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Mixed use minimum drinking fountain? IBC 2902.6 IPC 410

steveray

steveray

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When using the <15 OL gimmie for not having a DF, would you sum all of the OL of the mixed use to get to 15?

[P]2902.6​

Drinking fountains shall not be required for an occupant load of 15 or fewer.

Example, R2 building with S1 and A3 and B but all individually <15 OL.....With an aggregate of 32....

For reference, this is what the commentary says:

The requirement for drinking fountains in all occupancies puts an undue hardship on small establishments where the floor space is usually limited.
 
I think it depends on the building's design. I'm working on a building where each tenant has immediate access to the exterior (think something similar to a strip mall). Each space has an OL less than 15, but combined there is an OL approaching 70. All are in the same shell, but I wouldn't combine the OL since there's no shared space, if that makes sense. If I placed a drinking fountain anywhere within the building, only one tenant would have access to it.

Kinda arbitrary, but if there's a shared space accessible to everyone, then I would sum the OL and add a drinking fountain.
 
arwat23 said:
I think it depends on the building's design. I'm working on a building where each tenant has immediate access to the exterior (think something similar to a strip mall). Each space has an OL less than 15, but combined there is an OL approaching 70. All are in the same shell, but I wouldn't combine the OL since there's no shared space, if that makes sense. If I placed a drinking fountain anywhere within the building, only one tenant would have access to it.

Kinda arbitrary, but if there's a shared space accessible to everyone, then I would sum the OL and add a drinking fountain.
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That is what I was thinking...This is an apartment building with amenities and management offices....It gets a little weird as the tenants and their guests can go to the units (should they have to?), but if it doesn't work as accessory, and it is truly mixed use, I don't really see a way out....
 
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