3103. TEMPORARY TENTS AND MEMBRANE STRUCTURES

3103 TEMPORARY TENTS AND MEMBRANE STRUCTURES 3103 TEMPORARY TENTS AND MEMBRANE STRUCTURES Strike Section 3103.1 of the International Fire Code in its entirety and insert a new Section 3103.1 in the Fire Code in its place to read as follows: 3103.1 General. Tents and membrane structures erected for a period of 180 days or less shall comply with this section. Other temporary structures erected for a period of 180 days or less shall comply with Section 3103 of the Building Code. Exception: Membrane structures erected on a building, balcony, deck or other structure for any period of time shall comply with Sections 3102.1 through 3102.8 of the Building Code. Strike Section 3103.2 of the International Fire Code in its entirety and insert a new Section 3103.2 in the Fire Code in its place to read as follows: 3103.2 Approval required. Tents and membrane structures that cover an area of 150 square feet (13.9 m2) or greater including connecting areas or spaces with a common means of egress or entrance that are used or intended to be used for the gathering together of 10 or more persons, shall not be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose without first obtaining a permit from the building code official and, where required, an operational permit from the fire code official. Exceptions: Tents used exclusively for recreational camping purposes. Tents open on all sides that comply with all of the following: 2.1 Individual tents having a maximum size of 700 square feet (65 m2). 2.2 The aggregate area of multiple tents placed side by side without a fire break clearance of 12 feet (3658 mm), not exceeding 700 square feet (65 m2) total. 2.3 A minimum clearance of 12 feet (3658 mm) to all structures and other tents. Strike Section 3103.4 of the International Fire Code in its entirety and insert new Section 3103.4 in the Fire Code in its place to read as follows: 3103.4 Permits. Permits shall be required in accordance with Section 105 of the Building Code. An operational permit issued by the fire code official, pursuant to Section 106, shall also be required where applicable. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 6232 (May 29, 2020 – Part 2). The District of Columbia Fire Code (2017), referred to as the “Fire Code,” consists of the 2015 edition of the International Fire Code (International Fire Code), published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the Fire Code Supplement of 2017 (12-H DCMR). The International Fire Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be reviewed at: https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IFC2015. District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Fire Code Supplement of 2017 12-H DCMR § 3103