EnvisionMan
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If you look at table R302.1(1) the far right column indicates the "MINIMUM FIRE SEPARATION DISTANCE".
The question I have is... distance to what? The adjacent structure, or the building line?
I could SWEAR it indicated the distance to another structure (like a house next door) but I just had a building reviewer tell me that it means 5' to the lot line.
Any experience with this? I would prefer not to firewall the entire side of the house.
p.s. on a side note, the house next door is not parallel to the house I designed... there is about a 10 degree angle. So the walls are less than 10' apart for about 12 feet on my house. The actual wall is about 40 feet long. If I have to firewall this side, do I have to firewall the entire 40' length, or only the portion that is within the distances noted on R302.1?
(the homes are in a condo project... no lot lines, no minimum separation)
The question I have is... distance to what? The adjacent structure, or the building line?
I could SWEAR it indicated the distance to another structure (like a house next door) but I just had a building reviewer tell me that it means 5' to the lot line.
Any experience with this? I would prefer not to firewall the entire side of the house.
p.s. on a side note, the house next door is not parallel to the house I designed... there is about a 10 degree angle. So the walls are less than 10' apart for about 12 feet on my house. The actual wall is about 40 feet long. If I have to firewall this side, do I have to firewall the entire 40' length, or only the portion that is within the distances noted on R302.1?
(the homes are in a condo project... no lot lines, no minimum separation)