License floor plan checklist (free)
- Business, license and address
- Rooms, uses and square feet
- Exits, doors and paths out
- Occupant load by room
- Restrooms and sinks
- Fire extinguishers and alarms to mark
Modeled on: 2024 IBC Section 1004 Occupant load
Daycares, salons and restaurants applying for a license
Which license is the floor plan for?
Free checklist for the floor plan a daycare, salon or restaurant license asks for: rooms, exits, square feet and occupant counts by room.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Building outline
- Parcel
- Aerial photo
How it works
License floor plan checklist, from one answer
- Tell us the license and list your rooms.
- ePlan checks square feet, occupant load and exits.
- Read the checklist free. Need the posted evacuation map? Start a fire safety and evacuation plan.
What you get
License floor plan checklist and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Emergency action plan and fire prevention plan door.
Fire safety and evacuation plan with exit map
- Exits and routes
- Assembly point
- Alarm and reporting
- Roles and drills
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Building outlineMicrosoft US Building Footprints
- Parcel and year builtRegrid nationwide parcel data (county assessor)
- Aerial photoUSDA NAIP aerial imagery
35 sq ft
of net floor area per person is how the model building code counts occupants in day care space when sizing exits
Source: 2024 IBC Table 1004.5
Ready for the paperwork?
Draft an OSHA emergency action and fire prevention plan with exits, alarms and a head count for a shop, office or restaurant. Free to read.
Questions
Floor Plan for a License Application: what people ask
How do I figure the occupant load on my floor plan?
Divide each room's floor area by its factor in IBC Table 1004.5: for example 15 net square feet per person for dining with tables and chairs, 35 net for day care, 60 gross for retail and 150 gross for business areas. Your town's adopted edition governs.
When does a room need two exits?
Under the 2024 IBC, a space in business, mercantile, educational or most assembly use needs two exits once its occupant load passes 49, or when the common path of egress travel is longer than the table allows.
Do I need an architect to draw the floor plan in California?
Not for nonstructural work. California's architects law doesn't stop anyone from preparing plans for nonstructural, nonseismic storefronts, interior alterations, fixtures and cabinetwork, as long as the work doesn't change or affect the building's structural system or safety.
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Floor Plan for a License Application: check it free
Answer it and ePlan opens the Emergency action plan and fire prevention plan door, which drafts the paperwork.