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  1. PR22841MLF

    Parts Inventory Room in Car Dealership - S-1 or S-2?

    I've got a new automotive dealership to review and the applicant is wanting to apply the parts supply inventory as S-2 storage space to avoid sprinkling the building because the fire area exceeds the limits if it were deemed S-1. The adjacent repair garage area is separated by a Fire Wall and is...
  2. R

    S-1, Self-Storage Facility: Fire wall/Sprinkler

    Project Information: Adopted Building Code: 2018 IBC Construction Type: IIB (Pre-Engineered Metal Building) Occupancy Classification: S-1 Number of Stories: 1 Building Area: 8,000 SF (40’x200’) Fire Protection: Non-Sprinkled Facility Type/Use: Exterior Access, Self-Storage Facility Regarding...
  3. F

    Hazardous Material Storage Occupancy

    Hello, I am designing a 2,500 sf, type II-B, fully-sprinklered vehicle (trucks, cars) repair and maintenance building with an S-1 occupancy and which has a small storage area of about 125 sf of hazardous waste (mainly used oil, grease or any other garage waste). I am looking into section...
  4. steveray

    IBC 903.2.9.....?

    Reading this section and thinking it is going to ruin the self storage industry. (or make people throw stuff away)...Would you all apply this to a self storage facility as I believe the majority of what is stored there is furniture? Not that big of a deal for a one story, but a 2 story would get...
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