Section 322.4.2.2.1 through 322.4.2.2.3 are added to the California Fire Code to read as follows:
322.4.2.2.1 Maximum quantity in a control area. The aggregate amount of lithium batteries stored and handled in a single control area shall not exceed 9,000 pounds (4086 kg).
322.4.2.2.2 Number of control areas. The maximum number of control areas within a building shall be four.
322.4.2.2.3 Group H, Division 2 occupancy. Storage and handling of more than 9,000 pounds of lithium batteries per control area shall be in an approved Group H, Division 2 occupancy constructed in accordance with the Building Code and provided throughout with approved automatic smoke detection and radiant-energy detection systems.
(Ord. 5563 §1 (part), 2022)