Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 55 - DIVISION C-2 HOTELS, MOTELS, APARTMENT BUILDINGS, ETC
CONSTRUCTION TYPE-MAXIMUM STORY HEIGHT
Section 55.11 - Story height
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) C-2 occupancy shall be governed by the story height limitations in the following table:
| Construction Type | Maximum Story Height |
| Fireresistive | No Limit |
| Noncombustible | 3 Stories* |
| Protected Heavy Timber | 3 Stories* |
| Ordinary | 3 Stories* |
| Wood Frame | 2 Stories* |
(b) *An additional story shall be permitted in noncombustible, protected heavy timber, ordinary or wood frame construction when the building is 1-hour rated construction or totally protected by an automatic sprinkler system. The maximum story height may be increased two stories when 1-hour rated construction and total automatic sprinkler protection are provided.
(c) Noncombustible, protected heavy timber, ordinary and wood frame construction types shall be considered 1-hour rated construction when bearing walls, columns, beams, other supporting members, ceiling/roof assemblies, floor/ceiling assemblies, stairways and other openings through floors are of 1-hour rated construction.
(d) Apartment units shall be separated from each other and all other portions of the building by a minimum of 1-hour rated construction.
