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BUILDING AREA The area included within the ______________ _______.

BUILDING HEIGHT The ________ distance from the _______ _______ to the
average _______ of the highest _____ _________.

STORY HEIGHT The ________ distance from the ____ of one finished
floor to the ____ of the next successive finished floor.
On the top floor this includes the _______ of the upper
floor, but not ____________ above the roof.

GRADE PLANE On sloping sites, this is based on the _______ points

within the area between the _________ and the ___ line,
or between the __________ and ___ from the building.
(Whichever is smaller)

MEZZANINE Intermediate floor level between ___ larger _____ ________.

Do not add to building area or number of stories.

ACCESSORY When occupancy contains a distinctly different

OCCUPANCIES __________ use to the main occupancy of a building and
aggregate accessory occupancies do not occupy more
than __% of the floor area of the story in which they are
located based on the tabular area allowed for various
nonsprinkled use need not be separated from the
primary occupancy.

MIXED OCCUPANCIES When a building has a mix of occupancies that are

each ________ or ___________ enough to be considered as
_________ uses, each is to be considered a separate and
distinct occupancy.

INCIDENTAL USES Uses or occupancies that are ___________ to the main

occupancy are not considered to have enough impact
to warrant their classification as an occupancy.

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 IBC Terms
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Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the definition of the word.

BUILDING AREA The area included within the surrounding walls.

BUILDING HEIGHT The vertical distance from the grade plane to the
average height of the highest roof surface.

STORY HEIGHT The vertical distance from the top of one finished floor
to the top of the next successive finished floor. On the
top floor this includes the volume of the upper floor,
but not projections above the roof.

GRADE PLANE On sloping sites, this is based on the lowest points

within the area between the building and the lot line,
or between the building and 6' from the building.
(Whichever is smaller)

MEZZANINE Intermediate floor level between two larger floor plates.

Do not add to building area or number of stories.

ACCESSORY When occupancy contains a distinctly different

OCCUPANCIES ancilliary use to the main occupancy of a building and
aggregate accessory occupancies do not occupy more
than 10% of the floor area of the story in which they are
located based on the tabular area allowed for various
nonsprinkled use need not be separated from the
primary occupancy.

MIXED OCCUPANCIES When a building has a mix of occupancies that are

each distinct or extensive enough to be considered as
separate uses, each is to be considered a separate and
distinct occupancy.

INCIDENTAL USES Uses or occupancies that are incidental to the main

occupancy are not considered to have enough impact
to warrant their classification as an occupancy.

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