Section 27-473
§ 27-473 Application. This section shall apply to the construction,
alteration, and use of buildings or spaces as private garages.
Section 27-474
§ 27-474 Classification. Private garages shall be classified in
storage occupancy group B-2.
Section 27-475
§ 27-475 Attached garages. Private garages attached to, or located
above or below, a dwelling shall have walls, partitions, floors, and
ceilings separating the garage from the dwelling, having a
fire-resistance rating of at least one hour, except that such
fire-resistive construction shall not be required between a dwelling and
a carport when such carport is open on at least two sides. Any openings
to the dwelling in required walls or partitions shall be protected with
one and three-quarter inch solid core wood doors or equivalent.
Section 27-476
§ 27-476 Connection by breezeway. When a breezeway connects a garage
with a dwelling, such a breezeway shall be firestopped at all points of
connection to the garage.
Section 27-477
§ 27-477 Floors. Garage floors shall be of concrete or equivalent
noncombustible material that will not absorb flammable liquids. The
sills of all door openings connecting a garage with a dwelling shall be
raised at least four inches above the garage floor.
Section 27-478
§ 27-478 Ventilation. No air used for heating, cooling, or ventilation
shall be circulated through garages to dwellings.
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