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Tenant separation
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mtlogcabin
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Re: Tenant separation
Depends on the tenants and if it is sprinklered
508.3.2.1 Occupancy classification.
Nonseparated occupancies shall be individually classified in accordance with Section 302.1. Code requirements shall apply to each portion of the building based on the occupancy classification of that space except that the most restrictive applicable provisions of Section 403 and Chapter 9 shall apply to the entire building or portion thereof
Depends on the tenants and if it is sprinklered
508.3.2.1 Occupancy classification.
Nonseparated occupancies shall be individually classified in accordance with Section 302.1. Code requirements shall apply to each portion of the building based on the occupancy classification of that space except that the most restrictive applicable provisions of Section 403 and Chapter 9 shall apply to the entire building or portion thereof
Re: Tenant separation
The wall would require no rating unless it is also serving a function related to, for example, 706.3, 706.4, 708.1, etc, or the Exception to 508.3.2.3 for Group H-2, H-3, H-4 or H-5 occupancies, or an unsprinklered incidental use area.
The only requirement for smoke barriers are in I-2, I-3 and areas of refuge.
The only requirement for smoke partitions are in I-2, elevator lobbies and atriums.
Sprinklered incidental use areas need "construction capable of resisting the passage of smoke", so if a wall enclosing a sprinklered incidental use area was also a tenant separation wall, it would have to resist the passage of smoke.
The wall would require no rating unless it is also serving a function related to, for example, 706.3, 706.4, 708.1, etc, or the Exception to 508.3.2.3 for Group H-2, H-3, H-4 or H-5 occupancies, or an unsprinklered incidental use area.
The only requirement for smoke barriers are in I-2, I-3 and areas of refuge.
The only requirement for smoke partitions are in I-2, elevator lobbies and atriums.
Sprinklered incidental use areas need "construction capable of resisting the passage of smoke", so if a wall enclosing a sprinklered incidental use area was also a tenant separation wall, it would have to resist the passage of smoke.