Section 675IAC22-2.5-2. Chapter 1; administration

   Chapter 1 is amended as follows: (a) Amend Section 101.1 to delete the text and insert the following: 101.1 Title; Availability. This rule shall be known as the 2014 Indiana Fire Code and shall be published, except incorporated documents, by the Department of Homeland Security for general distribution and use under that title. Wherever the term "this code" is used throughout this rule, it shall mean the 2014 Indiana Fire Code.

  (b) Amend Section 101.2 to delete the text and insert the following: The provisions of this code shall apply to existing conditions as well as to conditions arising after the adoption thereof. Buildings, systems, and uses legally in existence at the adoption of this code shall be permitted to continue so long as they are maintained in a condition that is equivalent to the quality and fire resistive characteristics that existed when the building was constructed, altered, added to, or repaired.

  (c) Amend Section 101.3 to delete the text and insert the following: 101.3 Intent. The intent of this code is to prescribe maintenance, new construction requirements, and operational rules for the safeguarding, to a reasonable degree, of life and property from the hazards of fire or explosion arising from the storage, handling, or use of substances, materials, and devices.

  (d) Delete Sections 102.1, 102.2, 102.3, 102.5, 102.6, 102.8, 102.9, and 102.10 in their entirety without substitution.

  (e) Amend Section 102.7 to delete the text and insert the following: 102.7 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards referenced in this code shall be those that are listed in Chapter 80 and such codes and standards shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference. Where differences occur between the provisions of Chapter 80 and the standards directly adopted by the Commission, the standards adopted by the Commission shall govern.

  (f) Amend Section 102.11, after "federal law", insert as follows: , except as otherwise provided under IC 22-13-2-3.

  (g) Delete Section 103 in its entirety without substitution.

  (h) Delete Sections 104.1, 104.2, 104.3, 104.4, 104.5, 104.6, 104.6.1, 104.6.2, 104.6.3, and 104.6.4 without substitution.

  (i) Amend Section 104.7 to delete it in its entirety and insert the following: 104.7 Approval. Wherever in this code the State Fire Marshal, the Division of Fire and Building Safety, the chief of the fire department, or the code official are authorized to approve any location, method, material, system, or product in achieving compliance with this code, that decision shall be based on the following:

(1) Investigation or tests conducted by recognized authorities; or

(2) Investigation or tests conducted by technical or scientific organizations; or

(3) Accepted principles.

The investigation, tests, or principles shall establish that the materials, equipment, and types of construction are safe for their intended purpose.

  (j) Delete Section 104.7.1 without substitution.

  (k) Amend Section 104.7.2 to delete the second sentence and insert the following: The opinion and report shall be prepared by a design professional as defined in, 675 IAC 12-6-2(d), and shall analyze the fire safety properties of the design, operation or use of the building or premises and the facilities and appurtenances situated thereon, to recommend necessary changes.

  (l) Amend Section 104.7.2 to delete the last sentence without substitution.

  (m) Delete Sections 104.8, 104.9, and 104.10 in their entirety without substitution.

  (n) Amend Section 104.11 to delete ", in the judgment of the fire chief," in the last sentence without substitution.

  (o) Delete Section 105 in its entirety without substitution.

  (p) Delete Section 106 in its entirety without substitution.

  (q) Delete Section 107.1 without substitution.

  (r) Amend Section 107.2.1 by deleting the text after "times" without substitution.

  (s) Amend Section 107.2.2 to delete the text and insert the following: Written records of maintenance, tests, and inspections shall be maintained on the premises where the equipment is located or at a corporate central office and shall be made immediately available to the inspection authority on request.

  (t) Delete Section 108, Section 109, Section 110, and Section 111 in their entirety without substitution.

  (u) Delete Section 113 in its entirety without substitution. (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 22-2.5-2; filed Aug 1, 2014, 11:01 a.m.: 20140827-IR-675130341FRA, eff Dec 1, 2014)