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S-1 S-2 Regarding Parking Garage - The Building Code Forum The garage in question is not accessory to the Business occupancy and will be used to store the business Owner's large RV 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
What is a garage? - The Building Code Forum The thing is, I can't find a definition of what a garage is either in the local code, state law, or the IRC (2015 is applicable for my town) For the sake of avoiding asking my CEO too many questions, does anyone know where I can find the definition of a garage? This would be a one-story detached garage more than 20 ft away from the home
NC Garage Legal Finish Requirement | The Building Code Forum The garage and or carport shall be separated as required by Table R302 6 Openings in garage walls shall comply with Section R302 5 Attachment of gypsum board shall comply with Table R702 3 5 The wall separation provisions of TableR302 6 shall not apply to garage walls that are perpendicular to the adjacent dwelling unit wall
Equipment Bollard in a Residential Garage - The Building Code Forum Re: Equipment Bollard in a Residential Garage I could be mistaken but I believe NFPA 54 addresses it as sufficient clearance shall be maintained to permit cleaning, service etc with no dimensional criteria Edit: Strike cleaning service was winging without an available racket and forgot garage in OP Thanks Haz Mueller
Garage Floor Drain - The Building Code Forum Needing some info on garage floor drain Have read codes that garage floor must slope out or to a drain Have new residential construction with attached garage The builder installed what he identifies as floor drain I drained the livewell from my boat in garage floor Floor is completely flat without any slope to drain or towards door
Attached Garage Attic Access Pull Down Stairs They need 1 2 drywall between the garage attic and the house attic Like I said I don't know any requirement to have 1 2" drywall at all between the garage and any attic, but there is separation requirements between dwelling and garage This garage is non compliant even if did not have the fold down ladder
Vehicle storage - The Building Code Forum 1 Buildings having two or more stories above grade plane, including basements, with a fire area containing a repair garage exceeding 10,000 square feet (929 m2) 2 Buildings not more than one story above grade plane, with a fire area containing a repair garage exceeding 12,000 square feet (1115 m2) 3
Repair Garage Ventilation - The Building Code Forum What section in the 2009 IMC allows for CO detection to be the sole method to activate the required ventilation system in a 12,000 sf repair garage? Does 404 1 apply? This is not a parking garage, it is a repair garage Is the system only required to run when CO detectors are activated? What standard determines the ppm level that activates the
Minimum Floor Slope for Drainage | The Building Code Forum The building code requires that a garage floor be sloped towards the door, but does not specify a minimum slope It is usually 1 8” to 1 4” per foot Here is the citation from the International Residential Code (IRC):
Commercial Repair Garages - The Building Code Forum One exit door of minimum width of 32", in a nonsprinklered bldg would provide egress for 160 person For the square footage provided that's 22 9375 sq ft per person Since the hazard is the vehicle with the gasoline or other fuel, I personally would use the parking garage (200 sq ft person gross) number if there were any questions