curplative oeerpant toads shall be determined in accor-
dance with this section,
(004.5.4.1 Intervening spaces. Where oceupants
egress from one room, stea or space through anotie,
the design oceupani foad shall be based on the eum ls
tive eeeupan foads of sll rooms, areas ot spaces 10 thal
point along the path of egress trav
S004.1.1.2 Adjacent levels. The occipant joad of
fnezcanine oF siory wah egress through a roon\, aren or
space on an adjacent level shall be added 0 the acca
pane Fond of tt room, area or space.
1004.1.2. Areas without fixed seating. The number of
sccupaits shull be computed st the rate of one accupant
per nuit of area as prescribed ia Table 1003.1.2, For arcas
without fixed searing, the occupant load shall nor be less
than that number determined hy dividing the floor area
lander consideration by the occupant load facior assigned
ter the fanetiow of lhe space us set forth in Table 1004.1 2,
‘Whore an intended function isnot listed in Tabke 1004 §
the building official shall establish » function based oa a
Tisted funetion that most nearly resembles the. intended
functo
Exception: Where approved by the building officiel
the sctnal number of occupants fhr whom each occu”
pied space. floor er building is designed, although less
than dhose determined by calculation, shall be permite
to be used in the determination uF the design occupunt
fael
1004.2 Tnereased wecupant load. The occupant load perms
fed in any building, oF ponion thervol, is permitied to be
inevcased froin thal number established fr the acesspancics in
‘Vable 1004.1.2, provided that all erher requirements of the
code are also inet bused on such modified aumber and the
ecupant load does wor exceed one oecupant per 7 squsce Feet
1.65 1n') of occupiable floor space. Where required hy the
uikding official. an approved aisle, seating oF Fixed equip-
ment diagram substantiating any inerease in cecupant load
shall Ye submitted. Whete required by the (usteling eficia,
such diagcam shall be poste.
1604.3 Pasting of aceuparat load. Fvery room or space shar
isan assembly occupancy shall have the occapane load of the
room or space poste ina conspicuos plies, near the main
exit eair acess doorway torn the room of space. Posted
Signs shall be of an approsed legsble pemaanent design and
shall be maintained by the owner or authorized agent
10044 Fined seating, For areas having fied seats and aisles,
the ncerppant foe shall be deterined by Th numberof fived
{eats insulted thercin. The. peeupeant load foe arsas i wich
ved searing is not installed, such as waiting spaces, shall be
determined in accorehance with Section LOO 1.2 wnt hale
the number of fsa seas
‘The occupant Inad of wheetrtate spaces ana the sssoci-
ated coenpanian scat shall be buses em one occupant or each
wheelchair space and one occupant for the associated com-
panion seat provided in accorcianee with Seetion 108.23
For areas having fired seaving without dividing arms, the
‘sccupauit load shall not be less than the pumber of sears based
‘on ove person fi each: 18 inches (457 ma) ot seating length,
2012 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE™
‘TABLE 1001,
a2
MEANS OF EGRESS
MAXINIGM FLOOR AREA ALLOWANCES PER OCCUPANT.
PNT LORD FACTOR]
5 tens
aby
‘Gaming floors (hemo, slots, et]
Exhibit Gallery and Musciom
Agrinitaal Ting THT gress
[Asrcrat gane Sd gems
[Aispor terminal
Baggage claim 20 gross
Baggage handling 200 gress
Concamss 1g ares
Waiting aces Sgro
Le gross
inst i
‘Assombly wit ised sous
[AScembly witout Dyed seats
[See Section THO
‘Conesarestd (ches enly-vat feed Tact
Sanding space Sct
Uncoucenrated (tabs and ehaized Suet
Binwting cee, allows 5 pecs fo
leach lane including 13 foot af uray, Te
a Yor dona
i tess
‘Coanroonm—oihor Tan xed wealae Ton
= 5 g1085"
CClastoom area comet
Ship ud etter vocational wor aoe
Dae
(Group H'5 Fibrin wn wae
ving areas 200 gross
Testa ae _ Tae
{cational arear -
Inpacient Weaken areas 2D guess
Ompatien areas 1D gens
Sleoping areas 120 geese
Tichens, comma
ZO gS
ILibeary
Over
300 gross
ia biildings—caeered and aps
See Section HOST |
(Mercantile
‘het on ons si gross
Fasemsnt and graf foor areas rns
Sore, tek hiring Su gross
Taking bags ZOD rss
[Residential - _ 200 gross,
sing ink, ww po
Rink ar pol 50 gross
Deis 1S nse
Sages md TS net
Peiaoines Sgr
Fost rogue oro
a Fler resin cste