FUNCTION OF SPACE | OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR* |
---|---|
Accessory storage areas, mechanical equipment room | 300 gross |
Agricultural building | 300 gross |
Aircraft hangars | 500 gross |
Assembly Gaming floors (keno, slots, etc.) Exhibit gallery and museum | 11 gross 30 net |
Assembly with fixed seats | See Section 1004.4 |
Assembly without fixed seats Concentrated (chairs only- not fixed) Standing space Unconcentrated (tables and chairs) |
7 net 5 net 15 net |
Bowling centers, allow 5 persons for each lane including 15 feet of runway, and for additional areas | 7 net |
Business areas | 100 gross |
Courtrooms - other than fixed seating areas | 40 net |
Day care | 35 net |
Dormitories | 50 gross |
Educational Classroom area Shops and other vocational room areas | 20 net 50 net |
Exercise rooms | 50 gross |
Group H-5 Fabrication and manufacturing areas | 200 gross |
Industrial areas | 100 gross |
Institutional areas Inpatient treatment areas Outpatient areas Sleeping areas | 240 gross 100 gross 120 gross |
Kitchens, commercial | 200 gross |
Library Reading rooms Stack area | 50 net 100 gross |
Locker rooms | 50 gross |
Mall buildings - covered and open | See Section 402.8.2 of the International Building Code |
Mercantile Areas on other floors Basement and grade floor areas Storage, stock, shipping areas |
60 gross 30 gross 300 gross |
Parking garages | 200 gross |
Residential | 200 gross |
Skating rinks, swimming pools Rink and pool Decks | 50 gross 15 gross |
Stages and platforms | 15 net |
Warehouses | 500 gross |
* 1004.4 Fixed seating. For areas having fixed seats and aisles, the occupant load shall be determined by the number of fixed seats installed therein. The occupant load for areas in which fixed seating is not installed, such as waiting spaces, shall be determined in accordance with Section 1004.1.2 and added to the number of fixed seats.