Code analysis worksheet (free)
- Project, address and code editions
- Occupancy classification
- Construction type and sprinklers
- Occupant load by room
- Number of exits and common path
- Egress width and travel distance
Modeled on: 2024 IBC Chapters 3 and 10
Designers and owners fitting out a small commercial space
What will the space be used for?
Free code analysis worksheet for a small restaurant, shop or office fit-out: occupancy group, occupant load and exit count from the 2024 IBC.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Building outline
- Parcel
- Year built
- Flood zone
How it works
Code analysis worksheet, from one answer
- Tell us the use, the square feet and the seats.
- ePlan works out occupancy, occupant load and exit count.
- Read the worksheet free. Building it out? Start an NFPA 241 construction fire safety plan.
What you get
Code analysis worksheet and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Construction fire safety plan door.
Construction fire safety plan (NFPA 241)
- Fire prevention program manager
- Hot work
- Fire protection during construction
- Emergency access
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Building outlineMicrosoft US Building Footprints
- Parcel and year builtRegrid nationwide parcel data (county assessor)
- Flood zoneFEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
49 people
is the most a business, retail or most assembly space can hold with a single exit under the 2024 IBC
Source: 2024 IBC Table 1006.2.1
Ready for the paperwork?
Draft an NFPA 241 fire safety plan for a building job: program manager, water supply, extinguishers, hot work and impairments. Free to read.
Questions
Building Code Analysis for a Tenant Fit-Out: what people ask
What occupancy group is a small restaurant?
Restaurants are Group A-2 under the 2024 IBC. But a building or tenant space used for assembly with an occupant load of less than 50 people is classified as Group B.
How do I calculate occupant load?
Divide each area by its IBC Table 1004.5 factor: 15 net square feet per person for tables and chairs, 7 net for chairs only, 5 net for standing space, 200 gross for commercial kitchens and 150 gross for business areas. Add loads from rooms that exit through each other.
When does a space need a second exit?
When its occupant load passes the Table 1006.2.1 limit, 49 for assembly, business, educational and mercantile spaces, or its common path of travel is too long: for example 75 feet in an unsprinklered business space with more than 30 occupants.
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Answer it and ePlan opens the Construction fire safety plan door, which drafts the paperwork.