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// CODE SNIPPET

1103.4.5 Escalators in Group B and M Occupancies

California Fire Code 2019 > 11 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103 Fire Safety Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103.4 Vertical Openings > 1103.4.5 Escalators in Group B and M Occupancies
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In Group B and M occupancies, escalators creating vertical openings connecting any number of stories shall be protected by either 1-hour fire-resistance-rated construction or an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 installed throughout the building, with a draft curtain and closely spaced sprinklers around the escalator opening.

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1103.4.5 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings, Escalators in Group B and M Occupancies
In Group B and M occupancies, escalators creating vertical openings connecting any number of stories shall be protected by either 1-hour fire ...
California Fire Code 2016 > 11 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103 Fire Safety Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103.4 Vertical Openings > 1103.4.5 Escalators in Group B and M Occupancies
1103.4.5 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings, Escalators in Group B and M Occupancies
In Group B and M occupancies, escalators creating vertical openings connecting any number of stories shall be protected by either 1-hour fire ...
California Fire Code 2019 > 11 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103 Fire Safety Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103.4 Vertical Openings > 1103.4.5 Escalators in Group B and M Occupancies
1103.4 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings, Vertical Openings
In Group B and M occupancies, escalators creating vertical openings ...
California Fire Code 2019 > 11 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103 Fire Safety Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103.4 Vertical Openings
712.1.3 Fire and Smoke Protection Features, Escalator Openings
the area of the vertical opening between stories does not exceed twice the horizontal projected area of the escalator. In other than Groups B and M ...
California Building Code 2016 (Vol 1 & 2) > 7 Fire and Smoke Protection Features > 712 Vertical Openings > 712.1 General > 712.1.3 Escalator Openings
712.1.3 Fire and Smoke Protection Features, Escalator Openings
the area of the vertical opening between stories does not exceed twice the horizontal projected area of the escalator. In other than Groups B and M ...
California Building Code 2019 (Vol 1 & 2) > 7 Fire and Smoke Protection Features > 712 Vertical Openings > 712.1 General > 712.1.3 Escalator Openings
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