City of Philadelphia - File #: 171112

• File #: 171112
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 12/14/2017
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 1/24/2019
• Title: Amending portions of Title 4, Sub Code "F" of The Philadelphia Code to establish inspection and certification requirements for all smoke control systems and smoke and fire dampers in limited occupancies and amending the periodic testing requirements of fire protection systems; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell
• Indexes: FIRE CODE
• Code sections: SUBCODE "F" - (THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE CODE), Title 4 - THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/6/2019	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
1/24/2019	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
12/6/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/6/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/6/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/3/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/3/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
12/3/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
12/14/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending portions of Title 4, Sub Code "F" of The Philadelphia Code to establish inspection and certification requirements for all smoke control systems and smoke and fire dampers in limited occupancies and amending the periodic testing requirements of fire protection systems; all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 4, Subcode F of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows.

TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
AND OCCUPANCY CODE.

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Subcode "F" (The Philadelphia Fire Code)

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CHAPTER 7
FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION

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SECTION F-703
FIRE-RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION

F-703.1 Maintenance. The required fire-resistance rating of fire-resistance-rated construction (including walls, firestops, shaft enclosures, partitions, smoke barriers, floors, fire-resistive coatings and sprayed fire-resistant materials applied to structural members and fire-resistant joint systems) shall be maintained. Such elements shall be visually inspected by the owner annually and properly repaired, restored or replaced when damaged, altered, breached or penetrated. Where concealed, such elements shall not be required to be visually inspected by the owner unless the concealed space is accessible by the removal or movement of a panel, access door, ceiling tile or similar movable entry to the space. Openings made therein for the passage of pipes, electrical conduit, wires, ducts, air transfer openings and holes made for any reason shall be protected with approved methods capable of resisting the passage of smoke and fire. Openings through fire-resistance-rated assemblies shall be protected by self- or automatic-closing doors of approved construction meeting the fire protection requirements for the assembly.

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F-703.1.2 Smoke barriers and smoke partitions. Required smoke barriers and smoke partitions shall be...