
					 units are clustered at a single location, at least 5 percent, but not less than
					 one toilet unit or bathing unit at each cluster, shall comply with ICC A117.1.
					 Signs containing the International Symbol of Accessibility and complying with
					 ICC A117.1 shall identify
accessible
portable toilets and
					 bathing units.
Exception:
Portable toilet units provided for
					 use exclusively by construction personnel on a construction
					 site.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E105 - OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES › Subsection E105.2 - Laundry equipment

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Where provided in spaces required to be
accessible
, washing machines and clothes dryers shall comply
					 with this section.
E105.2.1
Washing machines.
Where three or fewer washing machines are provided, at
				  least one shall comply with ICC A117.1. Where more than three washing machines
				  are provided, at least two shall comply with ICC A117.1.
E105.2.2
Clothes dryers.
Where
				  three or fewer clothes dryers are provided, at least one shall comply with ICC
				  A117.1. Where more than three clothes dryers are provided, at least two shall
				  comply with ICC A117.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E105 - OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES › Subsection E105.3 - Depositories, vending machines, change machines and similar equipment

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Where provided, at least one of each type of depository,
					 vending machine, change machine and similar equipment shall comply with ICC
					 A117.1.
Exception:
Drive-up-only depositories are not
					 required to comply with this section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E105 - OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES › Subsection E105.4 - Mailboxes

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Where mailboxes are provided in an interior location, at
					 least 5 percent, but not less than one, of each type shall comply with ICC
					 A117.1. In residential and institutional facilities, where mailboxes are
					 provided for each
dwelling unit
or
sleeping
					 unit
, mailboxes complying with ICC A117.1 shall be provided for each
					 unit required to be an
Accessible unit
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E105 - OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES › Subsection E105.5 - Automatic teller machines and fare machines

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Where automatic teller machines or self-service fare
					 vending, collection or adjustment machines are provided, at least one machine
					 of each type at each location where such machines are provided shall be
accessible
. Where bins are provided for envelopes, wastepaper
					 or other purposes, at least one of each type shall be
					 accessible.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E105 - OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES › Subsection E105.6 - Two-way communication systems

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Where two-way communication systems are provided to gain
					 admittance to a building or facility or to restricted areas within a building
					 or facility, the system shall comply with ICC A117.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E106 - TELEPHONES › Subsection E106.1 - General

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Where coin-operated public pay telephones, coinless public
					 pay telephones, public closed-circuit telephones, courtesy phones or other
					 types of public telephones are provided,
accessible
public
					 telephones shall be provided in accordance with Sections E106.2 through E106.5
					 for each type of public telephone provided. For purposes of this section, a
					 bank of telephones shall be considered two or more adjacent
					 telephones.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E106 - TELEPHONES › Subsection E106.2 - Wheelchair-accessible telephones

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Where public telephones are provided,
wheelchair-accessible
telephones complying with ICC A117.1
					 shall be provided in accordance with Table E106.2.
TABLE E106.2 WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE
					 TELEPHONES
NUMBER OF TELEPHONES PROVIDED
ON A FLOOR, LEVEL OR EXTERIOR SITE
MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF
WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES
1 or more single unit
1 per floor, level and exterior site
1 bank
1 per floor, level and exterior site
2 or more banks
1 per bank
Exception:
Drive-up-only public telephones
					 are not required to be
accessible
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 115 - Appendices › Appendix E - Supplementary Accessibility Requirements › Section E106 - TELEPHONES › Subsection E106.3 - Volume controls

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All public telephones provided shall have volume control
					 complying with ICC A117.1.