Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
104.9.3
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 104.9.3.1 through
104.9.3.4 shall apply to performance-based designs.
104.9.3.1
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.
104.9.3.2
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.
104.9.3.3
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.
104.9.3.4
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.