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3.1.10.7.(1)
OP1OS1+OP3
ObjectiveOP1 Fire Protection of the Building
Attribution
[F03-OP1.2] Applies to portion of Code text: “Combustible material shall not extend across the end of a firewall …”
Application
Application 1: 
Extension of combustible material across the end of a firewall.
Exceptions: 
except across a roof above a firewall that terminates in conformance with Sentence 3.1.10.3.(2).
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A, and to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9] as stated in Sentence 9.10.11.3.(1).
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that combustible material extending across the end of a firewall will lead to the spread of fire around the end of the firewall from an adjacent building to the building, which could lead to damage to the building.
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