Residential Floor Area Calculation - Los Angeles
2016年4月11日 · CBC Section 202 Definitions FLOOR AREA, GROSS. The floor area within the inside perimeter of the exterior walls of the building under consideration, exclusive of vent shafts and courts, without deduction for corridors, stairways, ramps, closets, the thickness of interior walls, columns or other features.
Calculating Net Area - The Building Code Forum
2014年7月2日 · Net floor area is typically measured between inside faces of walls within a room. Floor area, net and gross, is utilized in Table 1004.5 to determine occupant load for a space. SCBO1
Building Area Calculation for Double Height Space?
2016年10月17日 · The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts. FLOOR AREA, NET. The actual occupied area not including unoccupied accessory areas ...
Floor Area, Gross - The Building Code Forum
2010年1月18日 · 1002 definition for floor area, gross, doesn't mention atriums. Does that mean the area on the second floor level that doesn't have an actual floor surface is included in floor area, gross? The code uses the term interior court in the definition of floor area gross, so there must be such a thing. I understand "court" is defined as open to the sky.
Is a Mezzanine considered a "floor"? - The Building Code Forum
2017年1月30日 · If this was just a raised area of 5 or 6 feet it would not be a mezzanine yet it would still be on the level of exit discharge IBC 505.2 The area of the mezzanine shall be included in determining the fire area. [BF] FIRE AREA. The aggregate floor area enclosed and bounded by fire walls, fire barriers, exterior walls or horizontal assemblies of ...
Gross floor area for stairway - The Building Code Forum
2012年11月1日 · Gross floor area is that area measured within the perimeter formed by the inside surface of the exterior walls. The area of all occupiable and non occupiable spaces, including mechanical and elevator shafts, toilet rooms, closets and mechanical equipment rooms, are included in the gross floor area. This area could also include any covered ...
Is second floor included in Residential Floor Area?
2017年9月25日 · I have a conflicting information on how much we can build. The first time I asked LADBS, they said 1410 sqft is the max land area we could build (not including second floor), but then after the architectural drawing almost finish, they said I can only build total of 1410 sqft (including the second floor).
Small Houses and Minimum Size Requirements - The Building …
R304.1 Minimum area. Every dwelling unit shall have at least one habitable room that shall have not less than 120 square feet of gross floor area. R304.2 Other rooms. Other habitable rooms shall have a floor area of not less than 70 square feet. Exception: Every kitchen shall have not less than 50 square feet of gross floor area.
Measuring Fire Area - The Building Code Forum
2017年8月2日 · The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts. [BF] FIRE AREA. The aggregate floor area enclosed and bounded by fire walls, fire ...
Occupant Load for an Indoor Sports Facility
2014年3月6日 · I am trying to determine the occupant load from table 1004.1.1 for an indoor sports facility (Using the 2009 IBC). The facility will be a 180' x 300' (54,000 s.f.) clear span metal building used for indoor sports activities such as a soccer …