Thinking this thru.
509.4, Separation and Protection. The incidental uses listed in Table 509 shall be separated from the remainder of the building or equipped with an automatic sprinkler or both.
Table 509, states Laundry Rooms over 100 SF, 1 hour separation or automatic sprinkler required.
509.4.1 dictates if separation is used, how to separate it.
509.4.2 dictates if its sprinklered is used, what needs to be done.
Not if its required.
If its not an exclusive laundry room, does that affect the triggers?
The majority of the room is for animal food prep.
If the washer/dryer were placed in a hall over 100 SF (with clearances maintained), would the hall then be a laundry room?
If it was placed in an open office area, would that mean the office area would need to comply
I understand if there is an area of 100 sf created for laundry, the risks are increased, but if in a multi use area, and the laundry area less than 100 sf, then is a concern.
I would like a definition of laundry room, a number of machines, or maybe a statement of exclusive use for laundry added to the code.
It seems to me it is the machines that create the increase in hazard. As stated above, if a laundry room of say 50 SF is created, and its off a folding and storage area of say 120 sf, that would be fine.
But fully aware the code can not fully encompass all situations. Just thinking