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407.5.1 Smoke Compartment Size
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Stories shall be divided into smoke compartments with an area of not more than 22,500 square feet (2092 m2) in Group I-2 occupancies.
Exceptions:
- A smoke compartment in Group I-2, Condition 2 is permitted to have an area of not more than 40,000 square feet (3716 m2) provided that all patient sleeping rooms within that smoke compartment are configured for single patient occupancy and any suite within the smoke compartment complies with Section 407.4.4.
- A smoke compartment in Group I-2, Condition 2 without patient sleeping rooms is permitted to have an area of not more than 40,000 square feet (3716 m2).
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