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Originally Posted by SHR970
However, State, County, or Local ordinances may be more restrictive but can not be less restrictive. You can start by checking on line with your state Fire Marshal's office and see what the state level has. You can probably also find more info at the County website.
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I have to disagree.
The NFPA standards are not legally enforceable codes unless and until adopted by some legal/political jurisdiction. The NFPA is just an organization that writes codes and sells books ... they have zero enforcement authority. Not one single NFPA code or standard applies to anyone unless their political jurisdiction has formally adopted it -- and, in adopting it, any jurisdiction can choose to make any part either less or more restrictive.
In my state, fire codes are adopted and published only by the state. Municipalities and counties are NOT allowed to adopt either building or fire codes beyond what the state gives us. And our state fire code does NOT include NFPA 495. (We skip from NFPA 434 to NFPA 651.