2006 International Fire Code With Phoenix Amendments Errata

Chapter 2 Definitions, page 32
This definition should be titled [B] High-piled storage, Group S-3.

Chapter 5, Section 508.5.5
This section should reference Section 503

Chapter 9, Section 903.3.1.1

903.3.1.1 NFPA 13 sprinkler systems. Where the provisions of this code require that a building or portion thereof be equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with this section, sprinklers shall be installed throughout in accordance with NFPA 13 except as provided in Section 903.3.1.1.1.

903.3.1.1.1 Exempt locations. Automatic sprinklers shall not be required in the following rooms or areas where such rooms or areas are protected with an approved automatic fire detection system in accordance with Section 907.2 that will respond to visible or invisible particles of combustion. Sprinklers shall not be omitted from any room merely because it is damp, of fire-resistance rated construction or contains electrical equipment.

1. Any room where the application of water, or flame and water, constitutes a serious life or fire hazard when determined by a technical opinion and report prepared in accordance with Section 104.7.2.
   
2. Any room or space where sprinklers are considered undesirable because of the nature of the contents, when determined by a technical opinion and report prepared in accordance with Section 104.7.2.
3. Generator and transformer rooms separated from the remainder of the building by walls and floor/ceiling or roof/ceiling assemblies having a fire-resistance rating of not less than 2 hours.
4. In rooms or areas that are of noncombustible construction with wholly noncombustible contents.
5. Sprinklers may be omitted from electrical vaults where access to the vault is under control of the electrical utility company and the vaults are separated from the rest of the building by fire resistive construction in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
6. Linen closets or pantries that have multiple level shelving and cannot be walked into shall be considered cabinetry and shall not require sprinkler protection.
7. Dedicated pedestrian walkways meeting the criteria of NFPA 13.
   
   Sprinklers shall not be omitted from any room merely because it is damp, of fire-resistance rated construction or contains electrical equipment.
   
   Section 903.3.5 should reference the Uniform Plumbing Code.