Section 0780-02-18-.02 - JURISDICTION AND EFFECTIVE DATES(1) Application. This chapter shall apply to the following facilities where the public congregates:(a) sports and entertainment arenas;(b) musical amphitheaters;(d) community and convention halls;(e) amusement facilities;(g) specialty event centers located in public parks.(2) Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to the following: (a) Hotels. For purposes of this regulation, hotel means an establishment as defined in T.C.A. § 68-14-302(6);(b) Food service establishment, as defined in T.C.A. § 68-14-703(9)(A);(c) A state or local park with a seating capacity for less than two hundred fifty (250) persons; or(d) Automobile race tracks where portable facilities can be located and which were in existence prior to July 1, 1985.(3) Effective dates. The effective date for this chapter is as follows: (a) New facilities where the public congregates. Implementation of this regulation will be based upon contracts for design or construction executed on or after the effective date of these rules.(b) Existing facilities where the public congregates. Implementation of this regulation will be based upon contracts for the design or construction of the renovation executed on or after the effective date of these rules. An existing facility where the public congregates will be considered to be renovated if: 1. Its rehabilitation requires more than fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area or volume of the entire building to be rebuilt. Cosmetic work such as painting, wall covering, wall paneling, floor covering, and suspended ceiling work are not included.2. An addition is made to an existing facility where the public congregates. The requirements of this regulation shall apply only to the portion of the building which is being renovated.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-18-.02
Original rule filed September 12, 1996; November 26, 1996. Amendments filed December 9, 2015; effective 3/8/2016.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-120-203(3)(B), 68-120-502(6), 68-120-504, 68-120-505, and 68-120-506.