Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Fire Services
New and Existing School, College and University Fire Safety
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R. 29.1903 - Definitions.
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 3.
As used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 to 29.34
(b) "Authority having jurisdiction" means the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, an employee of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs appointed by the director to implement the act, or an employee of a city, village, or township delegated authority to enforce the code under section 2b of the act.
(c) "Code" means national fire protection association pamphlet no. 101, 2012 edition, entitled "Life Safety Code."
(d) "College" or "university" means a junior college, community college, college, or university that is duly authorized to grant degrees by 1 of the following:
(e) "Cosmetic remodeling" means surface changes solely to the wall, floor, and ceiling that do not decrease the fire rating of the wall, floor, or ceiling, including the replacement of windows and doors.
(f) "Instructional facility" means a building or part of a building that is used for mandatory instructional purposes, is occupied by 6 or more students and used 4 or more hours per day or more than 12 hours per week, and is owned or leased by, or under the control of a college or university as defined in these rules.
(g) "Maintenance" means repair required to keep a building and its component parts in an operative condition at all times, including the replacement of its component parts when, for any reason, the component parts are no longer dependable. "Maintenance" does not include renovation.
(h) "Open court" means a court that is open and unobstructed on at least 1 side by a minimum of 20 feet in width and 13 feet 6 inches in height. The opening shall lead to a public way.
(i) "Penthouse" means an enclosed, unoccupied structure above the roof of a building, other than a tank, tower, spire, dome cupola, or bulkhead. The aggregate area shall not exceed 1/3 of the supporting roof. A penthouse shall be considered as part of the story below.
(j) "Room" means a space or area bounded by any obstruction to egress that, at any time, encloses more than 80% of the perimeter of the space or area. An opening that is less than 3 feet clear wide and less than 6 feet 8 inches high shall not be considered in computing the unobstructed perimeter. A vestibule that is used for weather protection is not a room for the purposes of these rules.
(k) "School" means a building or part of a building that is owned or leased by, or under the control of, a public or private school or school system for the purpose of instruction as required by section 1561 of 1976 PA451, MCL 380.1561 that is occupied by 6 or more students, and is used 4 or more hours per day or more than 12 hours per week. School does not mean a college building or university building.
(l) "Stop work order" means a notice from the authority having jurisdiction to immediately cease work being done because the work being performed is contrary to the rules or is being performed in a dangerous or unsafe manner. Any person who continues to work after being served with a stop work order, except the work that the person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, to provide for security of the building or to provide for weather protection of the building, shall be subject to penalties described by the act.
