Section 57.2. Separation and mixed occupancy  


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  • When a C-4 occupancy shares a structure with one or more occupancies, the structure shall be governed in one of the following manners:

    (1) C-4 occupancies shall be separated from all A-1, A-2, B, C-1, C-3 and C-5 occupancies by fire walls. Each portion thus separated shall be considered a separate building.

    (2) C-4 occupancies may be separated from A-3, C-2 and D-O occupancies by fire walls and considered separate buildings, or C-4 occupancies may share a building with A-3, C-2 or D-O occupancies as a mixed occupancy when all of the following conditions are met:

    (i) The construction type complies with the most restrictive limitations of all divisions occupying the building.

    (ii) The building size limitations and story height limitations do not exceed the C-4 requirements.