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<section number="4-131" name="Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy; Section 403, High-Rise Buildings" law="code" slug="sec-4-131" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_4BU_DIV1BUCO_SD2AMINBUCO_S4-131SPDEREBAUSOCSE403HISEBU">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Section 403.1.1, Applicability under Sloping Site Conditions. The provisions of this Section shall also apply to buildings of Use Groups B, R-1, and R-2 when such buildings have floors used for human occupancy located more than ninety (90) feet above the grade level on any side of the building.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Section 403.1.2, Applicability under Rescue Conditions. The automatic sprinkler provisions of this Section shall also apply to any building intended for human occupancy which is four (4) or more stories above grade level or over forty-five (45) feet in height unless such a building complies with all of the following:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Accessibility is provided on two (2) sides of the perimeter of such a building by virtue of a public way;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Height above grade shall be determined by using the lowest elevation of the public way as a reference datum; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The local fire department must have at least one (1) approved first line piece of aerial equipment capable of reaching the roof of the building. Structures or buildings used exclusively for open-air parking, wherever located, and buildings used exclusively for agricultural purposes shall not be classified as a high-rise building for the purposes of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Section 403.2.1.2 is deleted.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Section 403.4.6.1, Fire Command Center Construction Features. The central control room shall be located with convenient access to, and in close proximity to, the grade level entrance lobby, unless an alternate location is approved. The room shall be used for no other purpose than a central control station or guard location. The room shall be equipped with a U.L. listed battery operated emergency lighting unit. The type, arrangement, and functions of the fire command station and emergency fire alarm must comply with Section 911, "Fire Command Center" and shall be subject to approval by the Fire Code Official or the Fire Code Official's authorized representative.</text>
  </level>
</section>
