§ 15A-5-205.5. Amendments to Chapter 11 of IFC. (Effective 5/13/2014)

(1) In IFC, Chapter 11, Section 1103.2 Emergency Responder Radio Coverage in Existing Buildings, is amended as follows: On line two after the title, the following is added: "When required by the fire code official".

(2) IFC, Chapter 11, Section 1103.5, Sprinkler Systems, is amended to add the following new subsection: "1103.5.3 Group A-2. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be provided throughout existing Group A-2 occupancies where indoor pyrotechnics are used."

(3) IFC, Chapter 11, Section 1103.6, Standpipes, is deleted.

(4) In IFC, Chapter 11, 1103.7, Fire Alarm Systems, is deleted and rewritten as follows: "1103.7, Fire Alarm Systems. The following shall have an approved fire alarm system installed in accordance with Utah Administrative Code Section R710-4:
     1. a building with an occupant load of 300 or more persons that is owned or operated by the state;
     2. a building with an occupant load of 300 or more persons that is owned or operated by an institution of higher education; and
     3. a building with an occupant load of 50 or more persons that is owned or operated by a school district, private school, or charter school.
     Exception: the requirements of this section do not apply to a building designated as an Institutional Group I (as defined in IFC 202) occupancy."

(5) IFC, Chapter 11, 1103.7.1 Group E, 1103.7.2 Group I-1, 1103.7.3 Group I-2, 1103.7.4 Group I-3, 1103.7.5 Group R-1, 1103.7.5.1 Group R-1 Hotel and Motel Manual Fire Alarm System, 1103.7.5.1.1 Group R-1 Hotel and Motel Automatic Smoke Detection System, 1103.7.5.2 Group R-1 Boarding and Rooming Houses Manual Fire Alarm System, 1103.7.5.2.1 Group R-1 Boarding and Rooming Houses Automatic Smoke Detection System, 1103.7.6 Group R-2 and 1103.7.7 Group R-4, are deleted.

(6) IFC, Chapter 11, Section 1103.9, Carbon Monoxide Alarms, is deleted and rewritten as follows:
     "1103.9 Carbon Monoxide Detection.
     1103.9.1 Groups R-2, R-3, R-4, I-1, and I-4. Carbon monoxide detection shall be installed on each habitable level of a dwelling unit or a sleeping unit in existing Groups R-2, R-3, R-4, I-1, and I-4 occupancies that are equipped with a fuel-burning appliance.
     1103.9.1.1 If more than one carbon monoxide detector is required, they shall be interconnected as required in IFC, Chapter 9, Section 907.2.11.3.
     1103.9.1.2 In new construction, a carbon monoxide detector shall receive its primary power as required under IFC, Chapter 9, Section 907.2.11.4.
     1103.9.1.3 Upon completion of the installation, the carbon monoxide detector system shall meet the requirements listed in NFPA 720, Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detection and Warning Equipment and UL 2034, Standard for Single and Multiple Carbon Monoxide Alarms.
     1103.9.2 Group E. Carbon monoxide detection shall be installed in existing buildings that contain Group E occupancies in accordance with IFC, Chapter 9, Sections 908.7.2.1 through 908.7.2.6."

Amended by Chapter 74, 2014 General Session