311.2 Moderate-hazard storage, Group S-1.

Storage Group S-1 occupancies are buildings occupied for storing any flammable or combustible materials that are likely to permit the development and production of fire with moderate rapidity including, but not limited to, storage of the following:

   Aerosols, Levels 2 and 3

   Aircraft hangar (storage and repair)

   Bags; cloth, burlap and paper

   Bamboos and rattan

   Baskets

   Belting; canvas and leather

   Books and paper in rolls or packs

   Boots and shoes

   Buttons, including cloth covered, pearl or bone

   Cardboard and cardboard boxes

   Clothing, woolen wearing apparel

   Cordage

   Dry boat storage (indoor, not accessory to Group R)

   Furniture

   Furs

   Glues, mucilage, pastes and size

   Grains

   Horns and combs, other than celluloid

   Leather

   Linoleum

   Lumber

   Photo engravings

   Resilient flooring

   Silks

   Soaps

   Sugar

   Tires, bulk storage of

   Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff

   Upholstery and mattresses

   Wax candles

311.3 Low-hazard storage, Group S-2.

Storage Group S-2 occupancies include, among others, buildings used for the storage of noncombustible materials such as products on wood pallets or in paper cartons with or without single thickness divisions; or in paper wrappings. Such products are permitted to have a negligible amount of plastic trim, such as knobs, handles or film wrapping. Group S-2 storage uses shall include, but not be limited to, storage of the following:

   Asbestos

   Beverages up to and including 16-percent alcohol in metal, glass or ceramic containers

   Cement in bags

   Chalk and crayons

   Dairy products in nonwaxed coated paper containers

   Dry cell batteries

   Electrical coils

   Electrical motors

   Empty cans

   Food products

   Foods in noncombustible containers

   Fresh fruits and vegetables in nonplastic trays or containers

   Frozen foods

   Glass

   Glass bottles, empty or filled with noncombustible liquids

   Gypsum board

   Inert pigments

   Ivory

   Meats

   Metal cabinets

   Metal desks with plastic tops and trim

   Metal parts

   Metals

   Mirrors

   Oil-filled and other types of distribution transformers

   Parking garages, open or enclosed

   Porcelain and pottery

   Stoves

   Talc and soapstones

   Washers and dryers

Section BC 312: Utility and Miscellaneous Group U

312.1 General.

Buildings and structures of an accessory character and miscellaneous structures not classified in any specific occupancy shall be constructed, equipped and maintained to conform to the requirements of this code commensurate with the fire and life hazard incidental to their occupancy. Group U shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

   Carports

   Fences more than 6 feet (1829 mm) in height

   Private garages as per Section 406.1

   Retaining walls

   Sheds or greenhouses accessory to Group R-3 occupancies, that are: freestanding, less than 120 square feet (11.15 m 2 ) in area, not permanently affixed to the ground, and used for household goods or items associated with the garden or lawn. Any other shed shall be classified as either S-1 or S-2.

   Tanks

   Towers

Chapter 4: Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy