Commercial Building Code Guides

• Administration - OSSC Chapters 1 & 2

  • Chapter 1: Use of Arts and Cultural Businesses for Temporary Event Spaces - OSSC/1/#3 – 5/24/19

  • Chapter 1: Temporary Use of Prefabricated Structures - OSSC/1/#2 - 6/13/16

• Occupancy - OSSC Chapters 3 & 4

  • Chapter 3: Assembly Uses in Group B Occupancies Established Prior to 1979 -- IBC/3/#2 - 01/16/13

  • Chapter 3: Cannabis Facilities – OSSC 3/#4 - 4/27/17

  • Chapter 3: Cargo Containers Used as Accessory Storage Structures -- IBC/3/#1 - 01/29/13

  • Chapter 3: Combustible Dust and Flammable Liquids in Breweries and Distilleries - OSSC/3/#5- 5/7/18

  • Chapter 4: Cannabis Facilities – OSSC 4/#4 - 4/27/17

  • Chapter 4: Combustible Dust and Flammable Liquids in Breweries and Distilleries - OSSC/4/#5 - 5/7/18

  • Chapter 4: Highrise Buildings - Standby Power & Secondary Water Supplies -- IBC/4/#1 - 8/22/07

  • Chapter 4: Parking Garage Headroom Clearance -- IBC/4/#5 - 01/16/13

• Fire Resistance and Construction Types - OSSC Chapters 5 - 9

  • Chapter 5: Cannabis Facilities – OSSC 5/#1 - 4/27/17

  • Chapter 6: Non-Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Framing Within Exterior Walls of R-2 Occupancy Buildings of Type III Construction - OSSC/6/#4 - 5/15/17

  • Chapter 7: Multiple Electrical Services in the Same Building -- IBC/7/#4 & NEC/230/#1 - 4/17/13

  • Chapter 7: Exterior Wall and Opening Protection at Commonly -- OSSC/7/#6 & ORSC/3/#2 - 3/16/15

  • Chapter 7: Building Projections Into Commonly – Owned Private -- OSSC/7/#7 & ORSC/3/#3 - 3/16/15

  • Chapter 9: Automatic Smoke and Heat Vents: Design Loads -- IBC/9/#1 - 3/18/13

  • Chapter 9: Fire Sprinkler Requirements For Existing Buildings With a Residential Fire Area -- IBC/9/#2 - 3/18/13

  • Chapter 9: NFPA 13D System Sprinkler Protection Over Fuel-Fired Equipment in Garages in Residential Construction - ORSC/AT/#1 & OSSC/9/#3 - 3/17/17

• Exiting - OSSC Chapter 10

  • Chapter 10: Cannabis Facilities – OSSC 10/#3 - 4/27/17

  • Chapter 10: Access Control Systems Where Egress (Exiting) is Restricted -- UBC/10/#8 - 8/1/01

  • Chapter 10: Equipment and Furniture Allowances in Fire-Rated Corridors -- OSSC/10/#9 - 1/19/18

• Accessibility (Disabled Access) - OSSC Chapter 11

  • Chapter 11: Elevators, Accessible Parking, and Type A and Type B Dwelling Units in Apartment Buildings - IBC/11/#5 - 10/13/14

  • Chapter 11: Accessibility Upgrade Requirements in Existing Buildings (25% Rule) - OSSC/11/#7 - 6/1/17

  • Chapter 11: Flip-up Counters at Entries to Employee Work Areas -- IBC/11/#10 - 4/17/13

• Energy & Interior Environments - OSSC Chapters 12 & 13

  • Chapter 13: Converting an Un-conditioned Space to Conditioned Space -- UBC/13/#3 - 3/1/99

• Engineering - OSSC Chapters 16-23

  • Chapter 16: Elevated Private Driveways and Parking Decks – Structural Design Loads -- OSSC/16/#2 - 9/16/16

  • Chapter 16: Structural Requirements for Buildings Used Primarily as Horticultural/Agricultural Greenhouses -- UBC/16/#3 - 3/1/99

  • Chapter 16: Use of Adhesive Anchors in Existing Unreinforced Masonry Buildings -- UBC/16/#5 - 1/1/03

  • Chapter 16: Seismic Certification -- OSSC/16/#6 - 6/15/17

  • Chapter 18: Soils and Foundation Requirements for Prefabricated Structures - OSSC/18/#1 - 9/1/15

  • Chapter 18: Requirements and Acceptance Standards for Slope Hazard Evaluations – OSSC/18/#2 – 5/28/19

• Special Considerations - OSSC Chapters 24-35

  • Chapter 26: Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastic Material for Rooftop Screening Applications - OSSC/26/#1 - 3/7/17

  • Chapter 27: Generator Installation for Emergency or Required Standby Power Supply Systems -- OSSC/27/#1 - 9/22/17

  • Chapter 29: Minimum Number of Toilet Room Plumbing Fixtures in Small Drinking and Dining Establishments - IBC/29/#1 - 12/23/14

  • Chapter 29: Requirements for Separate Facilities for Plumbing Systems -- OSSC/29/#2 - 12/29/16

  • Chapter 30: Review and Acceptance of Elevators -- UBC/30/#1 - 3/1/99

  • Chapter 31: Marquees and Drainage - OSSC/31/#1 - 6/8/15

  • Chapter 31: Use of Arts and Cultural Businesses for Temporary Event Spaces - OSSC/31/#2 – 5/24/19

  • Chapter 32: Windows Projections into Public Right-of-Way -- OSSC/32/#1 - 4/1/15

  • Chapter 34: Existing Plaster Ceilings in Type I Buildings -- OSSC/34/#1 - 4/1/15

  • Chapter 34: Accessibility Upgrade Requirements in Existing Buildings (25% Rule) - OSSC/34/#2 - 6/1/17

  • Chapter 34: Cannabis Facilities – OSSC 34/#3 - 4/27/17

  • Chapter 34: Use of Buildings as Temporary Shelters—OSSC/34/#4—9/29/17