Transcription of Chapter 3: Occupancy Classification and Use
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2018 IBC CODE and COMMENTARY3-1 Chapter 3: Occupancy Classification and UseGeneral CommentsChapter 3 provides for the Classification of buildings,structures and parts thereof into Occupancy groupsbased on the purpose or purposes for which they 302 identifies the Occupancy groups intowhich all buildings, structures and parts thereof must 303 through 312 identify the occupancycharacteristics of each group Classification . In somesections, specific group classifications having require-ments in common are collectively organized such thatone term applies to all. For example, Groups A-1, A-2,A-3, A-4 and A-5 are individual groups. The generalterm group A, however, includes each of these individ-ual groups. For this reason, each specific assemblygroup Classification is included in Section 303. Definitions play a key role in determining the occu-pancy Classification . All definitions are located in Chap-ter 2.
a general occupancy classification are the same for all of the subclassifications within the occupancy group, there are enough differences to warrant the division of the general category into two or more spe-cific classifications. Example: Both a restaurant (Group A-2) and a church (Group A-3) are included in Group A, but they
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