Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 527 CMR - BOARD OF FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS › Title 527 CMR 1.00 - Massachusetts Comprehensive Fire Safety Code › Section 1.05 - Modifications to NFPA 1 Fire Code - 2015 Edition

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Chapter
			 1
Administration
. Chapter 1
			 is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
1.1
General Considerations
. This
			 Code shall apply to both new and existing conditions. Unless the provisions of
			 this
Code
specify that a requirement shall apply to existing
			 occupancies, conditions or systems, an installation completed prior to the
			 effective date of this
Code
shall be deemed in compliance if
			 the installation was made in accordance with the applicable
Code
in effect at the time of the installation and was
			 approved by the AHJ. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.1, if any
			 prior installation or condition exists which constitutes an imminent danger;
			 the AHJ may require compliance with the provisions of this
Code
.
1.1.1
Massachusetts General Law and State Building Code
. Applicable
			 Massachusetts General Law and requirements of the 780 CMR:
State
			 Building Code
, also referred herein as the Building Code, and
			 specialized codes as referenced in Chapter 2 and defined in Chapter 3 shall be
			 adhered to in the design and construction of buildings, structures, and
			 equipment.
1.1.2
Construction
			 Requirements for Buildings and Structures
. Unless otherwise regulated by
			 the provisions contained in
			 527 CMR
			 1.00:1.03, or as otherwise indicated by specific
			 language, reference or context, any provision of
			 527 CMR
			 1.00 or any standard or code referenced in
			 527 CMR
			 1.00 relative to construction, alteration, movement,
			 enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location,
			 removal or demolition of buildings or structures or any appurtenances connected
			 or attached to such buildings or structures shall not be considered a
			 requirement of this
Code
, but rather a reference to the
			 applicable provisions of the
Building Code
. Such reference is
			 for the convenience of the reader and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of
			 the appropriate Building Official.
1.1.3
Requirements of Specialized
			 Codes
. Unless otherwise indicated by language, specific reference or
			 context, any provisions of
			 527 CMR
			 1.00 or any standard or code referenced in
			 527 CMR
			 1.00 relative to the installation, alteration,
			 replacement or repair of any equipment or system subject to the jurisdiction of
			 a specialized code including, but not limited to: plumbing, electrical, sheet
			 metal, or elevator, shall not be considered a requirement of this
Code
, but rather a reference to the applicable specialized
			 code. Such reference is for the convenience of the reader and shall be subject
			 to the jurisdiction of the appropriate specialized code official.
1.1.4
Continued Maintenance of Any
			 Equipment, System, Construction Requirement, Specification or Method Relating
			 to Fire Protection
. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1.1.2 or
			 1.1.3, any equipment, system, construction requirement, specification or method
			 relating to fire protection of persons or property within a building,
			 structure, or ship or vessel shall be properly maintained and shall continue to
			 perform in accordance with the applicable requirements of the
Building
			 Code
or applicable specialized code as of the date of such approved
			 installation or construction.