(Amended by Ord. No. 179,324, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
91.7204.1. Types of Construction Permitted. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.) Every building in Fire District No. 1 shall be one of the following types: Type I; Type II; Type III; or provisional structures as provided in LAMC Section 91.7205.
91.7204.2. Type IIB Buildings. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) Every building of Type IIB construction in Fire District No. 1, except provisional structures allowed by this section, shall have at least two-hour fire-resistive construction for exterior walls with a fire separation distance of less than 10 feet and shall have at least one-hour fire-resistive construction for exterior walls with a fire separation distance of less than 30 feet.
EXCEPTION: These walls may be one-hour less fire-resistive than specified here if the building is not more than one story in height or more than 2500 square feet in area.
91.7204.3. Openings in Exterior Walls. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) In the following cases, all openings in the exterior walls of buildings in Fire District No. 1, other than provisional structures, shall be protected by a fire assembly having a three-fourths-hour fire-resistive rating when the exterior wall has a fire separation distance of less than 10 feet
91.7204.4. Roof covering. Section D102.2.4 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.
91.7204.5. Structural fire rating. Walls, floors, roofs and their supporting structural members shall be a minimum of one-hour fire-resistance-rated constructions.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Buildings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with CBC Section 903.3.1.1.
2. Automobile parking structures.
3. Buildings surrounded on all sides by a permanently open space of not less than 30 feet (9144 mm).
4. Partitions complying with CBC Section 603.1 Exception 11. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
91.7204.6. Exterior Walls. (Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.) In addition to LAMC Subsection 91.7204.2, Section D102.2.6 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.
91.7204.7. Architectural Trim. Section D102.2.7 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.
91.7204.8. Permanent Canopies. Section D102.2.8 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.
91.7204.9. Roof Structures. Section D102.2.9 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.
91.7204.10. Plastic signs. Section D102.2.10 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.
91.7204.11. Plastic veneer. Section D102.2.11 of Appendix D of the CBC is adopted by reference.