New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE
Subchapter 3 - SUBCODES
Section 5:23-3.17 - Fire protection subcode
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:23-3.17
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Rules concerning the fire protection subcode adopted are as follows:
1. Pursuant to the authority of P.L. 1975, c.
217, as modified at
P.L.
1996, c. 53, the
Commissioner hereby adopts the following portions of the building, electrical,
mechanical, fuel gas, and one- and two-family dwelling subcodes, to the extent
delineated at
N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.4, as the fire protection subcode for
New Jersey.
i. International Building Code of
the International Code Council, Inc., adopted as amended at
N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.14 as the building subcode:
(1) Chapter 3--Use and Occupancy
Classification;
(2) Chapter
4--Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy;
(3) Chapter 5--General Building Heights and
Areas;
(4) Chapter 6--Types of
Construction;
(5) Chapter 7--Fire
and Smoke Protection Features;
(6)
Chapter 8--Interior Finishes;
(7)
Chapter 9--Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems and
N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.5(d) , Posted
Hydraulic System Data Plate;
(8)
Chapter 10--Means of Egress;
(9)
Chapter 15--Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures;
(10) Chapter 17--Special Inspections and
Tests;
(11) Sections 2111 through
2113 of Chapter 21--Masonry;
(12)
Sections 2603 through 2613 of Chapter 26--Plastic;
(13) Chapter 27--Electrical;
(14) Chapter 30--Elevators and Conveying
Systems;
(15) Section 3104 of
Chapter 31--Special Construction;
(16) Section 3309, 3311 and 3312 of Chapter
33--Safeguards During Construction;
ii. National Electrical Code of the National
Fire Protection Association adopted as amended at
N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.16 as the electrical subcode:
(1) Section 300.21 of Chapter 3--Wiring
Methods and Materials;
(2) Article
450, Part III--Transformer Vaults of Chapter 4--Equipment for General
Use;
(3) Chapter 5--Special
Occupancies;
(4) Article 695--Fire
Pumps of Chapter 6--Special Equipment;
(5) Article 760--Fire Alarm Systems of
Chapter 7--Special Conditions;
iii. International Mechanical Code of the
International Code Council, Inc. adopted as amended at
N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.20 as the mechanical subcode:
(1) Chapter 3--General Regulations;
(2) Chapter 5--Exhaust Systems;
(3) Chapter 6--Duct Systems;
(4) Chapter 7--Combustion Air;
(5) Chapter 8--Chimneys and Vents;
(6) Chapter 9--Specific Appliances,
Fireplaces and Solid Fuel Burning Equipment;
(7) Chapter 13--Fuel Oil Piping and
Storage;
iv.
International Fuel Gas Code of the International Code Council, Inc. adopted as
amended at
N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.22 as the fuel gas subcode:
(1) Chapter 3--General Regulations;
(2) Chapter 5--Chimneys and Vents;
(3) Chapter 6--Specific Appliances.
v. International Residential Code
of the International Code Council, Inc., adopted as amended at
N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.21 as the One- and Two-Family Dwelling
Subcode:
(1) Chapter 3--Building
Planning;
(2) Chapter 10--Chimneys
and Fireplaces;
(3) Chapter
13--General Mechanical System Requirements;
(4) Chapter 14--Heating and Cooling Equipment
and Appliances;
(5) Chapter
15--Exhaust Systems;
(6) Chapter
16--Duct Systems;
(7) Chapter
18--Chimneys and Vents;
(8) Chapter
19--Special Appliances, Equipment, and Systems;
(9) Chapter 22--Special Piping and Storage
Systems;
(10) Chapter 23--Solar
Thermal Energy Systems;
(11)
Sections G2404, G2408, G2409, G2425, and G2427 of Chapter 24--Fuel Gas;
and
(12) Section P2904 of Chapter
29--Water Supply and Distribution.
2. The model code portions listed above may
be known as "the fire protection subcode."
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