Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) In addition to all other applicable
provisions of this code, high rise buildings shall conform to the provisions of
this section.
(b) All high rise
buildings of Use Groups M and R-1 shall be equipped throughout with an approved
automatic fire suppression system installed in accordance with the New Jersey
Uniform Construction Code.
(c) All
high rise buildings of Use Groups B and R-1 shall be equipped with central
control station and communication systems as follows:
1. An approved public address communication
system consisting of loudspeakers on each floor of the building, in each
elevator and elevator lobby and in each stair enclosure which shall be capable
of being operated from the central control station;
2. A two-way fire department communication
system which shall operate between the central control and every elevator,
elevator lobby and entry to enclosed exit stairways;
3. A central control station for fire
department operations shall be provided in a location approved by the fire
department. It shall contain where applicable the public address system panel;
the fire department communications panel; fire detection and alarm system
annunciator panels; status indicators and controls for air handling systems;
sprinkler valve and water flow detector display panels; and status indicators
and a telephone for fire department use with controlled access to the public
telephone system.
(d) The
following shall apply to mechanical systems:
1. In all high rise structures, each
re-circulating air system which serves more than one floor shall be equipped
with approved smoke and heat detection devices in accordance with the Uniform
Construction Code. The devices shall stop the fan(s) automatically and shall be
of the manual reset type. Automatic fan shutdown is not required when the
system is part of an approved smoke removal or smoke control system.
(e) Elevators in high rise
structures shall be equipped with the following emergency control devices:
1. All automatic (non-designated attendant)
elevators having a travel of 25 feet or more above or below the designated
level shall be equipped with Phase 1 Emergency Recall Operation as required by
ASME A17.1 Rules 211.3a and 211.3b listed in Appendix 3-A to 5:70-3;
2. Access to all floors shall be provided by
at least one elevator equipped with Phase II Emergency In-Car Operation, as
required by ASME A17.1, Rule 211.3c listed in Appendix 3-A to 5:70-3;
and
3. All designated attendant
elevators having a travel of 25 feet or more above or below the designated
level shall be equipped with emergency controls, as required by ASME A17.1 Rule
211.4 listed in Appendix 3-A to 5:70-3.
(f) In all high rise buildings of Use Groups
R-1 and R-2, smoke barriers conforming to 5:70-4.15(a) shall be provided around
all elevator landings on every floor above the main floor level, with the
following exceptions:
1. Such lobbies are not
required in buildings provided with a complete automatic fire suppression
system.
2. The smoke barrier shall
be permitted to terminate at the ceiling, provided the ceiling membrane
provides resistance to the passage of smoke equivalent to that provided by
smoke barriers.
