
Garage pedestrian door size | The Building Code Forum
Nov 24, 2025 · I have a single car garage with a sectional overhead door, I have space on one stucco wall for a 24 x 75 pedestrian door. will that size be acceptable since it is not the main egress door?
Golf cart storage | The Building Code Forum
Nov 13, 2024 · S-2 - motor vehicle parking garage. A golf cart is a small, motorized vehicle. Therefore, it falls under the literal definition posted in the IBC under S-2 occupancies. In fact, a modern …
Asphalt Floor? - The Building Code Forum
Feb 13, 2024 · Asphalt is combustible, therefore not permitted for garages. 2021 IRC R309.1 Floor Surface Garage floor surfaces shall be of approved noncombustible material. The area of floor used …
Vehicle storage | The Building Code Forum
Jun 20, 2019 · The aggregate quantity of fuel stored in a parking garage will exceed the quantities per a control area for determining Group H, and every car has a fuel tank greater than 5 gallons, so I don’t …
S-1 occupancy, occupant load | The Building Code Forum
Mar 15, 2022 · 2015 IBC, table 1004.1.2, what does a s-1 storage occupancy (repair garage with ordinary hazard) fall under for the occupant load factor? im thinking industrial at 200 sf per person
Minimum Floor Slope for Drainage - The Building Code Forum
Oct 19, 2009 · Irc The building code requires that a garage floor be sloped towards the door, but does not specify a minimum slope. It is usually 1/8” to 1/4” per foot. Here is the citation from the …
Sallyport Q. - The Building Code Forum
Dec 10, 2021 · Is a sallyport treated as a garage and requires wall and ceiling seperation or HVAC dampers?
What is a garage? | The Building Code Forum
Mar 16, 2023 · My local code enforcement official here in Maine said that I am allowed to build a structure if it is a one-story garage. The thing is, I can't find a definition of what a garage is either in …
S-1 & S-2 Regarding Parking Garage - The Building Code Forum
Jan 7, 2015 · Because this garage is over 1,000 SF it falls outside the scope of a "private garage" and is, for code purposes, a "public garage". Section 311.3 Classifies "Parking garages, open or …
2024 Portal Frames | The Building Code Forum
Apr 1, 2024 · In the picture provided, I would say that is still a single portal frame opening. I think the intent was to prevent two portal frames immediately adjacent to each other using a common header. …