Hi, can one of the coaches please clarify if the 4 storage rooms in this scenario would be added together to determine +/- the 10% of the total building square footage or can these rooms be considered individually which I believe is why the correct answer is no separation needed.
*An architect is performing a code analysis for a new 15,700-square-foot building which will predominately be classified as type A occupancy. The building will have four 390-square-foot storage rooms that will be type S-2 occupancy. *
Which of the following statements regarding the store rooms is true?
Must exceed 10% of the total floor area allowed by the height/area table and does not need to be separated from the main area by a fire separation
Incorrect. If occupancies in a building are too large to be considered accessory, the building is considered to have mixed occupancy.
Cannot exceed 10% of the total floor area allowed by the height/area table and does not need to be separated from the main area by a fire separation
*Correct. This situation is considered accessory use because the S-2 occupancy is less than 10% of the A occupancy. No separation is required between accessory occupancies and the main occupancy. *
Cannot exceed 10% of the total floor area allowed by the height/area table and needs to be separated from the main area by a fire separation
*Incorrect. This situation is considered an accessory use. No separation is required between accessory occupancies and the main occupancy. *
Must exceed 10% of the total floor area allowed by the height/area table and needs to be separated from the main area by a fire separation
Incorrect. If occupancies in a building are too large to be considered accessory, the building is considered to have mixed occupancy.
Thank you