14B-15-1505 Fire classification.
The provisions of Section 1505 of IBC are adopted by reference with the following modifications:
1.   Revise Section 1505.2 by replacing "approved testing agency" with "approved agency."
2.   Revise the exceptions to 1505.2 by replacing "decks" with "roof decks."
3.   Revise Table 1505.1 by changing the value for IIB from "C c" to "B."
4.   Revise the notes to Table 1505.1 to read:
"a.   Unless otherwise required due to the location of the building within a fire district in accordance with Appendix D.
b.   Class C roof coverings shall be allowed on buildings of Group R-3, R-4, R-5 and Group U occupancies, where there is a minimum fire-separation distance of 6 feet measured from the leading edge of the roof.
c.   Buildings that are not more than two stories above grade plane and having not more than 6,000 square feet of projected roof area and where there is a minimum 10-foot fire separation distance from the leading edge of the roof to an abutting property line on all sides of the building, shall be allowed to have roofs of fire- retardant-treated wood shingles and shakes constructed in accordance with Section 1505.6 or No. 1 cedar or redwood shakes and No. 1 shingles constructed in accordance with Section 1505.7."
5.   Revise Section 1505.3 by replacing "approved testing agency" with "approved agency."
6.   Revise Section 1505.4 by replacing "approved testing agency" with "approved agency."
7.   Delete Section 1505.5.
8.   Revise Section 1505.10 to read:
"1505.10 Vegetative roofs, roof gardens and landscaped roofs.
Vegetative roofs, roof gardens and landscaped roofs shall comply with Sections 1507.16 and 1514."
(Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. II, § 67)