How do I know if my building or occupancy is classified as ?new? or ?existing? by the Life Safety Code?
The determining factor of whether an occupancy is required to comply with the “new” or the “existing” chapters of the Life Safety Code is dependent upon the status of the occupancy on the date of adoption of the Life Safety Code into the Illinois Administrative Code. The Office of the State Fire Marshal adopted the 2000 edition of the NFPA Life Safety Code into Illinois’ administrative rules with an effective date of January 1, 2002. Any buildings that were constructed after January 1, 2002 are classified as “new” occupancies. If a building changes occupancy classification after the January 1, 2002 date, it also must comply with the requirements for a “new occupancy”. Those occupancies that were in existence on the Life Safety Code’s adoption date are classified as “existing” occupancies unless a change of occupancy classification occurs. Also, if buildings were designed prior to January 1, 2002 but not constructed until after that date, they are classified as “existing” occupancies co
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