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31 sections matching “IBC 903.3” for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IBC

  • IBC 903.3.2

    Quick-response and residential sprinklers

    • Quick-response or residential heads in I-2 sleeping compartments, ambulatory care treatment compartments, I-1 and R units, and light-hazard areas.

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  • IBC 903.3.3

    Obstructed locations

    • Sprinklers account for obstructions and go under kiosks or equipment over 4 ft wide; keep 3 ft over combustible fiber piles.

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  • IBC 903.3.5

    Water supplies

    • Water supplies meet the standards, with backflow protection and seasonal pressure adjustments.

    Works withIPC

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  • IBC 903.3.9

    High-rise building floor control valves

    • High-rises have supervised floor control valves at each riser connection.

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  • IBC 903.3.1.1

    NFPA 13 sprinkler systems

    • Where full sprinklers are required, install NFPA 13 throughout except as noted.

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  • IBC 903.3.1.2

    NFPA 13R sprinkler systems

    • Group R may use NFPA 13R up to 4 stories, top floor 30 ft above fire access (R-2 roof under 45 ft), lowest floor 30 ft or less below.

    Works withIBC 510.2IBC 510.4

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  • IBC 903.3.5.2

    Residential combination services

    • Combination supplies add domestic demand to sprinkler demand per NFPA 13R.

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  • IBC 903.3.1.1.1

    Exempt locations

    • With detection, sprinklers may be omitted where they're hazardous, in 2-hour generator/transformer rooms, noncombustible rooms with noncombustible contents, and certain elevator machine rooms.

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  • IBC 903.3.1.1.2

    Bathrooms

    • R-occupancy bathrooms up to 55 sq ft with noncombustible surfaces may omit sprinklers.

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  • IBC 903.3.1.1.3

    Lithium-ion or lithium metal batteries

    • Sprinklers for lithium battery areas are designed from fire tests.

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  • IBC 903.3.1.2.2

    Corridors and balconies in the means of egress

    • 13R covers corridors with combustible surfaces, turns over 45°, mostly closed ends, open-ended corridors and noncompliant egress balconies.

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  • IBC 903.3.1.2.3

    Attics

    • 13R covers attics used for living or storage; attics with fuel-fired equipment get a sprinkler above it; tall podium buildings and R-4 Condition 2 attics need protection or noncombustible construction.

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Searches all 4,276 IRC 2024 sections, 5,532 IBC 2024 sections and defined terms (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 so far) and each city's local rules as they are added. Section numbers and titles from the International Residential Code and International Building Code, 2024 editions, copyrighted by the International Code Council; the IRC's electrical chapters (34 to 43) follow NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code. Requirements are summarized in our words (IRC Chapters 3 to 43, IBC Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33); read the full text at the link on each result. Local values come from each city's published documents.

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