Chapter 9 of the International Building
Code, 2021 edition, as incorporated by reference and modified in Section
101.1.1 of this code, is further modified as follows:
(A)
Modify
Section 901.3 to add a sentence at the
end of the paragraph that reads as follows:
Termination of fire alarm monitoring
services are to be in accordance with Section
901.9 of the International Fire
Code.
(B)
Replace section
901.5 with the
following:
901.5
Acceptance tests
.
Fire protection systems
are to be tested in accordance with the requirements of
this code, the International Fire Code, and the applicable standards referenced
in this code. Required acceptance tests are to be conducted at the expense of
the owner or the owner's representative. The building official may require that
the acceptance tests be conducted in the presence of a certified building
inspector or a certified fire protection system inspector. Test results are to
be documented and test records and certificates are to be submitted to the
building official and the fire official upon completion. Copies of test records
and certificates are also to be maintained at the jobsite and made available to
the inspector conducting the
fire
protection systems
final inspections. It
is unlawful to occupy portions of a structure until the required
fire protection systems
within that portion of the structure have been tested,
inspected, and
approved
.
(C)
Add new
section 901.8 to read as
follows:
901.8
Welding and brazing
.
Section 4104.44 of the Revised Code
governs the requirements for welding and brazing of metallic
building services piping
systems referenced by this code.
(D)
Modify section 903.2.1.3 to add an exception to condition 1
that reads as follows:
Exception:
1.1
Fire
areas
used exclusively for religious
worship services with fixed seating
.
(E)
Modify
section 903.2.1.3 to add exceptions to condition 2 that read as
follows:
Exceptions:
2.1
Fire
areas
used primarily for worship with
fixed seating.
2.2
Fire areas
without fixed seating not used for exhibition or
display; or
(F)
Modify section 903.2.1.3 to add an exception to
and at the end of the entire section that reads as follows:
Exception:
Areas used exclusively as participant sports areas
where the main floor area is located at the same level as the
level of exit discharge
of the main entrance and exit.
(G)
Modify
section 903.2.1.4 to add an exception to and at the end of the entire section
that reads as follows:
Exception:
Areas used exclusively as participant sports areas
where the main floor area is located at the same level as the
level of exit discharge
of the main entrance and exit.
(H)
Modify
section 903.2.3 to add an additional condition that reads as
follows:
4.
Throughout every portion of Group E day care facilities
- 2 1/2 years or less of age.
Exception:
An
automatic
sprinkler system
is not required
throughout Group E day care facilities that provide care for more than five but
no more than 100 children 2 1/2 years or less of age where the day care
facilities are at the
level of exit
discharge
and where every room where
care is provided has no fewer than one exterior exit door for which the
exit access
and
exit
discharge
do not include the traversing
of stairs.
(I)
Modify
section 903.2.6 to add the following phrase at the end of exception
#2:
for which the
exit access
and
exit discharge
do not require the traversing of stairs.
(J)
Modify section 903.2.8 to add an exception that reads as
follows:
Exception:
Group R-2. An
automatic sprinkler system
is not required in buildings of Group R-2 permitted to
have a single
exit
per Section 1006.3.4 where:
1.
The building is
not used as an "SRO" occupancy as defined in Chapter 2, and
2.
The
exit
is
constructed as an
exterior exit
stairway
per Section 1027,
and
3.
The
dwelling
units
egress directly into an
exit
,
and
4.
Two-hour
fire
barriers
divide the building into
fire areas
with a maximum of two
dwelling units
per
floor and not more than six
dwelling
units
per
fire
area
, and
5.
All
dwelling units
in the
fire
area
must have separations as required
by Section 708.1 for
dwelling units
,
and
6.
The building is limited to a basement and two stories
above
grade plane
, and
7.
The building contains no more than four
dwelling units per floor and no more than twelve
dwelling units per building.
(K)
Modify
section 903.2.10 condition #3 to read as follows:
3.
Deleted.
(L)
Modify the
first phrase of section 903.3.1.2 to read as follows:
903.3.1.2
NFPA
13R sprinkler systems.
Automatic
sprinkler systems
in Group I-1,
Condition 1 facilities and Group R occupancies are permitted to be installed
throughout in accordance with NFPA 13R where the Group R occupancy meets all of
the following conditions:
(M)
Modify
section 903.3.6 to retain IBC text, including "fire code
official".
(N)
Replace section 903.3.8.1 with the
following:
903.3.8.1
Number of sprinklers.
Limited area sprinkler systems are not to exceed nineteen
sprinklers in any single
fire
area
.
(O)
Modify
section 903.4 to add exception #9 that
reads as follows:
9.
Backflow prevention assembly water supply control
valves that are locked in the open position.
(P)
Modify the
exception in section 903.4.1 to read as follows:
Exception:
Backflow prevention assembly water supply control
valves that are locked in the open position.
(Q)
Modify
section 903.4.2 to add an exception that reads as follows:
Exception: Waterflow
alarms are not required for limited area sprinkler system installed in
accordance with Section 903.3.8.
(R)
Modify
section 904.7 as follows:
Delete phrase "and NFPA
16"
(S)
Modify section
904.13 as follows:
In item #4, change "NFPA 16" to "NFPA
11"
(T)
Modify section 905.3.1 to add exceptions #7 & #8 that
reads as follows:
7.
Class I manual standpipes are allowed in open parking
garages where the highest floor is located not more than 150 feet (45720 mm)
above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.
8.
Class I manual dry
standpipes are allowed in open parking garages that are subject to freezing
temperatures, provided that the hose connections are located as required for
Class II standpipes in accordance with Section
905.5.
(U)
Modify section 907.2.9.3 as follows:
Replace the word "operated" with the
phrase "owned or operated"
(V)
Modify
section 907.2.11 to add the following phrase at the end of the
section:
"and Section 314.1.2 of the Residential
Code of Ohio."
(W)
Modify section 907.5.2 to add the following
sentence to the end of the section:
Audible and visual alarm notification
appliances are to be located and installed in accordance with this section,
NFPA 72, Chapter 11, and ICC A117.1.
(X)
Replace
section 907.5.2.3.3 to read as follows:
907.5.2.3.3
Group R-2.
In Group R-2
occupancies required by Section 907 to have a fire alarm system, each story
that contains dwelling units and sleeping units is to be provided with the
capability to support future visible alarm notification appliances in
accordance with ICC A117.1 and be designed and installed to accommodate wired
or wireless equipment.
(Y)
Modify
section 907.6.6.2 to retain IBC text, including "fire code
official".
(Z)
Replace section 909.18.8.3.1 to read as
follows:
909.18.8.3.1
Report filing
. A copy
of the final report is to be filed with the building official, the fire
official, and maintained in an
approved
location at
the building.
(AA)
Modify section 911.1.6, item #17 to read as
follows:
17.
Elevator fire recall switch in accordance with ASME
A17.1/CSA B44 as referenced in rule
4101:5-3-01 of the
Administrative Code.
(BB)
Modify
Section 912.1 to add exceptions that
read as follows:
Exceptions:
Fire department connections are not required
for:
1.
Limited area sprinkler systems supplied from the domestic
water system.
2.
Automatic sprinkler systems
having less than 20 sprinklers.
(CC)
Add new section 913.1.1 that reads as follows:
913.1.1
Minimum
suction pressure to be maintained.
When a
fire pump is installed, the "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency" requires the
installation of a low pressure cut-off, a low suction throttling valve, or
variable speed suction limiting controls to ensure that a minimum of 10 psi is
maintained in the suction line while the pump is operating (see rule
3745-95-07 of the Administrative
Code).
(DD)
Modify section 915.5.1 as follows:
Change the NFPA reference from "720" to
"72"
(EE)
Modify section 915.5.2 as follows:
Change the NFPA reference from "720" to
"72"
(FF)
Replace section
916.2 with the
following:
916.2
Approvals
. Approvals
are required as set forth in Chapter 1 of this code.
Replaces: 4101:1-9-01
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 4101:1-9-01
Effective:
3/1/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
03/01/2029
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3781.10(A)(1)
Rule
Amplifies: 3781.10, 3781.11, 3791.04
Prior Effective Dates:
07/01/1979, 01/01/1981, 07/01/1982, 03/01/1985, 07/01/1985, 03/01/1986,
09/01/1986, 01/01/1989, 01/01/1990, 08/01/1990, 09/01/1992, 02/01/1993,
03/01/1998, 01/01/2002, 01/01/2003, 08/15/2003, 01/01/2004, 03/01/2005,
09/06/2005, 03/01/2006, 07/01/2006, 07/01/2007, 01/01/2009, 11/01/2011,
03/01/2013, 01/01/2016, 11/01/2017,
08/01/2018
