Sec. 36-2.4. Construction

(a) Limitations on various types of construction.

(1) The types of construction required for places of public assembly hereafter constructed other than open air structures are as set forth in the following table:

Fireproof

 

1. Theatres over 600 capacity.

 

2. Theatres having more than one tier.

 

3. Assembly halls having a capacity of 1,000 or more.

Fire-resisting

 

1.

Theatres having only one tier and a capacity of 600

 

or less.

 

2. Assembly halls having a capacity of less than 1,000

 

and falling within one of the following categories: a. Occupying more than one story. b. Located more than one story above grade. c. Located below grade.

 

3. Assembly halls of one story having a capacity of

 

over 600 and less than 1,000.

Non-fire-resisting

 

1.

One story assembly halls not required to be

 

fire-resisting and having a capacity of 600 or less.

(2) No place of public assembly is permitted more than 12 feet below grade or 25 feet above grade or above the second floor, in a wood frame building.

(b) Ceiling heights.

Ceiling heights in any room or space hereafter constructed and open to the public, shall be at least nine feet, except in passageways, hallways, toilet rooms and spaces above or below a balcony which shall have heights of at least seven feet six inches.

(c) Shafts.

Shafts hereafter constructed shall be enclosed and ventilated pursuant to the requirements for shafts as given in Part 7 of the Industrial Code.

(d) Combustible materials in fireproof buildings.

In addition to the combustible materials allowed in the construction of fireproof buildings by Industrial Code Part 7, places of public assembly of fireproof construction may have wood wainscoting not over six feet in height provided the space behind the wainscoting is fire stopped not to exceed 10 feet in any direction.