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storage occupancy

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    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...
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    B occupancy vs S-1 or S-2

    Consider a single story building with 20,000 SF of B occupancy and 10,000 of an S occupancy (this is all hypothetical). If the S occupancy were classified as an S-1 and stored rolls of paper, no fire separation would be required between the B and S. If the S occupancy were classified as an S-2...
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