I have a question: Your typical grocery store with exterior canopy, noncombustible or limited-combustible construction. Code is NFPA 13 2007 edition.
8.15.7.2 permits omission of sprinklers if it is non-combustible. In commentary, the book gives a drive up bank windows, and hotel canopies as examples where they would likely be ommitted. 8.15.7.5 says sprinklers are required over areas where combustibles "are stored and handled." I see grocery stores with and without sprinklers in the outside canopies. Is placing a pallet of Christmas trees (during Christmas) outside or a pallett of BBQ Briquets during summer ouside constitute "Storage," or "handling of combustibles?" In your opinion, do these grocery stores meet the criteria for omission? Forest Wilson Cherokee Fire _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
