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50 sections matching “IBC 407” for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC and IBC

  • IBC 407.2

    Corridors continuity and separation

    • I-2 corridors run continuously to exits and are separated per 407.3, except spaces in 407.2.1 to 407.2.6.

    Works withIBC 407.3

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  • IBC 407.5

    Smoke barriers

    • Stories with care, treatment or sleeping, or 50+ occupants, split into at least two smoke compartments.

    Works withIBC 709

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  • IBC 407.9

    Automatic fire detection

    • Condition 1 corridors and spaces open to them get detection, unless room detectors or door-closer detectors cover it.

    Works withIBC 407.2

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  • IBC 407.10

    Secured yards

    • Fenced, locked grounds need dispersal areas 50 ft from the building: 30 sq ft per bed patient, 6 per other.

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  • IBC 407.11

    Electrical systems

    • Essential electrical systems per Chapter 27 and NFPA 99.

    Works withIBC Chapter 27

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  • IBC 407.2.1

    Waiting and similar areas

    • Waiting and meeting areas may open to corridors if not sleeping, treatment or hazardous, with detection and clear exit access.

    Works withIBC 907IBC 903.3.2

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  • IBC 407.2.2

    Care providers' stations

    • Nurses' stations and charting areas may open to corridors.

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  • IBC 407.2.3

    Psychiatric treatment areas

    • Supervised psychiatric areas up to 1,500 sq ft may open to corridors, one per smoke compartment, with detection.

    Works withIBC 907.2

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  • IBC 407.2.5

    Nursing home housing units

    • In I-2 Condition 1 nursing units, shared living spaces may open to corridors with detection or quick-response sprinklers.

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  • IBC 407.2.6

    Nursing home cooking facilities

    • Domestic kitchens may open to corridors serving 30 or fewer residents, one per smoke compartment.

    Works withIBC 407.2.7

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  • IBC 407.2.7

    Domestic cooking appliances

    • Domestic cooking limited to ovens, cooktops, ranges, warmers and microwaves, with hood, cooktop suppression, staff shutoff, 120-minute timer and an extinguisher within 30 ft.

    Works withIBC 904.15IBC 906

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  • IBC 407.3.1

    Corridor doors

    • Corridor doors needn't be rated or self-closing but must resist smoke and latch positively (no roller latches).

    Works withIBC 716

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  • IBC 407.4.1

    Direct access to a corridor

    • Habitable rooms open directly to a corridor, except rooms exiting outside at grade or in care suites.

    Works withIBC 407.4.4

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  • IBC 407.4.2

    Distance of travel

    • Travel within a sleeping room to its exit door is limited to 50 ft.

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  • IBC 407.4.3

    Projections in nursing home corridors

    • In 96-in corridors, fixed furniture may leave 72 in clear, on one side, 50 sq ft groups 10 ft apart.

    Works withIBC 1005.7

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  • IBC 407.5.1

    Smoke compartment size

    • Smoke compartments up to 22,500 sq ft; 40,000 in Condition 2 with single-patient rooms or no sleeping rooms.

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  • IBC 407.5.2

    Exit access travel distance

    • Travel to a smoke barrier door is limited to 200 ft.

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  • IBC 407.5.3

    Refuge area

    • Each compartment holds the neighbors' occupants: 30 net sq ft per bed or stretcher patient, 6 sq ft per other person.

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  • IBC 407.5.4

    Independent egress

    • Each compartment has egress without going back through the origin compartment; compartments without an exit reach two others.

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  • IBC 407.6.1

    Activation of automatic-closing doors

    • Hold-open doors also close on fire alarm or sprinkler flow; one release closes all in the compartment.

    Works withIBC 716.2.6.6

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  • IBC 407.3.1.1

    Door construction

    • Unrated corridor doors fit closely with stops; Dutch doors latch both halves; louvers or ¾-in undercut allowed for makeup air.

    Works withIBC 1020.6

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  • IBC 407.4.4.1

    Exit access through care suites

    • Other areas may not exit through a care suite.

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  • IBC 407.4.4.3

    Access to corridor

    • Each care suite has a door to a corridor or horizontal exit within 100 ft of travel.

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  • IBC 407.4.4.4

    Circulation paths within a care suite

    • Paths within a care suite are at least 36 in wide.

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  • IBC 407.4.4.6

    Care suites containing sleeping room areas

    • Sleeping suites serve 8 or fewer beds, allow constant visual supervision, or have smoke detection.

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  • IBC 407.4.4.7

    Care suites not containing sleeping rooms

    • Treatment-only suites follow 407.4.4.7.1 and 407.4.4.7.2.

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  • IBC 407.4.4.6.1

    Area

    • Sleeping suites up to 7,500 sq ft, or 10,000 with smoke detection.

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  • IBC 407.4.4.7.1

    Area

    • Treatment suites up to 12,500 sq ft, or 15,000 with smoke detection.

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  • IBC 202

    Care suite

    • In Group I-2, a group of treatment and sleeping rooms with support and circulation space, where staff supervise all care recipients, meeting 407.4.4.

    Works withIBC 407.4.4

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  • IBC 1402.2

    Weather protection

    • Exterior walls need a weather-resistant assembly: flashing, a water-resistive barrier behind the veneer and a way to drain water out. Not needed over concrete or masonry walls; drainage can be skipped if an ASTM E331 test (4×8 ft sample, 6.24 psf, 2 hours) shows no leaks; EIFS per 1407.4.1.

    Works withIBC 1403.2IBC 1404.3IBC 1404.4IBC 1407.4.1

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