SECTION 311 STORAGE GROUP S

311.1 Storage Group S. Storage Group S occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for storage that is not classified as a hazardous occupancy.

311.2 Moderate-hazard storage, Group S-1. Buildings occupied for storage uses that are not classified as Group S-2, including, but not limited to, storage of the following:

Aerosols, Levels 2 and 3 Aircraft repair hangar

 

Bags: cloth, burlap and paper Bamboos and rattan

Baskets

Belting: canvas and leather Books and paper in rolls or packs Boots and shoes

 

Buttons, including cloth covered, pearl or bone Cardboard and cardboard boxes

Clothing, woolen wearing apparel

Cordage

Dry boat storage (indoor) Furniture

Furs

Glues, mucilage, pastes and size Grains

Horns and combs, other than celluloid Leather

Linoleum

Lumber

Motor vehicle repair garages complying with the maximum allowable quantities of hazardous materials listed in Table 307.1(1) (see Section 406.6)

Photo engravings

Resilient flooring

Silks

Soaps

Sugar

Tires, bulk storage of

Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff Upholstery and mattresses

Wax candles

311.3 Low-hazard storage, Group S-2. Includes, among others, buildings used for the storage of noncombustible materials such as products on wood pallets or in paper cartons with or without single thickness divisions; or in paper wrappings. Such products are permitted to have a negligible amount of plastic trim, such as knobs, handles or film wrapping. Storage uses shall include, but not be limited to, storage of the following:

Aircraft hangar Asbestos

Beverages up to and including 12-percent alcohol in metal, glass or ceramic containers Cement in bags

Chalk and crayons

Dairy products in non waxed coated paper containers Dry cell batteries

Electrical coils

Electrical motors

Empty cans

Food products

Foods in noncombustible containers

Fresh fruits and vegetables in non plastic trays or containers Frozen foods

Glass

Glass bottles, empty or filled with noncombustible liquids Gypsum board

Inert pigments

Ivory

Meats

Metal cabinets

Metal desks with plastic tops and trim Metal parts

Metals

Mirrors

Oil-filled and other types of distribution transformers Parking garages, open or enclosed

Porcelain and pottery

Stoves

Talc and soap stones Washers and dryers

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