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06/07/96 14:27 V612 228 0264 ART/INNOVATE QJ002 1994 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 305-3115_2.3 • • SECTION 305—REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP E OCCUPANCIES 305.1 Group E Occupancies Defined.Group E Occupancies shall be; Division 1.Any building used for educational purposes through the 12th grade by 50 or more persons for more than 12 hours per week or four hours in any one day, Division 2.Any building used for educational pm-poses through the 12th grade by less than 50 prions for mon than 12 hours per week or four hours in any one day. Division 3.Any building or portion thereof used for day-ea a purposes for more than six persons.. For occupancy separations.see Table 3-B. 305.2 Construction,Height and Allowable Area 3051.1 General.Buildings or parts of buildings classed in Group E because of the use or charac- ter of the occupancy shall be limited to the types of conasuction set forth in Table 5-B and shall not exceed,in atm or height.the limits specified in Sections 504.505 and 506,except that the area may be increased by 50 percent when the maximum travel distance specified in Section 1003.4 is re- duced by 50 percent. -- - - 305.2.2 Atmospheric separation requirements. 305.2.2.1 Definitions.Forte purpose of this chapter and Section 1017,the following definitions are applicable: COMMON ATMOSPHERE.A common atmosphere exists between rooms,spaces or areas within a building which are not separated by an approved smoke-and draft-stop barrier. SEPARATE ATMOSPHERE.A separate atmosphere exists between rooms,spaces or areas that are separated by an approved smoke barrier. SMOKE BARRIER.A smoke barrier consists of walls,partitions,floors and openings therein as will prevent the transmission of smoke or gases through the construction.Sec Section 905. 305.2.2.2 General provisions.The provisions of this section apply when a separate exit system is required in accordance with Section 1017. Walls,partitions and floors forting all or part of an atmospheric separation shall be as required by Section 905.23.Glass lights of approved wired glass set in steel frames may be installed in such wails or partitions. All automadaclosing fire assemblies installed In the atmospheric separation shall be activated by approved smoke detectors. The specific requirements of this section are not intended to prevent the design or use of other systems.equipment or techniques which will effectively prevent the products of combustion from breaching the atmospheric separation. 305.23 Special provisions.Rooms in Divisions Iand 2Occupancies used for kindergarten.fast- or second-grade pupils,and Division 3 Occupancies shall not be located above or below the first story. • - EXCEPTIONS;1.Basements or stories having Itwr levels located within 4 feet(1219 mm).measured vertically,from djacent ground level at the point of exit.provided the basement or story he.exitsdirectly to the exterior at that IeveL 2.In buildings equipped with an automadeapdnklersysrem throughout too=UMW forkindergancn,fust- and second-grade children or forday-csre purposes may be located on the second story provided there am at last two exits directly to the axtetior for the exclusive use of such occupant,. 3.Division 3 Occupancies may be located above the fust story in buildings of Type I construction vas car ' Types II-F.R,tt One-lour and III Once-hese subjectconucnon,subjcno the limitation of Section 506 when: 3.1 Division 3 Occupancies with children under the op of seven or containing more than 12 children per story shah nes be located above rhe founts floor:and 1-31 • S