O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 8-2-211 (2019)

Compliance alternatives for lack of required protection of openings in exterior walls

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Compliance alternatives for a lack of required protection of openings in exterior walls where a fire exposure is a risk include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Improve fire resistance of existing openings and protect them with fire-rated windows or doors as appropriate;

(2) Seal the openings with fire-rated construction as approved by the enforcement authority; or

(3) Install an approved fire suppression system.

History

Code 1981, § 8-2-211, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1160, § 1.

Annotations

Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in

1985, “resistance” was substituted for “resistence” in paragraph (1).