STATE BUILDING CODE INTERPRETATION NO. 93-10

 
CODE: 1992 Washington State Uniform Building Code
SECTION: Section 51-20-3802 (e) 3
QUESTION: 1.  If three Group E, Division 1 Portable School Classrooms, which exceed 5, 000 square feet in aggregate area, are located with 20 feet spacing between buildings, does this consititute a "cluster" under Section 51-20-3802 (e) 3?

2.  If the answer to the first question is yes, should classrooms in portables existing on the site also be included in the "cluster" and therefore sprinklered?

ANSWER: 1.  No. When the spacing between the portables is 20 or more feet, they are not considered clusters.

2. No.

SUPERSEDES: None
REQUESTED BY: Yakima County