General. Every fume or flammable compressed gas building shall be without any basement, except such a basement as is permitted for a hazardous chemical storage building.
Fume Hazard Gases. Type I, II, III, or IV construction shall be used for any building in which any fume hazard gas is manufactured, compressed, or stored; provided, however, that a building may be of any type of construction permissible for a Group F or S occupancy under the provisions of this Code, where any gas is permitted to be stored or used on the premises. Every such building of Type III or IV construction should be not more than one story above grade in height and shall have no mezzanine unless such building is equipped throughout with a standard system of automatic sprinklers.
Flammable Compressed Gases. Type IA, IB, or IIA construction shall be used for any building in which any flammable compressed gas is manufactured, compressed, or stored; provided, however, that a building may be of any type of construction permissible for Group F or S occupancy under the provisions of this Code, where any such gas is permitted to be stored or used on the premises.
Refrigerating Systems. Any mechanical refrigerating system built in accordance with the provisions of Title 14M shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VI, § 52)