OBC 2006 › Division B
3.1.17.
Version 0 — in force 31 December 2006
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(1) This Regulation comes into force on December 31, 2006.
Read directly from the regulation's own commencement section.
O. Reg. 350/06 · commencement 2.2.1.1(1)
This version stayed in force until the next edition replaced it. What follows is that edition’s base regulation’s commencement — the takeover that ended this one.
(1) Subject to Sentences (2) and (3), this Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2014.
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O. Reg. 332/12 · commencement 4.4.1.1(1)
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(1) This Regulation comes into force on December 31, 2006.
Read directly from the regulation's own commencement section.
O. Reg. 350/06 · commencement 2.2.1.1(1)
This version stayed in force until the next edition replaced it. What follows is that edition’s base regulation’s commencement — the takeover that ended this one.
(1) Subject to Sentences (2) and (3), this Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2014.
Read directly from the regulation's own commencement section.
O. Reg. 332/12 · commencement 4.4.1.1(1)
Provenance
OBC 1997 · renumbered from 3.1.16. — Pro
Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current
Original — base regulation
OBC 2012 · continues as 3.1.17. — Pro
3.1.17. — Occupant Load
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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) 2 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).
(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 Sentences (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.
Editor's note
As filed in O. Reg. 350/06, Sentence (5) of this article reads 'Except as provided by Sentences (6) or (7)' (plural). The consolidated e-Laws text renders this in the singular ('Except as provided by Sentence (6) or (7)'); this wording difference was not enacted by any amending regulation, and the as-filed text is retained here.
Text · e-Laws consolidated snapshot
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Type of Use of Building or Floor Area or Part of Floor Area | Area per Person, m2 |
Assembly uses | |
space with fixed seats | See Clause (1)(a) |
space with nonfixed seats | 0.75 |
stages for theatrical performances | 0.75 |
space with nonfixed 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 |
Care 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.) | |
Residential uses | |
dwelling units | See Clause (1)(b) |
dormitories | 4.60 |
Business and personal services uses | |
personal service shops | 4.60 |
offices | 9.30 |
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 |
Industrial uses | |
manufacturing or process rooms | 4.60 |
storage garages | 46.00 |
storage spaces (warehouse) | 28.00 |
aircraft hangars | 46.00 |
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 |
3.1.17.2. — Dance Floor
(1) The occupant load of a room in which a dance floor is situated shall be calculated in respect of that portion of the room that is not occupied by the dance floor.
Text · e-Laws consolidated snapshot
3.1.17.3. — Public Pools
(1) The occupant load of a public pool, except a wave action pool, shall be determined by the following formula:
where,
D = the water surface area in square metres of the part of the pool that is deeper than 1 350 mm; and
S = the water surface area in square metres of the part of the pool that is 1 350 mm in depth or less.
(2) The occupant load of a wave action pool shall be determined by the following formula:
where,
D = the water surface area in square metres of the part of the pool where the still water depth is greater than 1 000 mm; and
S = the water surface area in square metres of the part of the pool where the still water depth is 1 000 mm or less.
Text · e-Laws consolidated snapshot
Provenance
OBC 1997 · renumbered from 3.1.16. — Pro
Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current
Original — base regulation
OBC 2012 · continues as 3.1.17. — Pro