Occupant Loads

• Commercial Alteration / Tenant Build-Outs
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Maximum Area Allowances per Occupant

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CATEGORY OF SPACE		FLOOR AREA in SQUARE FEET per OCCUPANT
Accessory Storage, Mechanical Rooms		300 gross
Aircraft Hangars		500 gross
Assembly Gaming Floors (keno, slots, etc.)		11
Assembly without fixed seats:
	Concentrated (chairs only-not fixed)	7 net
	Standing space	5 net
	Unconcentrated (tables and chairs)	15 net
Business areas		100 gross
Day care		35 net
Educational:
	Classroom	20 net
	Shops and other vocational room areas	50 net
Exercise rooms		50 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
Mercantile:
	Areas on other floors	60 gross
	Basement and grade floor areas	30 gross
	Storage, stock, shipping areas	300 gross
Parking garages		200 gross
Skating rinks and swimming pools:
	Rink and pool	50 gross
	Decks	15 gross
Stages and platforms		15 net
Warehouses		500 gross

Contacts - for questions & further assistance

If you have any questions and want to further discuss the requirements,

• Contact the Plans Examiner’s office at 757-382-6018, or
• Meet with a Plans Examiner of Development & Permits on the 2nd floor of City Hall from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.