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Section 1

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Recessed corridor protrusion

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Zoning codes

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Covenant Zoning ordinance Historic overlay Master plan

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Staircase width

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Min width of 44" when greater than 49 people

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3 major decision of a project

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1. Occupancy Classification (what type of occupancy is this going to be?) 2. Construction type (Type I, II, III, VI, V. and A or B etc) 3. Height and size (based on construction type, one can find allowable height/area/story)

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ceiling height requirements

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ADA requirements: room clearance for wheelchair

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60" dia. circle or 60" by 60"

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exit door to occupancy load relationship

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search Spaces with one exit or exit access doorway (table) max 49 people: 1 exit 50 - 500 people: 2 exits 500 - 1000 people: 3 exits 1100 + people: 4 exits

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calculate water closet (toilets) and lavatories (sinks) requirements

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search Minimum Number of Required Plumbing Fixture (table) calculate # of people by dividing area with # in chart There is a table for urinal requirements

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State codes

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architectural licensing Building code

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find fire rating for building elements

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search Fire Re-resistance rating requirement for building elements (chart)

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5' or 60"

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min dimension of landing for a ramp in horizontal direction

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National codes

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ADA and Fair Housing Act

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2% (1:50)

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Slope of landing (water run off)

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Exit

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-Length is not limited by code that is why we can have staircase for tall buildings -required width of fire stair grows as it accommodates more people.

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Access

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deepest point inside a room to corridor to staircase. The max distance is determined by the code book.

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30'

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Min distance before a landing is required in horizontal direction

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1 hour fire separation

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Typical Exists rating when building is shorter than 4 stories

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location of the two egress door

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min required dimension: 1/2 the longest diagonal dim.

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calculate frontage increase

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Access, Exit, and Discharge

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The path of egress from the building to outside need to be fire rated

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calculate W in frontage increase

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49 occupant and below

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only need 1 exits

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Width of staircase

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determine occupancy group by program

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Section 300 search the occupancy itself (i.e. assembly) and see what is considered as that and see if it match what we are trying to propose. primary occupancy: Assembly secondary occupancy: Business or Storage

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4' or 3'

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Dim of side walk curb slope landing has to be 5' x 5'

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2'-10" or 34"

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ADA sink or counter height

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Guard rails

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Construction Type V construction A&B

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wood construction. Type V - A & B combustible construction less fire resistive than type III Type V - A 1 hour fire rating on exterior bearing walls no fire rating on interior bearing walls Type V - B no fire rating required

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Limited to 20'

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Dead end corridor the length is less than 2.5 the width

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find allowable building height, area, story and match the building type proposed

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look at Type of construction allowable building heights and area (table) and find the allowable. Calculate to see if building type allowable area can accommodate the proposed building type

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calculating allowable build-able area on site

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look in zoning setback requirements (table). Subtract the setback from lot dim and do calculation. NOTE: side yard means both sides

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find fire rating for wall separating 2 different occupancy type

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search Required separation of occupies (hours) N: no separation required NP: Not permitted S: Sprinklered NS: Not Sprinklered

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Calculate the # of people based on exit stairs width

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width in inches divide by .3in. This will give the number of people the exit stairs can accommodate

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Handrail dimensions

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Stairs

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Construction Type II construction A&B

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Type II - A & B non-combustible (generally) non fire resistive Type II - A min 1 hour fire rating Type II - B no fire rating min

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Corridor protrusion

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Find separation distance based on construction type

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search Fire-Resistance Rating Requirements for Exterior Walls Based on Fire Separation Distance The distance from the adjacent building will determine the rating for the exterior walls (individual side) golden number is min 20ft - max 30ft the further away the building is from another building, the smaller the rating is.

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calculate parking spaces required for building type

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look in zoning parking requirements (table). Do calculation.

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1:12

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Max slope for ADA Ramp can use 1:20 with no railings but longer

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when building is more than 75' higher than fire truck access or an underground building

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When does exits need to be pressurized to keep smoke out?

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calculate more increase of allowable build-able after putting in sprinkler systems

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look at Frontage Increase (sides at which fire truck have access)

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ADA requirements: door front approach

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Construction Type III construction A&B

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Exterior wall is non-combustible but inside material can be lenient by code Type III - A & B Generally combustible no extra fire resistance can have wood framing Type III - A need fire resistance throughout 2 hour fire rating on exterior bearing walls 1 hour fire rating on interior bearing walls Type III - B 1 hour fire rating on exterior bearing walls no fire rating on interior bearing walls

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find occupancy load based on occupancy type

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search Occupancy Load Factor (table) calculate # of people by dividing area with # in chart

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2 hour fire separation

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Typical Exists rating when building is taller than 4 stories

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Fire Lane requirements

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when hose cannot reach behind building, fire lanes are required -20' across -10' away from building with overhangs -min out turning radius of 54', in radius of 30' -carry at least 35 tons

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calculate the increase of allowable build-able by putting sprinkler systems

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look at excerpt Automatic sprinkler system increase Height increase of 20ft story increase of 1 area increased by 200% (9500 + 9500 + 9500)

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Find allowable building height and allowable building area and stories

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search Allowable building heights and areas (table) from the given construction type, you will be able to determine the allowable building height, area, and stories.

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ADA requirements: wheelchair clearance only

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30" by 48" 2'-6" by 4'-0"

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penetration in rated wall have to be rated as well

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Fire separation distance relating to opening

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Search for Max area of exterior openings based on Fire separation distance and degree of opening protection

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when is parapets required

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-no required if the building footprint is less than 1000SF -no required if the wall terminates in a noncombustible or 2 hour rated roof -parapets are to stop fire from jumping to adjacent roof

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Factory and Industrial Group F-2

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not public assume users are presumed to be familiar with their surroundings and not occasional visitor -low Hazards -non-combustible material i.e. manufacturing packaging, metals, bricks, beverages, etc.

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Residential (R-4)

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-meet requirement of R-3 -If more than 5 but less than 16 people in a 24 hour. it can be under R-4 condition 1: no need for assistance condition 2: need assistance

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Utilities and Miscellaneous Group (U)

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-structures are typically unoccupied except for a short period during 24 hr. i.e. barns, carports, greenhouses, shed etc.

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Assembly (A-3)

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-Assembly space that does not fit into the other Group A categories. -use of worship, recreation, amusement i.e. Bowling Alleys, courtrooms, funeral parlors, libraries. NOTE: if conference room with max 49 and under can classify as business B if 50 or above, classify as A-3

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Assembly (A-2)

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less Strict -food and drink are consumed -serving alcohol thus impairing occupants responses to an emergency -consist of loose chairs and tables, obstructing egress paths -commercial kitchen serving the restaurant will be classify as A-2 also i.e. restaurants, Banquet Halls, cafeterias, etc

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Mercantile group (M)

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where public goes to buy things -i.e. retail, markets, drug stores NOTE: larger storage classify as group S

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Institutional Group (I-2)

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-more than 5 people living under supervised conditions and medical care on 24 hour basis -Hospitals and nursing homes -more stringent rules in code -cannot respond to emergencies without assistance -places where some people may be immobile or less mobile than I-1 occupancy -condition 1: no hospital services -condition 2: hospital services

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Business (B)

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-people do not stay over 24 hours -they do not need ambulatory care i.e. -offices -out patient clinic, ambulatory care facilities, -testing facilities that does not exceed the quantity of hazardous material -continuing education -tutoring center -educational facilities for junior colleges, universities, and cont. ed. above 12th grade. NOTE: Take out restaurants under 2,500 SF can be classified as B

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Institutional Group (I-1)

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-Assisted living -places where people are somewhat independent and ambulatory -more than 16 living under supervised conditions and receiving custodial care in a residential environment on a 24 hour basis -condition 1: not a lot of assistance -condition 2: Verbal or physical assistance (takes longer to get out)

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Occupancy Types

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Assembly (A) Business (B) Educational (E) Factory and Industrial (F) High Hazard (H) Institutional (I) Mercantile (M) Residential (R) Storage (S) Utility and Miscellaneous (U)

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Building protrusion needs to be rated according to exterior wall. keep fire from spreading to other building

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corridor length

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sprinklered: 200ft non-sprinklered: 150ft

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Residential (R-3)

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-primarily single family residences and duplexes i.e. halfway houses, assisted living facilities NOTE: -daycare with 5 or fewer and using less than 24 hour -care facility with sprinkler used by 5 or fewer can use International Residential Code. if not, its R-3 -lodging houses with more than 5 guest rooms are to be classified as R-1 for transient lodging and R-2 if used for non-transient use, but only if they exceed the 10 or 16 occupancy threshold. otherwise its R-3

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Factory and Industrial Group F-1

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not public assume users are presumed to be familiar with their surroundings and not occasional visitor -moderate Hazards -combustible material in low quantity NOTE: There is a limit for F-1 to become H. Based on the flammable threshold i.e. large commercial cooking area not called restaurants, manufacturing area

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Residential (R-2)

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occupants are permanent sleeping in buildings containing more than 2 swelling units i.e. apartments, dormitories, long-term residential boarding houses NOTE: living facilities with 16 or fewer is classified as R-3

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Assembly (A-4)

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indoor -indoor sport sporting events -lots of people but they are inside i.e. arenas, tennis courts, swimming pools

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Education (E)

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-six or more people from daycare to 12th grade. -not college lecture hall NOTE: -less than 6 people can be classify as R-3 -religious classrooms and auditoriums that are accessory to churches and have fewer than 100 people are A-3

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Storage Group (S-1) and (S-2)

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S-1: Moderate Hazard store materials with quantities or characteristics not considered hazardous enough to be in group H i.e. aerosols, shoes, mattresses, sugar, etc S-2: Low Hazard i.e Fruit, Vegetables, bagged cement, metals, etc. NOTE: Storage over 100 sf

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Institutional Group (I-4)

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-6 or more people living under supervised conditions and under custodial care on a less than 24 hour basis. i.e. adult day care, and child day care NOTE: -child daycare between 6-100 children (2.5 year old) located on the exit discharge level, with direct exterior exit is group E not I -5 or fewer is R-3

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mostly # of drywall determines hour rating

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Assembly (A-5)

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outdoor -outdoor sport sporting events -lots of people but they are outside i.e. outdoor stadiums

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Residential (R-1)

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Strict -a lot of ppl who do not know where to go during emergency i.e. hotels, transient, and temporary places

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Institutional Group (I-3)

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-6 or more people living under supervised conditions under restraint or security on a 24-hour basis. -people can move due to security control i.e. prisons, detention centers, and metal hospitals. NOTE: if 5 or fewer people and the building is sprinklered, it can be classified as R-3

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Assembly (A-1)

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Strict -Fix seating -Intended for viewing of performing art -This classification understands that light is low and people ma panic in emergency situation. Lots of people who doesn't know space very well i.e. theater, cinema, concerts

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High Hazard (H)

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-processes that could be harmful to health -does not have to be manufacturing i.e. combustible dust, explosives, unstable chemicals, manufacturing semiconductors, corrosive materials, etc. different levels, H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, H-5

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