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Occupancy classification

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VLADIMIR LEVIN

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What is the occupancy classification of a dance studio? A3 or B? Among B Occupancies it lists "training and skills development...martial arts studios, gymnastics, and similar uses".

What about a gym (where people work out)?
 
Let's forget about egress requirements.
What is the gym classification and dance studio classification for plumbing fixture requirements?
 
VLADIMIR LEVIN said:
Let's forget about egress requirements.
What is the gym classification and dance studio classification for plumbing fixture requirements?
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Depends on what they are actually using the space for. Is it just training/practice, or are they also inviting the public to view their performances.
 
tmurray said:
Depends on what they are actually using the space for. Is it just training/practice, or are they also inviting the public to view their performances.
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The gym is has exercise equipment in it.
The dance studio is used for teaching dance. (lets say no recitals)
 
Training and skill development not in a school or
academic program (this shall include, but not be limited
to, tutoring centers, martial arts studios, gymnastics and
similar uses regardless of the ages served, and where not
classified as a Group A occupancy).

Gymnasium is A3
 
Maybe NYS is different than the 2015 IBC....

303.4 Assembly Group A-3. Group A-3 occupancy includes
assembly uses intended for worship, recreation or amusement
and other assembly uses not classified elsewhere in Group A
including, but not limited to:
Amusement arcades
Art galleries
Bowling alleys
Community halls
Courtrooms
Dance halls (not including food or drink consumption)
Exhibition halls
Funeral parlors
Gymnasiums (without spectator seating)
Indoor swimming pools (without spectator seating)
Indoor tennis courts (without spectator seating)
Lecture halls
Libraries
Museums
Places of religious worship
Pool and billiard parlors
Waiting areas in transportation terminals
 
I meant a facility like New York Sports Club, or Planet fitness... basically where people lift weights and use cardio equipment.
 
VLADIMIR LEVIN said:
The gym is has exercise equipment in it.
The dance studio is used for teaching dance. (lets say no recitals)
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"lets say no recitals" that is the problem. I have yet to see a dance studio that does not have recitals or parental viewing areas, etc. That will change things dramatically.
 
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