Uniform fire code fire code enforcement adopted amendments.
Self closing garage door code.
We recommend that the door between garage and residence should be equipped with a self closing device although no longer required by the irc and fbc.
The doors shall close the openings with only the clearance necessary for proper operation under self closing or automatic closing and self latching and shall be without undercuts louvers or grilles.
Here is the applicable section from the 2018 irc.
Where a door opens over a landing the landing shall be at least as wide as the door and at least 5 feet long.
Building owners have until july 31 2021 to comply with this requirement and failure to maintain self closing doors results in a class c immediately hazardous violation which must be corrected within 21 days.
Vision panels shall be limited to 1 296 square inches for each door.
It s code in most areas that the entry door to an attached garage be fire rated and have self closing hinges.
Installing an automatic closing device on a garage door or a bedroom door would allow the door to be opened and closed manually but would help to ensure that the door is closed if there is a fire.
Title 24 part 2 section 2 3303 i 1 and i 2 exception.
The purpose is to keep a garage fire from spreading to the house.
0602 2018 requires r 1 and r 2 occupancies to have self closing doors where doors provide access to interior corridors or stairs.