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Type 1 stages shall comply with the following construction requirements:
(a) Enclosure. The stage block, including the stage and dressing rooms, storage rooms, property rooms, workshops and other rooms appurtenant to the operation thereof, shall be enclosed by walls providing fire resistance of not less than three hours. The floor below the stage block and the floor or roof above the stage block shall be of Type I-A construction.
(b) Protection of Openings.
(1) There shall be no openings in the wall separating the stage from the auditorium except the proscenium opening, one doorway at each side of the proscenium opening at the stage floor level, one doorway at the level of the musicians' pit and, where necessary, a doorway to the organ. Each such doorway shall be not more than 21 square feet in area and shall be protected by an automatic Class A fire door on one side of the wall and a self-closing Class A fire door on the other side of the wall.
(2) The proscenium opening shall be protected by a proscenium curtain or a fire protection system which comply with the requirements of Section 13-84-110.
(3) In the other enclosing walls of the stage block, door openings shall be equipped with approved selfclosing Class D fire doors, and windows shall be approved fire windows. No windows shall be permitted where such walls are located within five feet of a property line other than a street line.
(c) Stage Floor. Trap doors shall be located only in an area not extending beyond the width of the proscenium opening nor within one foot of the proscenium curtain. Trap doors shall be tight-fitting and constructed of solid wood not less than two inches thick and shall be supported by structural members of noncombustible materials. Except within the area where trap doors are permitted for working scenery, traps and appliances, the stage floor shall be of Type I-A construction.
(d) Auxiliary Rooms. Dressing rooms, storage rooms, property rooms, workshops and other rooms appurtenant to the stage shall be of Type I-A or I-B construction and shall be separated from the stage and other parts of the buildings by walls providing fire resistance of not less than one hour. Such rooms and spaces shall be separated from each other by noncombustible partitions providing fire resistance of not less than one hour. No openings connecting such rooms with the stage shall be permitted except the necessary doorways, which shall be protected with self- closing Class C fire doors.
(e) Rigging Lofts. The rigging lofts and fly galleries, including pinrails, shall be of noncombustible materials.
(f) Lighting Troughs. The troughs or frames for footlights and border lights shall be of metal or other noncombustible materials. When disappearing footlights are used, the frame and upper face of the cover may be of hard wood.
(g) Protection of Electrical Equipment. All electrical equipment shall be protected from falling objects and from contact with stage equipment, and shall conform with the electrical requirements of Title 14E
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(h) Storage Space in Rooms. All shelving, lockers and similar fixtures in dressing rooms, property rooms or storage rooms, shall be constructed of noncombustible materials.
(Prior code § 54-6.2; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 18; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 27)