2019 Denver Building and Fire Code

1 AMENDMENTS TO THE Building AND. fire code FOR THE CITY AND. COUNTY OF Denver . The 2019 Denver Building and fire code includes the following codes except as amended herein. 2018 International Building code 2018 International fire code 2018 International Existing Building code 2018 International Residential code 2018 International Mechanical code 2018 International Plumbing code 2018 International Fuel & Gas code 2018 International Energy Conservation code 2017 National Electrical code (or NEC version currently adopted by the State of Colorado). 2019 Denver Green code (a voluntary design and construction code ). USER NOTE. The references in this document to the above listed codes shall be understood as references to those codes as amended. References to code sections in this document will not distinguish if those sections are amended or not. April 2020 Version: This document includes the 2nd set of amendments to the 2019 Denver Building and fire code . 2019 Denver Building AND fire code 1.

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS. THE 2019 Denver Building AND fire code INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CODES EXCEPT AS AMENDED. HEREIN.. 1. ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2019 Denver Building code .. 22. CHAPTER 1 .. 22. ADMINISTRATION .. 22. SECTION 101 .. 22. 22. SECTION 102 .. 22. ORGANIZATION OF Building PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS 22. SECTION 103 .. 23. 23. SECTION 104 .. 25. POWERS AND DUTIES .. 25. SECTION 105 .. 27. UNSAFE BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR UTILITIES .. 27. SECTION 106 .. 32. ALTERNATE MATERIALS, DESIGN AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT .. 32. SECTION 107 .. 33. PROHIBITIONS, VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES AND REMEDIES .. 33. SECTION 108 .. 34. BOARD OF APPEALS .. 34. SECTION 109 .. 38. 38. SECTION 110 .. 39. APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE BOARD .. 39. SECTION 120 .. 39. LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, 39. SECTION 121 .. 39. LICENSES OR REGISTRATION .. 39. SECTION 122 .. 42. CERTIFICATES .. 42. SECTION 124 .. 43. EXAMINATION STANDARDS AND 43. SECTION 126 .. 44. LICENSEE, REGISTRANT AND CERTIFICATE HOLDER RESPONSIBILITY.

3 44. SECTION 127 .. 46. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE .. 46. SECTION 130 .. 48. PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS .. 48. SECTION 131 .. 51. PERMIT APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE .. 51. SECTION 132 .. 58. PERMIT APPLICATION .. 58. SECTION 133 .. 59. DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND SURVEYS .. 59. 2019 Denver Building AND fire code 2. SECTION 134 .. 63. PERMITS FOR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND 63. SECTION 135 .. 64. FOUNDATION PERMITS .. 64. SECTION 136 .. 65. PHASED CONSTRUCTION PERMITS .. 65. SECTION 137 .. 65. DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION 65. SECTION 138 .. 66. PERMIT FEES .. 66. SECTION 139 .. 67. [PW] SITE CONTACT INFORMATION .. 67. SECTION 140 .. 68. INSPECTIONS .. 68. SECTION 141 .. 71. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS .. 71. SECTION 142 .. 71. FINAL INSPECTION APPROVAL, CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY .. 71. SECTION 143 .. 74. AIRCRAFT NOISE REDUCTION .. 74. APPENDIX 83. COLORADO TITLE 12 ARTICLE 23 SECTION 111 .. 83. EXEMPTIONS .. 83. 2019 AMENDMENTS TO THE 2018 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL Building code .

4 87. CHAPTER 1 .. 88. ADMINISTRATION .. 88. SECTION 101 .. 88. 88. CHAPTER 2 .. 89. DEFINITIONS .. 89. SECTION 201 .. 89. 89. SECTION 202 .. 89. DEFINITIONS .. 89. CHAPTER 3 .. 94. USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION .. 94. SECTION 302 .. 94. OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION .. 94. SECTION 306 .. 94. FACTORY GROUP F .. 94. SECTION 307 .. 94. HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H .. 94. SECTION 308 .. 94. INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I .. 94. SECTION 310 .. 95. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R .. 95. SECTION 312 .. 96. UTILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS GROUP U .. 96. CHAPTER 4 .. 97. SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND 97. 2019 Denver Building AND fire code 3. SECTION 403 .. 97. HIGH-RISE 97. SECTION 405 .. 99. UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS .. 99. SECTION 406 .. 99. MOTOR-VEHICLE-RELATED OCCUPANCIES .. 99. SECTION 412 .. 99. AIRCRAFT RELATED OCCUPANCIES .. 99. SECTION 414 .. 100. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS .. 100. SECTION 415 .. 100. GROUPS H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 AND H-5 .. 100. SECTION 419 .. 100. LIVE/WORK UNITS.

5 100. SECTION 420 .. 101. GROUPS I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 AND R-4 .. 101. SECTION 429 .. 102. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R-X .. 102. CHAPTER 5 .. 105. GENERAL Building HEIGHTS AND AREAS .. 105. SECTION 503 .. 105. GENERAL Building HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS .. 105. SECTION 510 .. 105. SPECIAL PROVISIONS .. 105. CHAPTER 7 .. 106. fire AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES .. 106. SECTION 705 .. 106. EXTERIOR WALLS .. 106. SECTION 707 .. 106. fire BARRIERS .. 106. SECTION 712 .. 106. VERTICAL OPENINGS .. 106. SECTION 713 .. 107. SHAFT ENCLOSURES .. 107. SECTION 714 .. 107. PENETRATIONS .. 107. SECTION 715 .. 107. fire -RESISTANT JOINT SYSTEMS .. 107. SECTION 717 .. 107. DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS .. 107. CHAPTER 8 .. 108. INTERIOR FINISHES .. 108. SECTION 808 .. 108. ACOUSTICAL CEILING SYSTEMS .. 108. CHAPTER 9 .. 109. fire PROTECTION SYSTEMS .. 109. SECTION 901 .. 109. 109. CHAPTER 10 .. 110. MEANS OF EGRESS .. 110. SECTION 1003 .. 110. 2019 Denver Building AND fire code 4. GENERAL MEANS OF EGRESS.

6 110. [B] SECTION 1004 .. 110. OCCUPANT LOAD .. 110. [F] SECTION 1005 .. 111. MEANS OF EGRESS SIZING .. 111. [B] SECTION 1009 .. 112. ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS .. 112. SECTION 1010 .. 114. DOORS, GATES AND TURNSTILES .. 114. [B] SECTION 1011 STAIRWAYS .. 117. SECTION 1013 .. 117. EXIT SIGNS .. 117. SECTION 1018 .. 118. AISLES .. 118. SECTION 1019 .. 118. EXIT ACCESS STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS .. 118. SECTION 1020 .. 118. CORRIDORS .. 118. SECTION 1021 .. 119. EGRESS 119. SECTION 1023 .. 119. INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS .. 119. SECTION 1025 .. 120. LUMINOUS EGRESS PATH MARKINGS .. 120. SECTION 1027 .. 120. EXTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS .. 120. [F] SECTION 1029 .. 121. ASSEMBLY .. 121. CHAPTER 11 .. 123. ACCESSIBILITY .. 123. SECTION 1101 .. 123. 123. SECTION 1105 .. 124. ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES .. 124. CHAPTER 15 .. 125. SECTION 1503 .. 125. WEATHER PROTECTION .. 125. SECTION 1505 .. 125. fire CLASSIFICATION .. 125. SECTION 1507 .. 125. REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOF COVERINGS.

7 125. SECTION 1511 .. 127. REROOFING .. 127. CHAPTER 16 .. 128. STRUCTURAL DESIGN .. 128. SECTION 1607 .. 128. LIVE LOADS .. 128. SECTION 1608 .. 132. SNOW LOADS .. 132. SECTION 1609 .. 132. WIND LOADS .. 132. 2019 Denver Building AND fire code 5. SECTION 1612 .. 133. FLOOD LOADS .. 133. SECTION 1613 .. 133. EARTHQUAKE LOADS .. 133. CHAPTER 17 .. 135. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS .. 135. SECTION 1704 .. 135. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS, CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION.. 135. CHAPTER 18 .. 136. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS .. 136. SECTION 1809 .. 136. SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS .. 136. SECTION 1810 .. 136. DEEP FOUNDATIONS .. 136. CHAPTER 24 .. 137. GLASS AND GLAZING .. 137. SECTION 2405 .. 137. SLOPED GLAZING AND SKYLIGHTS .. 137. CHAPTER 26 .. 138. PLASTIC .. 138. SECTION 2609 .. 138. LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF PANELS .. 138. SECTION 2610 .. 138. LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT 138. CHAPTER 27 .. 139. ELECTRICAL .. 139. SECTION 2701 .. 139. 139. SECTION 2702.

8 139. EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS .. 139. CHAPTER 28 .. 140. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS .. 140. [M] SECTION 2801 .. 140. 140. CHAPTER 29 .. 141. PLUMBING SYSTEMS .. 141. [P] SECTION 2901 .. 141. 141. [P] SECTION 2902 .. 141. MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES .. 141. CHAPTER 30 .. 145. ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS .. 145. SECTION 3001 .. 145. 145. SECTION 3002 .. 145. HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES .. 145. [F] SECTION 3003 .. 145. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS .. 145. [F] SECTION 3006 .. 145. ELEVATOR LOBBIES AND HOISTWAY OPENING PROTECTION .. 145. 2019 Denver Building AND fire code 6. [F] SECTION 3007 .. 146. fire SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATOR .. 146. CHAPTER 31 .. 147. SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION .. 147. SECTION 3103 .. 147. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND TEMPORARILY-PLACED RELOCATABLE BUILDINGS .. 147. SECTION 3105 .. 148. AWNINGS AND CANOPIES .. 148. SECTION 3109 .. 148. SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND HOT TUBS .. 148. [CDH] SECTION 148. MANUFACTURED OR FACTORY-BUILT STRUCTURES .. 148. CHAPTER 32 .. 153. ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.

9 153. [PW] SECTION 3202 .. 153. ENCROACHMENTS .. 153. CHAPTER 33 .. 155. SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION .. 155. SECTION 3301 .. 155. 155. SECTION 3302 .. 155. CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS .. 155. SECTION 3303 .. 155. 155. SECTION 3306 .. 157. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS .. 157. SECTION 3307 .. 157. PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY .. 157. SECTION 3308 .. 159. TEMPORARY USE OF STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY .. 159. SECTION 3315 .. 159. MOVING AND RELOCATION OF STRUCTURES .. 159. CHAPTER 35 .. 160. REFERENCED 160. APPENDICES .. 161. APPENDIX ADOPTION STATUS .. 161. APPENDIX H .. 162. SIGNS .. 162. APPENDIX P .. 163. CONSTRUCTION IN DESIGNATED SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION ZONES .. 163. APPENDIX R .. 166. COLORADO REVISED STATUTES TITLE 9 ARTICLE 5 - STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE HOUSING .. 166. APPENDIX S .. 170. AIRPORT STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS .. 170. APPENDIX T .. 183. INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA code .. 183. APPENDIX U .. 187. TALL WOOD BUILDINGS .. 187. 2019 AMENDMENTS TO THE 2018 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL fire code .

10 204. CHAPTER 1 .. 205. 2019 Denver Building AND fire code 7. SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION .. 205. SECTION 101 .. 205. SCOPE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .. 205. SECTION 102 .. 206. 206. SECTION 103 .. 208. DEPARTMENT OF fire PREVENTION .. 208. SECTION 104 .. 208. GENERAL AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 208. SECTION 105 .. 212. PERMITS .. 212. SECTION 107 .. 234. INSPECTIONS .. 234. SECTION 108 .. 236. MAINTENANCE .. 236. SECTION 109 .. 236. BOARD OF APPEALS .. 236. SECTION 110 .. 237. VIOLATIONS .. 237. SECTION 111 .. 237. UNSAFE BUILDINGS .. 237. SECTION 114 is added: .. 238. LICENSES .. 238. SECTION 115 is added: .. 240. PUBLIC fire EDUCATION .. 240. SECTION 116 is added: .. 240. EMERGENCY PLANS AND PROCEDURES .. 240. SECTION 117 is added: .. 241. fire ALARM MONITORING - PERMITS AND LICENSES .. 241. CHAPTER 2 .. 242. DEFINITIONS .. 242. SECTION 202 .. 242. GENERAL DEFINITIONS .. 242. CHAPTER 3 .. 250. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .. 250. SECTION 301 .. 250. 250. SECTION 302.