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The provisions of Section 304 of IBC are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1. Revise Section 304.1 to replace "Electronic data processing" with "Electronic data processing (with routine human occupancy)."
2. Add a new Section 304.2 to read:
"304.2 Telecommunications equipment areas.
A telecommunication equipment area that is associated with an occupancy in the same building is not considered a separate occupancy."
The provisions of Section 305 of IBC are not adopted. The following language is adopted as Section 305:
"305. EDUCATIONAL GROUP E
305.1 Educational Group E.
Educational Group E occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for educational purposes through the 12th grade or to provide day care services to children.
305.2 Educational Group E-1.
Educational Group E-1 occupancy includes the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, to educate six or more children, three years of age or older, at any one time, through the 12th grade.
Exception: Classrooms and auditoriums, which are accessory to an assembly occupancy and have occupant loads of less than 100 per room or space, shall be classified as Group A-3 occupancies.
305.3 Educational Group E-2.
Educational Group E-2 occupancy includes the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for providing supervision, or personal care services for fewer than 24 hours per day to more than three children.
Exceptions:
1. Rooms and spaces accessory to an assembly occupancy providing such day care during events shall be classified as part of the primary occupancy.
2. A facility having three or fewer children receiving such day care shall be classified as part of the primary occupancy.
3. A facility within a dwelling unit occupied as a residence by the operator and having eight or fewer children receiving such day care shall be classified as a Group R-2, R-3 or R-5 occupancy.
4. A facility where any children under two years of age occupy a level other than the level of exit discharge shall be classified as a Group I-4 occupancy.
5. A facility with more than 30 children under two years of age shall be classified as a Group I-4 occupancy."
The provisions of Section 306 of IBC are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1. Revise Section 306.2 to replace "Laundries" with "Laundries (other than pick-up and delivery stations and self- service)."
2. Revise Section 306.2 to insert, alphabetically: "Recycling plants."
3. Revise Section 306.2 to insert, alphabetically: "Tire storage [under 10,000 cubic feet (283 m
3
)]."
4. Revise the first sentence of Section 306.3 to read:
"Factory industrial uses that involve the fabrication or manufacturing of noncombustible materials that during finishing, packing or processing do not involve a significant fire hazard may only be classified as F-2 occupancies with the written approval of the fire code official and may include the following:"
5. Revise Section 306.3 to insert, alphabetically: "Chilled water plants."
6. Revise Section 306.3 to delete "Metal products (fabrication and assembly)."
7. Revise Section 306.3 to insert, alphabetically: "Water pumping stations."
(Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. II, § 3)
The provisions of Section 307 of IBC are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1. Revise note e to Table 307.1(1) to delete "approved" and "Section 5003.9.10 of."
2. Revise note i to Table 307.1(1) to delete "Section 603.3.2 of."
3. Revise note k to Table 307.1(1) to replace "approved" with "approved."
4. Revise note m to Table 307.1(1) to delete "Section 5003.1.2 of."
5. Revise note p to Table 307.1(1) to delete "Sections 5705.5 and 5705.5.1 of."
6. Revise note d to Table 307.1(2) to delete "approved."
7. Revise note e to Table 307.1(2) to delete "approved."
8. Revise note g to Table 307.1(2) to delete "approved."
9. Revise note i to Table 307.1(2) to delete "Section 5003.1.2 of."
10. Revise item 1 in Section 307.1.1 to delete "Section 416 and."
11. Revise item 17 in Section 307.1.1 to delete "Section 428 and Chapter 38 of."
12. Revise Section 307.7 by replacing "Section 415.11" with "the Chicago Fire Prevention Code."
(Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. II, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 32180, Art. II, § 3)
The provisions of Section 308 of IBC are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1. In provisions adopted by reference, reset the following term in italic type: "24-hour basis" and "custodial care."
1.1. Revise Section 308.2 by replacing "Alcohol and drug centers" with "Alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities."
2. Revise Section 308.2.3 to read:
"308.2.3 Six to 16 individuals receiving custodial care.
A facility housing not fewer than six and not more than 16 individuals receiving custodial care shall be classified as Group R-4."
3. Revise Section 308.2.4 to read:
"308.2.4 Five or fewer individuals receiving custodial care.
A facility with five or fewer individuals receiving custodial care shall be classified as Group R-3 provided an automatic sprinkler system is installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.3."
4. Revise Section 308.3.1.1 to read:
"308.3.1.1 Condition 1.
This occupancy condition shall include facilities that provide nursing or medical care but do not provide emergency care, surgery, obstetrics or in-patient stabilization units for psychiatric or detoxification purposes, including but not limited to nursing homes and foster care facilities."
5. Revise Section 308.3.1.2 to read:
"308.3.1.2 Condition 2.
This occupancy condition shall include facilities that provide nursing or medical care and could provide emergency care, surgery, obstetrics or in-patient stabilization units for psychiatric or detoxification purposes, including but not limited to hospitals."
6. Revise Section 308.3.2 to read:
"308.3.2 Five or fewer individuals receiving medical care.
A facility with five or fewer individuals receiving nursing or medical care shall be classified as Group R-3 provided an automatic sprinkler system is installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.3."
7. Revise Section 308.4.1 to read:
"308.4.1 Condition 1.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in which free movement is allowed from sleeping areas, and other spaces where access or occupancy is permitted, to the exterior via means of egress without restraint. A Condition 1 facility is permitted to be constructed in accordance with requirements for a Group R occupancy where approved by the fire code official."
8. Revise Section 308.5.1 to read:
"308.5.1 Classification as Group E-2.
A child day care facility that provides care for less than 30 children under 2 years of age, where the rooms in which the children are cared for are located on a level of exit discharge serving such rooms, shall be classified as Group E-2."
9. Delete Section 308.5.2.
10. Revise Section 308.5.4 to read:
"308.5.4 Five or fewer individuals receiving care in a dwelling unit.
A facility such as the above within a dwelling unit and having five or fewer individuals receiving custodial care shall be classified as a Group R-2, R-3 or R-5 occupancy."
(Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. II, § 4)
The provisions of Section 310 of IBC are not adopted. The following language is adopted as Section 310:
"310. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R
310.1 Residential Group R.
Residential Group R occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for sleeping purposes when not classified as an Institutional Group I.
310.2 Residential Group R-1.
Residential Group R-1 occupancies contain dwelling units or sleeping units where the occupants are primarily transient in nature, including:
Hotels with accommodations for more than 10 transient occupants
Congregate living facilities with accommodations for more than 10 transient occupants
Temporary overnight shelters
310.3 Residential Group R-2.
Residential Group R-2 occupancies contain one or more sleeping units or more than three dwelling units (including live/work units) where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature, including:
Apartment houses (including condominium and cooperative apartments)
Congregate living facilities (nontransient) with more than 16 occupants
Townhouses
310.4 Residential Group R-3.
Residential Group R-3 occupancies where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature and not classified as Group R-1, R-2, R-4, R-5 or I, including:
Bed-and-breakfast establishments
Care facilities that provide accommodations for 5 or fewer individuals receiving care
Congregate living facilities (nontransient) with 16 or fewer occupants
Congregate living facilities with accommodation for 10 or fewer transient occupants
Hotels with accommodations for 10 or fewer transient occupants
310.4.1 Care facilities within a dwelling.
Care facilities for five or fewer individuals receiving care that are within a single-family dwelling are permitted to comply with the requirements for Group R-5, provided an automatic sprinkler system is installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.3.
310.5 Residential Group R-4.
Residential Group R-4 occupancy shall include buildings, structures or portions thereof for more than five but not more than 16 individuals, excluding staff, who reside on a 24-hour basis in a supervised residential environment and receive custodial care. Buildings of Group R-4 shall be classified as one of the occupancy conditions specified in Section 310.5.1 or 310.5.2. This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities
Assisted living facilities
Congregate care facilities
Group homes
Halfway houses
Residential board and care facilities
Social rehabilitation facilities
Group R-4 occupancies shall meet the requirements for construction as defined for Group R-3, except as otherwise provided for in this code.
310.5.1 Condition 1.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in which all individuals receiving custodial care are capable of responding to an emergency situation to complete building evacuation without any assistance.
310.5.2 Condition 2.
This occupancy condition shall include buildings in which there are any individuals receiving custodial care who require verbal or physical assistance while responding to an emergency situation to complete building evacuation.
310.6 Residential Group R-5.
Residential Group R-5 occupancy shall include buildings with no more than four stories above grade plane containing one, two or three dwelling units (including live/work units), with or without an attached private garage, and no other occupancy, where each dwelling unit is primarily occupied on a non-transient basis by a single household. Group R-5 shall also include accessory buildings with no more than two stories above grade plane located on the same lot as Group R-5 dwelling units.
(Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. II, § 5)
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