Mr. Inspector
SAWHORSE
A S2 storage building is being built behind a church. I'm doing the final inspection. No plumbing, heat or electric. Minimum plumbing are required for the S2 building so they can use the ones in the church. I did not get in it but It's a very old church with many steps to get in it , I was told it may just have one small toilet room so I doubt that it has the minimum required for the church or is accessible. Would the occupant load of the existing church need to be calculated along with the new storage building for the minimum plumbing fixtures required plus separate sex restrooms?
New 2,400 sq ft storage building occupant load would only be 8 if you go by the table for means of egress. But even if it was just 1 it will probably mean a big upgrade in the plumbing facilities in the church maybe even including upgrading the sewer line.
I'm not talking about accessibility here, but it will be an even a bigger problem. If they need do alterations to the existing toilet rooms and use part of the main use area to expand the restrooms or add restrooms it would trigger the IEBC accessibility sections and make their problems even worse.
The no electric in the storage building for egress lighting will be the easiest thing to fix.
New 2,400 sq ft storage building occupant load would only be 8 if you go by the table for means of egress. But even if it was just 1 it will probably mean a big upgrade in the plumbing facilities in the church maybe even including upgrading the sewer line.
I'm not talking about accessibility here, but it will be an even a bigger problem. If they need do alterations to the existing toilet rooms and use part of the main use area to expand the restrooms or add restrooms it would trigger the IEBC accessibility sections and make their problems even worse.
The no electric in the storage building for egress lighting will be the easiest thing to fix.