Room vs. compartment (NOT a toilet question)

[Yikes]

What's the difference between a "room" vs. a "compartment" in IBC 713.13.3?

• Access openings for waste, recycling or linen chutes shall be located in rooms or compartments enclosed by not less than 1-hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 or horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with Section 711, or both.

Is a "compartment" like a small closet that is not intended to be fully entered by the user? Almost like how people put a slam door in front of an elevator?

 

[steveray]

I'd say yes....Guessing that was tweaked for folks arguing they didn't have to rate it if it was smaller than a room....

 

[mark handler]

International Building Code (IBC) 201.4 Terms Not Defined
Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this section, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies.


ADASAD 2010
Advisory 213.3.1 Toilet Compartments.
A toilet compartment is a partitioned space that is located within a toilet room, and that normally contains no more than one water closet. A toilet compartment may also contain a lavatory. A lavatory is a sink provided for hand washing. Full-height partitions and door assemblies can comprise toilet compartments where the minimum required spaces are provided within the compartment.

213.3.1 Toilet Compartments. Where toilet compartments are provided, at least one toilet compartment shall comply with 604.8.1. In addition to the compartment required to comply with 604.8.1, at least one compartment shall comply with 604.8.2 where six or more toilet compartments are provided, or where the combination of urinals and water closets totals six or more fixtures.

Oxford dictionary
compartment
a separate section of a structure or container in which certain items can be kept separate from others.
divide (something) into separate parts or sections.
Room
space that can be occupied or where something can be done, especially viewed in terms of whether there is enough.
a part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling.

 

[Joe.B]

International Building Code (IBC) 201.4 Terms Not Defined
Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this section, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies.


ADASAD 2010
Advisory 213.3.1 Toilet Compartments.
A toilet compartment is a partitioned space that is located within a toilet room, and that normally contains no more than one water closet. A toilet compartment may also contain a lavatory. A lavatory is a sink provided for hand washing. Full-height partitions and door assemblies can comprise toilet compartments where the minimum required spaces are provided within the compartment.

213.3.1 Toilet Compartments. Where toilet compartments are provided, at least one toilet compartment shall comply with 604.8.1. In addition to the compartment required to comply with 604.8.1, at least one compartment shall comply with 604.8.2 where six or more toilet compartments are provided, or where the combination of urinals and water closets totals six or more fixtures.

Oxford dictionary
compartment
a separate section of a structure or container in which certain items can be kept separate from others.
divide (something) into separate parts or sections.
Room
space that can be occupied or where something can be done, especially viewed in terms of whether there is enough.
a part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling.

Would a closet in a bedroom be a compartment? How about the cabinets in a bathroom/kitchen?

 

[mark handler]

Would a closet in a bedroom be a compartment? How about the cabinets in a bathroom/kitchen?

Definitions from Oxford Dictionary
compartmentalize----divide into sections or categories.

Would a closet in a bedroom be a compartment?
It is if compartmentalized, in a separate space.
How about the cabinets in a bathroom/kitchen?
They are if compartmentalized, in a separate space, like a butlers pantry, or a compartmentalized bath with the sink separated from the bathing and toilet .