OCCUPANT LOAD

A. THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS THAT MAY BE IN

THE SPACE AT ANYTIME. DETERMINED BY DIVIDING
THE FLOOR AREA ASSIGNED TO THAT USE BY THE
OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR. (FCP)

B. THE NUMBER OF PERSONS PERMITTED IN ANY

BUILDING OR PORTIONS THEREOF, DETERMINED BY
DIVIDING THE FLOOR AREA ASSIGNED TO THAT USE BY
THE UNIT AREA ALLOWED PER OCCUPANT. (NBC)
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1. COMPUTATION DETERMINED BY DIVIDING DETERMINED BY DIVIDING
THE FLOOR AREA ASSIGNED THE FLOOR AREA ASSIGNED
TO THAT USE BY THE TO THAT USE BY THE UNIT
OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR. AREA ALLOWED PER
(RULE 10 DIVISION 5) OCCUPANT.
ALL PORTIONS OF THE
BUILDING SHALL BE
PRESUMED TO BE OCCUPIED
ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
(RULE XII SECTION 1207)
2. CAPACITY OF MEANS OF SHALL BE SUFFICIENT FOR - SHALL BE SUFFICIENT FOR
EGRESS. THE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR
ANY STORY, BALCONY, TIER
OR OTHER OCCUPIED SPACE.
(RULE 10 DIVISION 5)
3. OCCUPANT LOAD WHEN ONLY THE OCCUPANT LOAD THE TOTAL EXIT WIDTH REQUIRED
EXIT SERVE MORE THAN ONE OF EACH FLOOR CONSIDERED FROM ANY STOREY OF A
FLOOR INDIVIDUALLY NEED BE USED BUILDING SHALL BE DETERMINED
BY USING THE OCCUPANT LOAD
IN COMPUTING THE OF THAT STOREY PLUS THE
CAPACITY OF THE EXITS OF PERCENTAGE OF THE OCCUPANT
THAT FLOOR, PROVIDED THAT LOADS OF FLOORS WHICH EXITS
THE EXIT CAPACITY SHALL THROUGH THE LEVEL UNDER
NOT BE DECREASED IN THE CONSIDERATION AS FOLLOWS:
DIRECTION OF EXIT TRAVEL. 50% OF THE OCCUPANT LOAD IN
(RULE 10 DIVISION 5) THE FIRST ADJACENT STOREY
ABOVE (AND THE FIRST ADJACENT
STOREY BELOW WHEN A STOREY
BELOW EXITS THROUGH THE
LEVEL UNDER CONSIDERATION)
AND 25% OF THE OCCUPANT
LOAD IN THE STOREY
IMMEDIATELY BEYOND THE FIRST
ADJACENT STOREY. (RULE XII
SECTION 1207)
LSC IBC
DERIVED BY DIVIDING THE DETERMINED BY DIVIDING
AVAILABLE FLOOR AREA BY THE FLOOR AREA UNDER
THE OCCUPANT LOAD CONSIDERATION BY THE
FACTORS THAT REPRESENT OCCUPANT PER UNIT OF
THE USES. (CHAPTER 12 AND AREA FACTOR ASSIGNED TO
13) THE OCCUPANCY AS SET
FORTH IN TABLE 1004.1.1.
(CHAPTER 10 SECTION
1004.1.1)
-
THE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR
ANY STORY, BALCONY, TIER
OR OTHER OCCUPIED SPACE.
(CHAPTER 7 SECTION
7.3.1.1.1)
ONLY THE OCCUPANT LOAD WHERE EXITS SERVE MORE
OF EACH STOREY THAN ONE FLOOR, ONLY THE
CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY OCCUPANT LOAD OF EACH
SHALL BE USED IN FLOOR CONSIDERED
COMPUTING THE REQUIRED INDIVIDUALLY SHALL BE USED
CAPACITY OF THE EXIT AT IN COMPUTING THE
THAT STOREY, PROVIDED REQUIRED CAPACITY OF THE
THAT THE REQUIRED EGRESS EXITS AT THAT FLOOR,
CAPACITY OF THE EXIT IS NOT PROVIDED THAT THE EXIT
DECRESED IN THE DIRECTION CAPACITY DOES NOT
OF THE EGRESS TRAVEL. DECREASE IN THE DIRECTION
(CHAPTER 7 SECTION 7.3.1.4) OF THE EGRESS TRAVEL.
(CHAPTER 10 SECTION
1004.4)
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4. OUTDOOR AREAS WHEN ANY REQUIRED - WHEN ANY REQUIRED WHERE OUTDOOR AREAS
EGRESS CAPACITY FROM A EGRESS CAPACITY FROM A ARE TO BE USED BY PERSONS
BALCONY OR MEZZANINE BALCONY OR MEZZANINE IN ADDITION TO THE
PASSES THROUGH THE ROOM PASSES THROUGH THE ROOM OCCUPANTS OF THE
BELOW, THAT REQUIRED BELOW, THAT REQUIRED BUILDING, AND THE PATH OF
CAPACITY SHALL BE ADDED CAPACITY SHALL BE ADDED EGRESS TRAVEL FROM THE
TO THE REQUIRED EGRESS TO THE REQUIRED EGRESS OUTDOOR AREAS PASSES
CAPACITY OF THE ROOM CAPACITY OF THE ROOM THROUGH THE BUILDING,
BELOW. (RULE 10 DIVISION 5) BELOW. (CHAPTER 7 SECTION MEANS OF EGRESS
7.3.1.6) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
BUILDING SHALL BE BASED
ON THE SUM OF THE
OCCUPANT LOADS OF THE
BUILDING PLUS THE
OUTDOOR AREAS. (CHAPTER
10 SECTION 1004.8)
5. ACESSORY AREAS - ACCESSORY AREAS WHICH - WHERE OCCUPANTS FROM
ARE ORDINARILY USED BY THE ACCESSORY AREAS
PERSONS WHO OCCUPY THE EGRESS THROUGH THE
MAIN AREAS OF OCCUPANCY, PRIMARY SPACE, THE
SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH CALCULATED OCCUPANT
EXITS AS THOUGH THEY LOAD FOR THE PRIMARY
WERE COMPLETELY SPACE SHALL INCLUDE THE
OCCUPIED. HOWEVER IN TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD OF
COMPUTING THE MAXIMUM THE PRIMARY SPACE PLUS
ALLOWABLE OCCUPANT LOAD THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS
FOR THE FLOOR/BUILDING, EGRESSING THROUGH IT
THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE FROM THE ACCESSORY AREA.
ACCESSORY AREA/S SHALL BE (CHAPTER 10 SECTION
DISREGARDED. 1004.1)
(RULE XII SECTION 1207)
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6. FIXED SEATING THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF AN - - THE OCCUPANT LOAD SHALL
AREA HAVING FIXED SEATS BE DETERMINED BY THE
SHALL BE DETERMINED BY NUMBER OF FIXED SEATS
THE NUMBER OF FIXED SEATS INSTALLED THEREIN. THE
INSTALLED. REQUIRED AISLE OCCUPANT LOAD FOR AREAS
SPACE SERVING THE IN WHICH FIXED SEATING IS
FIXED SEATS SHALL NOT BE NOT INSTALLED SUCH AS
USED TO INCREASE THE WAITING AND WHEELCHAIR
OCCUPANT LOAD. (RULE 10 SPACES, SHALL BE
DIVISION 8) DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
1004.1.1 AND ADDED TO THE
NUMBER OF FIXED SEATS.
(CHAPTER 10 SECTION
1004.7)
7. INCREASE IN OCCUPANT - THE OCCUPANT LOAD - THE OCCUPANT LOAD
LOAD PERMITTED IN A BUILDING PERMITTED IN ANY
OR PORTION THEREOF MAY BUILDING, OR PORTION
BE INCREASED IF THE THEREOF IS PERMITTED TO
NECESSARY EXITS ARE BE INCREASED FROM THAT
PROVIDED. (RULE XII SECTION NUMBER ESTABLISHED FROM
1207) THE OCCUPANCIES IN
1004.1.1, PROVIDED THAT
ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS
OF THE CODE ARE ALSO MET
BASED ON SUCH MODIFIED
NUMBER AND THE
OCCUPANT LOAD DOES NOT
EXCEED ONE OCCUPANT PER
0.47 SQM. OF OCCUPIABLE
FLOOR SPACE. (CHAPTER 10
SECTION 1004.2)
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8. POSTING OF OCCUPANT - ANY ROOM HAVING AN EVERY ROOM CONSTITUTING EVERY ROOM OR SPACE THAT
LOAD OCCUPANT LOAD OF MORE AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY IS AN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY
THAN FIFTY (50) WHERE AND NOT HAVING FIXED SHALL HAVE THE OCCUPANT
FIXED SEATS ARE NOT SEATS SHALL HAVE THE LOAD OF THE ROOM OR
INSTALLED, AND WHICH IS OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE SPACE POSTED IN A
USED FOR CLASSROOM, ROOM POSTED IN A CONSPICIOUS PLACE, NEAR
ASSEMBLY, OR SIMILAR CONSPICUOUS PLACE NEAR THE MAIN EXIT OR EXIT
PURPOSE SHALL HAVE THE THE MAIN EXIT FROM THE ACCESS DOOR WAY FROM
CAPACITY OF THE ROOM ROOM. (CHAPTER 12 THE ROOM OR SPACE.
POSTED IN A CONSPICUOUS SECTION 12.7.9.3.1) POSTED SIGNS SHALL BE OF
PLACE NEAR THE MAIN EXIT AN APPROVED LEGIBLE
FROM THE ROOM. (RULE XII PERMANENT DESIGN AND
SECTION 1207) SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY
THE OWNER OR AUTHORIZED
AGENT. (CHAPTER 10
SECTION 1004.3)
9. EGRESS CONVERGENCE WHEN MEANS OF EGRESS - WHERE MEANS OF EGRESS WHERE MEANS OF EGRESS
FROM THE FLOOR ABOVE FROM A STORY ABOVE AND A FROM FLOORS ABOVE AND
AND BELOW CONVERGE AT STORY BELOW CONVERGE AT BELOW CONVERGENCE AT AN
AN INTERMEDIATE FLOOR, AN INTERMEDIATE STORY, IMMEDIATE LEVEL, THE
THE CAPACITY OF THE MEANS THE CAPACITY OF THE MEANS CAPACITY OF THE MEANS OF
OF EGRESS FROM THE POINT OF EGRESS FROM THE POINT EGRESS FROM THE POINT OF
OF CONVERGENCE SHALL OF CONVERGENCE SHALL BE CONVERGENCE SHALL NOT
NOT BE LESS THAN THE SUM NOT LESS THAN THE SUM OF BE LESS THAN THE SUM OF
OF THE TWO. THE CAPACITY OF THE TWO THE TWO FLOORS. (CHAPTER
MEANS OF EGRESS. 10 SECTION 1004.5)