For those of you that came from Dave's Board...

[steffen]

For the people that switched from another board to this one (in the last few months...), I'm looking for a post that was on there, and wonder if anyone has any answers.

There was a thread about square footage allowed by (most) building codes, and was considered an industry standard.

Is there anyone out there that knows these, or has better access than I to find them? This is what I need....

bodies allowed per square foot in the following 'areas'...
+ Bathrooms (plus, number of stalls needed per 100 people...)
+ Behind the Bar
+ Dance Floor
+ Light Seating Area (not like a cafeteria... couches and tables just scattered)
+ Hallways
+ Any other Storage area inside, and counted towards the total occupancy.

Any help would be appericated!! Thanks in Advance... and Happy Holidays!

[Andrew]

Why not contact the Administrator or the other board?

I am sure he is a very reasonable and understanding person.

[steffen]

I was hoping that someone would know off the top of their head...

[David]

Steffen:

This the one that I posted on the other site.

My City Building Department regs. Occupancy loads for new construction of a Nightclub, Bar or Lounge. Parking lot size, number of restroom facilities and the number of parking spaces and the number of Handicap parking spaces.

* Occupancy load one person for every fifteen square feet.
* Bathroom requirements one water closet for every forty people.
* 400 square feet per parking space.
* One parking space for each 100 square feet of building space.
* Ten pecent of the total lot size for landscaping.

Here's a run out on a club that I did the research on for you. It's kind of confusing. I'm sure that you will understand it though.

* 16,728 sq. ft.(total building square footage, two story) divided by 15 sq. ft. per person = 1115 people.
* 1115 people divided by 40 (number of people per toilet) = 28 toilets.
* One parking space for every 100 sq. ft of gross building space. 400 sq. ft. per parking space.
* Building foot print 82’x102’ = 8364 sq. ft. per floor x 2 floors = 16,728 sq. ft.
*16,728 sq. ft. divided by 100 sq. ft. = 168 spaces.
* 168 spaces x 400 sq. ft. = 67,200 sq. ft. for parking + 8364 sq. ft. (building footprint) = 75,564 sq. ft. total for the building and the parking lot.
* Lot size, two acres (43560 sq. ft. per acre) = 87,120 sq. ft.
* 87,120 sq. ft. (total lot size) minus 75,564 (parking lot plus building foot print) = 11,556 free space.
* 87,120 sq. ft. x 10% for landscaping = 8712 sq. ft.
* Building 75,564 sq. ft. + Landscaping 10% 8712 sq.ft. = 84,276 sq.ft. needed for the total project. 87,120 sq. ft. (total lot size) minus 84,276 (total area needed for the building, parking lot and landscaping) = 2844 sq. ft . balance left over for the patio area.

I hope that this is what you are looking for. I also hope that I didn't confuse the heck out of you. Let me know if you need more info.

[steffen]

That's good stuff David... excatly what I'm looking for.

Thanks, your brilliance shines through the clouds, once again!