Building Code: IBC 2015
Building is a Type 2A
4 stories and a small basement.
Occupancy: A-3 Higher Education and B-Business
Majority of building is a business use.
Basement is 2900 sf (I am designating the lower level a B-Business)
Each floor plate is 10,000 sf
The basement requires 2 exits based on Table 1006.3.2(2) 75 foot common path of travel.
Setup... I have a large Mechanical Room(with fuel fired equipment) in the basement that is separated by 1-hour construction , next to the Mech Rm is an elevator and small elevator lobby and a Stair#1 is adjacent to the elevator lobby. I also have Stair #2 that is an exterior stair that goes up to grade. That Stair is accessed from the Mechanical Room.
I want to provide a small 100 sf Storage Room (this storage room would house non-combustible equipment for one of the upper business occupancy floors) in the corner of the large Mechanical Room. Question: Can I do this? Can the Storage Room be considered accessory to the Mechanical Room even though the Storage Room is serving an upper floor business space?
Concerns: Exiting from the Storage Room to a Mechanical Room might be construed as exiting into a more hazardous room.
Can I designate the Mechanical Room as S-Storage and use the exception listed in 1016.2 egress thru intervening spaces?
Building is a Type 2A
4 stories and a small basement.
Occupancy: A-3 Higher Education and B-Business
Majority of building is a business use.
Basement is 2900 sf (I am designating the lower level a B-Business)
Each floor plate is 10,000 sf
The basement requires 2 exits based on Table 1006.3.2(2) 75 foot common path of travel.
Setup... I have a large Mechanical Room(with fuel fired equipment) in the basement that is separated by 1-hour construction , next to the Mech Rm is an elevator and small elevator lobby and a Stair#1 is adjacent to the elevator lobby. I also have Stair #2 that is an exterior stair that goes up to grade. That Stair is accessed from the Mechanical Room.
I want to provide a small 100 sf Storage Room (this storage room would house non-combustible equipment for one of the upper business occupancy floors) in the corner of the large Mechanical Room. Question: Can I do this? Can the Storage Room be considered accessory to the Mechanical Room even though the Storage Room is serving an upper floor business space?
Concerns: Exiting from the Storage Room to a Mechanical Room might be construed as exiting into a more hazardous room.
Can I designate the Mechanical Room as S-Storage and use the exception listed in 1016.2 egress thru intervening spaces?