code2driver
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Code question: if IFC-2003, Section 3401.2 (exception 2) exempts wholesale and retail sales and storage areas from the requirements of Chapter 34, why does 3404.3.4.1 (paragraph 2) contain a maximum allowable quantity of flammable liquids in wholesale and retail sales uses? The commentary does not address the discrepancy, but it does state that “to control the potential hazard, the quantities of flammable and combustible liquids are limited in the control area.”
Researching this because a vodka-blending business (40% ethanol) that will distribute the product (and therefore claim to be a wholesaler) is invoking Section 3401.2 (exception 2) to prove that storage quantities are unlimited, although the proposed plan indicates the storage area as an Group S-1 occupancy classification.
The owner of the business is one of these "moving target" sort of guys, with plans changing almost daily, so I would like to at least be solid on this part of the Code.
Researching this because a vodka-blending business (40% ethanol) that will distribute the product (and therefore claim to be a wholesaler) is invoking Section 3401.2 (exception 2) to prove that storage quantities are unlimited, although the proposed plan indicates the storage area as an Group S-1 occupancy classification.
The owner of the business is one of these "moving target" sort of guys, with plans changing almost daily, so I would like to at least be solid on this part of the Code.