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    Restroom Facilities in Storage Building

    Florida Building Code 6th Edition Plumbing (2017) I have an existing 10,000 SF storage building that includes a 2,000 office area and 8,000 SF for storage. Inside the office I have men's and women's restrooms of adequate size. I want to build another 4,000 SF storage building on the same...
  2. Bill Dale

    Zoning related definition challenge; building vs structure

    Our state and local ordinances defer to the ICC docs (IBC, IRC, … etc) in many instances. Our local ordinance defines "structures" but not "buildings". That is problematic for me as the code for my zone refers to "building setbacks". My contention is that a pool is a structure and not a...
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    Exhaust Location for Enclosed

    Where is a potential exhaust outlet location for an enclosed parking garage under a residential building at NYC? (backyard/sidewalk/front not allowed) In NYC, I have a residential building with tenants on the first floor and one owner with a backyard terrace. The first floor sits on top of an...
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