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In an old factory that has been converted to a multi-tenant commercial building the owner is setting up a tenant in on old office section. This will be a business use. The panelboard for his lighting circuits is in the other tenants space. He has wall switches to operate daily use of lights and permission to enter warehouse to turn off breakers if need be. I know you can't do this in a dwelling unit arrangement,but is there a specific code reference that prohibits this in a business use? I would love to just say know but will not do it without a code reference behind me. I have looked in sec 110 and 408 and came up empty handed.I am looking for a code reference here and not an opinion (I already have one of them)....Thanks in advance ..........bc
 
240.24B makes no distinction to residential, commercial or industrial IMO - if access is 'ready'.... What 'ready' means - who knows? "Are you 'ready' tomorrow afternoon to let me in to shut that off?" (....or turn that back on?")

My take would be they had a manager with key access.... Or a Doorman or security guard..... Even a property manager cross town available during their working hours....

I should also state that most housing codes won't allow OCP for one unit in another.... Or not accessible to the tenants....
 
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240.24(B) seems to hold the answer . It seems I was getting mixed up between the Int Prop. Maint. Code and the NEC on the resi thing. Thanks to all for your input.................bc
 
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In an old factory that has been converted to a multi-tenant commercial building the owner is setting up a tenant in on old office section. This will be a business use. The panelboard for his lighting circuits is in the other tenants space. He has wall switches to operate daily use of lights and permission to enter warehouse to turn off breakers if need be. I know you can't do this in a dwelling unit arrangement,but is there a specific code reference that prohibits this in a business use? I would love to just say know but will not do it without a code reference behind me. I have looked in sec 110 and 408 and came up empty handed.I am looking for a code reference here and not an opinion (I already have one of them)....Thanks in advance ..........bc
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You might want to check the local municipality building codes because I know that here what you describe would be considered a "change of occupancy" in which case everything would have to be brought up to current code standards.
 
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