3.13.3.4.Leased Areas

(1) All leased areas within a rapid transit station shall be (a) sprinklered, and (b) separated from the remainder of the floor area by a fire separation of noncombustible construction that is not required to have a fire-resistance rating. (2) A door acting as a closure in the fire separation in Clause (1)(b) is not required to be equipped with a self-closing device. (3) Where leased areas are located on opposite sides of a means of egress, the width of the means of egress shall not be reduced to less than 5 m. (4) Except as provided in Sentence (5), where the leased area on any floor level exceeds 15% of the public area on that level, the public area shall be sprinklered. (5) In a rapid transit station that is erected entirely above the adjoining finished ground level and is a stand-alone building, where the leased area on any floor level exceeds 20% of the public area on that level, the public area shall be sprinklered. (6) In determining the leased area in Sentences (4) and (5), it is not necessary to include a leased area that is separated from the public area by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than (a) 2 h where the leased area contains a mercantile or medium-hazard industrial occupancy, or (b) 1 h where the leased area contains any other occupancy. (7) A leased area is permitted on a platform level provided it is (a) located not less than 5 m from the platform edge, (b) located not less than 5 m from an egress facility, and (c) not located in a dead-end portion of the platform.