FUNCTION OF SPACE | OCCUPANT LOAD FACTORa | |
Accessory storage areas, mechanical equipment room | 300 gross | |
Agricultural building | 300 gross | |
Aircraft hangars | 500 gross | |
Airport terminal | ||
Baggage claim | 20 gross | |
Baggage handling | 300 gross | |
Concourse | 100 gross | |
Waiting areas | 15 gross | |
Assembly | ||
Gaming floors (keno, slots, etc.) | 11 gross | |
Exhibit gallery and museum | 30 net | |
Billiard table/game table area | 50 gross | |
Assembly with fixed seats | See Section 1004.6 | |
Assembly without fixed seats | ||
Concentrated (chairs only - not fixed) | 7 net | |
Standing space | 5 net | |
Unconcentrated (tables and chairs) | 15 net | |
Bowling centers, allow 5 persons for each lane including 15 feet of runway, and for additional areas | 7 net | |
Business areas | ||
Concentrated business use areas | 150 gross (See Section 1004.8) | |
Courtrooms - Other than fixed seating areas | 40 net | |
Day care | 35 net | |
Dormitories | 50 gross | |
Educational | ||
Classroom area | 20 net | |
Shops and other vocational room areas | 50 net | |
Exercise rooms | 50 gross | |
Group H-5 fabrication and manufacturing areas | 200 gross | |
Industrial areas | 100 gross | |
Institutional areas | ||
Inpatient treatment areas | 240 gross | |
Outpatient areas | 100 gross | |
Sleeping areas | 120 gross | |
Kitchens, commercial | 200 gross | |
Library | ||
Reading rooms | 50 net | |
Stack area | 100 gross | |
Locker rooms | 50 gross | |
Mall buildings - Covered and open | See Section 402.8.2 | |
Mercantile | 60 gross | |
Storage, stock, shipping areas | 300 gross | |
Group M art gallery | 30 gross | |
Parking garages | 200 gross | |
Residential | 200 gross | |
Skating rinks, swimming pools | ||
Rink and pool | 50 gross | |
Decks | 15 gross | |
Stages and platforms | 15 net | |
Warehouses | 500 gross | |
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2. | |
a | Floor area in square feet per occupant. |