CONNECTICUT STATE FIRE SAFETY CODE

Sec. 7: Section 29-292-9d of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is amended as follows:

(NEW) Chapter Twenty of the Connecticut State Fire Safety Code is amended by adding the following:

(Amd) 20-2.2 Interior stairways shall be enclosed by ½-hr fire barriers with all openings protected with smoke-actuated automatic-closing or self-closing doors having a fire resistance comparable to that required for the enclosure. The stairway shall comply with Section 5-2.2.5.3.

Exception No. 1: Where an interior stair connects the street floor with the story next above or below only, but not both, the interior stair shall be required to be enclosed only on the street floor. In bed and breakfasts, this exception shall not apply to stairs below the street floor.

Exception No. 2: Stairways shall be permitted to be unprotected in accordance with the exceptions to Section 20-3.1.1.