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The scope of this code covers all buildings except detached one and two family dwellings and townhouses not more than 3 stories in height. This comprehensive code features time-tested safety concepts, structural, and fire and life safety provisions covering means of egress, interior finish requirements, comprehensive roof provisions, seismic engineering provisions, innovative construction technology, occupancy classifications, and the latest industry standards in material design. It is founded on broad-based principles that make possible the use of new materials and new building designs.
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Preface
Ordinance
Chapter 1: Scope and Administration
Section 101: General
Section 102: Applicability
Section 103: Department of Building Safety
Section 104: Duties and Powers of Building official
Section 105: Permits
Section 106: Floor and Roof Design Loads
Section 107: Submittaldocuments
Section 108: Temporary Structures and Uses
Section 109: Fees
Section 110: Inspections
Section 111: Certificate of Occupancy
Section 112: Service Utilities
Section 113: Board of Appeals
Section 114: Violations
Section 115: Stop Work order
Section 116: Unsafe Structures and Equipment
Chapter 2: Definitions
Section 201: General
Section 202: Definitions
Chapter 3: Use and Occupancy Classification
Section 301: General
Section 302: Classification
Section 303: Assembly Group A
Section 304: Business Group B
Section 305: Educational Group E
Section 306: Factory Group F
Section 307: High-hazard Group H
Section 308: Institutional Group I
Section 309: Mercantile Group M
Section 310: Residential Group R
Section 311: Storage Group S
Section 312: Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
Chapter 4: Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy
Section 401: Scope
Section 402: Covered Mall and Open Mall Buildings
Section 403: High-rise Buildings
Section 404: Atriums
Section 405: Underground Buildings
Section 406: Motor-vehicle-related Occupancies
Section 407: Group I-2
Section 408: Group I-3
Section 409: Motion Picture Projection Rooms
Section 410: Stages and Platforms
Section 411: Special Amusement Buildings
Section 412: Aircraft-related Occupancies
Section 413: Combustible Storage
Section 414: Hazardous Materials
Section 415: Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 and H-5
Section 416: Application of Flammable Finishes
Section 417: Drying Rooms
Section 418: Organic Coatings
Section 419: Live/work Units
Section 420: Groups I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3
Section 421: Hydrogen Cutoff Rooms
Section 422: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
Section 423: Storm Shelters
Chapter 5: General Building Heights and Areas
Section 501: General
Section 502: Definitions
Section 503: General Building Height and Area Limitations
Section 504: Building Height
Section 505: Mezzanines
Section 506: Building Area Modifications
Section 507: Unlimited Area Buildings
Section 508: Mixed Use and Occupancy
Section 509: Special Provisions
Chapter 6: Types of Construction
Chapter 7: Fire and Smoke Protection Features
Section 701: General
Section 702: Definitions
Section 703: Fire-resistance Ratings and Fire Tests
Section 704: Fire-resistance Rating of Structural Members
Section 705: Exterior Walls
Section 706: Fire Walls
Section 707: Fire Barriers
Section 708: Shaft Enclosures
Section 709: Fire Partitions
Section 710: Smoke Barriers
Section 711: Smoke Partitions
Section 712: Horizontal Assemblies
Section 713: Penetrations
Section 714: Fire-resistant Joint Systems
Section 715: Opening Protectives
Section 716: Ducts and Air Transfer Openings
Section 717: Concealed Spaces
Section 718: Fire-resistance Requirements for Plaster
Section 719: Thermal- and Sound-insulating Materials
Section 720: Prescriptive Fire Resistance
Section 721: Calculated Fire Resistance
Chapter 8: Interior Finishes
Section 801: General
Section 802: Definitions
Section 803: Wall and Ceiling Finishes
Section 804: Interior Floor Finish
Section 805: Combustible Materials In Types I and II Construction
Section 806: Decorative Materials and Trim
Section 807: Insulation
Section 808: Acoustical Ceiling Systems
Chapter 9: Fire Protection Systems
Section 901: General
Section 902: Definitions
Section 903: Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Section 904: Alternative Automatic Fire-extinguishing Systems
Section 905: Standpipe Systems
Section 906: Portable Fire Extinguishers
Section 907: Fire Alarm and Detection Systems
Section 908: Emergency Alarm Systems
Section 909: Smoke Control Systems
Section 910: Smoke and Heat Vents
Section 911: Fire Command Center
Section 912: Fire Department Connections
Section 913: Fire Pumps
Section 914: Emergency Responder Safety Features
Section 915: Emergency Responder Radio Coverage
Chapter 10: Means of Egress
Section 1001: Administration
Section 1002: Definitions
Section 1003: General Means of Egress
Section 1004: Occupant Load
Section 1005: Egress Width
Section 1006: Means of Egress Illumination
Section 1007: Accessible Means of Egress
Section 1008: Doors, Gates and Turnstiles
Section 1009: Stairways
Section 1010: Ramps
Section 1011: Exit Signs
Section 1012: Handrails
Section 1013: Guards
Section 1014: Exit Access
Section 1015: Exit and Exit Access Doorways
Section 1016: Exit Access Travel Distance
Section 1017: Aisles
Section 1018: Corridors
Section 1019: Egress Balconies
Section 1020: Exits
Section 1021: Number of Exits and Continuity
Section 1022: Exit Enclosures
Section 1023: Exit Passageways
Section 1024: Luminous Egress Path Markings
Section 1025: Horizontal Exits
Section 1026: Exterior Exit Ramps and Stairways
Section 1027: Exit Discharge
Section 1028: Assembly
Section 1029: Emergency Escape and Rescue
Chapter 11: Accessibility
Section 1101: General
Section 1102: Definitions
Section 1103: Scoping Requirements
Section 1104: Accessible Route
Section 1105: Accessible Entrances
Section 1106: Parking and Passenger Loading Facilities
Section 1107: Dwelling Units and Sleeping Units
Section 1108: Special Occupancies
Section 1109: Other Features and Facilities
Section 1110: Signage
Chapter 12: Interior Environment
Section 1201: General
Section 1202: Definitions
Section 1203: Ventilation
Section 1204: Temperature Control
Section 1205: Lighting
Section 1206: Yards or Courts
Section 1207: Sound Transmission
Section 1208: Interior Space Dimensions
Section 1209: Access to Unoccupied Spaces
Section 1210: Surrounding Materials
Chapter 13: Energy Efficiency
Chapter 14: Exterior Walls
Section 1401: General
Section 1402: Definitions
Section 1403: Performance Requirements
Section 1404: Materials
Section 1405: Installation of Wall Coverings
Section 1406: Combustible Materials on the Exterior Side of Exterior Walls
Section 1407: Metal Composite Materials (mcm)
Section 1408: Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (eifs)
Chapter 15: Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures
Section 1501: General
Section 1502: Definitions
Section 1503: Weather Protection
Section 1504: Performance Requirements
Section 1505: Fire Classification
Section 1506: Materials
Section 1507: Requirements for Roof Coverings
Section 1508: Roof Insulation
Section 1509: Rooftop Structures
Section 1510: Reroofing
Chapter 16: Structural Design
Section 1601: General
Section 1602: Definitions and Notations
Section 1603: Construction Documents
Section 1604: General Design Requirements
Section 1605: Load Combinations
Section 1606: Dead Loads
Section 1607: Live Loads
Section 1608: Snow Loads
Section 1609: Wind Loads
Section 1610: Soil Lateral Loads
Section 1611: Rain Loads
Section 1612: Flood Loads
Section 1613: Earthquake Loads
Section 1614: Structural Integrity
Chapter 17: Structural Tests and Special Inspections
Section 1701: General
Section 1702: Definitions
Section 1703: Approvals
Section 1704: Special Inspections
Section 1705: Statement of Special Inspections
Section 1706: Special Inspections for Wind Requirements
Section 1707: Special Inspections for Seismic Resistance
Section 1708: Structural Testing for Seismic Resistance
Section 1709: Contractor Responsibility
Section 1710: Structural Observations
Section 1711: Design Strengths of Materials
Section 1712: Alternative Test Procedure
Section 1713: Test Safe Load
Section 1714: In-situ Load Tests
Section 1715: Preconstruction Load Tests
Section 1716: Material and Test Standards
Chapter 18: Soils and Foundations
Section 1801: General
Section 1802: Definitions
Section 1803: Geotechnical Investigations
Section 1804: Excavation, Grading and Fill
Section 1805: Dampproofing and Waterproofing
Section 1806: Presumptive Load-bearing Values of Soils
Section 1807: Foundation Walls, Retaining Walls and Embedded Posts and Poles
Section 1808: Foundations
Section 1809: Shallow Foundations
Section 1810: Deep Foundations
Chapter 19: Concrete
Section 1901: General
Section 1902: Definitions
Section 1903: Specifications for Tests and Materials
Section 1904: Durability Requirements
Section 1905: Concrete Quality, Mixing and Placing
Section 1906: formwork, Embedded Pipes and Construction Joints
Section 1907: Details of Reinforcement
Section 1908: Modifications to ACI 318
Section 1909: Structural Plain Concrete
Section 1910: Minimum Slab Provisions
Section 1911: Anchorage to Concrete— Allowable Stress Design
Section 1912: Anchorage to Concrete— Strength Design
Section 1913: Shotcrete
Section 1914: Reinforced Gypsum Concrete
Section 1915: Concrete-filled Pipe Columns
Chapter 20: Aluminum
Section 2001: General
Section 2002: Materials
Chapter 21: Masonry
Section 2101: General
Section 2102: Definitions and Notations
Section 2103: Masonry Construction Materials
Section 2104: Construction
Section 2105: Quality Assurance
Section 2106: Seismic Design
Section 2107: Allowable Stress Design
Section 2108: Strength Design of Masonry
Section 2109: Empirical Design of Masonry
Section 2110: Glass Unit Masonry
Section 2111: Masonry Fireplaces
Section 2112: Masonry Heaters
Section 2113: Masonry Chimneys
Chapter 22: Steel
Section 2201: General
Section 2202: Definitions
Section 2203: Identification and Protection of Steel for Structural Purposes
Section 2204: Connections
Section 2205: Structural Steel
Section 2206: Steel Joists
Section 2207: Steel Cable Structures
Section 2208: Steel Storage Racks
Section 2209: Cold-formed Steel
Section 2210: Cold-formed Steel Light-frame Construction
Chapter 23: Wood
Section 2301: General
Section 2302: Definitions
Section 2303: Minimum Standards and Quality
Section 2304: General Construction Requirements
Section 2305: General Design Requirements for Lateral-force-resisting Systems
Section 2306: Allowable Stress Design
Section 2307: Load and Resistance Factor Design
Section 2308: Conventional Light-frame Construction
Chapter 24: Glass and Glazing
Section 2401: General
Section 2402: Definitions
Section 2403: General Requirements for Glass
Section 2404: Wind, Snow, Seismic and Dead Loads on Glass
Section 2405: Sloped Glazing and Skylights
Section 2406: Safety Glazing
Section 2407: Glass In Handrails and Guards
Section 2408: Glazing In Athletic Facilities
Section 2409: Glass In Elevator Hoistways and Elevator Cars
Chapter 25: Gypsum Board and Plaster
Section 2501: General
Section 2502: Definitions
Section 2503: Inspection
Section 2504: Vertical and Horizontal Assemblies
Section 2505: Shear Wall Construction
Section 2506: Gypsum Board Materials
Section 2507: Lathing and Plastering
Section 2508: Gypsum Construction
Section 2509: Gypsum Board In Showers and Water Closets
Section 2510: Lathing and Furring for Cement Plaster (Stucco)
Section 2511: Interior Plaster
Section 2512: Exterior Plaster
Section 2513: Exposed Aggregate Plaster
Chapter 26: Plastic
Section 2601: General
Section 2602: Definitions
Section 2603: Foam Plastic Insulation
Section 2604: Interior Finish and Trim
Section 2605: Plastic Veneer
Section 2606: Light-transmitting Plastics
Section 2607: Light-transmitting Plastic Wall Panels
Section 2608: Light-transmitting Plastic Glazing
Section 2609: Light-transmitting Plastic Roof Panels
Section 2610: Light-transmitting Plastic Skylight Glazing
Section 2611: Light-transmitting Plastic Interior Signs
Section 2612: Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer
Section 2613: Reflective Plastic Core Insulation
Chapter 27: Electrical
Chapter 28: Mechanical Systems
Chapter 29: Plumbing Systems
Chapter 30: Elevators and Conveying Systems
Section 3001: General
Section 3002: Hoistway Enclosures
Section 3003: Emergency Operations
Section 3004: Hoistway Venting
Section 3005: Conveying Systems
Section 3006: Machine Rooms
Section 3007: Fire Service Access Elevator
Section 3008: Occupant Evacuation Elevators
Chapter 31: Special Construction
Section 3101: General
Section 3102: Membrane Structures
Section 3103: Temporary Structures
Section 3104: Pedestrian Walkways and Tunnels
Section 3105: Awnings and Canopies
Section 3106: Marquees
Section 3107: Signs
Section 3108: Telecommunication and Broadcast towers
Section 3109: Swimming Pool Enclosures and Safety Devices
Section 3110: Automatic Vehicular Gates
Chapter 32: Encroachments Into the Public Right-of-Way
Chapter 33: Safeguards During Construction
Section 3301: General
Section 3302: Construction Safeguards
Section 3303: Demolition
Section 3304: Site Work
Section 3305: Sanitary
Section 3306: Protection of Pedestrians
Section 3307: Protection of Adjoining Property
Section 3308: Temporary Use of Streets, Alleys and Public Property
Section 3309: Fire Extinguishers
Section 3310: Means of Egress
Section 3311: Standpipes
Section 3312: Automatic Sprinkler System
Chapter 34: Existing Structures
Section 3401: General
Section 3402: Definitions
Section 3403: Additions
Section 3404: Alterations
Section 3405: Repairs
Section 3406: Fire Escapes
Section 3407: Glass Replacement
Section 3408: Change of Occupancy
Section 3409: Historic Buildings
Section 3410: Moved Structures
Section 3411: Accessibility for Existing Buildings
Section 3412: Compliance Alternatives
Chapter 35: Referenced Standards
Appendix A: Employee Qualifications
Appendix B: Board of Appeals
Appendix C: Group U - Agricultural Buildings
Appendix D: Fire Districts
Section D101: General
Section D102: Building Restrictions
Section D103: Changes to Buildings
Section D104: Buildings Located Partially In the Fire District
Section D105: Exceptions to Restrictions In Fire District
Section D106: Referenced Standards
Appendix E: Supplementary Accessibility Requirements
Section E101: General
Section E102: Definitions
Section E103: Accessible Route
Section E104: Special Occupancies
Section E105: Other Features and Facilities
Section E106: Telephones
Section E107: Signage
Section E108: Bus Stops
Section E109: Transportation Facilities and Stations
Section E110: Airports
Section E111: Referenced Standards
Appendix F: Rodentproofing
Appendix G: Flood-resistant Construction
Section G101: Administration
Section G102: Applicability
Section G103: Powers and Duties
Section G104: Permits
Section G105: Variances
Section G201: Definitions
Section G301: Subdivisions
Section G401: Site Improvement
Section G501: Manufactured Homes
Section G601: Recreational Vehicles
Section G701: Tanks
Section G801: Other Building Work
Section G901: Temporary Structures and Temporary Storage
Section G1001: Utility and Miscellaneous Group U
Section G1101: Referenced Standards
Appendix H: Signs
Section H101: General
Section H102: Definitions
Section H103: Location
Section H104: Identification
Section H105: Design and Construction
Section H106: Electrical
Section H107: Combustible Materials
Section H108: Animated Devices
Section H109: Ground Signs
Section H110: Roof Signs
Section H111: Wall Signs
Section H112: Projecting Signs
Section H113: Marquee Signs
Section H114: Portable Signs
Section H115: Referenced Standards
Appendix I: Patio Covers
Section I101: General
Section I102: Definitions
Section I103: Exterior Openings
Section I104: Structural Provisions
Appendix J: Grading
Section J101: General
Section J102: Definitions
Section J103: Permits Required
Section J104: Permit Application and Submittals
Section J105: Inspections
Section J106: Excavations
Section J107: Fills
Section J108: Setbacks
Section J109: Drainage and Terracing
Section J110: Erosion Control
Section J111: Referenced Standards
Appendix K: Administrative Provisions
Section K101: General
Section K102: Applicability
Section K103: Permits
Section K104: Construction Documents
Section K105: Alternative Engineered Design
Section K106: Required Inspections
Section K107: Prefabricated Construction
Section K108: Testing
Section K109: Reconnection
Section K110: Condemning Electrical Systems
Section K111: Electrical Provisions
2009 IBC Errata: FIRST PRINTING (Updated April 20, 2009)
