[Restaurants are normally classified as Occupancy Group A, Use Group A-2.Section 303.1 Exception 1. States: A building or tenant space used for assembly purposes with an occupant load of less than 50 persons shall be classified as a Group B occupancy. [iBC 2006].
Sorry to rain on your parade.
I know it's probably more fun to make stuff up than to actually open the code book./quote]
Section 302.1, Structures or portions of structures shall be classified with respect to occupancy in one or more of the groups listed below. A room or space that is intended to be occupied at different times for different purposes shall comply with all of the requirements that are applicable to each of the purposes for which the room or space will be occupied. Structures with multiple occupancies or uses shall comply with Section 508. Where a structure is proposed for a purpose that is not specifically provided for in this code, such structure shall be classified in the group that the occupancy most nearly resembles, according to the fire safety and relative hazard involved.
Section 303.1: Assembly Group A occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion therof, for the gathering of persons for purposes such as civic, social or religious functions, recreation, food or drink consumption or awaiting transportation.
Nope, doesn’t fit the description of a commercial kitchen.
Section 304.1: Business Group B occupancy includes among others the use of a building or portion therof, for office, professional or service-type transactions, including storage of records and accounts.
Nope, doesn’t fit the description of a commercial kitchen.
Factory Industrial Group F occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or portion therof, for assembling, disassembling, fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, packaging, repair or processing operations that are not classified as a Group H hazardous or Group S storage occupancy.
Factory industrial uses which are not classified as F-2 Low Hazard shall be classified as F-1 Moderate Hazard and shall include, but not be limited to the following:
Food processing;
a series of actions or operations used in making or manufacturing or achieving something; From the Oxford dictionary;
Yep; appears to most closely resemble an F-1’s description in accordance with Section 302.1
Table 508.4 footnote d: states that commercial kitchens need not be separated from the restaurant seating area that they serve. I believe that this is a further indication that the dining area, Group A or B, aint a commercial kitchen, which is an F-1 occupancy.
Brudgers: Other than a lame attempted at ridiculing people, by blowing a lot of smoke, what’s your theory based on
I've posted code sections.
I'm used to rain, if you can read the paper you would be aware of the fact, we get rain in Oregon.
Jar546; I would call this a change of use, it's now mixed use F-1 and B, and require a rated separation at a minimum, I use the code sections above as my cite. If someone comes up with code sections that states otherwise, I would like to see them posted, just posters blowing smoke doesn't work for me. I've had this senerio come up more than a few times, but everthing written in the code indicates that a commercial kitchen is an F-1 occupancy.
