UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1949 Edition ADOPTED BY THE Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference at the 6th Annual Meeting October, 1927 With Revisions and Additions Approved at the 26th Annual Meeting October, 1948 PUBLISHED JANUARY 1, 1949 Printing of January 1, 1949 COPYRIGHT, 1949 by Paeifie Coast Building Officials Conference 124 West Fourth Street Los Angeles, California PRINTED IN THE U.S.A,Preface {J The Uniform Building Code is dedicated to the develop- ment of better building construction and greater safety to the public, through the elimination of needless red tape, favoritism and local politics by uniformity in building laws; to the granting of full justice to all building mate- rials on the fair basis of the true merits of each material; and to the development of a sound economic basis for the future growth of cities through unbiased and equitable dealing with structural design and fire hazards.OUTLINE OF CONTENTS BY PARTS, CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS intatrati Page Part I—Administrative CHAPTER 1. Title and Scope SEC. 101. Title 19 102. Purpos 19 103. Scope 19 104. Application to Existing Buildings... 19 105. Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction 20 106. Tests 20 CHAPTER 2. Organization and Enforcement SEC. 201, Creation of Department 22 202. Powers and Duties of Building Official... 22 203. Unsafe Buildings . 22 204. Board of Examiners and Appeals... 23 205. Violations and Penalties .. CHAPTER 8. Permits and Inspections SEC. 301. Application for Permits 25 302. Building Permits 25 303. Fees .. 26 304. Inspecti a7 305. Special Super 28 306. Certificate of Occupancy 29 Part I—Definitions and Abbreviations CHAPTER 4. Definitions and Abbreviations SEC, 401, Definitions and Abbreviations ........... 30 Part I]—Requirements Based on Occupancy CHAPTER 5. SEC. 501. 502. 503. 504, 505. 508. 507. CHAPTER 6. SEC. 601. Classification of all Bi by Use or Occupancy and General Require- ments for all Ocoupancies Occupancy Classified Change in Use . Mixed Occupancy Location on Property ‘Allowable Floor Areas ‘Allowable Area Increases Maximum Height of Buildings Requirements for Group A Occupancies Group A Occupancies Defined 43 Construction, Height and At 602. Allowable 608. Location o1 5 43 43604. 605. 608. 607. 608. 609. CHAPTER 7. SEC, 701. 702. 703. 704. 105. 708. ‘T0T. 708. 709. CHAPTER 38. SEC. 801. 802. 803. 804. 805. 808. 807. 808, 809. CHAPTER 9. SEC. 901. 902, 903. 904. 905. 908. 907. 908. CHAPTER 10. SEC, 1001. 1002. 1003, 1004. 1005. 1008. 1007. 1008. Exit Facilities Light, Ventilation, and Sanitation Enclosure of Vertical Openings Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus Special Hazards . Exceptions and Deviations Requirements for Group B Occupancies Group B Occupancies Defined .. 45 Construction, Height and Area Allowable 2. 45 Location on Property 46 Exit Facilities 46 Light, Ventilation, and Sanitation 46 Enclosure of Vertical Openings... 46 Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus 46 Special Hazards . 46 Exceptions and Deviations 47 Requirements for Group © Occupancies Group C Occupancies Defined 48 Construction, Height and Area Allowable 48 Location on Property ~ 48 Exit Facilities 48 Light, Ventilation, and Sanitation 48, Enclosure of Vertical Openings . 49 Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus 49 Special Hazards ..... 49 Exceptions and Deviations - 49 Requirements for Group D Occupancles Group D Occupancies Defined 50 Construction, Height and Area Allowable 50 Location on Property 50 Exit Facilities ... 50 Light and Ventilation 50 Enclosure of Vertical Openings . 50 Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus 50 Special Hazards 50 Requirements for Group E Occupancies Group E Occupancies Defined - 52 Construction, Height and Area Allowable 52 Location on Property 52 Exit Facilities 52 Light, Ventilat 53 Enclosure of Vertical Openings 53 Bire-Bxtinguishing Apparatus .. 53 Special Hazards 53 6CHAPTER 11, SEC, 1101, 1102. 1103. 1104. 1105. 1106. 1107. 1108. CHAPTER 12. SHC. 1201, 1202. 1203. 1204. 1205. 1208. 1207. 1208. CHAPTER 13. SEC. 1301. 1802. 1303. 1804. 1805. 1306. 1307. 1308. 1309. OBAPTER 14. SEC, 1401. 1402. 1403. 1404. 1405. 1408. 1407. 1408. 1409. CHAPTER 15. SEC. 1501. 1502. 1503. 1504. Page Requirements for Group F Occupancles Group F Occupancies Defined 8 Construction, Height and Area Allowable .. 55 Location on Property 55 Exit Facilities 55 Light, Ventilation, and Sanitation... 55 Enclosure of Vertical Openings 56 Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus 56 Special Hazards 56 Requirements for Group G Occupancies Group G Occupancies Defined 87 Construction, Height and Area Allowable 37 Location on 57 Exit Faciliti 57 Light, Ventilation, and Sanitation 37 Enclosure of Vertical Openings 57 Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus 8 Special Hazards 37 Requirements for Group H Occupancies Group H Occupancies Defined Construction, Height and Area Allowable 58 Location 58 Exit Facilities 58 Light, Ventilation, and Sanitation 58 Enclosure of Vertical Openings Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus Special Hazards Existing Buildings (See Appendix) Requirements for Group I Occupancles Group I Occupancies Defined 60 Construction, Height and Ar Allowable 60 Location on Property 60 Exit Facilities... : 60 Light, Ventilation, and Sanitatio: 60 Enclosure of Vertical Openings 60 Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus .. 61 Special Hazards 61 Exceptions and Deviations - 61 Requirements for Group J Occupancies Group J Occupancies Defined 62 Construction, Height and Area Allowable .... 62 Location on 1 62 Exit Facilities 62 7Page Light and Ventilation ..... Enclosure of Vertical Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus Special Hazards 62 62 62 Part IV—Requirements Based on Location in Fire Restrictions in Fire Zones General Restrictions in Fire Zone No. 1 .. Restrictions in Fire Zone No. 2 « Restrictions in Fire Zone No. 3 . Part V—Requirements Based on Types of Construc- 11505. 1506. 1507. 1508. Zones CHAPTER 16. SEC. 1601. 1602. 1603. 1604. tion CHAPTER 11. SEC, 1701. 1702. 1703. CHAPTER 18. SEC, 1901. 1902. 1903, 1904, 1905. 1906. 1907. Classification of all Buildings by Types of Construction and General Require ments General Classification by Types of Construction Exterior Walls—When Required ‘Type I Buildings (Fire-Resistive) Definition Height alk Area Allowable 68 Foundations 68 Exterior and Inner Court Walls 68 Partitions ... 68 Enclosure of Vertical Openings Structural Framework Fire Protection of Structural Members ... Floor Construction Roof Deck Construction Stair Construction Doors and Windows ... Projections from the Penthouses and Skylights Combustible Materials Regulate ‘Type IX Buildings (Heavy Timber Construction) Definition 2 Height Allowable 2 Area Allowable ....... 2 Foundations Exterior and Inner Court Walls Partitions Enclosure of Vertical Openings . 8 2 2 72 131908, 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. CHAPTER 20. SEC. 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2008, 2007. 2008. 2009. 2010, 2011. 2012. 2013. 2014. 2015. 2016. CHAPTER 21. SEC. 2101. 2102. 2103. 2104. 2105, 2106. 2107. 2108. 2109. 2110. 211. 2112. 2113. 2114. 2115. CHAPTER 22. SEC. 2201. 2202. 2203. 2204. 2205. Page Structural Framework Fire-Protection of Struct Members: Floor Construction ™ Roof Deck Construction 4 Stair Construction ™ Doors and Windows 5 Projections from the Building 5 Penthouses and Skylights .. 1% Combustible Materials Regulated 75 ‘Type TI Bulldings (Ordinary Masonry) Definition .... 16 Height Allow 76 ‘Area Allowable 76 Foundations «00.0. 76 Exterior and Inner Cot 16 Partitions 76 Enclosure of Vertical Openings ~ 16 Structural Framework ... 7 Fire-Protection of Structural ‘Members Floor Construction I Roof Deck Construction 1 Stair Construction .. cig Doors and Windows cig Projections from the Building W Penthouses and Skylights 8 Combustible Materials Regulated 8 ‘Type IV Buildings (Light Incombustible Frame) Definition .. Height Allowable Area Allowable 2 Foundations .. 9 Exterior Walls 9 Partitions 80 Enclosure of Vertical Openings 80 Structural Framework ... 80 Fire-Protection of Structural ‘Members .. 7 . 80 Floor Construction 80 Roof Construction 80 Stair Construction 80 Doors and Windows ... 80 Projections from the Building 80 Penthouses and Skylights 80 ‘Type V Buildings (Wood Frame) Definition 81 Height Allowable 81 Area Allowable ... 81 Foundations .. 81 Exterior Walis and Wall Coverings 82 92206, 2207. 2208. 2209. 2210. 2211. 2212. 2213. 2214, 2215. 2216. 2217. Page Interior Partitions Enclosure of Vertical Openings ~ Structural Framework Fire-Protection of Structural ‘Members Floor Construction Roof and Ceiling Construction .. Stair Construction Doors and Windows Projections from the Building . Penthouses and Skylights Combustible Materials Regula ‘Weather Protection Part VI—Engineering Regulations, Quality and De- sign of the Materials of Construction CHAPTER 23. Live and Dead Loads SEC. 2301, Definitions 85 2302. Loads 85 2303. Method of Design 85 2304. Unit Live Loads .. 85 2305. Roof Loads . 86 2306. Reduction of Live Loads 87 2807) Wind Pressure nc onnnnn 88 2308. Live Loads Posted 89 2309. Retaining Walls and Basement Floors 89 2310. Footing Design 89 2311, Walls and Struct 89 2812, Earthquake Regulations (See App dix, and map on inside back cover) CHAPTER 24, Masonry SEC. 2401. General 90 2402, Materials 90 2403. Mortar and Grout 91 2404. General Requirements for Masonry Construction 92 2405. Plain Solid Mi con 9 2406. Grouted Brick Masonry 95 2407. Reinforced Brick Masonry 95 2408. Hollow Unit Masonry .. 98 2409. Cavity Wall Masonry 98 2410. Stone Masonry 99 2411. Gypsum Masonry 99 2412, Reinforced Gypsum 100 2413, Glass Masonry .. 101 2414. Faced Walls 101 2415. Masonry of Unburned Clay Units (See Appendix) CHAPTER 25. Wood SEC. 2501. Quality and Design .. . 103 2502. Sizes mone 1082503, 2504. 2505. 2508. 2507. 2508. 2509. 2510. 2511. 2512. 2513. 2514. 2515. 2516. 2517. 2518, 2519. 2520. 2521. 2522. 2523. 2524. 2525. 2526. 2527. 2528, 2529, 2530. CHAPTER 26, SEC. 2601. 2602. 2603. 2604. 2605. 2608. 2607. 2608. Allowable Unit Stresses Horizontal Shear ...... Columns Combined Stresses Compression on Inclined Surfaces Bolted Joints .. ‘Timber Connectors Cylindrical Pins .. Lag Screws Wood Screws... Nails . Washers Columns or Built-up Columns or Compression Members Horizontal Members - 115 Wood in Combination with Masonry or Concrete Cutting and Notching Deflection . Stud Walls and Partitions Fire Stops Foundation Ventilation Wood Diaphragms Termite Provisions Glues Tests 8s Glued Construction Allowable Stresses and Design in Glued Construction Stressed Skin Panel Design Proportions and Consistency Control of Proportions ‘Mixing and Placing Co1 Forms and Details of Constructi ‘Assumptions for Design Symbols and Notations Allowable Unit Stresses in Reinforcement Flexural Computations Shrinkage and Temperature Reinforcement ‘Two-Way Slabs Shear and Diagonal Tension Bond and Anchorage .. 139 + 142 Flat Slabs 145 Reinforced Concrete Columns and WALLS sence eons 145, u2621. 2622. 2623, 2624. 2625, 2626. CHAPTER 27. SEC. 2701. 2702. 2708. 2704. 2705. 2706, 2707. 2708. 2709. 2710. 2711. 2712. 2713. 2714. 2715. 2716. 2717. 2718, Page Footings Precast Concrete Joists Composite Beams Plain Concrete .. Pneuimatically Placed Concrete Bolts -_ Steel and Iron (Quality and Design) Quality and Design .. Allowable Unit Stresses Eccentric Loads Beams and Girders ‘Thickness of Materials Compression Splices Gross and Net Sections Connections Rivets and Boits .. ‘Welded Connections Construction Details 157 157 158 158 159 160 160 162 163 165 166 166 367 169 169 170 170 m a7 172 173 173 175 Part Vil—Detailed Regulations CHAPTER 28. SEC. 2801. 2802. 2803, 2804, 2805. 2806. 2807. CHAPTER 29, SEC. 2901. 2902. 2903. 2904, CHAPTER 80. SEC, 3001. 3002. 3003. 3004, CHAPTER 31. SEC, 8101. 3102. Excavations, Foundations and Retaining Walls Excavations Soil Classification 176 176 Allowable Soil Pressures 178 Soil Requirements 178 Design of Footings 178 Protection of Steel in Grillage Footings 178 Piles 178 Veneered Walls General 183 ‘Veneer Composed of Masonry Units. ‘Veneer Composed of Non-Structural Units .. Special Requirements for Glass ‘Veneer .. Enclosure of Vertical Openings Enclosures: When Required .. Elevator Enclosures 183 183 184 185 185 Other Vertical Opening: 185 Air Ducts 185 Floor Construction and Covering General 186 Conerete Floors . 123103. 8104. 8105. 3106. CHAPTER 82. SEC, 8201. 3202. 8203. 8204. 3205. 3208, CHAPTER 83. SEC. 8301. 3302. 3803. 3304. 3305, 3308. 3307. 3308, 3309. 3310. 3311. 3312. 3313. 3314, 3315. 3316. 3317. 3318. 3319. 3320. CHAPTER 34. SEC. 3401, 3402. CHAPTER 35. SEC, 3501. CHAPTER 36. SEC, 3601. 3602. CHAPTER 81. SHC. 3701. 3702. 3703. 3704. 3705. Steel Joisted Floors Cellular Steel Floors ‘Wood Floors . ‘Mill Constructed Floors .. Root Construction and Covering Design Roof Coverings Attics: Access an Stairs and Exits General .. Exits Required Doors Corridors Stairs no Ramps «. Horizontal Exits . Exit Enclosures Smokeproof En Exit Outlets Exit Courts Exit Signs an Aisles Seats Exits: Group A Occupancies Exits: Group B Occupancies Exits: Group C Occupancies Exits: Group D Occupancies ~ Exits: Group B Occupancies Special Hazards 201 201 202 202 202 202 208 203 204 204 Doors, Windows, and Skylights Doors and Windows .. 206 Skylights Bays and Balconies Construction ..... Penthouses and Roof Structures Penthouses and Roof Structures ‘Towers and Spires ...... 208 Chimneys, Vents and Fireplaces General Chimneys ~. Masonry Chimneys ‘Terra Cotta Chimneys ‘Metal Smokestacks 13 210 210 . 211CHAPTER 39. SEC. 3901. 3902. 3903. 3904. 3905. 3906. 3907. 3908. 3909. CHAPTER 40. SEC. 4001. 4002. 4003. 4004. 4005. 4008. 4007. CHAPTER 41. SEC. 4101. 4102. 4103. 4104. 4105. 4106. Smoke Pipes . 241 Fireplaces ~ 211 Gas Vents ~ 212 Kitchen Ventilation > 213 Protection of Combustible Construc- 218 213 Fire-Extingulshing Apparatus Automatic Sprinklers; Where Required Detailed Requirements Dry Standpipes: Where Required Dry Standpipes: Detailed Require- ments ‘Wet Standpipes: Detailed Require- ments Basement Pipe Inlets Approvals... Stages and Platforms Stage Ventilators Gridirons Stage Floors Platforms Stage Exits ‘Miscellaneous «. Flame-Proofing Requirements Motion Picture Projection Rooms General - 222 Construction 222 Exits . 222 Ports and Openings ..... 222 Ventilation .. 223 Regulation of Equipment Sanitary Requirements Proscenium Curtains General Requirements Curtain Coverings Design and Construct Operating Equipment + 225 Tests 227 New Designs ~ 227 Part VIMI—Fire-Resistive Standards for Fire Protec- tion CHAPTER 42. (No Requirements) 14CHAPTER 43, SEC. 4301. 4302. 4303. 4304, 4305. 4306. 4307. Fire-Resistive Standards General . Fire-Resis Protection of Structural Memi Walls and Partitions Floors and Ceilings Fire-Resistive Assemblies for Protection of Openings Roof Coverings . Part [X—Regulations for Use of Public Streets and Projections Over Public Property OHAPTER 44. SEC. 4401. 4402. 4408. 4404, 4405. 4406. 4407. CHAPTER 45. SEC. 4501. 4502. 4503. 4504, 4505, 4506. 4507. CHAPTER 46. Protection of Pedestrians During Construction or Demolition General .. - senses 287 ‘Temporary Use of Streets and Alleys . 237 Restrictions to Storage on Public Property . 237 ‘Mixing Mortar on Public Property. 238 Protection of Utilities ~ 238 Protection of Pedestrians on Public Property... 238 Protection of Sidewalk Excavations ... 239 ‘Permanent Occupancy of Public Property General .. ee 240 Projection into Alleys . -- 240 Space Below Sidewalk - 240 Balconies and Appendages ~ ‘Marquees Movable Awnings or Hoods Doors .. (No Requirements) Part X—Plastering CHAPTER 47. SEC, 4701. 4702. 4703. 4704. 4705. 4706. 4707. 4708. Lathing and Plastering General Materials Interior Plastering: Lathing Non-Bearing Lath and Plaster Partitions... Interior Plastering: § Furred Ceilings . Interior Plastering: Coats and Thickness . Interior Plastering: Proportioning and Mixing .. Interior Plastering: Application of Plaster .. 15Interior Plastering: Staff Exterior Plastering: Backing Exterior Plastering: Application Pneumatically Placed Plaster .. PART XI—Special Subjects CHAPTER 48, Film Storage (See Appendix, Chapter 48) CHAPTER 49. Mechanical Refrigeration (See Appendix, Chapter 49) CHAPTER 50. Prefabricated Construction SEC. 5001. General . 5002. Tests of Materials 5003. Tests of Assemblies 5004. Connections 5005. Pipes and Conduits 5006. Certificate and Inspection . CHAPTER 51. Heating Appliances (See Appendix Chapter 51) CHAPTERS 52-59. (No Requirements) Part X1—Legislative CHAPTER 60. Legislative SEC. 6001. Validity . 8002, Unitorm Building Gode Standards. 253 6003. Ordinances Repealed .. 253 6004. Date Effective 253 Part XII—Appendix CHAPTERS 7, 18, 23, 24, 25, 48, and 49 SEC, 702, Reviewing Stands 1309. Existing Buildings 2301. Weights of Building Materials . 2312. Lateral Bracing (Earthquake Regulations) 2415. Masonry of Unburned Clay Units - 2525. Termite Provisions 4801. Photographic and X-Ray Films (Classes of Film Excepted) 4802. General Regulations 4803. Motion Picture Film .. 4901, Refrigeration Systems 4902, ScopeCHAPTER 51. SEC. 5101, 5102. 5108. 5104. 5105. 5108, 5107. 5108, 5109. 5110. bili. 5112, 5113. 5114. 5115. Page Heating Appliances Construction and Performance Requirements Air Supply ‘Automatic Controls... Location of Appliances Gas-Burning Warm Air Furnaces— Clearances .... Venting Gas Furnaces Solid-Fuel-Burning Warm Air 264 264 265 265 266 266 Furnaces .. 266 Oil-Burning Equip: 267 Floor Furnaces and Attic 267 Warm Air Ducts and Appurtenances .. 268 Domestic Water Heaters 269 Ranges for Commercial Cooking ....... 270 Stoves Using Solid or Liquid Fuel ..... 271 Low Pressure Steam Heating Plants .. 272 Large Boilers ....... 272 2738 WwPACIFIC COAST BUILDING OFFICIALS CONFERENCE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE An ordinance regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conver- sion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of buildings or structures in the City of providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; declaring and establishing Fire Districts; providing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing all ordi- nances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith. Be it ordained by the... of the City of... follows: 18Sections 101-104 PART I ADMINISTRATIVE CHAPTER 1—TITLE AND SCOPE Sec, 101. This ordinance shall be known as the “Building Title Code,” may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as “this’ Code.” Sec. 102. The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum Purpose standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, con- struction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the city and certain equipment specifically regulated herein. ‘The provisions of this Code shall supplement any and all laws of the State relating to buildings. Sec. 108. New buildings and structures hereafter erected Scope in the city, and buildings and structures moved into or with- in the city shall conform to the requirements of this Code. Additions, alterations, repairs and changes of use or occu- pancy in all buildings and structures shall comply with the provisions for new buildings and structures except as other- wise provided in Sections 104, 306, and 502 of this Code. ‘Where, in any specific case, different sections of this Code specify different materials, methods of construction or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern. See. 104. (a) General. Buildings or structures to which Application additions, alterations, or repairs are made shall comply with to Existing all the requirements for new bulldings or structures except Buildings ‘as specifically provided in this Section. For construction in Fire Zones see Chapter 16. (b) Additions, Alterations and Repairs: More Than 50 Per Cent, When additions, alterations, or repairs within any 12- month period exceed 50 per cent of the value of an existing building or structure, such building or structure shall be made to conform to the requirements for new buildings or structures. (¢) Additions, Alterations, and Repairs: 25 to 50 Per Cent. Additions, alterations, and repairs exceeding 25 per cent but not exceeding 50 per cent of the value of an existing building or structure and complying with the requirements for new buildings or structures may be made to auch building or structure within any 12-month period without making’ the entire building or structure comply. The new construction shall conform to the requirements of this Code for a new building of like area, height, and occupancy. Such building or structure, including new ‘additions, shall not exceed the areas and heights specified in this Code. (a) Additions, Alterations and Repairs: 25 Per Cent or Less. Structural additions, alterations, and repairs to any portion of an existing building or structure, within any 2-month period, not exceeding 25 per cent of the value of the building or ‘structure shall comply with all of the re- 19Sections 104-106 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE Application to Existing Buildings (Cont'd) Alternate Matertals and Methods of ‘Construction. Tests quirements for new buildings or structures, except that minor structural additions, ‘alterations, or repairs, when approved by the Building Oficial, may be made with the same material of which the building or structure is con- structed. Such building or structure, including new addi- tions, shall not exceed the areas and heights specified in this ‘ode. (e) Non-Structural Alterations and Repairs: 25 Per Cent or Less. Alterations or repairs, not exceeding 25 per cent of the value of an existing building or structure, which are non-structural and do not affect any member or part of the building or structure having required fire resistance, may be made with the same materials of which the building or structure is constructed. (£) Repairs: Roof Covering. Not more than 25 per cent of the roof covering of any building or structure shall be re- placed in any 12-month period unless the new roof covering is made to conform to the requirements of this Code for new buildings or structures. (g) Change of Occupancy. The use or occupancy of any existing building or structure shall comply with the pro- visions of Sections 306 and 502. (h) Moved Buildings. Buildings or structures moved into or within the city shall comply with the provisions of this rode. Buildings or structures moved into or within a Fire Zone shall comply with the provisions of Section 1601(c). (1) Maintenance. All buildings or structures both existing and new, and alll parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or safeguards which are required by this Code in a building or structure when erected, altered, or repaired, shall be maintained in good working order. The owner or his designated agent shall be responsible for the maintenance of buildings and structures. See. 105. The provisions of this Code are not intended to prevent the use of any material or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this Code, provided any such alternate has been approved. ‘The Building Official may approve any such alternate pro- vided he finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the provisions of Chapter 23, and that the material, method, or work offered is, for the purpose in- tended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this Code in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, dura- bility, and safety. ‘The Building Oficial shall require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to substantiate any claims that may be made regarding its use. Sec. 106. Whenever there is evidence that any material or any construction does not conform to the requirements of this Code, or in order to substantiate claims for alternate materials or methods of construction, the Building Official may require tests as proof of compliance to be made at the expense of the owner or his agent by an approved agency. 201949 EDITION Section 106 Test methods shall be as specified by this Code for the Tests material in question, If there are no appropriate test (Cont’d.) methods specified in this Code, the Building Official shall determine the test procedure. Copies of the results of all such tests shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Official for a period of not less than two years after the acceptance of the structure. 21Section 201-208 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 2—ORGANIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT Creation of Sec. 201. There is hereby established in the city the “Build- Department ing Department” which shall be under the jurisdiction of the Building Official designated by the appointing authority. Powers and Sec. 202. (a) General. The Building Official is hereby Duties of authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of this Building Code, For such purpose he shall have the powers of a police Official officer. ‘The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this Code shall be made by the Building Official. (b) Deputies. In accordance with the procedure and with the approval of the chief appointing authority of the muni- cipality, the Building Official may appoint such number of officers, inspectors and assistants and other employees as shall be authorized from time to time. He may deputize such employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Building Department. (c) Reports and Records. The Building Oficial shall sub- mit a report to the proper city official not less than once a year, covering the work of the department during the preced- ing period. He shall incorporate in said report a summary of his recommendations as to desirable amendments to the law. ‘The Building Oficial shall keep a permanent, accurate account of all fees and other monies collected and received under this Code, the names of the persons upon whose account the same were paid, the date and amount thereof, together with the location of the building or premises to which they relate, (d) Right of Entry. Upon presentation of proper creden- tials the Building Oficial or his duly authorized representa- tives may enter at reasonable times any building, structure or premises in the city to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Code. (e) Stop Orders. Whenever any building work is being done contrary to the provisions of this Code, the Building Official may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in the doing or causing such work to be done, and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the Building Official to proceed with the work. Unsafe Sec. 208. (a) General. All buildings or structures which Buildings are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise danger- ous to human life, or which in relation to existing use con- stitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment, are, for the purpose of this Section, unsafe buildings. All ‘such unsafe buildings are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, or demolition in accordance with the procedure of this Section. (b) Notice to Owner, The Building Official shall examine or cause to be examined every building or structure or por- 221949 EDITION Sections 208-204 tion thereof reported as dangerous or damaged and, if such Unsafo is found to be an unsafe building as defined in this Section, Buildings the Building Official shall give to the owner of such building (Cont’d.) or structure written notice stating the defects thereof. This notice shall require the owner, within 30 days, to commence either the required repairs or improvements or demolition and removal of the building or structure or portions thereof, and all such work shall be completed within 90 days from date of notice, unless otherwise stipulated by the Building Official. If necessary, such notice shall also require the building, structure, or portion thereof to be vacated forth with and not reoccupied until the required repairs and im- provements are completed, inspected, and approved by the Building Official. Proper service of such notice shall be by personal service upon the owner of record, if he shall be found within the city limits. If he is not found within the city limits such service may be made upon said owner by registered mail; provided, that if such notice is by registered mail, the 30- day period within which said owner is required to comply with the order of the Building Official, shall begin as of the date he receives such notice. (c) Posting of Signs. The Building Official shall cause to be posted at cach entrance to such building a notice to read: “DO NOT ENTER. UNSAFE TO OCCUPY. Building De- partment, City of. ” Such notice shall re- main posted until the required repairs are made or demoli- tion is completed. Such notice shall not be removed without written permission of the Building Official and no person shall enter the building except for the purpose of making the required repairs or of demolishing the building. (a) Right to Demolish. In case the owner shall fail, ne- glect, or refuse to comply with the notice to repair, rehabili- tate, or to demolish and remove said building or ‘structure or portion thereof, the City Council may order the owner of the building prosecuted as a violator of the provisions of this Code and may order the Building Official to proceed with the work specified in such notice. A statement of the cost of such work shall be transmitted to the City Council, who shall cause the same to be paid and levied as a special assessment against the property. (e) Costs. Costs incurred under Subsection (d) shall be paid out of the City Treasury. Such costs shall be charged to the owner of the premises involved as a special assess- ment on the land on which the building or structure is lo- cated, and shall be collected in the manner provided for special assessments, Sec. 204, In order to determine the suitability of alternate Board of materials and types of construcion and to provide for rea- Examiners sonable interpretations of the provisions of this Code, there and Appeals shall be and is hereby created a Board of Examiners and Appeals, consisting of five members, who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction. The Building Official shall be an ex- officio member and shall act as Secretary to the Board. The 23Sections 204-205 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE Violations and Penalties Board of Examiners and Appeals shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall hold office at his pleasure. The Board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the Building Official with a duplicate copy to the appellant and may recommend to the City Council such new legislation as is consistent therewith. Sec. 205. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the city, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the Provisions of this Code. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro- visions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor, and each such person shall be decmed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion there- of during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $300, or by imprison- ment for not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 241949 EDITION Sections 01-802 CHAPTER 3—PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS Sec. 301. (a) Permits Required. No person, firm or cor- Application ration shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, for Permits prove, remove, convert or demolish any building or struc- ture in the city, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building permit for each’such building or structure from the Building Official. () Application. To obtain a permit the applicant shall first file an application therefor in writing on a form fur- nished for that purpose. Every such application shall: 1. Deseribe the land on which the proposed work is to be done, by lot, block, tract, and house and street address, or similar description that will readily identity and definitely locate the proposed building or work; 2. Show the use or occupancy of all parts of the building; 8. Be accompanied by plans and specifications as required in Subsection (c) of this Section; 4, State the valuation of the proposed work; 5. Give such other information as reasonably may be re- quired by the Building Official. (c) Plans and Specifications. Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by two sets of plans and specifications. EXCEPTION: Plans and specifications need not be sub- mitted for small and unimportant work when authorized by the Building Oficial. (d)_ Information on Plans and Specifications, Plans and specifications shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the na- ture and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that st will conform to the provisions of this Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. The first sheet of each set of plans shall give the house and street address of the work and the name and address of the owner and person who prepared them. Plans shall include a plot plan showing the location of the proposed building and of every existing building on the property. In lieu of detailed specifications, the Building Official may approve references on the plans to f specide section or part of this Code or other ordinances or ws. Computations, stress diagrams, and other data sufficent to show the correctness of the ‘plans, shall be submitted when required by the Building Official. Sec. 802. (a) Issuance, The application, plans and speci- Building fications filed by an applicant for a permit shall be checked Permits by the Building Official. Such plans may be reviewed by other departments of the city to check compliance with the laws and ordinances under their jurisdiction. If the Building Official is satisfied that the work described in an application for permit and the plans filed therewith conform to the re- quirements of this Code and other pertinent laws and or- dinances, he shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. ‘When ‘the Building Official issues the permit, he shall endorse in writing or stamp on both sets of plans and specifications “APPROVED.” Such approved plans and spec- 25Section 802-803 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE {fications shall not be changed, modified or altered without Permits authorization from the Building Oficial, and all work shall (Cont’d.) be done in accordance with the approved plans. (b) Retention of Plans. One set of approved plans, speci- fications and computations shall be retained by the Building Official for a period of not less than 90 days from date of completion of the work covered therein, and one set of ap- proved plans and specifications shall be returned to the applicant, which set shall be kept on such building or work at all time during which the work authorized thereby is in progress. Plans, submitted for checking, for which no permit is issued, and on which no action is taken by the applicant for 90 days, shall be returned to the last known address of the applicant; to renew action on said plans, a payment of a new plan’ check fee shall be required. (c) Validity, The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this Code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid, except in so far as the work or use which it author- izes is lawful. ‘The issuance of a permit based upon plans and specifica- tions shall not prevent the Building Oficial from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans and specifi- cations or from preventing building operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of this Code or of any other ordinance of the city. (a) Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Off- cial under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void, if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 60 days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 60 days. Before such work can be recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained so to do, and the fee therefore shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be made Fees TABLE NO. 8-A—BUILDING PERMIT FEES TOTAL VALUATION, Less than $20.00. $20.00 to and in y ‘More than $100.00, to and incluc ).00.. ‘More than $400.00, to and including $700.00.. More than §700.00, to and including $1,000.00. Bach additional $1,000.00 or fraction, to and including $15,000.00. Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction, to and including $50,000.00. Bach additional $1,000.00 or fraction exceeding $50,000.00.rrennne nnn eons 0.50 261949 EDITION Sections 802-804 in the original plans and specifications for such work; and Fees Provided, further, that such suspension or abandonment has (Cont’d.) not exceeded one year. See. 808. (a) Building Permit Fees. Before a building per- mit is issued a permit fee therefor shail be paid to the Bulld- ing Official as set forth in Table No. 3-A. ‘Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees above specified shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this Code in the execu- tion of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein, (b) Plan-checking Fees. Before plans and specifications are accepted for checking, a plan-checking fee in addition to the building permit fee shall be paid to the Building Official. ‘The plan-checking fee shall be one half the building permit fee. EXCEPTIONS: A plan-checking fee shall not be re- quired for: : 1. Buildings or structures whose total valuation is less ‘than $5,000.00; 2. Buildings of stud bearing wall construction with no floor or roof span in excess of twenty-four feet (24’); 8. Alterations and repairs of a non-structural nature, Sec. 804. (a) General. All construction or work for which Inspections a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official, and certain types of construction shall have continuous inspection by special inspectors, as specified in Section 305. (b) Inspection Record Card. Work requiring a building permit suall not be commenced until the permit alder oF is agent shall have posted an inspection record card in a conspicuous place on the front premises and in such position as to allow the Building Official conveniently to make the required entries thereon regarding inspection of the work, ‘This card shall be maintained in such position by the permit holder until the Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. (c) Approvals Required. No work shall be done on any part of the building or structure beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first obtaining the writ ten approval of the Building Official. Such written approval shall be given only after an inspection shail have been made of each successive step in the construction as indicated by each of the inspections required in Subsection (d). ‘There shall be a final inspection and approval on all build- ings when completed and ready for occupancy. (a) Called Inspections. No reinforcing steel or structural framework of any part of any building or structure shall be covered or concealed in any manner Whatever without first obtaining the approval of the Building Official. ‘The Building Official upon notification from the permit holder or his agent shall make the following inspections of ‘Type V buildings and shall either approve that portion of 27Sections 304-805 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE (Oont’d.) Special Supervision the construction as completed or shall notity the permit hold- gr or his agent wherein the eame fails to comply with the W. 1. FOUNDATION INSPECTION: To be made after trenches are excavated and forms erected and when all materials for the foundation are delivered on the job. ‘Where concrete from a central mixing plant (commonly termed “transit mixed”) is to be used, materials need not be on the job. 2, FRAME INSPECTION: To be made after the roof, all framing, fire-blocking and bracing are in place and all pipes, chimneys and vents are complete. 3. LATH INSPECTION: To be made after all lathing, interior and exterior, is in place and all plastering ma- terials are delivered ‘on the job, but before any plaster is applied. 4, FINAL INSPECTION: To be made after building is completed and ready for occupancy. (e) Other Inspections. In addition to the called inspections specified above, the Building Official may make any other inspections of any construction work to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this Code and other laws which are enforced by the Building Department. Sec. 805. (a) General. In addition to the inspections to be made as specified in Section 304, the owner or his agent shall employ a special inspector during construction on the following types of work: 1. CONCRETE: On concrete work when the design is based on an 2’, in excess of 2000 pounds. 2, MASONRY: On plain masonry when the design is based ‘on unit stresses in excess of 50 per cent of those allowed in Chapter 24. On reinforced masonry work when the design is based on a strength of masonry (fq) in excess of 1000 Pounds per square inch, 3, WELDING: On all structural welding. 4, REINFORCED GYPSUM: A special inspector shall be Present on the work at all times when cast-in-place reinforced gypsum is being mixed or deposited. 5. SPECIAL CASES: On special construction or work involving unusual hazards or requiring constant in- spection, EXCEPTION: The Building Official may waive the re- quirement for the employment of a special inspector if he finds that the construction or work is such that no un- usual hazard exists. (b) Spectal Inspector. The special inspector shall be a qualified person approved by the Building Official. ‘The special inspector shall furnish continuous inspection on the construction and work requiring his employment. He shall report to the Building Official in writing, noting all Code violations and other information as required.1949 EDITION Seotion $06 ‘Sec. 806. (a) Use or Occupancy. No new building or struc- Certificate of ture in Groups A to H, inclusive, shall be used or occupied, Occupancy and no change in the existing occupancy classification of & building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the Building Official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefor as provided herein. (b) Change in Use, Changes in the character or use of a building shail not be made except as specified in Section 502 of this Code. (c) Certificate Issued. If after final inspection it is found that the building or structure complies with the provisions of this Code, the Building Official shall issue a Certificate of Occupancy which shall contain the following: 1. The use and occupancy for which the certificate is sued, A statement that the floor load signs, required by Section 2308, have been installed. 3, A certification that the building or structure complies with the provisions of this Code. (d) Temporary Certificate. A temporary Certificate of Occupancy may be issued by the Building Official for the use of a portion or portions of a building or structure prior to the completion of the entire building or structure. (e) Posting. The Certificate of Occupancy shall be posted in @ conspicuous place on the premises and shall not be removed except by the Building Oficial.Section 401 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE PART It DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTER 4—DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS Definitions Sec. 401, For the purpose of this Code, certain abbrevia- and tions, terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall be Abbreviations construed as set out in this Section. Words used in the singular include the plural and the plural the singular. ‘Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine, and the feminine the masculine, A (a) ALLEY is any public space, public park or thorough- fare less than sixteen feet (16) but not less than ten feet (20) in width which has been dedicated or deeded to the Public for public use. . ALTER or ALTERATION is any change, addition or modification in construction or occupancy. APARTMENT is @ room or suite of rooms which 1s oc- cupied or which is intended or designed to be occupied by one family for living and sleeping purposes. APARTMENT HOUSE is any building, or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be ‘occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in the said building, and shall include flats and apartments. APPROVED as to materials and types of construction, refers to approval by the Building Official as the result of investigation and tests conducted by him, or by reason of accepted principles or tests by national ‘authorities, tech- nical or scientific organizations. APPROVED AGENCY is an established and recognized agency regularly engaged in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services, when such agency has been approved by the Building Oficial. AREA (see “Floor Area”). ASSEMBLY BUILDING is a building used, in whole or in part, for the gathering together of persons for such Purposes as deliberation, worship, entertainment, amuse- ment, or awaiting transportation. ATTIO STORY is any story situated wholly or partly in the roof, so designated, arranged or built as to be used for business, storage or habitation. B (b) BALCONY is that portion of the seating space of an assembly room, the lowest part of which is raised four feet (4) or more above the level of the main floor. BASEMENT is that portion of a building between floor and ceiling, which is partly below and partly above grade (as defined in this Section), but s0 located that the vertical 30¥949 EDITION distance from grade to the floor below is less than the ver- tical distance from grade to ceiling. (See “Story”.) BAY WINDOW is a rectangular, curved or polygonal window, supported on a foundation’ extending beyond the main wall of the building. BUILDING is any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind. BUILDING, EXISTING, is a building erected prior to the adoption of this Code, or one for which a legal building permit has been issued. BUILDING OFFICIAL ts the officer charged with the ad- ministration and enforcement of the building code, or his regularly authorized deputy. (c) CAST STONE is a building stone manufactured from cement concrete precast and used as a trim, veneer or facing on or in buildings or structures. CELLAR is that portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is wholly or partly below grade (as de- fined in this Section) and so located that the vertical dis- tance from grade to the floor below is equal to or greater than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling. (See “Stor; CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT is the head of the Fire Department or his regularly authorized deputy. COURT ts an open, unoccupied space, bounded on two or more sides by the walls of the building. An inner court is a court entirely within the exterior walls of a building. All other courts are outer courts. (a) DEAD LOAD in a building is the weight of the walls, permanent partitions, framing, floors, roofs and all other permanent stationary construction entering into and becom- ing @ part of the building. DWELLING is any building or any portion thereof, which 1s not an “Apartment House” or a “Hotel” as defined in this Code, which contains one or more “Apartments” or “Guest Rooms”, used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for living purposes. (e) EXISTING BUILDING—(See “Building—Bxisting”). EXIT is a continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way, and shall include intervening doorways, corridors, ramps, stairways, smokeproof enclosures, hori- zontal exits, exterior courts, and yards. (f) FAMILY is one person living alone or a group of two or more persons living together, whether related to each other by birth or not. FIRE RESISTANCE or FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUC- TION is construction to resist the spread of fire, details of which are specified in Chapter 43 of this Code. FLOOR AREA is the area included within surrounding walls of a building (or portion thereof), exclusive of vent shafts and courts. 31 Section 401 Definitions (Cont’d.)Section 401 Definitions (Cont’d.) UNIFORM BUILDING CODE FOOTING is that portion of the foundation of a structure Which spreads and transmits loads directly to the soll or the piles. FRONT OF LOT is the front boundary line of a lot bor- dering on the street, and in the case of a corner lot may be either frontage, (g) GARAGE is a building or portion thereof in which a motor vehicle containing gasoline, distillate or other vola- tile, flammable liquid in its tank, is stored, repaired or kept. GARAGE, PRIVATE, is a building, or a portion of a building, not more than one thousand square feet (1000 sq. ft.) in area, in which only motor vehicles used by the tenants of the building or buildings on the premises are stored or Kept. (See Section 1501.) GARAGE, PUBLIC, is any garage other than a private garage. GRADE (Ground Level) is the average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building. In case walls are parallel to and within five feet (5') of a sidewalk, the above ground level shall be measured at the sidewalk. GRADE (Lumber) is the division of sawn lumber into quality classes with respect to its physical and mechanical Properties. GUEST is any person hiring or occupying a room for liv- Ing or sleeping purposes. (h) HEIGHT OF BUILDING is the vertical distance from the “Grade” to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof. HOTEL is any building containing six or more rooms in- tended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping Purposes by guests. (1) No definitions, (3) No definitions. (is) No definitions, (1) LINTEL is the beam or girder placed over an open- ing in a wall, which supports the wall construction above. LIVE LOADS are all loads except dead and lateral loads. (m) MARQUEE is a permanent roofed structure at- tached to and supported by the building and projecting over public property. Marquees are regulated in Chapter 45. MASONRY is that form of construction composed of stone, brick, concrete, gypsum, hollow clay tile, concrete block or tile, or other similar building units or materials or a com- bination of these materials laid up unit by unit and set in mortar. MASONRY, SOLID, is masonry built without hollow spaces. MEZZANINE or MEZZANINE FLOOR is an intermedi- ate floor placed in any story or room. When the total area 321949 EDITION Section 401 of any such “Mezzanine Floor” exceeds 33% per cent of the Definitions total floor area in that room, it shall be considered as con- (Cont’d.) stituting an additional “Story”. The clear height above or below a “Mezzanine Floor” construction shall be not less than seven feet (7"). (0) OCCUPANCY Is the purpose for which a building is O used or intended to be used. The term shall also include the building or room housing such use. Change of occupancy is not intended to included change of tenants or proprietors. ORIEL WINDOW is a window which projects from the main line of an enclosing wall of a building and is carried on brackets or corbels. (p), PERSON is a natural person, his heirs, executors, ad- P ministrators or assigns, and also includes a firm, partner- ship or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid. PLATFORM, ENCLOSED, is a partially enclosed portion of an assembly room the ceiling of which is not more than five feet (5') above the proscenium opening and which is designed or used for the presentation of plays, demonstra- tions, or other entertainment wherein scenery, drops, decor- ations, or other effects are to be installed or used. (q) No definitions, (r) REPAIR is the reconstruction or renewal of any part R of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance. The word “Repair” or “Repairs” shall not apply to any change of construction. (s) SHAFT is a vertical opening through a building for § elevators, dumb-waiter, light, ventilation or similar pur- Poses. SHALL as used in this Code, is mandatory. STAGE is @ partially enclosed portion of an assembly building which is designed or used for the presentation of plays, demonstrations, or other entertainment wherein scen- ery, drops, or other effects may be installed or used, and where the distance between the top of the proscenium open- ing and the ceiling above the stage is more than five feet 5). STORY is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that por- tion of = building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the fin- ished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than six feet (6’) above grade such basement or cellar shall be considered a story. STREET is any thoroughfare or public park not less than sixteen feet (16) in width which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use. STRUCTURE is that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work arti- ficially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. (t) No definitions. 33Section 401 Definitions (Cont’d.) v UNIFORM BUILDING CODE (u)_U.B.0. STANDARDS is the 1949 Edition of the “Uni- form Building Code Standards”, also known as “Volume II” of the Uniform Building Code. (v) VALUE or VALUATION of a building shall be the estimated cost to replace the building in kind, as determined in Section 202 (a). VENEER is a facing of brick, stone, concrete, tile, metal or similar material attached to a wall for the purpose of providing ornamentation, protection or insulation but not counted as adding strength to the wall. (Ww) WALLS shall be defined as follows: Bearing Wall is a wall which supports any load other than its own weight. Faced Wall is a wall in which the masonry facing and backing are so bonded as to exert a common action under load. Non-Bearing Wall is a wall which supports no load other than its own weight. Parapet Wall is that part of any wall entirely above the roof line. Retaining Wall is any wall used to resist the lateral dis- placement of any material. WINDOW. (See “Bay Window”; see “Oriel Window.”) (x) No definitions. (y) YARD is an open, unoccupied space, other than a court, unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except where specifically provided by this Code, on the lot on which a building is situated. 341949 EDITION Sections 501-502 PART III REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY CHAPTER 5—CLASSIFICATION OF ALL BUILD- INGS BY USE OR OCCUPANCY AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL OCCUPANCIES Sec. 501. Every building, whether existing or hereafter Occupancy erected, shall be classified by the Building Official accord- Classified ing to its use or the character of its occupancy, as a build- ing of Group A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, Tor J, as defined in Chapters 6, 7, 8 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 respectively. (See Table No. 5-A.) ‘When a building is divided into portions by one or more continuous fire-resistive walls extending from the founda- tion to the roof at all points, such portions may be con- sidered as separate buildings for the purpose of determining areas, The separation wall shall be four-hour fire-resistive in buildings of Types I, IT, or III construction and two-hour fire-resistive in buildings ‘of Types IV and V. In Types I, Ii, and IIT buildings, openings shall be protected as required for Class “A” openings, For Types IV and V buildings, openings shall be protected as required for Class “D” open- ings, or may be protected by one Class “A” fire door. The total width of all openings in such wall, in any story, shall not exceed 25 per cent of the length of the wall in that story. Any occupancy not mentioned specifically or about which there is any question shall be classified by the Building Official and included in the Group which its use most nearly resembles based on the existing or proposed life and fire hazard. Sec. 602. No change shall be made in the character of oc- Change cupancy or use of any building which would place the build- in Use ing in @ different Group of occupancy, unless such building is made to comply with the requirements of this Code for that Group. EXCEPTION: The character of the occupancy of exist- ing buildings may be changed subject to the approval of the Building Official, and the building may be occupied for purposes in other Groups without conforming to all the requirements of this Code for those Groups, pro- vided the new or proposed use is less hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the existing use. No change in the character of occupancy of a building shall be made without a Certificate of Occupancy, as re- quired in Section 306 of this Code. Buildings in existence at the time of the passage of this Code, may have their existing use or occupancy continued, if such use or occupancy was legal at the time of the passage of this Code, provided such continued use is not dangerous to life. 35UNIFORM BUILDING CODE Table 5-A moa| awa) wma) 1 | ——____|___— z pump ey [slaymedoon |awon eer)? a guna sor jsmeioox | guna mr|) y | t aris} s0a| armel & “jae ‘woRwonpe ‘uononsyeut top e8hjauoore Suraront wt | 9 ‘Aum ave7 |ssurwedooN | gue mT | _—F Sinoy anos Wel Sour sexodind Toows sop Fosn FuypIING. 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(a) General. When a building is used for more than one occupancy purpose each part of the building com- prising a distinct “Occupancy,” as described in Chapters 5 to 15, shall be separated from any other occupancy as speci- fied in Section 503 (d). ‘When a building is used for more than one occupancy purpose, it shall be subject to the most restrictive require- ments for the occupancies concerned. (b) Forms of Occupancy Separations. Occupancy separa- tions shall be vertical or horizontal or both or, when neces- sary, of such other form as may be required to afford a complete separation between the various occupancy divi- sions in the building. (c) Types of Occupancy Separation. Occupancy separa- tions shall be classed as “Absolute,” “Special” and “Ordin- ary. 1, An “Absolute Occupancy Separation” shall have no openings therein and shall be of not less than four-hour fire- resistive construction. 2. A “Special Occupancy Separation” shall be of not less than three-hour fire-resistive construction, All open- ings in walls forming such separation shall be protected on each side thereof by Class “A” fire doors and such doors shall be kept normally closed. The total width of all open- ings in any “Special Occupancy Separation” wall in any one story shall not exceed 25 per cent of the length of the wall in that story and no single opening shall have an area great- er than one hundred and twenty square feet (120 sq. ft.). All openings in floors forming a “Special Occupancy Sep- ‘TABLE NO. 5-B—REQUIRED SEPARATIONS IN BUILDINGS OF MIXED OCCUPANCY end: A—Abtoute Separation. Special Separation. Kewwnd: S—Seihaty Separator. NORo Sepa o ° N ® © alel[e[-[[[4] = 8 Zz “Provided that materiale. ae approved for, opeshout. Gretesistive construction on The parace side anda seliciosing, tigheAtting solid. wood door ‘one sod three= ishtis ches (038) im thickness, shall be permitted, 381949 EDITION Sections 503-505 aration” shall be protected by vertical enclosures, extending Mixed above and below such openings. The walls of such vertical Occupancy enclosures shall be of not less than two-hour fire-resistive (Cont'd.) construction and all openings therein shall be protected on one side thereof by Class “B” fire doors, and such doors shall be kept normally closed. 3. An “Ordinary Occupancy Separation” shall be of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction, All openings in such separations shall be protected with Class "C” fire doors, and such doors shall be kept normally closed. (d) Fire Ratings for Occupancy Separations. Occupancy separations shall be provided between the various groups and divisions of occupancies as set forth in Table No. 5-B, except that in no case need the separation be more fire- resistive than the exterior walls of the building in which the separation occurs, unless such walls are less than one-hour fire-resistive construction. Where any occupancy separation is required the minimum shall be an “Ordinary Occupancy Separation.” Sec. 504. (a) General Requirements. Exterior walls shall Location have the degree of fire-resistance and exterior openings shall on have the protection as set forth in Table No. 5-A. Property For the purpose of this Section, the center line of an ad- joining street or alley may be considered an adjacent prop- erty line. Distance shall be measured at right angles to the plane of the wall in question. (b) Buildings on Same Property. For the purpose of de- termining the required exterior wall protection, buildings on the same property shall be assumed to have a property line between them. When ® new building is to be erected on the same prop- erty with an existing building, the assumed property line from the existing building shall be the distance to the property line for each occupancy as set forth in Table No. 5A. EXCEPTION: Two or more buildings on the same prop- erty may be considered as portions of one building if the area within a line circumscribing the buildings is within the limits specified in Section 505. In this case, the space between buildings shall be considered an inner court for the purpose of determining the exterior wall construction. Sec, 505. (a) General, The floor area of every building Allowable shall be determined by the character of the occupancy, the Floor Areas type of construction, and the location in a fire zone. Build- ings shall adjoin a public space, yard, or street on not less than one side. Basement and ceilar areas need not be in- cluded in the total allowable areas. Yards shall be on the property on which a building is located, permanently maintained as an integral part thereof, and free of all obstruction from the ground up. (b) One-Story Areas. The area of a one-story building 39Sections 505-506 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE Allowable Floor Areas (Cont’a.) Allowable ‘Area Increases TABLE NO. 5-C—BASIC ALLOWABLE FLOOR AREA FOR BUILDINGS ONE STORY IN HEIGHT (in Square Feet) Types Construe- occurancy ten” |} =e 1 | Permitted Net III _| Permitted | 9000}12780) 8750] 7800|11259} Not i" 1V__| Permitted |+7200}{0200|+2500] +8000 9000 Not V | Permitted | 6000! 8800! 2500] 0001 7500] “When Type IV butlaings are of incombustibie construction throughout, ‘the basio area limits may be increased 20 per cent. Nore, For Group J Occupancy aee Chapter 15. TABLE Nt 5-D—MAXIMUM STORIES OF BUILDINGS OocuRANOY fel fe Ka Petite er 2 Nob Permitted Net Permitted shall not exceed the limits set forth in Table No. 5-C except as provided in Section 506, nor the limits specified in Chap- ter 16. (c) Areas of Buildings Over One Story. The total area of all floors of buildings over one story in height shall not exceed 200 per cent of the area allowed for one-story build- ings. No single floor area shall exceed that permitted for one-story buildings. See Chapters 6 to 16 inclusive for special occupancy pro- visions. Sec. 506 (a) General. The increases of floor areas per- mitted in this Section are cumulative and may be com- pounded when applicable, except that such increases for one-hour fire-resistive construction or for automatic sprink- ler installations shall not apply when other provisions of this Code require such construction or sprinkler installation. 401949 EDITION Sections 506-507 (b) One-Hour Fire Resistance. For buildings having at Allowable least one-hour fire-resiative construction the areas specified Area in Section 605 for Types III, IV, and V may be increased Increases one-third. (Cont’d.) (c) Separation on Two Sides. Where public space, streets, or yards, more than twenty feet (20") in width, extend along two sides of a building, the areas specified in Section 505 may be increased at a rate of 1% per cent for each foot by which the minimum width exceeds twenty feet (20"), but the increase shall not exceed 50 per cent. (a) Separation on Three Sides, Where public space, streets, or yards, more than twenty feet (20) in width, extend along three sides of a building, the areas specified in Section 505 may be increased at a rate of 2% per cent for each foot by which the minimum width exceeds twenty feet (20°), but the increase shall not exceed 100 per cent. (e) Separation on All Sides. Where public space, streets, or yards, more than twenty feet (20’) in width, extend on all sides of one and two-story buildings and adjoin the en- tire perimeter, the areas specified in Section 505 may be in- creased at a rate of five per cent for each foot by which the minimum width exceeds twenty feet (20°). Such increases shall not exceed 100 per cent, except for buildings not ex- ceeding two stories in height of Group G occupancy and one-story buildings housing atrcraft storage hangars and as further Imited in Section 1002(b) for aircraft repair (f) Unlimited Area, The area of any one or two-story building of Division 2, Group B, Group F and G occupancy shall not be Umited, if the building is provided with auto- matic sprinklers throughout, as specified in Chapter 38, and entirely surrounded by public space, streets, or yards not less than sixty feet (60) in width. (g) Sprinklers. The areas specified in Section 505 may be tripied in one-story buildings and doubled in buildings of more than one story if the building is provided with auto- matic sprinklers throughout as specified in Chapter 38. Sec. 507. The maximum number of stories in height of Maximum every building shall be dependent upon the character of Height the occupancy and the type of construction, and shall not of exceed the limits set forth in Table No. 5-D, except as pro- Buildings vided in this Section. ‘The maximum height in feet of any building shall not ex- ceed the number of stories allowed times 15 plus twenty-five feet (25), nor the limitation of Part V (Types of Construc- tion). ‘The limits set forth in Table No. 5-D may be increased in height by one story in Type Til, IV, and V buildings of Group B, C, F, G, and H occupancy, if the construction is at least one-hour fire-resistive construction throughout, except that such increases shall not apply when other provisions of this Code require one-hour fire-resistive construction or when the increases under Section 506 (b) are used. EXCEPTION: The height of one-story aircraft shall not be limited if the building is provided with auto- matic sprinklers throughout as specified in Chapter 38 a1Section 507 Heights (Cont'd. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE and is entirely surrounded by public space, strects, or yards not less in width than 150 per cent of the height of the building. See Chapters 6 to 16 inclusive for special occupancy pro- visions, 421949 EDITION Sections 601-605 CHAPTER 6— REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP A OCCUPANCIES See. 601. Group A Occupancies shall be: Group A Any assembly building with a stage and an occupant Occupancies load of 1000 or more in the building. Defined For occupancy separations see Table No. 5-B. For occupant load see Section 3301. Sec. 602. (a) General. Buildings or parts of buildings Construction, classed in Group A because of the use or character of the Helght occupancy shall be ot Type I Construction and shall not be and Area limited a8 to location in fire zones, occupant load, height or Allowable area. (b) Special Provisions. Stages and enclosed platforms as defined in Section 401 shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 39. ‘The slope of the main floor of the assembly room shall not exceed one in five, Sec. 608. Buildings housing Group A occupancies shall Location front directly upon at least one public street not less than on Property ‘twenty feet (20’) in width, in which front shall be located the main entrance and exit of such building. The main as- sembly floor shall be located at or near the adjacent ground level. For fire-resistive protection of exterior walls and openings, as determined by location on property, see Section 504. Sec. 604. Stairs, exits, and smokeproof enclosures shall be Exit provided as specified in Chapter 33. Facilities Sec. 605. All portions of Group A occupancies customarily Light, used by human beings and all dressing rooms shall be pro- Ventilation, vided with light and ventilation by means of windows or and skylights with an area not Jess than one-eighth of the total Sanitation floor area, or shall be provided with artificial light and a mechanically operated ventilating system. The mechanically operated ventilating system shall supply at least thirty cu- bic feet (30 cu. ft.) of pure air per minute per seat in all portions of the building and such system shall be kept con- tinuously in operation during such time as the building is occupied. If the velocity of the air at the register exceeds ten feet (10’) per second the register shall be placed more than eight feet (8) above the floor directly beneath, Lights in all parts of the building customarily used by human beings shall be on a separate circuit from that of the stage and shall be controlled from the box office. All lights in corridors, exit courts and exit passageways shall be pro- tected by a wire cage. All registers or vents supplying air backstage shall be equipped with automatic closing devices with fusible links. Such closing devices shall be located where the vents or ducts pass through the proscenium walls and shall be oper- ated by fusible links located on both sides of the proscenium wall and both inside of and outside of the vent or duct, ‘There shall be provided in an approved location at least 43Sections 605-609 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE Enclosure of Vertical Openings Exceptions and Deviations one lavatory for each two toilets for each sex, and at least one drinking fountain for each floor level. Sec. 606. Exits shall be enclosed as specified in Chapter 33. Elevator shafts, vent shafts and other vertical openings shall be enclosed ‘and the enclosure shall be as specified in Section 1807. (See also Chapter 30.) Sec, 607. Automatic sprinklers, standpipes and basement pipe inlets shall be installed as specifled in Chapter 38. Sec. 608, Stages shall be equipped with automatic venti- lators as required in Section 3901. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the re- quirements of Chapters 37 and 51. ‘Motion picture machine booths shall conform to the re- quirements of Chapter 40. Flammable liquids shall not be placed or stored in any Group A occupancy. Every gas service to the stage portion of the building shall be separated from any other service to the building and each gas service shall be provided with an approved shut- off valve at @ convenient and conspicuous place outside the building and adequately marked. Exterior openings in a boiler room or room containing central heating equipment, if located below openings in another story or if less than ten feet (10°) from other doors or windows of the same building, shall be protected by Class “E” or “F” fire doors or windows. ‘Every boiler room or room containing’ a heating plant which burns liquid or solid fuel shall be separated from the rest of the building by a “Special Occupancy Separation.” Every boiler room or room containing a heating plant which burns gas as fuel shall be separated from the rest of the building by not less than en “Ordinary Occupancy Sep- aration.” Sec. 609, Gymnasiums and similar occupancies may have running tracks constructed of wood or unprotected steel or iron.1949 EDITION Sections 701-702 CHAPTER 7— REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP B OCCUPANCIES ‘See. 701. Group B occupancies shall be: Group BT Division 1. Any assembly building with a stage and an Occupancies occupant load of less than 1000 in the building. Defined Division 2, Any assembly building without a stage and having an occupant load of 300 or more in the building. Division 8. Any assembly building without a stage and having an occupant load of Jess than 300 in the building, including such buildings used for school purposes less than four hours per week. Division 4. Stadiums, reviewing stands, and amusement park structures not inoluded within Group A nor Divisions 1, 2 and 3, Group B, occupancies. For occupancy separations see Table No. 5-B. For occupant load see Section 3301. Sec. 702. (a) General. Buildings or parts of buildings Construction, classed in Group B because of the use or character of the Height occupancy shall not exceed, in area or height, the limits and Area specified in Sections 505, 506, and 507. Allowable EXCEPTION: Division 4 structures of open skeleton frame type shall not be limited in area or height, (b) Spectal Provisions. Stages and enclosed platforms as defined in Section 401 shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 39. Divisions 1 and 2 occupancies shall be of not less than one- hour fire-resistive construction throughout, except that a fire-resistive ceiling shall not be required in’ one-story build- ings of Type III, IV, or V construction having an open frame roof. Division 2 occupancies with an occupant load of 1000 or more shall be of Type I, II or IIT construction. EXCEPTION: Gymnasiums which have not more than two balconies, each with an occupant load not to exceed 300, and which are not located over usable spaces need not have one-hour fire-resistive protection. Division 3 occupancies located in the basement or one story above ground level shall be in buildings of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction. Group B assembly rooms having an occupant load of 1000 or more shall not be located in the basement. Division 3 occupancies with an occupant load of 50 or more, which are located over usable space, shall be sep- arated from such space by not less than one-hour fire- resistive construction. For attic space partitions and draft stops see Section 3205. (c) Division 4 Provisions. Erection and structural main- tenance of structures housing Division 4 occupancies shall conform to the requirements of this Code, and where there are no such specific requirements, shall ‘provide adequate safety for the loads to which they may be subjected. Structures housing Division 4 occupancies, other than those of open skeleton frame type, when more than one 45Sections 702-708 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE story in height or four hundred square feet (400 sq. ft.) in area, shail be of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction. ‘When the space under a Division 4 occupancy is used for any purpose, it shall be separated from all parts of such Divi- sion 4 occupancy, including exits, by walls, floors and ceil- ings of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction. ‘The Building Official may cause all Division 4 structures to be re-inspected at least once every six months. Location on Sec. 703, All buildings housing Group B occupancies shall Property front directly upon at least one public street, not less than twenty feet (20°) in width, in which front shall be located the main entrance of such building. For fire-resistive protection of exterior walls and openings, as determined by location on property, see Section 504. Exit Sec, 704. (a) General, Stairs, exits, and smokeproof en- Facllitles closures shall be provided as specified in Chapter 33. (b) Amusement Structures. Stairs and exits for Division 4 amusement structures shall be provided as specified in Chapter 33, subject to the approval of the Building Official. Exit signs shall be installed as specified in Section 3312 and where required by the Building Official. Light, Sec. 705. All portions of Group B occupancies customarily Ventilation, used by human beings and all dressing rooms shall be pro- and vided with natural or artificial light, ventilation, and sani- Sanitation tary facilities as specified in Section 605. Enclosure Sec. 706. Exits shall be enclosed as specified in Chapter of Vertical 33. All elevator shafts, vent shafts, and other vertical open- Openings ings shall be enclosed, and the enclosure shall be as specified under Types of Construction. (See also Chapter 30.) Fire- Sec, 707. Automatic sprinklers, standpipes and basement Extinguishing pipe inlets shall be installed as specified in Chapter 38. Apparatus Spectal See. 708. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform Hazards to the requirements of Chapters 87 and 51. ‘Motion picture machine booths shall conform to the re- quirements of Chapter 40. Flammable liquids shall not be placed or stored in a Group B occupancy. Every gas service shall be provided with an approved out- side shut-off valve conspicuously marked. Exterior openings in a boiler room or room containing central heating equipment, if located below openings in another story or if less than ten feet (10°) from other doors or windows of the same building, shall be protected by Class “E” or “F” fire doors or windows. Every boiler room or room containing a heating plant which burns liquid or solid fuel shall be separated from the rest of the building by a “Special Occupancy Separation.” Every boiler room or room containing a heating plant which burns gas as fuel shall be separated from the rest of the building by not less than an “Ordinary Occupancy Separa- tion.” 461949 EDITION Section 709 Sec. 709, Gymnasiums and similar occupancies may have Exceptions running tracks constructed of wood or unprotected steel or and fron, Deviations In gymnasiums, one inch (1”) nominal tight tongue and grooved wall covering may be used on the gymnasium side in leu of fire-resistive plaster. 47Sections 801-805 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE Group O Occupancies Defined Construction, Height and Area Allowable Location on Property Exit Facilities Light, Ventilation, and Sanitation CHAPTER 8 — REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP C OCCUPANCIES Sec. 801. Group C occupancies shall be: Any building used for school purposes more than four hours per week, involving assemblage for instruction, educ: tion or recreation, and not classed in Group A occupancies or in Divisions 1 and 2 of Group B occupancies. For occupancy separations see Table No. 5-B. For occupant load see Section 3301. Sec. 802. (a) General. Buildings or parts of buildings classed in Group C because of the use or character of the occupancy shall not exceed, in area or height, the limits specified in Sections 505, 506, and 507. (b) Special Provisions. Rooms having an occupant load of more than 100 and rooms used for Kindergarten, first or second grade pupils shall not be located above the first story above grade except in buildings of Type I construc- ion, ‘Where there is usable space under the first floor of two- story Type III, IV and V buildings, the construction up to and including the first floor shall be of Type I construction, and the first floor shall be unpierced for human access. Balconies and bleachers over usable space and all janitor closets shall be protected with materials approved for one- hour fire-resistive construction. ‘All curtains, drops and drapes shall be flame-proofed. Stages and’ enclosed platforms shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 39. ‘The provisions of Section 1818 shall not apply to openings in buildings not more than three stories high when such openings are not less than thirty feet (30°) from adjacent property lines and not less than thirty feet (30') from build- ings on the same property. For attic space partitions and draft stops, see Section 3205. Sec. 808. (a) General. Group C occupancies shall front directly upon at least one public street, not less than twenty feet (20°) in width, in which front shall be located at least one required exit. For fire-resistive protection of exterior walls and openings, as determined by location on property, see Section 504, (b) Special Provision. Exterior walls or parts of walls of Group C occupancy having an occupant load of less than 100 persons, when within ten feet (10°) of adjacent property lines, may be of one-hour fire-resistive construction. Sec. 804. Stairs, exits, and smokeproof enclosures shall be provided as specified in Chapter 33. See. 805. All portions of Group C occupancies shall be provided with light and ventilation, either natural or arti- ficial, as specified in Section 605. ‘Toilets shall be provided on the basis of the following ratios of toilets to number of students: 481949 EDITION Sections 805-809 Girls Boys Elementary Schools... 135 1:100 Secondary” Schools... 145 1100 in addition, urinals shell ‘be provided for boys on a basis of 1:30. ‘There shall be provided at least one lavatory for each two toilets or urinals for each sex and at least one drinking fountain on each floor. See. 806, Exits shall be enclosed as specified in Chapter Enclosure 38, All elevator shafts, vent shafts, and other vertical open- of Vertical ings shall be enclosed, and the enclosure shall be as specified Openings under Types of Construction. (See also Chapter 30.) Sec. 807, Automatic sprinklers, standpipes and basement Fire- pipe inlets shall be installed as specified in Chapter 38. ‘Extinguishing Apparatus Sec. 808. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the requirements of Chapters 37 and 51, Special ‘Motion picture machine booths shall conform to the re- Hazards quirements of Chapter 40. ‘Every gas service shall be provided with an approved out- side shut-off valve conspicuously marked, Exterior openings in a boiler room or room containing central heating equipment, if located below openings in another story or if less than ten feet (10’) from other doors or windows of the same building, shall be protected by Class “B” or “F” Gre doors or windows. Every boiler room or room containing a central heating plant which burns liquid or solid fuel shall be separated from the rest of the building by a “Special Occupancy Sep- aration.” Every boiler room or room containing a heating plant which burns gas as fuel shall be separated from the rest of the building by not less than an “Ordinary Occupancy Separation.” No flammable liquids shall be placed, stored or used in any Group C occupancies, except in approved quantities as necessary in laboratories and approved utility rooms, and such Higuids shall be kept in tight or sealed containers when not in actual use. Sec. 809. Gymnasiums and similar buildings may have Exceptions running tracks constructed of wood or unprotected steel or and tron. Deviations In gymnasiums, one-inch (1”) nominal tight tongue and grooved wall covering may be used on the gymnasium side in Meu of fire-resistive plaster. Roof covering shall be a “fire-retardant” roofing as spect- fied in Section 3204, Arcades connecting buildings and used exclusively as passageways need not be considered as adjacent buildings for the provisions of this Chapter, provided that the w: of the building adjoining the arcades are finished with the same construction as required for the exterior walls of the building, with no communicating openings between the ar- cades and the building, except doors; and provided that the arcades are of not less that one-hour fire-resistive construc- tion or entirely of incombustible materials, or of heavy tim- ber construction with two-inch (2) nominal sheathing. 49Sections 901-908 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 9— REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP D OCCUPANCIES Group D Sec. 901. Group D occupancies shall be: Occupancles —_ Division 1: Mental hospitals, jails, prisons, reformatories, Defined houses of correction, and buildings where personal liberties of inmates are similarly restrained. Division 2: Nurseries for the care of children under six years of age, each accommodating more than six, Hospitals, sanitariums, mental sanitariums conforming to Section 3318 (1), and similar buildings (each accommodat- ing more than six). For occupancy separations see Table No. 5-B. For occupant load see Section 3301. Construction, —_ Sec. 902. (a) General. Bulldings or parts of buildings Height classed in Group D because of the use or character of the and Area occupancy shall not exceed, in area or height, the limits Allowable _ specified in Sections 505, 506, and 507. (b) Special Provisions. Division 1 occupancies shall be of ‘Type I construction throughout. Division 2 occupancies shall be of not less than one-hour fire-resistive construction throughout. Occupancies in which the personal lberties of inmates or patients are restrained within the building shall have floors of incombustible construction. When Division 2 ‘occupancies are more than one story in height, they shall be of Type I construction. For attic space partitions and draft stops, see Section 3205. Location Sec. 908, For fire-resistive protection of exterior walls and on Property openings, as determined by location on property, see Section 504. Ext Sec, 904, Stairs, exits, and smokeproof enclosures shall be Facilities provided as specified in Chapter 33. Light and See, 905. All portions of Group D occupancies customarily Ventilation used by human beings shall be provided with light and ven- tilation by means of windows or skylights with an area equal to one-eighth of the total floor area, or shall be pro- vided with artificial light and a mechanically operated ven- tilating system. The mechanically driven ventilating system shall supply at least thirty cubic feet (30 cu. ft.) of pure air per minute for each occupant thereof in all portions of the building and such system shall be kept continuously in operation while the building is occupied. Enclosure Sec. 906, Exits shall be enclosed as specified in Chapter 33. of Vertical —_All elevator shafts, vent shafts, and other vertical openings Openings shall be enclosed, and the enclosure shall be as specified under Types of Construction. (See also Chapter 30.) Fire- ‘is Extinguishing _ See: 90% Automatic sprinklers, standpipes and basement pipe inlets shall be installed as specified in Chapter 38. Apparatus ‘Spectat Sec. 908. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform Hazards to the requirements of Chapters 37 and 51. 50