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Anyone have any input on a definition of "building site"? On the property or in the ROW?...TIA
❖ Where greater than 50 percent of the building area is affected as part of the alteration (Level 3), it provides an opportunity to ensure that the building is meeting a minimum level of safety, including fire protection. This Section requires fire sprinklers to be installed within most occupancies when: (1) the IBC requires them for new construction, and (2) sufficient water supply is available to supply the proposed fire sprinkler system.
This Section only requires the sprinkler system to be provided within the work area in question and not necessarily the entire building. In addition, the exception notes that if sufficient water supply is not available, rather than install an automatic fire sprinkler system the owner would need to provide an automatic smoke detection and notification system throughout all occupiable spaces and not simply the work area.
904.1.4 Groups A, B, E, F-1, H, I-1, I-3, I-4, M, R-1, R-2, R-4, S-1 and S-2.
In buildings with occupancies in Groups A, B, E, F-1, H, I-1, I-3, I-4, M, R-1, R-2, R-4, S-1 and S-2 work areas shall be provided with automatic sprinkler protection where all of the following conditions occur:- 1.The work area is required to be provided with automatic sprinkler protection in accordance with the International Building Code as applicable to new construction.
- 2.The building site has sufficient municipal water supply for design and installation of an automatic sprinkler system.
❖ Where greater than 50 percent of the building area is affected as part of the alteration (Level 3), it provides an opportunity to ensure that the building is meeting a minimum level of safety, including fire protection. This Section requires fire sprinklers to be installed within most occupancies when: (1) the IBC requires them for new construction, and (2) sufficient water supply is available to supply the proposed fire sprinkler system.
This Section only requires the sprinkler system to be provided within the work area in question and not necessarily the entire building. In addition, the exception notes that if sufficient water supply is not available, rather than install an automatic fire sprinkler system the owner would need to provide an automatic smoke detection and notification system throughout all occupiable spaces and not simply the work area.