FBC 403.3 states "Private dwellings, single and multiple garages, common for multiple units and separate for each dwelling" require mechanical exhaust.
We are designing a multi-family low rise residential condominium on beach front. This building contains a 2500+ SF above ground parking garage with a single point of entrance and egress. The garage door is a ventilated rolling steel door with an area of 128 SF. We think that this would be classified as an enclosed garage and require mechanical ventilation but the door is ~5% of the total SF and meets natural ventilation.
There is also a 525 SF private garage bay with the same door as the above parking garage. Under the FBC it appears that this space is required to be mechanically ventilated, but I cannot think of a private garage that has any sort of mechanical ventilation.
Can anyone provide code references for whether or not we need mechanical ventilation for these situations.
We are designing a multi-family low rise residential condominium on beach front. This building contains a 2500+ SF above ground parking garage with a single point of entrance and egress. The garage door is a ventilated rolling steel door with an area of 128 SF. We think that this would be classified as an enclosed garage and require mechanical ventilation but the door is ~5% of the total SF and meets natural ventilation.
There is also a 525 SF private garage bay with the same door as the above parking garage. Under the FBC it appears that this space is required to be mechanically ventilated, but I cannot think of a private garage that has any sort of mechanical ventilation.
Can anyone provide code references for whether or not we need mechanical ventilation for these situations.