Inspector C
05-03-2012, 09:12 AM
This is an esoteric code question for Chicagoans and our lovely building code--
Trying to determine the minimum ceiling height for a basement for an existing building.
Occupancy type is a restaurant < 100 people, so its Mercantile (not Assembly).
In the CBC in Group 3, there are a bunch of special requirements by Occupancy and some (but not all) of these Occupancy types have a "Ceiling Heights" subsection that describes the ceiling heights for that occupancy type. Mercantile (or Assembly) is not one of them. The Existing Buildings section does not elaborate on this, either. Am I missing something?
Thanks.
Trying to determine the minimum ceiling height for a basement for an existing building.
Occupancy type is a restaurant < 100 people, so its Mercantile (not Assembly).
In the CBC in Group 3, there are a bunch of special requirements by Occupancy and some (but not all) of these Occupancy types have a "Ceiling Heights" subsection that describes the ceiling heights for that occupancy type. Mercantile (or Assembly) is not one of them. The Existing Buildings section does not elaborate on this, either. Am I missing something?
Thanks.