Egress through Courtyard

[ADAguy]

The overhangs may be seen as "Verandas" another word you may not be familiar with;
a roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor.
synonyms: porch, gallery, balcony, lanai, sun porch, stoop
"we'll have our coffee on the veranda"
Typically found in Spanish, Moorish, Mexican, New Orleans and other styles of architecture.

 

[steveray]

I don't like any part of that design......Is the bell tower sprinklered? If it is part of the building it would need to be.....With exceptions if it could actually be considered an overhang or similar which would take me a lot of convincing....Missed that you just caught that....

Too much going on for a quick analysis, but lot lines and distance from them would be critical...

 

[Mr. Inspector]

Did not get sprinkler plan yet. NFPA 13 8.15.7 requires overhangs over 4' to be sprinklered. All the overhangs in the courtyard come out 10' on the proposed and the existing building. The roofs of the overhangs and bell tower are wood t&g. The plans indicate that the overhangs on the existing building are all ready there. Don't know if the existing overhangs are are sprinklered are not. Don't know anything about the existing building except that by the drawings it looks modern and a lot bigger than the 12,600 sq ft proposal. They are calling it addition but I need to tell them that it will need to be a sperate building with fire walls between the buildings.

 

[ADAguy]

Many yet to be answered questions, eh?

 

[Mr. Inspector]

Yes. Will go out to look at the site today

 

[JBI]

"So you don't think the bell tower is not a “building” but it is part of the “Building Area”?"

Personally, yes. See also definition for 'canopy' in the IBC.
As far as the church steeple (see Rick18071 comment above), see exception to 504.3 in 2015 IBC.

 

[ADAguy]

The steeple (where bells are?) is not intended for occupancy, should be viewed as a mechanical penthouse.
However I believe the area beneath the steeple through which people may congregate to exit serves as a collection point for exiting and should be viewed as part the "Building Area".