Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
104.9.1
Performance-based
fire and life safety design. The code official is authorized to approve
performance-based fire and life safety designs where the code official finds
that the proposed design has been conducted by an approved method. Approved
performance-based designs shall be deemed as evidence of compliance with the
intent of this code. Approvals under the authority herein contained shall be
subject to the approval of the building code official whenever the design
involves matters regulated by the Building Code.
Sections 104.9.1.1 through 104.9.1.4 shall apply to
performance-based designs.
104.9.1.1
Goals, objectives and acceptance criteria. Design goals,
objectives and performance criteria shall be approved by the code official
prior to the submission of a performance-based design report, calculations or
analysis results. As a minimum, an approved performance-based design shall
address the following objectives: life safety of occupants, firefighter safety,
property protection, continuity of operations and safeguarding of the
environment.
104.9.1.2
Peer
review. To determine the acceptability of the performance-based design,
the code official is authorized to request technical assistance in accordance
with Section 104.7.2.
104.9.1.3
Engineer of record. Performance-based designs shall be prepared
by, and bear the stamp of, a licensed design professional competent in the area
of work. The design professional shall provide written confirmation to the code
official before a certificate of occupancy is issued that the performance-based
design has been properly implemented, that the operation or use of the building
is within the limitations of the design and that adequate controls are in place
to maintain compliance with the conditions of the design throughout the life of
the building.
104.9.1.4
Annual recertification of performance-based design. Where a
performance-based design has been approved and used, the property owner shall
annually certify that the design features and systems have been maintained in
accordance with the approved original performance-based design and assumptions
and any subsequent approved changes or modifications to the original
performance-based design.
