Originally Posted by
Fritz Kelly
on a commercial building:
Does there need to be any seperation in the attic area between suites, i.e., drywall?
Yes. Unless ...
Each suite which has a separate tenant *should be* separated by at least a 1 hour fire rated wall assembly, and said wall should go from the structural floor to the structural ceiling or roof above.
Unless ...
The ceiling itself is a 1 hour fire rated assembly, same with the walls and the floor - i.e., if the suite is in its own little fire rated assembly "box", then, no, it would not be necessary. But finding something like that fire rated box would be highly unlikely.
Can the breaker panel be located in the bathroom?
Yep. The prohibition for overcurrent devices being in bathrooms applies to " In dwelling units and guest rooms of hotels and motels," only.
Obviously, not the wisest place to locate the panel as one may need to access the breakers while the restroom is in use ... creating an unnecessary delay in shutting power off to the problem circuit or equipment ... but ... 'it is allowed'.
I would write it up as 'not the smartest thing to do, apparently done by someone whose *light was one but no one was home* '.
Also, that bathroom would be a handicapped accessible bathroom and you would not want the 'clear floor space' for the required working space to also be 'the clear floor space' required for a wheelchair. No need to complicate matters even worse than they already would be during an emergency.