Fire Protection · IBC 2021 §705.8.1

First-Story Unlimited Unprotected Openings Exception

Elevation and plans showing unlimited unprotected openings in the first story above grade plane of non-Group H walls facing a street over 15 feet away or an unoccupied space 30 feet wide.. Referenced to IBC 2021 §705.8.1.

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