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    Restaurant and Commercial Kitchen Gross vs Net (CBC)

    Hi, Working through a code study on a restaurant remodel and was curious about gross area calculations in a commercial kitchen as required by CBC 1004.5. The kitchen itself has walls separating areas of prep and dishwash and offices. As a gross area, they would need to be calculated as per...
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    Bathroom Count Small Coffee Shop

    We are proposing a ~800 sf coffee shop (only 650 net sf). Per the code I come to the determination that the Occupancy is type B with 43 occupants (it would be A-2, but has <50 occupants). Therefore my interpretation is that I need 2 restrooms, 1 for each gender. I understand I can also satisfy...
    • Andrea
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    • a2 occupancy b occupancy bathrooms coffee shop family gender neutral plumbing fixture count restrooms unisex
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Commercial Building Codes
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