Section 29.2021. Life safety code; adoption by reference for new school, college, and university dormitories owned, leased, or managed by, or under direct supervision of, school authority.

Rule 21. (1) The provisions of chapters 1 to 7, 16, 32, and 33 of the code that apply to new school dormitories, except as amended in subrule (2)  of this rule, are adopted by reference in these rules. Copies of the adopted  provisions  are   available  for inspection and distribution through the State Fire Safety Board located at the Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services, Office of Fire Safety, 7150 Harris Drive, Lansing, Michigan 48913, or the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269, telephone [phone].The cost of the adopted provisions as of the time of adoption of these rules is $44.50.

(2)   Sections 16-1.1 and 16-1.6 of the code are amended, and section 16-1.6.1 is added to the code, to read as follows:

16-1.1. The requirements of this section apply to all of the following:

(a)     New buildings or portions of new buildings used as hotel or dormitory occupancies.

(b)   Additions made to, or used as, a hotel or dormitory occupancy.

(c)   Alterations, modernizations, or renovations of existing hotel or dormitory occupancies.

(d)  Existing buildings or portions of existing buildings upon  change   of occupancy to a hotel or dormitory occupancy.

Exception: A dormitory that is divided into suites of rooms which have 1 or more bedrooms opening into a living room or study that has a door which opens into a common corridor that serves a number of suites is classified as an apartment building and shall be in compliance with section 18 of the code.

16-1.6.  The  minimum  construction  requirements  shall   be  as  indicated   for  the following types of construction:

Type of Construction    Allowable Height I (443)................... No limit.

I (332)................... No limit.

II (222)................... 10 stories.

II (111)................... 5 stories.

II (000)................... 4 stories.

III (211)................... 5 stories.

III (200)................... 4 stories.

IV (2HH)................... 5 stories.

V (111)................... 4 stories.

V (000)................... 3 stories.

16-1.6.1. For the purpose of section 16-1.6 of the code, the  number  of stories shall be counted starting with the primary level of exit discharge and ending with the highest occupiable level.  For  the   purpose  of  this section, the primary level of exit discharge of a building shall be the floor that is level with or above finished grade of the exterior wall line for 50% or more of its perimeter. Building levels below the primary level shall not be counted as a story in determining the height of a building.

History: 1998-2000 AACS.