Notes to Table 3.1.13.7.:
3.1.17.1. Occupant Load Determination (1) The occupant load of a floor area or part of a floor area, or of a building or part of a building
not having a floor area, shall be based on, (a) the number of seats in an assembly occupancy having fixed seats, (b) two persons per sleeping room or sleeping area in a dwelling unit or suite, or (c) the number of persons, (i) for which the area is designed, or (ii) determined from Table 3.1.17.1. for occupancies other than those described in Clauses (a) and (b). Table 3.1.17.1.   Occupant Load Forming Part of Article 3.1.17.1. Item   Column 1 Type of Use of Building or Floor Area or Part of Floor Area   Column 2 Area per Person, m2 

  1.   Assembly uses     

      space with fixed seats   See Clause (1)(a) 

      space with non-fixed seats   0.75 

      stages for theatrical performances   0.75 

      space with non-fixed seats and tables   0.95 

      standing space   0.40 

      stadia and grandstands   0.60 

      bowling alleys, pool and billiard rooms   9.30 

      classrooms   1.85 

      school shops and vocational rooms   9.30 

      reading or writing rooms or lounges   1.85 

      dining, alcoholic beverage and cafeteria space   1.10 

      laboratories in schools   4.60 

      exhibition halls other than those classified in Group E   2.80 

  2.   Care, care and treatment or detention uses     

      B-1 : detention quarters   11.60 

      B-2 : treatment and sleeping room areas   10.00 

      B-3 : sleeping room areas   10.00 

      (See also Article 3.7.1.3.)     

  3.   Residential uses     

      dwelling units   See Clause (1)(b) 

      dormitories   4.60 

  4.   Business and personal services uses     

      personal service shops   4.60 

      offices   9.30 

  5.   Mercantile uses     

      basements and first storeys   3.70 

      second storeys having a principal entrance from a pedestrian   3.70 

      thoroughfare or a parking area     

      dining, alcoholic beverage and cafeteria space   1.10 

      other storeys   5.60 

  6.   Industrial uses     

      manufacturing or process rooms   4.60 

      storage garages   46.00 

      storage spaces (warehouse)   28.00 

      aircraft hangars   46.00 

  7.   Other uses     

      cleaning and repair of goods   4.60 

      kitchens   9.30 

      storage   46.00 

      public corridors intended for occupancies in addition to pedestrian travel   3.70 (2) If a floor area or part of it has been designed for an occupant load other than that determined from Table 3.1.17.1., a permanent sign indicating that occupant load shall be posted in a conspicuous location. (3) For the purposes of this Article, mezzanines, tiers and balconies shall be regarded as part of the floor area. (4) If a room or group of rooms is intended for different occupancies at different times, the value to be used from Table 3.1.17.1. shall be the value that gives the greatest number of persons for the occupancies concerned. (5) Except as provided by Sentence (6) or (7), in dining, alcoholic beverage and cafeteria spaces the occupant load
shall be determined from Table 3.1.17.1. (6) The occupant load in Sentence (5) is permitted to be the number of persons for which the space is designed. (7) The occupant load in Sentence (6) shall be not more than that determined by using an area of 0.6 m2 per person.