New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE › Subchapter 6 - REHABILITATION SUBCODE › Section 5:23-6.9 - New building elements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When the rehabilitation of an existing
				building creates or includes any building element of a type listed in this section,
				then the new element shall comply with the requirements for such an element
				established by this section.
(b)
				Building Subcode and One- and Two-Family Dwelling Subcode shall be as follows:
1. The installation of a floor system which did
				not previously exist, shall be constructed utilizing the live load requirements as
				specified in Section 1607 of the building subcode, or with Section R301.5 of the
				one- and two-family dwelling subcode, as applicable.
2. When the number of stories in a building is
				increased without increasing the height of the building, the building shall comply
				with the story requirements of Table 504.4 of the building subcode.
i. Stories or habitable attics within buildings of
				Group R-5 shall comply with
				N.J.A.C.
				5:23-3.21(c)3 i (Section R300) of
				the one- and two-family dwelling subcode.
3. Newly created floor openings shall comply with
				the requirements of Sections 712 and 713 of the building subcode.
4. Newly created atriums shall comply with the
				requirements of Section 404 of the building subcode.
5. Newly created door openings shall comply with
				Section 1010.1.1 of the building subcode. Additionally, newly created door openings
				in walls which are fire-resistance rated shall comply with Section 716 of the
				building subcode.
i. Newly created exit doors in
				buildings of Group R-5 shall comply with Section R311.2 of the one- and two-family
				dwelling subcode.
6. Newly
				created openings in fire resistance rated assemblies shall be protected in
				accordance with Sections 714, 715, 716, and 717, as applicable, of the building
				subcode, or with Sections R302.4 and R302.5 of the one- and two-family dwelling
				subcode, as applicable.
7. Newly created
				exit passageways and newly created exit discharge used as exit elements shall:
i. Comply with the requirements of Section 1024 of
				the building subcode for exit passageways. However, the fire resistance rating of
				the passageway shall not be required to exceed the fire resistance rating of the
				exit element that discharges into the passageway; or
ii. Comply with the requirements of Section 1028
				of the building subcode for exit discharge.
8. Newly created stairways:
i. Stairways in buildings subject to the one- and
				two-family dwelling subcode shall comply with Sections R311.7.1, R311.7.2, R311.7.4,
				R311.7.5, R311.7.8, R311.7.10, R311.7.11, R311.7.12, and R312.1;
ii. Exit stairways in buildings subject to the
				building subcode shall comply with Sections 1022 and 1028. Within the references of
				Section 1022, Section 1009 shall not be applicable;
iii. Non-exit stairways in buildings subject to
				the building subcode shall comply with Sections 1011.3, 1011.4, 1011.5, 1011.9,
				1011.10, 1011.11, 1011.14, 1011.15, 1011.16, 1015.2, 1015.3, and 1015.4.
9. Newly installed fire escapes shall
				be constructed in accordance with FTO-3 of the Uniform Construction Code as
				permitted in the basic requirements of this subcode. (Building)
10. Newly created corridors shall comply with
				Sections 1020.2, 1020.4, 1020.5, 1020.6, and 1020.7 of the building
				subcode.
11. Newly constructed
				mezzanines and equipment platforms shall comply with Section 505 of the building
				subcode.
12. Newly created covered mall
				and open mall buildings shall comply with Section 402 of the building
				subcode.
13. Newly created motion
				picture projection rooms shall comply with Section 409 of the building
				subcode.
14. Newly created stages,
				platforms, and technical production areas shall comply with Section 410 of the
				building subcode.
15. Newly created
				spaces which are utilized for the spray application of flammable finishes shall
				comply with Section 416 of the building subcode.
16. At least one newly created window opening in
				sleeping rooms below the fourth story in occupancies in Groups R or I-1 shall:
i. Be operable;
ii. Have a sill height of not more than 44
				inches;
iii. Have a width of at least 20
				inches, a height of at least 24 inches and a minimum total area of 5.7 square feet
				measured from head to sill and from side to side. (Building)
iv. New window openings in sleeping rooms shall
				not be required to meet these requirements in buildings where the sleeping room is
				provided with a door to a corridor having access to two remote exits or in buildings
				equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system.
v. Basement windows in buildings of Group R-2
				shall comply with the requirements of
				N.J.A.C.
				5:23-6.26(b)3  where the window
				serves as the second means of egress from the dwelling unit. (Plan review -
				Building, Fire. Inspection - Building)
17. Newly created specific occupancy areas shall
				comply with the following:
i. Paint shops in other
				than Group F which contain chemicals below the exempt amount for Group H, waste and
				soiled linen collection rooms and chute termination rooms shall be separated from
				other portions of the building by a one-hour fire partition or provided with an
				automatic sprinkler system.
ii. Newly
				installed play structures shall meet Section 424 of the building subcode.
iii. Incinerator rooms in all groups shall be
				separated from other portions of the building by a two-hour fire separation assembly
				and provided with an automatic sprinkler system.
iv. In Groups I-2 and I-3, physical plant
				maintenance shops, laundries in excess of 100 square feet in area and padded cells
				shall be separated from other portions of the building by a one-hour fire partition
				or provided with an automatic sprinkler system. (Plan review--Building, Fire.
				Inspection--Fire)
18. Newly
				created dwelling unit separation and guestroom separation assemblies shall comply
				with the requirements of Sections 708, 711, and 1206 of the building subcode, as
				appropriate, based on the construction type of the existing building, or with
				Section R302 and Appendix K of the one- and two-family dwelling subcode, as
				applicable.
19. Newly created roof decks
				shall comply with Section 1006.3 of the building subcode for egress from occupied
				roofs.
20. Newly created openings in
				exterior walls shall comply with the table in
				N.J.A.C.
				5:23-6.31(f)2.
i. Exception: Newly created openings in buildings
				of Group R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-5 with a fire separation distance of three feet or less
				shall be provided with opening protectives. (Plan review - Building, Fire.
				Inspection - Building)
21.
				Newly created aisle accessways and aisles shall comply with the minimum width
				requirements of Section 1018 of the building subcode.
22. Newly installed special construction shall
				comply with Section 3105 of the building subcode for awnings and canopies, Section
				3106 of the building subcode for marquees and Section 3107/Appendix H of the
				building subcode for signs.