Indiana Administrative Code
Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION
Article 22 - FIRE PREVENTION CODES
Rule 2.5 - 2014 Indiana Fire Code
Section 2.5-32 - Chapter 52; combustible fibers
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-2
Affected: IC 22-12-7; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 36-8-17
Sec. 32.
Chapter 52 is amended as follows:
(a) Delete Section 5201.3 without substitution.
(b) Amend Section 5203.4 to delete the title and text and insert to read as follows: Agricultural products and combustible fibers. Combustible fibers, hay, straw, or similar agricultural products shall not be stored adjacent to structures or combustible materials unless a clear horizontal distance equal to the height of a pile is maintained between such storage and structures or combustible materials. Storage shall be limited to stacks of one hundred (100) tons (ninety-one (91) metric tons) each. Stacks shall be separated by a minimum of twenty (20) feet (six thousand ninety-six (6,096) mm) of clear space. Exterior storage of agricultural products and combustible fibers shall be surrounded with an approved fence. Fences shall be a minimum of six (6) feet (one thousand eight hundred twenty-nine (1,829) mm) in height. Quantities of hay, straw, and other agricultural products shall not be limited or fencing required when stored in or near farm structures located outside closely built areas. A permit shall not be required for agricultural storage.
(c) Amend Section 5204.3 to delete "approved" and insert "listed".
(d) Amend Section 5204.4 to delete "approved" and insert "listed".
(e) Amend Section 5205.1, to add a second sentence to read as follows: Automatic sprinkler protection shall be provided for interior storage of quantities exceeding one thousand (1,000) cubic feet.
