NFRMarshal
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So here here is the building.
Mixed use occupancy paint company. They have a large business office area aprox 9200sf, 1 retail area area aprox 1100sf for regular paint sales, 1 retail area aproxx. 1100 sq ft for automotive paints and the remainder of the building is broken up into four fire separated warehouse spaces totaling over 20,000sf. Of the 20,000sf only aprox 1 2000sq ft space is protected with a sprinkler system. I know how did that happen??
They were inspected and cited for exceeding the 120 gal max quantity of flammable liquids in the non-sprinkler protected warehouse spaces. They are trying to cite the exemption for Mercantile wholesale and retail occupancy of 1600gal in non-sprinkler protected spaces.
They way I see it is the mercantile areas are accessory. The the storage warehouses which are not public accessible for customers is the predominate use of the occupancy. They do not qualify for the mercantile limits that a Lowe's or Home Depot get.
O'yea, this structure almost completely burned to the ground in the middle 70's when another paint company owned it. It was one of the biggest fire we have ever had in the city. The only thing left standing was the business offices. They rebuilt it and only sprinkled the 2000sq lacquer storage warehouse. What do you think.
Mixed use occupancy paint company. They have a large business office area aprox 9200sf, 1 retail area area aprox 1100sf for regular paint sales, 1 retail area aproxx. 1100 sq ft for automotive paints and the remainder of the building is broken up into four fire separated warehouse spaces totaling over 20,000sf. Of the 20,000sf only aprox 1 2000sq ft space is protected with a sprinkler system. I know how did that happen??
They were inspected and cited for exceeding the 120 gal max quantity of flammable liquids in the non-sprinkler protected warehouse spaces. They are trying to cite the exemption for Mercantile wholesale and retail occupancy of 1600gal in non-sprinkler protected spaces.
They way I see it is the mercantile areas are accessory. The the storage warehouses which are not public accessible for customers is the predominate use of the occupancy. They do not qualify for the mercantile limits that a Lowe's or Home Depot get.
O'yea, this structure almost completely burned to the ground in the middle 70's when another paint company owned it. It was one of the biggest fire we have ever had in the city. The only thing left standing was the business offices. They rebuilt it and only sprinkled the 2000sq lacquer storage warehouse. What do you think.
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