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 2020 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. July 2021 Version: This document includes the 3rd set of amendments to the 2019 Denver Building and fire code .

2 2019 Denver Building code ADMINISTRATION 1. 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 .. 23. CHAPTER 1 .. 23. ADMINISTRATION .. 23. SECTION 23. GENERAL .. 23. SECTION 23. ORGANIZATION OF Building PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS SERVICES .. 23. SECTION 24. APPLICABILITY .. 24. SECTION 27. POWERS AND 27. SECTION 29. UNSAFE BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR UTILITIES .. 29. SECTION 33. ALTERNATE MATERIALS, DESIGN AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT .. 33. SECTION 34. PROHIBITIONS, VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES AND REMEDIES .. 34. SECTION 36. BOARD OF APPEALS .. 36. SECTION 39. APPEALS .. 39. SECTION 40. APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE BOARD .. 40. SECTION 40. LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION .. 40. SECTION 41. LICENSES OR REGISTRATION .. 41. SECTION 43.

3 CERTIFICATES .. 43. SECTION 44. EXAMINATION STANDARDS AND REVIEW .. 44. SECTION 46. LICENSEE, REGISTRANT AND CERTIFICATE HOLDER RESPONSIBILITY .. 46. SECTION 47. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE .. 47. SECTION 49. PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS .. 49. SECTION 52. PERMIT APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE .. 52. SECTION 59. PERMIT APPLICATION .. 59. SECTION 61. 2019 Denver Building code ADMINISTRATION 2. DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND SURVEYS .. 61. SECTION 65. PERMITS FOR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES .. 65. SECTION 65. FOUNDATION PERMITS .. 65. SECTION 66. PHASED CONSTRUCTION PERMITS .. 66. SECTION 67. DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION PERMITS .. 67. SECTION 68. PERMIT FEES .. 68. SECTION 69. [DOTI] SITE CONTACT INFORMATION .. 69. SECTION 69. INSPECTIONS .. 69. SECTION 73. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS .. 73. SECTION 73. FINAL INSPECTION APPROVAL, CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

4 73. SECTION 76. AIRCRAFT NOISE REDUCTION .. 76. APPENDIX A .. 85. COLORADO TITLE 12 ARTICLE 23 SECTION 111 .. 85. EXEMPTIONS .. 85. 2019 AMENDMENTS TO THE 2018 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL Building code .. 89. CHAPTER 1 .. 90. ADMINISTRATION .. 90. SECTION 90. GENERAL .. 90. CHAPTER 2 .. 91. DEFINITIONS .. 91. SECTION 91. GENERAL .. 91. SECTION 91. DEFINITIONS .. 91. CHAPTER 3 .. 96. USE AND OCCUPANCY 96. SECTION 96. OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION .. 96. SECTION 96. FACTORY GROUP F .. 96. SECTION 96. HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H .. 96. SECTION 96. INSTITUTIONAL GROUP I .. 96. SECTION 97. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R .. 97. SECTION 97. 2019 Denver Building code ADMINISTRATION 3. UTILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS GROUP U .. 97. CHAPTER 4 .. 99. SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE AND OCCUPANCY .. 99. SECTION 99. HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS .. 99. SECTION 101. UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS.

5 101. SECTION 101. MOTOR-VEHICLE-RELATED 101. SECTION 101. AIRCRAFT RELATED OCCUPANCIES .. 101. SECTION 102. HAZARDOUS 102. SECTION 102. GROUPS H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 AND 102. SECTION 102. LIVE/WORK UNITS .. 102. SECTION 103. GROUPS I-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 AND R-4 .. 103. SECTION 104. RESIDENTIAL GROUP 104. CHAPTER 5 .. 107. GENERAL Building HEIGHTS AND AREAS .. 107. SECTION 107. GENERAL Building HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS .. 107. SECTION 107. SPECIAL PROVISIONS .. 107. CHAPTER 7 .. 108. fire AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES .. 108. SECTION 108. EXTERIOR WALLS .. 108. SECTION 108. fire BARRIERS .. 108. SECTION 108. VERTICAL OPENINGS .. 108. SECTION 109. SHAFT ENCLOSURES .. 109. SECTION 109. 109. SECTION 109. fire -RESISTANT JOINT SYSTEMS .. 109. SECTION 109. DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER 109. CHAPTER 8 .. 110. INTERIOR FINISHES .. 110. SECTION 110. ACOUSTICAL CEILING SYSTEMS .. 110.

6 CHAPTER 9 .. 111. fire PROTECTION SYSTEMS .. 111. 2019 Denver Building code ADMINISTRATION 4. SECTION 111. GENERAL .. 111. CHAPTER 10 .. 112. MEANS OF EGRESS .. 112. SECTION 112. GENERAL MEANS OF EGRESS .. 112. [B] SECTION 1004 .. 112. OCCUPANT LOAD .. 112. [F] SECTION 1005 .. 113. MEANS OF EGRESS SIZING .. 113. [B] SECTION 1009 .. 114. ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS .. 114. SECTION 116. DOORS, GATES AND TURNSTILES .. 116. [B] SECTION 1011 STAIRWAYS .. 119. SECTION 119. EXIT SIGNS .. 119. SECTION 120. AISLES .. 120. SECTION 120. EXIT ACCESS STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS .. 120. SECTION 120. CORRIDORS .. 120. SECTION 121. EGRESS BALCONIES .. 121. SECTION 121. INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS .. 121. SECTION 122. LUMINOUS EGRESS PATH MARKINGS .. 122. SECTION 122. EXTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAYS AND RAMPS .. 122. [F] SECTION 1029 .. 123. ASSEMBLY .. 123. CHAPTER 11 .. 125. ACCESSIBILITY.

7 125. SECTION 125. GENERAL .. 125. SECTION 126. ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES .. 126. CHAPTER 15 .. 127. SECTION 127. WEATHER PROTECTION .. 127. SECTION 127. fire 127. SECTION 127. REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOF COVERINGS .. 127. SECTION 129. REROOFING .. 129. CHAPTER 16 .. 130. 2019 Denver Building code ADMINISTRATION 5. STRUCTURAL 130. SECTION 130. LIVE LOADS .. 130. SECTION 134. SNOW LOADS .. 134. SECTION 134. WIND LOADS .. 134. SECTION 135. FLOOD 135. SECTION 135. EARTHQUAKE LOADS .. 135. CHAPTER 17 .. 137. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS .. 137. SECTION 137. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS, CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION.. 137. CHAPTER 18 .. 138. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS .. 138. SECTION 138. SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS .. 138. SECTION 138. DEEP FOUNDATIONS .. 138. CHAPTER 24 .. 139. GLASS AND GLAZING .. 139. SECTION 139. SLOPED GLAZING AND SKYLIGHTS .. 139. CHAPTER 26.

8 140. PLASTIC .. 140. SECTION 140. LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC ROOF 140. SECTION 140. LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PLASTIC SKYLIGHT GLAZING .. 140. CHAPTER 27 .. 141. ELECTRICAL .. 141. SECTION 141. GENERAL .. 141. SECTION 141. EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS .. 141. CHAPTER 28 .. 142. mechanical SYSTEMS .. 142. [M] SECTION 2801 .. 142. GENERAL .. 142. CHAPTER 29 .. 143. PLUMBING SYSTEMS .. 143. [P] SECTION 2901 .. 143. GENERAL .. 143. [P] SECTION 2902 .. 143. MINIMUM PLUMBING FACILITIES .. 143. CHAPTER 30 .. 147. 2019 Denver Building code ADMINISTRATION 6. ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS .. 147. SECTION 147. GENERAL .. 147. SECTION 147. HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES .. 147. [F] SECTION 3003 .. 147. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS .. 147. [F] SECTION 3006 .. 147. ELEVATOR LOBBIES AND HOISTWAY OPENING PROTECTION .. 147. [F] SECTION 3007 .. 148. fire SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATOR .. 148. CHAPTER 31.

9 149. SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION .. 149. SECTION 149. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND TEMPORARILY-PLACED RELOCATABLE BUILDINGS .. 149. SECTION 150. AWNINGS AND CANOPIES .. 150. SECTION 150. SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND HOT TUBS .. 150. [CDH] SECTION 3114 .. 150. MANUFACTURED OR FACTORY-BUILT STRUCTURES .. 150. CHAPTER 32 .. 155. ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY .. 155. [DOTI] SECTION 3202 .. 155. 155. CHAPTER 33 .. 157. SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION .. 157. SECTION 157. GENERAL .. 157. SECTION 157. CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS .. 157. SECTION 157. DEMOLITION .. 157. SECTION 159. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS .. 159. SECTION 159. PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY .. 159. SECTION 161. TEMPORARY USE OF STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC 161. SECTION 161. MOVING AND RELOCATION OF STRUCTURES .. 161. CHAPTER 35 .. 162. REFERENCED STANDARDS .. 162. 163. APPENDIX ADOPTION STATUS .. 163. APPENDIX H.

10 164. SIGNS .. 164. APPENDIX 165. CONSTRUCTION IN DESIGNATED SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION ZONES .. 165. 2019 Denver Building code ADMINISTRATION 7. APPENDIX R .. 168. COLORADO REVISED STATUTES TITLE 9 ARTICLE 5 - STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE HOUSING .. 168. APPENDIX S .. 172. AIRPORT STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS .. 172. APPENDIX T .. 185. INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA code .. 185. APPENDIX U .. 189. TALL WOOD BUILDINGS .. 189. 2019 AMENDMENTS TO THE 2018 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL fire code .. 206. CHAPTER 1 .. 207. SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION .. 207. SECTION 207. SCOPE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .. 207. SECTION 208. APPLICABILITY .. 208. SECTION 210. DEPARTMENT OF fire PREVENTION .. 210. SECTION 210. GENERAL AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 210. SECTION 214. PERMITS .. 214. SECTION 236. INSPECTIONS .. 236. SECTION 238. MAINTENANCE .. 238. SECTION 238. BOARD OF APPEALS .. 238.