HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 - 2010 Work Group List of Revised-Existing and Proposed AmendmentsNBMC
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Title
Action
Comments
Section
9.04.010
Adoption of the 2010
California Fire Code
and the 2009
International Fire
Code
GROUP4
Amendments
Workgroups
9.04.040
305.5
Vegetation
New
Requires a 10' clearance from a
chimney outlet
9.04.050
508.1
Fire Command Center
New
Fire Command Center required for
General
buildings 55 ft above or more than 30
ft below the lowest level of fire
department access.
9.04.060
611
Solar Photovoltaic
New
Requires systems to comply with the
Systems
NBFD guideline
9.04.070
903.2.8
Group R Sprinklers
New
Establishes thresholds for the
addition of fire sprinkler systems in
homes when the size of an existing
building is increased.
9.04.070
907.2.2
Group B Occupancies
New
Adds one additional change #5 to
existing amendment which
establishes when a fire alarm system
is required
9.04.070
907.6.2.2
Emergency
New
Establishes when and where the
voice /alarm
alert tone and voice instructions shall
communication
sound.
system
9.04.070
907.7.3.2
High -rise buildings
New
Establishes what alarm initiating
devices shall have separate zones.
9.04.070
910.3.2.2
Sprinklered Buildings
New
Establishes smoke and heat vent
activation requirements.
9.04.120
4906.2
Zone A Combustible
New
Addresses the non combustible
construction Zone
construction in fuel modification
Zone A
9.04.030
202
Definitions
Existing
Establishes the height of high rise
buildings 55' above or below grade.
Defines Cul -de -Sac.
9.04.040
307.1.1
Prohibited open
Revises
Adds outdoor fireplaces to this
burning, recreational
existing
section.
fires, and /or outdoor
fireplaces
9.04.040
318
Geological surveys
Revises
Section number changed and added
existing
the requirement for modifications to
existing systems.
9.04.050
505.1
Premises
Existing
Requires street numbers to be
identification
displayed. Sets size for residential
and commercial properties.
9.04.060
604.2.15.2.2
Emergency Power
Existing/
Section renumbered (Location of
Outlets
Relocated
emergency outlets.)
9.04.060
610
Breathing air
Existing
Requires a built in air replenishment
replenishment
system for firefighter use in all new
systems
high rise buildings, including
buildings built 55 feet or more below
grade.
9.04.070
903.2
Where required
Existing
Establishes thresholds for the
addition of fire sprinkler systems in
new buildings and when the size of
an existing building is increased.
9.04.070
903.2.11.3
Building 40 feet or
Revises
Section is renumbered (requires fire
more in height
existing
sprinklers in all buildings 40' or more
in height.)
9.04.070
907.2.13
High -rise buildings
Revises
Requires fire alarm systems in
existing
buildings 55' or greater in height or
55' or more below grade.
9.04.070
907.4.5
Door release service
Existing
Requires a door holder to be
connected to the fire alarm system
that will release the door if the alarm
is activated. Creates a means for
shop owners to safely hold their fire
doors open.
9.04.120
4905;4906
Construction
Existing /
Incorporates the State of California
Requirements for
Relocated
provisions for buildings in the urban
Structures Adjacent to
wildland interface zone. Adds
Special Fire
existing additional regulations for
Protection Areas
those buildings which abut wildland
areas. Clarifies "Where Required".
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