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3.2.8.2.(6)

Application

Intent


Application	Application 1: Interconnected floor spaces where: the interconnected floor space consists of the first storey and the storey next above or below it, but not both, the openings through the floor are used only for stairways, escalators or moving walks, or the interconnected floor space is sprinklered throughout, the interconnected floor space contains only Group A, Division 1, 2 or 3, Group D, Group E or Group F, Division 2 or Division 3 major occupancies, and the building area is not more than one half of the area permitted by Subsection 3.2.2. This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A. Application 2: This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9], where there are: openings through floors that are not protected by shafts or closures, as stated in Sentence 9.10.1.2.(6), or interconnected floor spaces, as stated in Sentence 9.10.9.5.(1).
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Intent	Intent 1: To exempt certain interconnected floor spaces from the requirements of Sentence 3.2.8.1.(1) and Articles 3.2.8.3. to 3.2.8.9., which would otherwise require a vertical fire separation or certain fire protection measures, if: the location and number of interconnected floors is limited, which will minimize: vertical fire spread, and delays in emergency responder access and evacuation of occupants, the openings through the floor are used only for stairways, escalators or moving walks, or the interconnected floor space is sprinklered, which will minimize vertical fire spread, the interconnected floor space contains only certain major occupancies, which will minimize fire risks, and the building area is limited, which will minimize delays in emergency responder access and evacuation of occupants.
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