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3.2.1.5.(1)
ApplicationIntent
OS1OP1
ObjectiveOP1 Fire Protection of the Building
Attribution
[F02-OP1.2,OP1.3]
Application
Application 1: 
Basements in buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A in which an automatic sprinkler system is not required to be installed by Article 3.2.2.18.
Application 2: 
This also applies to a crawl space required to be considered as a basement, as stated in Sentence 3.2.2.9.(1).
Exceptions: 
except as exempted in:
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability of the spread of fire within the basement, which could lead to damage to the building.
Intent 2: 
To limit the probability of the spread of fire within the basement, which could lead to the collapse of the floor assembly above the basement, which could lead to damage to the building.
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