cballinger
Bronze Member
I have a copy of 1955 and 1975 BOCA, need to find 1970. More specifically, looking for the section regarding sprinklers in office storage areas or basements/stories without openings. Have a couple small (under 2,500sf) 1-story offices with basements built under 1970 BOCA without sprinklers. Fire department is now trying to retroactively enforce sprinklers in the basements that are used for storage. The 1955 code does not require sprinklers in basements under 2,500sf and there is no requirement for stories without openings. The 1975 code introduces a requirement for any storage or workshop area in Group B buildings as well as stories without openings. I am pretty sure this was the first instance of this requirement, but need to verify it wasn't in the 1970 code. I can't find a copy at any state or local offices here, nor the county library. ICC doesn't have it listed online under their legacy codes. Also tried law.resource.org, as well as Amazon and Ebay. Nowhere to be found... If anyone has a copy of this code and could send me the pages with these sprinkler requirements, I would greatly appreciate it. Under the 1955 code, the requirements I'm looking for are in Section 810.1 and under 1975 code they are in Section 1202. I'm assuming 1970 code has them under Article 8 still.