Occupancy Class and Construction Type

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1. A-1 Assembly for fixed seating.

- performing arts, motion pictures, theaters

2. A-2 Assembly for food/ drink

- banquet hall, casino (gaming area), restaurant, night club

3. A-3 Assembly for worship, recreation, amusement or OTHER

- gallery, funeral parlor, sports w/o spectator seating, li-
braries, courtroom, waiting areas in transport terminal

4. A-4 Assembly for indoor viewing of sport

- Arena, skating rink, tennis courts, pools

5. A-5 Assembly for outdoor activities

- Bleachers, stadiums, amusement park structures

6. B Business: office, professional, storage or records

- Air traffic control, banks, labs,
- food processing establishment under 2500 SF

7. E Education: education for 6 or persons up till 12th grade.

- schools, daycare under 24hr
- A-3 if room is part of religious use and less than 100 ppl

8. F-1 Factory moderate hazard industrial (everything NOT F2)

- appliances, bakeries, clothing, engines, millwork

9. F-2 Factory low hazard (noncombustible)

- ceramic, brick, gypsum, ice, metal, beverages, foundries

10. H-1 High Hazard: detonation

11. H-2 High Hazard: deflagaration

12. H-3 High Hazard: combustible

13. H-4 High Hazard: corrosive

14. H-5 High Hazard: Semiconductor fabrication w/ hazardous

production material (HPM)
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15. I-1 Institutional: Custodial residential 16 or more ppl

- Rehab, group home, halfway houses

16. I-2 Institutional: Medical care

- Hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric

17. I-3 Institutional: Prison, jails, reform center

18. I-4 Institutional: Day care > 4

19. M Mercantile: Stocks of goods available to the public

- Sales room, retail, drug store, department store

20. R-1 Occupants are transient

- Hotels, motels, boarding house

21. R-2 More than two dwelling units who are primarily permanent
in nature.
- live/work, dorms, convents, apartment houses

22. R-3 Occupants are primarily permanent in nature but not R1,
R2, or R4. Mostly under 10 or under 16 ppl

23. R-4 Custodial care residence for less than 16 ppl

24. S-1 Anything not S-2

- Aircraft hanger, lumber, furniture, sugar etc..

25. S-2 Storage of noncombustible materials on wood pallets w/

thin plastic
- food, cement in bags, porcelain, glass

26. U Utility and Miscellaneous

- Greenhouses, carports, barns, private garage, shed,
towers

27. Type 1A Structural elements are noncombustible (masonry, con-

crete).

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- 3hr Primary Structural
- 2hr Floor
- 1.5hr Roof

- Unlimited building height and area

28. Type 1B Structural elements are noncombustible or protected

steel.

- 2hr Primary Structural

- 2hr Floor
- 1.5hr Roof

29. Type 2A Main structural elements are non-combustible but roof is

unprotected metal.

- 1hr Primary Structural

- 1hr Floor
- 1hr Roof

30. Type 2B Main structural elements are unprotected metal.

- 0hr Primary Structural

- 0hr Floor
- 0hr Roof

31. Type 3A Ordinary construction such as brick/ block wall with wood-
en roof or floor. Interior structural elements are com-
bustible.

- 1-2hr Primary Structural

- 1hr Floor
- 1hr Roof

32. Type 3B Ordinary construction such as brick/ block wall with wood-
en roof or floor. Interior structural elements are com-
bustible.

- 2hr Primary Structural

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- 0hr Floor
- 0hr Roof

33. Type 4 Heavy Timber

- 2hr Primary Structural

- HT Floor
- HT Roof

34. Type 5A Wood-framed / combustible exterior wall

- 1hr Primary Structural

- 1hr Floor
- 1hr Roof

35. Type 5B Wood-framed / combustible exterior wall

- 0hr Primary Structural

- 0hr Floor
- 0hr Roof

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