how to rate flooring whse/staging area

[BSSTG]

Greetings all once again.

We have a flooring store moving in an existing building. 5000 sq ft of a total of 8000 sq ft will be used for storage of carpet, linoleum and such. This business does installs so product will be cut and prepared before going out the door on the service truck. I figure this should be rated as either a Group S-1 or F-1 but am not sure which. On the surface I'm not sure that it really matters much either since the building is about 8000 sq ft total. Opinions please?

thank you all

BS

 

[Coug Dad]

Re: how to rate flooring whse/staging area

S-1 for the storage, B for the business office and M for the sales floor unless you can fall under the accessory use limitations. I would not consider this an F-1 occupancy

 

[bldginsp]

Re: how to rate flooring whse/staging area

Or they can go non separated use using the most stringent of the code. They need to have their RDP make that call for use group and construction type. I don't know why everyone thinks the building department classifies their building. Plan review is for verification of what's been designed.

 

[Big Mac]

Re: how to rate flooring whse/staging area

I could live with any all of the occupancy use groups mentioned except F. I would not call this a processing operation.

 

[JBI]

Re: how to rate flooring whse/staging area

I agree that F is a stretch.

Is it a 'store that stocks product' or a 'warehouse that has a sales area'?

 

[fatboy]

Re: how to rate flooring whse/staging area

Storage and prep for installs...... S-1. Office space might be small enough to be considered accessory use.