No outdoor fires using any fuel type are permitted when predicted
sustained winds exceed 20 MPH or when such fires present a hazard
as determined by the fire code official.
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Exceptions:
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1.
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Portable fireplaces and fire rings/pits equipped with a device
to arrest sparks shall be located at least 3′ from combustible
construction at R-3 occupancies,
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2.
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Portable fireplaces, and fire pits/rings equipped with a device
to arrest sparks, shall be located at least 15 feet from combustible
structures at other R occupancies.
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Exceptions:
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1.
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Permanent fireplaces that are not located in a fuel modification
zone.
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2.
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Where determined by the Fire Code Official that the location
or design of the device should reasonably prevent the start of a wildfire.
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Exceptions:
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1.
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Engines used to provide motor power for trucks, truck tractors,
buses, and passenger vehicles, except motorcycles, are not subject
to this section if the exhaust system is equipped with a muffler as
defined in the Vehicle Code of the State of California.
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2.
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Turbocharged engines are not subject to this section if all
exhausted gases pass through the rotating turbine wheel, there is
no exhaust bypass to the atmosphere, and the turbocharger is in good
mechanical condition.
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Exceptions:
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1.
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In buildings or structures where it is determined by the fire
code official that the radio coverage system is not needed, including
but not limited to the following:
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a.
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Existing buildings or structures, unless required by the Building
Official and OCFA for buildings and structures undergoing extensive
remodel and/or expansion.
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b.
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Elevators.
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c.
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Structures that meet all of the following:
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i.
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Three stories or less, and
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ii.
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Do not have subterranean storage or parking, and
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iii.
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Do not exceed 50,000 square feet on any single story.
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d.
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Structures that meet all of the following:
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i.
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Residential structures four stories or less, and
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ii.
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Constructed of wood, and
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iii.
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Do not have subterranean storage or parking, and
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iv.
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Are not built integral to an above ground multi-story parking
structure.
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Should a structure that is three stories or less and 50,000
square feet or smaller on any single story include subterranean storage
or parking, then this chapter shall apply only to the subterranean
areas.
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2.
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In facilities where emergency responder radio coverage is required
and such systems, components or equipment required could have a negative
impact on the normal operations of the facility, the fire code official
shall have the authority to accept an automatically activated emergency
radio coverage system.
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Exception: Additions to Group R-3 occupancies shall
comply with Section 903.2.8(2).
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Exceptions:
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1.
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Existing Group R-3 occupancies converted to Group R-3.1 occupancies
and not housing bedridden clients, not housing non-ambulatory clients
above the first floor, and not housing clients above the second floor.
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2.
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Existing Group R-3 occupancies converted to Group R-3.1 occupancies
housing only one bedridden client and complying with Section 435.8.3.3
of the California Building Code.
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3.
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Pursuant to Health and Safety Code, Section 13113, occupancies
housing ambulatory children only, none of whom are mentally ill children
or children with intellectual disabilities, and the buildings or portions
thereof in which such children are housed are not more than two stories
in height, and building or portions thereof housing such children
have an automatic fire alarm system activated by approved smoke detectors.
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4.
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Pursuant to Health and Safety Code, Section 13143.6, occupancies
licensed for protective social care which house ambulatory clients
only, none of whom is a child (under the age of 18 years), or who
is elderly (65 years of age or over).
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When not used in accordance with Section 504.2 or 506.3 of the
California Building Code, an automatic sprinkler system installed
in accordance with Section 903.3.1.2 shall be allowed in Group R-2.1
occupancies.
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An automatic sprinkler system designed in accordance with Section
903.3.1.3 shall not be utilized in Group R-2.1 or R-4 occupancies.
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Exceptions:
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1.
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Brass or bronze valves on sprinkler risers mounted to the exterior
of the building may be left unpainted.
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2.
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Where OS&Y valves on the detector check assembly are the
only control valves, at least one OS&Y valve shall be painted
red.
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