AMENDMENTS TO THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE/1996

CHAPTER 31 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

(Amd) 3104.1.1 Permit required: All temporary structures that cover an area in excess of 120 square feet, including all connecting areas or spaces with a common means of egress or entrance which are used or intended to be used for the gathering together of 10 or more persons, shall not be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose without obtaining a permit from the code official. Tents used exclusively for recreational camping purposes shall be exempt from the above requirements. Special permits required by this code shall be secured from the code official.

Exceptions:

1. Tents less than 350 square feet total area.

2. Tents 900 square feet and smaller in total area when occupied by fewer than 50 persons, which have no heating appliances, no installed electrical service, and are erected for fewer than 72 hours.

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