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2006 IBC, IMC.
Condition: A mechanical shaft from roof top unit on 2 story building serving the 1st floor (both floors). Type V-B construction. Sprinklered due to area increase.
Section 707.2 exception #7. A shaft enclosure is not required for a floor opening or an air transfer opening that "complies with the following":
7.1. Does not connect more than two stories.
7.3. Is not concealed within the building construction.
I've always taken the statement "complies with the following" as referring to all the "following" conditions, not just one or two of them. The designer is saying that the shaft does not require rating due to the fact that it does not connect more than two stories, but I'm saying that it needs to be rated due to being concealed within the building construction.
Am I reading this section right?
Condition: A mechanical shaft from roof top unit on 2 story building serving the 1st floor (both floors). Type V-B construction. Sprinklered due to area increase.
Section 707.2 exception #7. A shaft enclosure is not required for a floor opening or an air transfer opening that "complies with the following":
7.1. Does not connect more than two stories.
7.3. Is not concealed within the building construction.
I've always taken the statement "complies with the following" as referring to all the "following" conditions, not just one or two of them. The designer is saying that the shaft does not require rating due to the fact that it does not connect more than two stories, but I'm saying that it needs to be rated due to being concealed within the building construction.
Am I reading this section right?