BillS
Member
I have a 2015 IEBC project that is undergoing a Change of Occupancy (changing from a church to a light manufacturing facility), but there is no planned reconfiguration of space so therefore there is no Work Area.
There's a number of sections in Chapter 10 Change of Occupancy that state that Chapters 9, 8, 7 will need to referenced... for example, 1012.1.1.1 says that because my new spaces are not separated from each other, "the entire building shall comply with all the requirements of Chapter 9..." Then, Chapter 9 references Chapter 8 often, where there's lots of reference to Work Area and supplemental req'ts where the Work Area exceeds 50%.
However, because there's no Work Area, do these portions of these chapters really not apply in this case? Or is the intent that wherever there's a Change of Occupancy then those areas should be reviewed for Chapter 9+8 compliance regardless of a lack of a Work Area?
Thanks!
There's a number of sections in Chapter 10 Change of Occupancy that state that Chapters 9, 8, 7 will need to referenced... for example, 1012.1.1.1 says that because my new spaces are not separated from each other, "the entire building shall comply with all the requirements of Chapter 9..." Then, Chapter 9 references Chapter 8 often, where there's lots of reference to Work Area and supplemental req'ts where the Work Area exceeds 50%.
However, because there's no Work Area, do these portions of these chapters really not apply in this case? Or is the intent that wherever there's a Change of Occupancy then those areas should be reviewed for Chapter 9+8 compliance regardless of a lack of a Work Area?
Thanks!