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Every building or part of a building hereafter designed, erected, altered or converted for the purpose of a business unit as defined in Section 13-56-120 shall comply with the special provisions of this chapter and also with the general provisions of this Code pertaining to buildings, including, but not limited, to the following:
Chapter 13-56 Classification of Buildings by Occupancy.
Section 13-56-230 Mixed occupancy.
Section 13-56-300 Occupancy content.
Chapter 13-60 Classification of Buildings by Construction Type.
Chapter 13-116 Fire Limits – Location Limitations.
Sections 13-116-040 and 13-116-050 Location on property.
Sections 13-116-080 to 13-116-130 Inclusive.
Limitations within fire limits.
Chapter 13-48 Height and Area Limitations.
Section 13-48-010 Height limitations.
Section 13-48-050 Area limitations.
Section 13-48-100 Mixed occupancy.
Chapter 15-8 Fire-Resistive Requirements.
Section 15-8-010 Fire walls.
Section 15-8-070 Exterior walls.
Section 15-8-250 Partitions.
Section 15-8-280 Exterior trim.
Section 15-8-330 Roof coverings.
Section 15-8-370 Interior wall and ceiling finish and trim.
Section 15-8-450 Flooring.
Section 15-8-510 Roof structures.
Section 15-8-570 Firestopping.
Chapter 18-28 Chimneys, Flues and Vents.
Chapter 15-16 Fire Protection Equipment.
Chapter 15-12 Fire-Resistive Materials and Construction.
Chapter 13-160 Exit Requirements.
Section 13-160-030 Types of exits.
Section 13-160-050 Minimum number of exits.
Section 13-160-060 Arrangement and location of exits.
Section 13-160-110 Travel distance to exits.
Section 13-160-170 Width of exits.
Section 13-160-230 Outside exits.
Section 13-160-240 Doors.
Section 13-160-290 Stairways.
Section 13-160-360 Smokeproof towers.
Section 13-160-430 Ramps.
Section 13-160-480 Horizontal exits.
Section 13-160-580 Exterior stairs.
Section 13-160-630 Fire escapes.
Section 13-160-660 Exit lighting.
Section 13-160-700 Exit signs.
Chapter 13-52 Minimum Design Loads.
Chapter 13-120 Materials, Methods and Tests.
Chapter 13-132 Foundations.
Chapter 13-140 Masonry Construction.
Chapter 13-144 Wood Construction.
Chapter 13-136 Concrete Construction.
Chapter 13-148 Steel and Metal Construction.
Chapter 13-124 Safety Requirements.
Chapter 13-124 Safeguards During Construction.
Chapter 13-128 Use of Public Property.
Chapter 13-196 Existing Buildings.
Chapter 18-28 Heating.
Chapter 18-28 Ventilation.
Chapter 13-172 Natural Light and Ventilation.
Section 13-172-070 Natural lighting.
Section 13-172-090 Natural ventilation.
Chapter 18-29 Plumbing.
Chapter 18-29 Sanitation Requirements.
Title 14C Conveyance Devices.
Title 14E Electrical Requirements.
(Prior code § 56-1; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841; Amend Coun. J. 10-17-09, p. 72419, § 12; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 15; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 22; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 74459, Art. II, § 9)
(a) Definition. An intermediate office is a room or space used for business purposes enclosed by partitions and having no direct openings to the outside air for natural ventilation.
(b) Natural Ventilation. Except when mechanical ventilation is provided, intermediate offices shall be provided with natural ventilation as herein required.
(1) An intermediate office shall have doors or other openings of not less than 15 percent of the floor area of the intermediate office opening into a room or space having a direct source of natural ventilation. The area of such direct source of natural ventilation shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 13-172 applied to the combined floor areas.
(Prior code § 56-2)
Telephone exchanges shall provide ventilation access for removal of toxic gases from the facility as follows:
(a) Every one story telephone exchange consisting of no more than 1,600 square feet of area shall provide no less than two separate physical openings of 16 square feet each or greater on separate sides of the facility.
(b) Every telephone exchange exceeding one story or 1,600 square feet in floor area shall provide at least two vent access openings per floor. The minimum size of each opening shall be 16 square feet for each 10,000 square feet of floor area. Multiple vent openings per floor shall not be necessary where mechanical smoke evacuation systems are provided.
(Added Coun. J. 11-2-94, p. 58476)