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101073519 i 1 CHAPTER 7 FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS User note: About this chapter: Chapter 7 establishes fire safety requirements for existing structures by providing requirements for means of egress, including path of travel, required egress width, means of egress doors and emergency escape openings, and for the maintenance of fire - resistance -rated assemblies, fire protection systems, and carbon monoxide alarm and detection systems. SECTION 701 GENERAL 701.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the minimum conditions and standards for fire safety relating to structures and exterior premises, including fire safety facili- ties and equipment to be provided. 701.2 Responsibility. The owner of the premises shall provide and maintain such fire safety facilities and equip- ment in compliance with these requirements. A person shall not occupy as owner -occupant or permit another person to occupy any premises that do not comply with the require- ments of this chapter. SECTION 702 MEANS OF EGRESS [BE] 702.1 General. A safe, continuous and unobstructed path of travel shall be provided from any point in a building or structure to the public way. Means of egress shall comply with the International Fire Code. [BE] 702.2 Aisles. The required width of aisles in accor- dance with the International Fire Code shall be unobstructed. [BE] 702.3 Locked doors. Means of egress doors shall be readily openable from the side from which egress is to be made without the need for keys, special knowledge or effort, except where the door hardware conforms to that permitted by the International Building Code. [BE] 702.4 Emergency escape and rescue openings. Required emergency escape and rescue openings shall be maintained in accordance with the code in effect at the time of construction, and both of the following: 1. Required emergency escape and rescue openings shall be operational from the inside of the room with- out the use of keys or tools. 2. Bars, grilles, grates or similar devices are permitted to be placed over emergency escape and rescue open- ings provided that the minimum net clear opening size complies with the code that was in effect at the time of construction and the unit is equipped with smoke alarms installed in accordance with Section 907.2.10 of the International Building Code. Such devices shall be releasable or removable from the inside without the use of a key, tool or force greater than that which is required for normal operation of the escape and rescue opening. SECTION 703 FIRE -RESISTANCE RATINGS [BF] 703.1 Fire -resistance -rated assemblies. The provi- sions of this chapter shall govern maintenance of the materials, systems and assemblies used for structural fire resistance and fire -resistance -rated construction separation of adjacent spaces to safeguard against the spread of fire and smoke within a building and the spread of fire to or from buildings. [BF] 703.2 Unsafe conditions. Where any components are not maintained and do not function as intended or do not have the fire resistance required by the code under which the building was constructed or altered, such components or portions thereof shall be deemed unsafe conditions in accor- dance with Section 114.1.1 of the International Fire Code. Components or portions thereof determined to be unsafe shall be repaired or replaced to conform to that code under which the building was constructed or altered. Where the condition of components is such that any building, structure or portion thereof presents an imminent danger to the occu- pants of the building, structure or portion thereof, the fire code official shall act in accordance with Section 114.2 of the International Fire Code. [BF] 703.3 Maintenance. The required fire -resistance rating of fire -resistance -rated construction, including walls, firestops, shaft enclosures, partitions, smoke barriers, floors, fire -resistive coatings and sprayed fire-resistant materials applied to structural members and joint systems, shall be maintained. Such elements shall be visually inspected annu- ally by the owner and repaired, restored or replaced where damaged, altered, breached or penetrated. Records of inspec- tions and repairs shall be maintained. Where concealed, such elements shall not be required to be visually inspected by the owner unless the concealed space is accessible by the removal or movement of a panel, access door, ceiling tile or entry to the space. Openings made therein for the passage of pipes, electrical conduit, wires, ducts, air transfer and any other reason shall be protected with approved methods capa- ble of resisting the passage of smoke and fire. Openings through fire -resistance -rated assemblies shall be protected by self- or automatic -closing doors of approved construction meeting the fire protection requirements for the assembly. 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE° INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL 7-1 Copyright © 2020 ICC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Accessed by Jesse Szykulski (jszykulski@cityoframsey.com), (City of Minnetrista) Order Number #101073519 on Apr 19, 2021 12:45 PM (PDT) pursuant to License Agreement with ICC. No further reproduction, no further reproductions by any third party, or distribution authorized. Single user only, copying and networking prohibited. ANY UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION IS A VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL COPYRIGHT ACT AND THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, AND SUBJECT TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES THEREUNDER.