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- S-1 S-2 Regarding Parking Garage - The Building Code Forum
Because this garage is over 1,000 SF it falls outside the scope of a "private garage" and is, for code purposes, a "public garage" Section 311 3 Classifies "Parking garages, open or enclosed" as a group S-2 Occupancy Because the Business Occupancy is a hazard to the S-2 occupancy, a fire barrier wall must be constructed between the two
- Garage Open Air Calculations - The Building Code Forum
I am designing a garage, and trying to achieve natural ventilation I think I have achieved the required 20% open, as well as 40% perimeter open as per IBC 2006, but what if your garage is really deep? It seems like if you have a very large garage, if you're 150' from the perimeter, air is not
- Step from garage into House?? - The Building Code Forum
I do not see anywhere in the IRC 2015 that requires a step from the garage into the house I saw the opening penetrations R302 5 Garage section R309 Is the step still a requirement and if so is there a minimum dimension?
- Commercial Repair Garages - The Building Code Forum
I have plans for a "new" auto dealership with 2 separate bldgs One bldg is the Sales Showroom bldg and the other is the repair shop garage What occupant load would I use for the Shop Areas ( referring to Table 1004 1 1 in the 2006 IBC )? The Gross Area of the Shop is 4,200 sq ft
- Private Garages - The Building Code Forum
Is a private garage also a parking garage I can see this answer going both ways, with out the aid of definitions Or is a parking garage the same as an open garage only with walls If so, then a parking garage and private garage are the same I have tried to treat them as 3 distinct types of buildings, private garage, parking garage, open garage
- Exit discharge through open, but covered, parking lot
The key is that the open parking garage is well ventilated naturally, and as a result, the products of combustion dissipate rapidly and do not contribute to the spread of fire 1028 3 Exit discharge components
- Vehicle storage | The Building Code Forum
The aggregate quantity of fuel stored in a parking garage will exceed the quantities per a control area for determining Group H, and every car has a fuel tank greater than 5 gallons, so I don’t see how fuel quantity would be a factor—I think the requirements for parking garages takes those specific hazards into consideration
- 2024 Portal Frames | The Building Code Forum
In the picture provided, I would say that is still a single portal frame opening I think the intent was to prevent two portal frames immediately adjacent to each other using a common header Example would be at the garage, where for example, multiple garage door openings are on the same wall plane and configured to use a common header over 2+ portal frames - that would be prohibited
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