BHCM MAINTENANCE FACILITY PROJECT January 17,2020
Mr.Thomas St. Pierre
Inspectional Services Director
Salem City Hall
93 Washington Street
Salem,Massachusetts 01970
Re: BHCM Maintenance Facility Project— 1 White Street, Salem, MA
Mr. St. Pierre:
The following outlines the Intended use group(s) for the above referenced project:
Original Planning Board Approval-
Bloom Architects—"A03" Code Analysis Drawing—Dated 03/28/18 (Part of the
original Planning Board approval set
Use Group Classifications—Mixed Use
F-1 - Factory Moderate Hazard
B-1 -Business
Livermore—Architecture, Inc. Building Code review—
Use Group Classifications—Mixed Use
F-1 -Factory Moderate Hazard
Allowing but not limited to boat repair finishing—engine repair(including rebuilding)
B-1 -Business
If you have any questions regarding this project,please call my office.
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USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
Courtrooms Professional services(architects,attorneys,dentists,
Dance halls(not including food or drink consumption) physicians,engineers,etc.)
Exhibition halls Radio and television stations
Funeral parlors Telephone exchanges
Gymnasiums(without spectator seating) Training and skill development not in a school or
Indoor swimming pools(without spectator seating) academic program(this shall include,but not be limited
Indoor tennis courts(without spectator seating) to, tutoring centers,martial arts studios,gymnastics and
Lecture halls similar uses regardless of the ages served,and where not
Libraries classified as a Group A occupancy).
Museums 304.2 Definitions.The following terms are defined in Chap-
Places of religious worship ter 2:
Pool and billiard parlors
Waiting areas in transportation terminals AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY.
303.5 Assembly Group A-4.Group A-4 occupancy includes CLINIC,OUTPATIENT.
assembly uses intended for viewing of indoor sporting events
and activities with spectator seating including,but not limited SECTION 305
to:
EDUCATIONAL GROUP E
Arenas 305.1 Educational Group E. Educational GroupE occu-
Skating rinks anc includes, amongothers, the use of a or struc-
Swimming pools pancy building
Tennis courts ture, or a portion thereof, by six or more persons at any one
time for educational purposes through the 12th grade.
303.6 Assembly Group A-5.Group A-5 occupancy includes
assembly uses intended for participation in or viewing out- 305.1.1 Accessory to places of religious worship. Reli-
gious educational rooms and religious auditoriums, which
door activities including,but not limited to:
are accessory to places of religious worship in accordance
Amusement park structures with Section 303.1.4 and have occupant loads of less than
Bleachers 100 per room or space, shall be classified as Group A-3
Grandstands
occupancies.
Stadiums 305.2 GroupE, daycare facilities. This group includes
buildings and structures or portions thereof occupied by more
SECTION 304 than five children older than 21/2 years of age who receive
BUSINESS GROUP B educational, supervision or personal care services for fewer
304.1 Business Group B. Business Group B occupancy than 24 hours per day.
includes,among others,the use of a building or structure,or a 305.2.1 Within places of religious worship. Rooms and
portion thereof,for office,professional or service-type trans- spaces within places of religious worship providing such
actions, including storage of records and accounts. Business day care during religious functions shall be classified as
occupancies shall include, but not be limited to, the follow- part of the primary occupancy.
ing: 305.2.2 Five or fewer children. A facility having five or
Airport traffic control towers fewer children receiving such day care shall be classified
Ambulatory care facilities as part of the primary occupancy.
Animal hospitals,kennels and pounds 305.2.3 Five or fewer children in a dwelling unit. A
Banks facility such as the above within a dwelling unit and hav-
Barber and beauty shops ing five or fewer children receiving such day care shall be
Car wash classified as a Group R-3 occupancy or shall comply with
Civic administration the International Residential Code.
Clinic, outpatient
Dry cleaning and laundries:pick-up and delivery stations
and self-service SECTION 306
Educational occupancies for students above the 12th grade FACTORY GROUP F
Electronic data processing 306.1 Factory Industrial Group F.Factory Industrial Group
Food processing establishments and commercial kitchens F occupancy includes, among others,the use of a building or
not associated with restaurants, cafeterias and similar structure,or a portion thereof,for assembling,disassembling,
dining facilities not more than 2,500 square feet(232 m2) fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, packaging, repair or
in area. processing operations that are not classified as a Group H
Laboratories:testing and research hazardous or Group S storage occupancy.
Motor vehicle showrooms
Post offices 306.2 Moderate-hazard factory industrial, Group F-1.
Print shops Factory industrial uses that are not classified as Factory
Industrial F-2 Low Hazard shall be classified as F-1 Moder-
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USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
ate Hazard and shall include,but not be limited to,the follow- Brick and masonry
ing: Ceramic products
Aircraft(manufacturing,not to include repair) Foundries
Appliances Glass products
Athletic equipment Gypsum
Automobiles and other motor vehicles Ice
Bakeries Metal products(fabrication and assembly)
Beverages:over 16-percent alcohol content
Bicycles Boats SECTION 307
Brooms or brushes HIGH-HAZARD GROUP H
Business machines [F] 307.1 High-hazard Group H. High-hazard Group H
Cameras and photo equipment occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or
Canvas or similar fabric structure, or a portion thereof, that involves the manufactur-
Carpets and rugs(includes cleaning) ing,processing,generation or storage of materials that consti-
Clothing tute a physical or health hazard in quantities in excess of
Construction and agricultural machinery those allowed in control areas complying with Section 414,
Disinfectants based on the maximum allowable quantity limits for control
Dry cleaning and dyeing areas set forth in Tables 307.1(1) and 307.1(2). Hazardous
Electric generation plants occupancies are classified in Groups H-1, H-2,H-3,H-4 and
Electronics H-5 and shall be in accordance with this section, the require-
Engines(including rebuilding) ments of Section 415 and the International Fire Code. Haz-
Food processing establishments and commercial kitchens ardous materials stored, or used on top of roofs or canopies,
not associated with restaurants, cafeterias and similar shall be classified as outdoor storage or use and shall comply
dining facilities more than 2,500 square feet(232 m2)in with the International Fire Code.
area.
Furniture [F]307.1.1 Uses other than Group H.An occupancy that
Hemp products stores,uses or handles hazardous materials as described in
Jute prpducs one or more of the following items shall not be classified
Laundries as Group H,but shall be classified as the occupancy that it
most nearly resembles.
Leather products
Machinery 1. Buildings and structures occupied for the applica-
Metals tion of flammable finishes, provided that such
Millwork(sash and door) buildings or areas conform to the requirements of
Motion pictures and television filming(without Section 416 and the International Fire Code.
spectators) 2. Wholesale and retail sales and storage of flamma-
Musical instruments ble and combustible liquids in mercantile occu-
Optical goods pancies conforming to the International Fire
Paper mills or products Code.
Photographic film
Plastic products 3. Closed piping system containing flammable or
Printing or publishing combustible liquids or gases utilized for the opera-
Recreational vehicles tion of machinery or equipment.
Refuse incineration 4. Cleaning establishments that utilize combustible
Shoes liquid solvents having a flash point of 140°F
Soaps and detergents (60°C) or higher in closed systems employing
Textiles equipment listed by an approved testing agency,
Tobacco provided that this occupancy is separated from all
Trailers other areas of the building by 1-hour fire barriers
Upholstering constructed in accordance with Section 707 or I-
Wood;distillation hour horizontal assemblies constructed in accor-
Woodworking(cabinet) dance with Section 711,or both.
306.3 Low-hazard factory industrial, Group F-2. Factory 5. Cleaning establishments that utilize a liquid sol-
industrial uses that involve the fabrication or manufacturing vent having a flash point at or above 200°F
of noncombustible materials that during finishing,packing or (93°C).
processing do not involve a significant fire hazard shall be
classified as F-2 occupancies and shall include, but not be 6. Liquor stores and distributors without bulk stor-
limited to,the following: age.
Beverages: up to and including 16-percent alcohol content 7. Refrigeration systems.
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