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// CODE SNIPPET

1103.4.8 Occupancies Other Than Group I-2 and I-3

Fire Code 2015 of Alabama > 11 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103 Fire Safety Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103.4 Vertical Openings > 1103.4.8 Occupancies Other Than Group I-2 and I-3
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In other than Group I-2 and I-3 occupancies, floor openings containing exit access stairways or ramps that do not comply with one of the conditions listed in this section shall be protected by 1-hour fire-resistance-rated construction.
  1. Exit access stairways and ramps that serve, or atmospherically communicate between, only two stories. Such interconnected stories shall not be open to other stories.
  2. In Group R-1, R-2 or R-3 occupancies, exit access stairways and ramps connecting four stories or less serving and contained within an individual dwelling unit or sleeping unit or live/work unit.
  3. Exit access stairways and ramps in buildings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, where the area of the vertical opening between stories does not exceed twice the horizontal projected area of the stairway, or ramp, and the opening is protected by a draft curtain and closely spaced sprinklers in accordance with NFPA 13. In other than Group B and M occupancies, this provision is limited to openings that do not connect more than four stories.
  4. Exit access stairways and ramps within an atrium complying with the provisions of Section 404 of the International Building Code.
  5. Exit access stairways and ramps in open parking garages that serve only the parking garage.
  6. Exit access stairways and ramps serving open-air seating complying with the exit access travel distance requirements of Section 1029.7 of the International Building Code.
  7. Exit access stairways and ramps serving the balcony, gallery or press box and the main assembly floor in occupancies such as theaters, places of religious worship, auditoriums and sports facilities.

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In other than Group I-2 and I-3 occupancies, floor openings containing exit access stairways or ramps that do not comply with one ...
Fire Code 2015 of Alabama > 10 Means of Egress > 1019 Exit Access Stairways and Ramps > 1019.3 Occupancies Other Than Groups I-2 and I-3
1019.3 Means of Egress, Occupancies Other Than Groups I-2 and I-3
In other than Group I-2 and I-3 occupancies, floor openings containing exit access stairways or ramps shall be enclosed with a shaft enclosure ...
Fire Code 2021 of Alabama > 10 Means of Egress > 1019 Exit Access Stairways and Ramps > 1019.3 Occupancies Other Than Groups I-2 and I-3
1103.4.8 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings, Occupancies Other Than Groups I-2 and I-3
In other than Group I-2 and I-3 occupancies, floor openings containing exit access stairways or ramps that do not comply with one ...
Fire Code 2021 of Alabama > 11 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103 Fire Safety Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1103.4 Vertical Openings > 1103.4.8 Occupancies Other Than Groups I-2 and I-3
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