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Detached houses, duplexes and townhouses up to 3 stories with their own exits use the IRC; every other building uses the IBC (IBC 101.2).

73 sections matching “IBC 402” for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IBC, showing the first 60

  • IBC 402.1

    Applicability

    • Applies to covered and open mall buildings up to three floor levels and three stories; foyers of B, R-1 and R-2 and buildings fully meeting other provisions are exempt.

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  • IBC 402.2

    Open space

    • Malls with anchors and garages need 60 ft of permanent open space all around, reducible to 40 ft on up to 75% of the perimeter with 3-hour walls and openings and no E, H, I or R.

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  • IBC 402.3

    Lease plan

    • Owners give building and fire departments a lease plan of occupancies and exits; changes need approval.

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  • IBC 402.4

    Construction

    • Mall, anchor and garage construction follows 402.4.1 to 402.4.3.

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  • IBC 402.5

    Automatic sprinkler system

    • Malls and connected buildings are fully sprinklered before tenants occupy, with mall, tenant and anchor systems independent and sprinklers under balconies.

    Works withIBC 903.3.1.1IBC 406.5

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  • IBC 402.6

    Interior finishes and features

    • Mall finishes and installations follow 402.6.1 to 402.6.4.

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  • IBC 402.7

    Emergency systems

    • Malls, anchors and garages get the systems in 402.7.1 to 402.7.5.

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  • IBC 402.8

    Means of egress

    • Malls and tenants get egress per this section, which wins over the rest of the code where they conflict.

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  • IBC 402.1.1

    Open mall building perimeter line

    • Draw a perimeter line around the open mall's buildings and open-air spaces; anchors and parking garages sit outside it.

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  • IBC 402.4.1

    Area and types of construction

    • Area and construction type follow this section.

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  • IBC 402.4.2

    Fire-resistance-rated separation

    • No rated separation is needed between tenants and the mall, or a food court and tenants.

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  • IBC 402.4.3

    Open mall construction

    • Open malls stay open to the sky at least 20 ft wide from grade through the roof; balconies may not project into it.

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  • IBC 402.6.1

    Interior finish

    • Mall and exit wall and ceiling finishes are at least Class B; floors per 804.

    Works withIBC Chapter 8IBC 804

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  • IBC 402.6.2

    Kiosks

    • Kiosks must be FRT wood, low-heat-release foam (100 kW) or Class A ACM, sprinklered with detection, 300 sq ft or less, and 20 ft from other structures.

    Works withIBC 2303.2

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  • IBC 402.6.4

    Plastic signs

    • Plastic storefront signs facing the mall are limited per 402.6.4.1 to 402.6.4.5.

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  • IBC 402.7.5

    Fire department access to equipment

    • Rooms with HVAC and fire protection controls are identified for the fire department.

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  • IBC 402.8.2

    Determination of occupant load

    • Tenant occupant loads follow the code normally.

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  • IBC 402.8.3

    Number of means of egress

    • Tenant spaces need two exits where travel to the mall exceeds 75 ft or occupant load is 50+.

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  • IBC 402.8.4

    Arrangements of means of egress

    • Assembly of 500+ in a covered mall sits by a main entrance with half its exits directly outside.

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  • IBC 402.8.5

    Distance to exits

    • Travel within tenant spaces to an exit or the mall, and within the mall to an exit, is limited to 200 ft.

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  • IBC 402.8.6

    Access to exits

    • Exits are reachable in either direction; exit passageways from the mall at least 66 in wide; dead ends up to twice the mall width.

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  • IBC 402.8.7

    Service areas fronting on exit passageways

    • Service rooms may open onto exit passageways if separated by 1-hour construction and openings.

    Works withIBC 707IBC 711

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  • IBC 402.8.8

    Security grilles and doors

    • Egress grilles stay open while the public is in, can't close with 10+ (single exit) or 50+ people, open without special knowledge, and serve at most half the exits.

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  • IBC 402.4.1.1

    Covered and open mall buildings

    • Mall area is unlimited up to three levels and three stories in Type I, II, III or IV.

    Works withIBC 507.13

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  • IBC 402.4.2.1

    Tenant separations

    • Tenants are separated from each other by fire partitions, not from the mall.

    Works withIBC 708

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  • IBC 402.4.3.1

    Pedestrian walkways

    • Walkways connecting open-mall balconies must be at least 20 ft apart.

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  • IBC 402.6.4.2

    Height and width

    • Signs up to 36 in high; vertical signs up to 96 in high and 36 in wide.

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  • IBC 402.6.4.4

    Plastics other than foam plastics

    • Non-foam sign plastics meet 2606.4 or self-ignite at 650°F+ with flame spread 75 or less and smoke 450 or less.

    Works withIBC 2606.4

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  • IBC 402.8.1.1

    Minimum width

    • Mall egress width is at least 20 ft total and 10 ft clear to 8 ft high past any kiosk or obstruction.

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  • IBC 402.8.2.1

    Occupant formula

    • Mall occupant load factor OLF = 0.00007 × GLA + 25 sq ft per person, using gross leasable area excluding anchors.

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  • IBC 402.8.4.1

    Anchor building means of egress

    • Anchors have independent egress; mall egress may not pass through anchors.

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  • IBC 402.4.2.2.1

    Openings between anchor building and mall

    • Openings between Type IA–IIB anchors and the mall needn't be protected, except at R-1 sleeping units.

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  • IBC 402.6.4.4.1

    Encasement

    • Edges and backs of plastic signs are fully encased in metal.

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  • IBC 507.13

    Covered and open mall buildings and anchor buildings

    • Mall and anchor buildings up to three stories meeting 402 are unlimited.

    Works withIBC 402

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  • IBC 1402.5

    Vertical and lateral flame propagation

    • Type I–IV walls with combustible covering, insulation or WRB follow 1402.5.1–1402.5.5; where NFPA 285 is required, the assembly must pass it.

    Works withIBC 1402.8

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