Okla. Admin. Code § 748:20-4-11

Current through Vol. 42, No. 3, October 15, 2024

Section 748:20-4-11 - IFC[®] 2018 Chapter 6 Building Services and Systems

Chapter 6 of the Oklahoma adopted IFC® 2018 is adopted with the following modifications:

(1) Section [M] 607.2 Where required. This section has been modified to allow a Type II hood equipped with a suppression system listed in accordance with UL 300A or meeting the requirements ICC-ES 1031, to be permitted in new construction or renovation of, when approved, adult day care facilities or child day care facilities having an occupant load of 16 or less, with a single domestic medium duty cooking appliance utilized for warming food only. This section has been modified to read: [M] 607.2 Where required. A Type I hood shall be installed at or above all commercial cooking appliances and domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes that produce grease vapors. Exceptions:

(A) Factory-built commercial exhaust hoods that are listed and labeled in accordance with UL 710, and installed in accordance with Section 304.1 of the International Mechanical Code®, shall not be required to comply with Sections 507.1.5, 507.2.3, 507.2.5, 507.2.8, 507.3.1, 507.3.3, 507.4, and 507.5 of the International Mechanical Code®.

(B) Factory built-commercial cooking recirculating systems that are listed and labeled in accordance with UL 710B, and installed in accordance with Section 304.1 of the International Mechanical Code®, shall not be required to comply with Sections 507.1.5, 507.2.3, 507.2.5, 507.2.8, 507.3.1, 507.3.3, 507.4, and 507.5 of the International Mechanical Code®. Spaces in which such systems are located shall be considered to be kitchens and shall be ventilated in accordance with Table 403.3.1.1 of the International Mechanical Code®. For the purpose of determining the floor area required to be ventilated, each individual appliance shall be considered as occupying not less than 100 square feet (9.3 square meters).

(C) Where cooking appliances are equipped with integral down-draft exhaust systems and such appliances and exhaust systems are listed and labeled for the application in accordance with NFPA 96®, a hood shall not be required at or above them.

(D) A Type I hood shall not be required for an electric cooking appliance where an approved testing agency provides documentation that the appliance effluent contains 5 mg divided by meters cubed or less of grease when tested at an exhaust flow rate of 500 cfm (0.236 meters cubed divided by s) in accordance with UL 710B.

(E) Where required, a Type II hood equipped with a suppression system listed in accordance with UL 300A, or meeting the requirements of ICC-ES 1031, shall be permitted in new construction and renovation of adult day care facilities or child day care facilities having an occupant load of 16 or less, with a single domestic medium duty cooking appliance, utilized for warming food only.

(2) Section 608.1 General. This section has been modified to address errata published by the ICC, to correct section number references from "610.2 through 610.7" to "608.2 through 608.7." This section has been modified to read: 608.1 General. Storage of cooking oil (grease) in commercial cooking operations utilizing above-ground tanks with a capacity greater than 60 gal (227 L) installed within a building shall comply with Section 608.2 through 608.7 and NFPA 30. For purposes of this section, cooking oil shall be classified as a Class IIIB liquid unless otherwise determined by testing.

Okla. Admin. Code § 748:20-4-11

Reserved by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 8/3/2020

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/14/2021