George, That situation is covered in the fire code.....its an "occasional" use.
John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 5:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: hand car wash A local bank allows kids to run fundraisers in their parking lot on weekends, washing cars. When the sun is beating down like today (Ron, I feel your pain and wish the convention was in Dec or ND) the kids might move under the porte cochere. How badge-heavy would a code official be to stop on his day off and run 'em out into the blazing sun? Oh, final irony- the local bank is, of course, unsprinklered. But what's in there to burn? And in stepping back to the big picture, why require parked cars (overnight)under a porte cochere to be sprinklered above when a multi-story parking garage with x% openings doesn't need sprinklers in many cases? We're installing sprinklers under the noncombustible overhangs at a couple fancy car dealerships since they will have cars on display there, although the area is marked "new car delivery" on the plans. Since their low end cars start in the $40's, maybe it's the price of inventory, not code compliance, that drove the dealer and code official to agree on the need to provide dry systems in these small areas (<20 heads each). I don't want to find out what dripping AF does to German paint. George Church Rowe Sprinkler -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Drucker Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 4:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: hand car wash Correct, and its no longer a car wash either. There are times when we need to look at the big picture and determine if the proposed occupancy, operation and hazard fits within the boundaries of a code or standard. If it doesn't and some component or circumstance presents an issue that is out of bounds then we need to look at our fire protection objectives. This is just such a situation where the AHJ needs to get involved. John Drucker Fire Protection Subcode Official (AHJ) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Gillett Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 4:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: hand car wash Not if they stay parked there all night Bobby Gillett Project Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] (731)-424-0130 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 3:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: hand car wash Well, there's the guy with the hose...... glc _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
