This question is similar to the one above. On a new construction project (70+ unit residential with first-floor commercial and parking garage) we have three spaces in the basement that we were not intending to ventilate, as it is not required by NYC building code since they are not regularly-occupied areas. We will ventilate a basement storage area, super's office, and elevator equipment room per ASHRAE 62.1. We did not intend to ventilate the electrical and water meter rooms and a small unclassified space (closet? 5'x4.5') at the end of the corridor, unless absolutely required. These rooms do not contain mechanical equipment (beyond the meters) and will only be occupied during meter inspection and reading. They were designed as separate rooms due to load-bearing walls making this an easy design solution. My questions are a) do we need to ventilate these spaces? and b) if so, what would they be classified as per ASHRAE? The tables in section 6 of the ASHRAE manual do not contain space classifications that seem well-suited to these spaces. If a closet is not being used to store janitor supplies and other potentially hazardous materials (requiring exhaust), is it considered a storage room and thus needs to be ventilated?

Any insight is appreciated.