2011 Utah Code
Title 15A State Construction and Fire Codes Act
Chapter 3 Statewide Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code
Section 104 Amendments to Chapters 7 through 9 of IBC.

15A-3-104. Amendments to Chapters 7 through 9 of IBC.
(1) In IBC, Section 707.5.1, a new exception 4 is added as follows: "4. Group B Ambulatory Health Care Facilities."
(2) In IBC, Section (F)902, the definition for record drawings is deleted and replaced with the following: "(F) RECORD DRAWINGS. Drawings ("as builts") that document all aspects of a fire protection system as installed."
(3) In IBC, Section (F)903.2.2, the words "all fire areas" are deleted and replaced with "buildings".
(4) IBC, Section (F)903.2.4, condition 2, is deleted and replaced with the following: "2. A Group F-1 fire area is located more than three stories above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access."
(5) IBC, Section (F)903.2.7, condition 2, is deleted and replaced with the following: "2. A Group M fire area is located more than three stories above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access."
(6) IBC, Section (F)903.2.8, is deleted and replaced with the following: "(F)903.2.8 Group R. An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all buildings with a Group R fire area.
Exceptions:
1. Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) constructed in accordance with the International Residential Code For One- and Two-Family Dwellings.
2. Group R-4 fire areas not more than 4,500 gross square feet and not containing more than 16 residents, provided the building is equipped throughout with an approved fire alarm system that is interconnected and receives its primary power from the building wiring and a commercial power system."
(7) IBC, Section (F)903.2.9, condition 2, is deleted and replaced with the following: "2. A Group S-1 fire area is located more than three stories above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access."
(8) IBC, Section (F)903.2.10, is deleted and replaced with the following: "(F)903.2.10 Group S-2. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings classified as parking garages in accordance with Section 406.2 or where located beneath other groups.
Exception 1: Parking garages of less than 5,000 square feet (464 m2) accessory to Group R-3 occupancies.
Exception 2: Open parking garages not located beneath other groups if one of the following conditions is met:
a. Access is provided for fire fighting operations to within 150 feet (45,720 mm) of all portions of the parking garage as measured from the approved fire department vehicle access; or
b. Class I standpipes are installed throughout the parking garage."
(9) In IBC, Section (F)903.2.10.1, the last clause "where the fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet (464 m2)" is deleted.
(10) IBC, Section (F)904.11, is deleted and replaced with the following: "(F)904.11 Commercial cooking systems. The automatic fire-extinguishing system for commercial cooking systems shall be of a type recognized for protection of commercial cooking equipment and exhaust systems. Pre-engineered automatic extinguishing systems shall be tested in accordance with UL 300 and listed and labeled for the intended application. The system shall be installed in

accordance with this code, its listing and the manufacturer's installation instructions.
Exception: Factory-built commercial cooking recirculating systems that are tested in accordance with UL 710B and listed, labeled, and installed in accordance with Section 304.1 of the International Mechanical Code."
(11) IBC, Subsections (F)904.11.3, (F)904.11.3.1, (F)904.11.4, and (F)904.11.4.1, are deleted.
(12) A new IBC, Section (F)907.9, is added as follows: "Section (F)907.9 Carbon monoxide alarms. Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed on each habitable level of a dwelling unit or sleeping unit in Groups R-2, R-3, R-4, and I-1 equipped with fuel burning appliances and in dwelling units that have attached garages. If more than one carbon monoxide alarm is required, they shall be interconnected as required in the International Fire Code, Chapter 9, Section 907.2.11.3. In new construction, carbon monoxide alarms shall receive their primary power as required in the International Fire Code, Chapter 9, Section 907.2.11.4. Listed single- and multiple-station carbon monoxide alarms shall comply with UL 2034 and shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of this code and NFPA 720."