Theater is an A-1 occupancy per IBC Section 302. [IBC 2006] Per Section 903.2.1.1 sprinklers are required when fire area exceeds 12,000 sq. ft.
OR occupant load of 300 or more OR the fire area has is located on a floor other than the level of exit discharge OR the fire area contains a multitheater complex. Any one of those items forces sprinkler protection in the theater. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:38 AM To: AFSA Subject: Existing theaters (live productions not movie) A contractor is involved with a theater which has a sprinklered stage with standpipes as required for the size and type that it is; however, the seating area is not sprinklered. The system was installed in 1988. I have looked through the IBC, UFC and NFPA 101 and can find no requirement for the seating area, just for the stage. These codes state such things as "when the building is sprinklered", which implies a requirement from another ruling or maybe an AHJ. Can someone offer some input on this? Russell Rewis Brown Automatic Sprinklers, Inc. 107C Hemlock Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601 229-244-8130 [email protected] _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
