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Required Planning. In accordance with sections 401.2 and 404 of the Fire Prevention Code, an approved fire safety and evacuation plan shall be prepared, approved by the Fire Marshal, and maintained for the building types, facilities, and occupancies listed below. A code compliance guideline is provided for each building type, facility, and occupancy to assist planners in meeting the fire safety and evacuation requirements of the Fire Prevention Code.
- Assembly Occupancies (PDF)
- Atrium Buildings having an Assembly, Educational, or Mercantile Occupancy (PDF)
- Business Occupancies (PDF)
- Covered Mall Buildings *
- Educational Occupancies (PDF)
- Factory Occupancies (PDF)
- High Hazard Occupancies *
- High-Rise Buildings (PDF)
- Institutional Group I-1 - Group Homes, Residential Board/Care Facilities, Shelters *
- Institutional Group I-2 - Hospitals, Nursing Homes *
- Institutional Group I-3 - Detention Centers, Jails, Pre-release Centers *
- Institutional Group I-4 - Day Care Facilities (Adult & Child) *
- Mercantile Occupancies (PDF)
- Residential Group R-1 - Hotels, Motels, Transient Boarding Houses
- Residential Group R-2 - College & University Residential Buildings/Dormitories (PDF)
- Residential Group R-4 - Residential Care/Assisted Living Facilities (PDF)
- State Regulated Care Facilities - SRCF (PDF)
- Occupancies w/ Lockdown Plans (PDF)
- Occupancies w/ High-Piled Combustible Storage *
- Underground Buildings (PDF)
Note: Guidelines marked with an asterisk * are currently under revision and not yet available. Please consult Chapter 4 of the Fire Prevention Code for detailed information about the fire safety and evacuation planning requirements for this occupancy or building type.
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