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2021 Georgia Code
Title 8 - Buildings and Housing
Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, and Alteration, of Buildings and Other Structures
Article 3 - Application of Building and Fire Related Codes to Existing Buildings
§ 8-2-211. Compliance Alternatives for Lack of Required Protection of Openings in Exterior Walls
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GA Code § 8-2-211 (2021)
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Compliance alternatives for a lack of required protection of openings in exterior walls where a fire exposure is a risk include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Improve fire resistance of existing openings and protect them with fire-rated windows or doors as appropriate;
- Seal the openings with fire-rated construction as approved by the enforcement authority; or
- Install an approved fire suppression system.
(Code 1981, §8-2-211, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1160, § 1.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1985, "resistance" was substituted for "resistence" in paragraph (1).
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