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14047 Azurite St NW Buildings 2 and 2 December 22, 2025 <br /> <br />8 | Page <br /> <br />Smoke barriers shall form an effective membrane continuous from outside wall to outside wall <br />and from the top of the foundation or floor/ceiling assembly below to the underside of the floor <br />or roof sheathing, deck or slab above, including continuity through concealed spaces. (710.4) <br />See Section 710.5 for opening requirements. <br /> <br />PENETRATIONS OF FIRE RESISTIVE ASSEMBLIES: <br />WALLS ASSEMBLIES: <br />Penetrations of walls shall comply Section 714.3.1.1 or 714.3.1.2. <br />FLOOR/CEILING AND ROOF/CEILING ASSEMBLIES: <br />Penetrations of floor/ceiling and roof/ceiling assemblies shall comply Section 714.4.1.1 or <br />714.4.1.2. <br />DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS: <br />Where required. (717.5) , Fire walls (717.5.1), Fire barriers (717.5.2), Shaft enclosures (717.5.3), <br />Fire partitions (717.5.4) and Smoke barriers (717.5.5) <br /> <br />REQUIRED SEPARATION OF OCCUPANCIES: (508.4.4 & Table 508.4) <br />Uses are not separated by fire barriers. The construction of the building is based on the most <br />restrictive use. (508.3.3) <br /> <br />SEPARATION OF INCIDENTAL USE AREAS: (Table 509) <br />Furnace rooms where any piece of equipment is over 400,000 BTU per hour input = 1 hour <br />Rooms with any boiler over 15 psi and 10 horsepower = 1 hour <br />Refrigerant machinery rooms = 1 hour <br />Hydrogen cut-off rooms not classified as Group H = 1 hour <br />Incinerator rooms = 2 hours and an automatic sprinkler system is required <br />Stationary storage battery systems having an energy capacity greater than the threshold quanity <br />specified in Table 1206.2 of the IFC. = 1 hour <br /> <br />FIRE WALL REQUIREMENTS: <br />Between building 1 and building 2: <br />The fire wall is required to be a 3 hour fire assembly. (Table 706.4) <br />In place 2 hour wall <br />Openings shall be protected by assemblies having a 3 hour fire rating. (706.8 and Table 716.1(2)) <br />2-1 1/2 hour assemblies may be used. <br /> <br />Fire wall shall extend from the foundation to a termination point at least 30 inches above both <br />adjacent roofs. (706.6) See exceptions for alternate protection at roof. <br /> <br />See Section 706.6.1 for requirements when a fire wall separates buildings of different heights. <br /> <br />See Section 706.6.2 for requirements when a fire wall separates buildings with sloped roofs. <br />Each opening through a fire wall shall not exceed 156 square feet. The aggregate width of <br />openings at any floor level shall not exceed 25 percent of the length of the wall. (706.8) <br /> <br />If the building has a projection (overhang, canopy, etc) at the fire wall, the fire wall shall extend <br />to the outer edge of the horizontal projection. (706.5.2)