Ord 2023-009/Amending Ch 14 Bld and Bldg regulations and chapter 38 Fire Prevention and Protection of City of SM Code of Ordinance to adopt the 2021 International code ICC Family codes and the 2020 National Electric code with amendments

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907.6.1.2 Notification Appliance Circuit Wiring Installation. All notification appliance circuits (NAC) installed in R type occupancies shall be installed in such a way that a single open will not interfere with the operation of any notification appliance (Class A). Outgoing and return NAC conductors shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 72 requirements for Class A circuits with the exception of separation requirements. The NAC may be wired Class B, provided the distance from the interface device to the notification appliance is ten feet or less. Section 907.6.3; delete all four Exceptions. Section 907.6.6; add sentence at end of paragraph to read as follows: See 907.6.3 for the required information transmitted to the supervising station. Section 910.2; change Exceptions #2 and 3 to read as follows: Only manual smoke and heat removal shall not be required in areas of buildings equipped with early suppression fast -response (ESFR) sprinklers. Automatic smoke and heat removal is prohibited. 3. Only manual smoke and heat removal shall not be required in areas of buildings equipped with control mode special application sprinklers with a response time index of 50(m*S)1/2 or less that are listed to control a fire in stored commodities with 12 or fewer sprinklers. Automatic smoke and heat removal is prohibited. Section 910.2.3; add to read as follows: 910.2.3 Group H. Buildings and portions thereof used as a Group H occupancy as follows: 1. In occupancies classified as Group H-2 or H-3, any of which are more than 15,000 square feet (1394 m2) in single floor area. Exception: Buildings of noncombustible construction containing only noncombustible materials. 2. In areas of buildings in Group H used for storing Class 2, 3, and 4 liquid and solid oxidizers, Class 1 and unclassified detonable organic peroxides, Class 3 and 4 unstable (reactive) materials, or Class 2 or 3 water - reactive materials as required for a high -hazard commodity classification. Exception: Buildings of noncombustible construction containing only noncombustible materials. Section 910.4.3.1; change to read as follows: 910.4.3.1 Makeup Air. Makeup air openings shall be provided within 6 feet (1829 mm) of the floor level. Operation of makeup air openings shall be manual or automatic. The minimum gross area of makeup air inlets shall be 8 square feet per 1,000 cubic feet per minute (0.74 m2 per 0.4719 m3/s) of smoke exhaust. Section 912.2.3; add to read as follows: 912.2.3 Hydrant Distance. An approved fire hydrant shall be located within 100 feet of the fire department connection as the fire hose lays along an unobstructed path, unless approved by the fire code official. Section 912.4.1; change to read as follows: (Supp. No. 35, Update 4) Page 16 of 44 Created: 2022-12-02 10:13:41 [EST]