CodePrincess
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Please someone unconfuse my head:
Section 903.2.8 says that a sprinkler system shall be provided in all buildings with a Group R fire area. Table 508.4 gives the required separation for mixed use buildings containing an R occupancy. It does not say NP in all cases, implying that you could have a non-sprinklered, mixed use building containing an R occupancy. Note, this is not the table for creating separate buildings with fire walls (Table 706.4), this is the table for "buildings" with mixed use including R.
My confused brain wants to know, if you must sprinkler all "buildings" with a group R fire area, then under what circumstances can you have an IBC, mixed use, non-sprinklered "building" with a group R fire area per Table 508.4?
Thank you in advance!!
Section 903.2.8 says that a sprinkler system shall be provided in all buildings with a Group R fire area. Table 508.4 gives the required separation for mixed use buildings containing an R occupancy. It does not say NP in all cases, implying that you could have a non-sprinklered, mixed use building containing an R occupancy. Note, this is not the table for creating separate buildings with fire walls (Table 706.4), this is the table for "buildings" with mixed use including R.
My confused brain wants to know, if you must sprinkler all "buildings" with a group R fire area, then under what circumstances can you have an IBC, mixed use, non-sprinklered "building" with a group R fire area per Table 508.4?
Thank you in advance!!