Thank you all for the help. I am a lot more educated on the situation now. I will wait for the ahj's decision and whatever he comes up with is what we will do. Thanks again.
Rod DiBona Rapid Fire -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roland Huggins Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Porte cocheres excellent summary. The use of the term building makes many think it stops at the bounding wall of one of the buildings. Not so. Roland On Mar 2, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Daniel Kaczor wrote: > Hello Rod, > > First, I want to thank AFSA and its members for allowing us mostly > lurkers to gain valuable knowledge and insight (and a few laughs). > > If this a new building: > > Take a look at IBC 503.1.3 which says "Two or more buildings on the > same lot shall be regulated as separate buildings or shall be > considered as portions of one building ...". This should be > established by the A or E of record. > > Take a look at the architect's or engineer's drawings for the building > (or possibly C of O for an existing building). Is there a fire rated > separation between the porte cochere and the motel? If there is then > you have one building with separated mixed uses - motel sprinklered, > PC not. Otherwise the owner has a choice of sprinklers in the PC or > construction of fire separation in accordance with chapter 7 > (establishing fire separation distances) and 6 (Table 602). > > If this is a retrofit of an existing building, look at IBC 102.6, IFC > 102.3 and IBC 3403.1, 3403.3. > > Separate buildings are established by the A or E of record by using > distance or firewalls. Separate uses are established by distance and > fire separations if required or firewalls. In your situation, > firewalls are highly unlikely and fire separations unlikely but not > impossible. You probably have one building. > > > -- > Best regards, > > Daniel Kaczor > Plans Examiner > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.447 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/707 - Release Date: > 3/1/07 2:43 PM > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
