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Section 309 Mercantile Group M

Building Code 2021 of Illinois > 3 Occupancy Classification and Use > 309 Mercantile Group M
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309.1 Mercantile Group M

Mercantile Group M occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure or a portion thereof for the display and sale of merchandise, and involves stocks of goods, wares or merchandise incidental to such purposes and where the public has access. Mercantile occupancies shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
  • Department stores
  • Drug stores
  • Markets
  • Greenhouses for display and sale of plants that provide public access.
  • Motor fuel-dispensing facilities
  • Retail or wholesale stores
  • Sales rooms

309.2 Quantity of Hazardous Materials

The aggregate quantity of nonflammable solid and nonflammable or noncombustible liquid hazardous materials stored or displayed in a single control area of a Group M occupancy shall not exceed the quantities in Table 414.2.5(1).

309.3 Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities

Motor fuel-dispensing facilities shall comply with Section 406.7.

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Section 309 Occupancy Classification and Use, Mercantile Group M
Mercantile Group M occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure or a portion thereof for the display and sale of merchandise ...
Building Code 2021 of Illinois > 3 Occupancy Classification and Use > 309 Mercantile Group M
Section 309 Occupancy Classification and Use, Mercantile Group M
Mercantile Group M occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure or a portion thereof for the display and sale of merchandise ...
Building Code 2018 of Illinois > 3 Occupancy Classification and Use > 309 Mercantile Group M
302.1 Occupancy Classification and Use, Occupancy Classification
-3 and I-4. Mercantile (see Section 309): Group M. Residential (see Section 310): Groups R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4. Storage (see Section 311): Groups S ...
Building Code 2018 of Illinois > 3 Occupancy Classification and Use > 302 Occupancy Classification and Use Designation > 302.1 Occupancy Classification
302.1 Occupancy Classification and Use, Occupancy Classification
-3 and I-4. Mercantile (see Section 309): Group M. Residential (see Section 310): Groups R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4. Storage (see Section 311 ...
Building Code 2021 of Illinois > 3 Occupancy Classification and Use > 302 Occupancy Classification and Use Designation > 302.1 Occupancy Classification
Section 302 Occupancy Classification and Use, Occupancy Classification and Use Designation
-3 and I-4. Mercantile (see Section 309): Group M. Residential (see Section 310): Groups R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4. Storage (see Section 311 ...
Building Code 2021 of Illinois > 3 Occupancy Classification and Use > 302 Occupancy Classification and Use Designation
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