Every grinding or dust-producing room, located in any building other than a building of Type IA, IB, or IIA construction which is also equipped throughout with a system of automatic sprinklers, shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of this section. Any such room, with a floor area of not more than 600 square feet, shall have a floor of any type of construction permitted for the building in which located and shall have both walls and ceiling of one-hour fire-resistive construction. Any such room, with a floor area of more than 600 square feet and not more than 1,200 square feet, may have a floor of any type of construction permitted for the building in which located, and shall have both walls and ceiling of two-hour fire-resistive construction. Any such room with a floor area of more than 1,200 square feet, shall be separated from every other part of the building by not less than four-hour fire-resistive construction. No such rooms shall have any opening except a doorway or doorways between such room and any part of the building. Every doorway through any such wall or separation shall be provided with a door of the character required by Chapter 14B-7 for fire doors. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting or preventing the installation of noncombustible piping or conveyors or similar dust-tight enclosed mechanical devices between floors or stories in such rooms or buildings.
(Prior code § 92-96; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VI, § 97)