California Question - What uses does 1.11 NOT apply to?

[nealderidder]

Section 1.11 of the CBC lists uses that get special attention from the Sate Fire Marshall (SFM). A partial list of uses includes Institutional, Educational, Day Care, High Rises and a handful more.

Throughout the CBC you will see text in italics that has been added by the SFM. I'm going back and forth between a local jurisdiction and an elevator vendor about 3002.4. The SFM replaces 3002.4 with section 3002.4a for applications specified in section 1.11

I'm making the argument that a particular project (Two story commercial office building) is not listed in 1.11 and that therefore section 3002.4a does not apply. Would you agree?

 

[Yikes]

Yes, I agree.

 

[Joe.B]

Also agree.

 

[JPohling]

Not if there is a State tenant in the building. Then the SFM will be involved

 

[Joe.B]

You mean if one of the tenants is a state organization? I could see that falling under "Any state institution or other state-owned or state-occupied building."

 

[nealderidder]

Not if there is a State tenant in the building. Then the SFM will be involved

I did consider that, could cause an issue for a future state tenant (not for the currently pending tenant). This is in your town and there seems to be no shortage of state organizations leasing space.

 

[JPohling]

Neal, wait till the state entity leases a space in a fully built out non sprinklered building and the SFM requires all demise walls need to be fire rated.

 

[JPohling]

You mean if one of the tenants is a state organization? I could see that falling under "Any state institution or other state-owned or state-occupied building."

Any tenant that is under the SFM's jurisdiction.

 

[nealderidder]

Neal, wait till the state entity leases a space in a fully built out non sprinklered building and the SFM requires all demise walls need to be fire rated.

Yikes! No thanks