Every parking-garage shall comply with the following requirements—

a) every such garage forming part of a building used for an occupancy different from that of the garage shall be separated from the remainder of such building by one or more occupancy-separation structures having a fire-resistance rating of not less than that specified in Table XVIII;

TABLE XVIII
FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS FOR OCCUPANCY-SEPARATION STRUCTURES FOR PARKING-GARAGES

b) no door leading from a garage shall open direct into a room used for sleeping purposes;

c) garages having a floor area exceeding 250 square metres shall comply with the following requirements –

i) the floor shall be graded and drained to the satisfaction of the local authority;

ii) no artificial illumination, other than electric light, shall be used in such garage;

iii) at least one notice reading “NO SMOKING”, in block letters of not less than 150 millimetres in height, shall be conspicuously exhibited in every such garage;

iv) every such garage located in a basement of a building containing another occupancy-unit above such garage shall be provided with an approved sprinkler installation;

d) ramps connecting floors of garages, and which do not form components of required exit-ways, need not be enclosed.