1) economics & utility gen. dictate that bldgs be built using the least:
2) the 1st design choice impacting allowable heights & areas is:
3) the 2nd design choice impacts:

1) to address the question of max. the economically viable bldg size, designers must use:
2) ultimately the goal is to achieve the max (___) w/ min (___) in const. mat.'s while still meeting/exceeding:

1) code is based on a set of basic criteria that are then modified by mitigating factors to allow:

BLDG HEIGHTS & AREAS SUMMARY
1) designer typ knows the occ. classification
2) program area is typ set by program needs or by budget
3) const. type will typ be determined during schematic design

DEFINITIONS
1) definitions have very specific code-related criteria that may be different from:
2) ex- height limitations for bldgs in planning & zoning reg.'s:
3) never apply bldg code criteria to:

1) bldg area is usually considered to exclude the:
2) gross bldg area is typ calc. to:
3) the most conservative way to calc. bldg area is by:

1) basement, grade plane, & bldg height are correlated & based on:
2) "bldg heights" are measured to:
3) "story" is defined as:

DEFINITIONS
1) vent shafts (+ shaft wall thickness) & courts are excluded from Bldg Area
2) areas included w/in the horiz. projection of a floor or roof abv even if not enclosed by surrounding walls -ex roof overhangs can matter in area calcs

DEFINITIONS
1) the story height for the topmost floor takes into acct the vol. of the upper floor, but not projections abv roof:
1a) to the top of sloping roof rafters
1b) to the top of ceiling joists
*parapets are excluded from height definition but not pitched rafters

DEFINITIONS
1) for sloping sites, grade plane is based on lowest pts w/in the area btwn the bldg & the lot line, or btwn the bldg & a pt 6ft from bldg, whichever is smaller
2) "bldg height" is the vert. distance from the grade plane to the avg height of the highest roof surface

1) per 503.1.1 what types of spaces are exempt from the height & bldg area limitations per 504 & 506 & why?
2) Type 1 bldgs permitted to be of unlimited height & area don't req.:

1) 503.1 allows 1 or more "fire walls" to divide a :
2) 503.1.2 states that multiple bldgs on a single site may be considered as:
3) for a group of bldgs to be considered as a single bldg, group must meet:
4) areas btwn open to sky don't count to:
5) walls facing btwn space don't have to conform to:

1) "NS" are bldgs not equipped throughout with an:
2) "S" are bldgs equipped throughout with:
3) "S1" are bldgs a max of one story abv grade plane with:
4) "SM" are bldgs 2 or more stories abv grade plane equipped with:
5) "S13R" are bldgs in group-R occ. 4 stories in height in bldgs not exceeding 60 ft & equipped throughout with:

1) w/in const. Types I - V, "A" & "B" mean:
2) the intersection of occ. group & const. type =
3) gen. the higher the level of fire & life safety =

1) heights are expressed in 2 ways, first is height in ft abv grade plane which is tied to:
2) the 2nd height listed in stories is tied to:
3) why are 2 types of height listed?

MEZZANINES
1) max allowable area of occupied space:
2) mezzanine areas are excluded from:
3) mezzanine areas aren't excluded from:
4) Type I & II bldgs housing special industrial occ. get a mezzanine bonus of:
5) Type I & II bldgs w/ sprinklers/voice/alarm systems may have a mezzanine bonus of:

MEZZANINES
1) mezzanines must be of habitable height:
2) enclosed portions of a room aren't included when:
3) mezzanines are req.'d to have:

1) in table 506.2 for allowable bldg areas "NS" non-sprinklered values are used for:
2) what is "frontage"
3) in order to receive area increases every bldg must:
4) when a bldg has more than 25% of perimeter opening onto a public way or open space 20ft wide:

FRONTAGE EQUATION (5-5)
If = (F/P-0.25) W/30
If -(area increase due to frontage)
F -bldg perimeter frontage on public way/ o.s. min 20ft width
P -total perimeter of entire bldg
W -width of public way/ o.s.

FRONTAGE EQUATION (5-4)
Weighted Avg (W) =
(L1 x W1 + L2 x W2 + LxWx...) / F

Ln -length of exterior perimeter wall
Wn -width of o.s. at wall Ln
F -bldg perimeter w/ Wn>/= 20ft

AREA FACTOR INCREASE B/C OF FRONTAGE EQUATION (5-1)
Aa -allowable area (sf)
At - tabular allowable area factor (NS, S1, S13R as applicable w/ table 506.2)
NS - tabular allowable area factor from 506.2 for nonsprinklered bldgs (regardless if bldg is sprinklered)
If - area factor increase due to frontage (%) as calc w/ 506.3 (equations 5-4 & 5-5)

AREA FACTOR INCREASE B/C OF FRONTAGE EQUATION (5-2)
Aa / At / NS / If all remain the same definitions from equation 5-1
-Sa - actual number of stories abv grade plane (not to exceed 3 for nonsprinklered bldgs & not 4 for sprinklered group-R blgs w/13R sprinkler system)

BLDG HEIGHT AREA & CALC PROCEDURE

1) read charging language at 503.1
-some exceptions apply

BLDG HEIGHT AREA & CALC PROCEDURE

2) read charging language at 504.1
-some exceptions apply

BLDG HEIGHT AREA & CALC PROCEDURE

3) read charging language at 504.1-504.3 & determine allowable bldg height in ft using table 504.3
-some exceptions apply

BLDG HEIGHT AREA & CALC PROCEDURE

5) read 506.1 through 506.2.3 & determine the values req.'d for determining max bldg floor area in equation 5-2 (if needed go to 506.3)
- determine what frontage increases area available for proposed bldg based on its location on property

BLDG HEIGHT AREA & CALC PROCEDURE
7) using values obtained in step 5 & 6, determine max bldg floor area using equation 5-2, 5-3, or 5-4
-insert values from equations 5-4 & 5-5 into equations 5-1 (single story single occ.), 5-2 (single story multi occ.), or 5-3 (multistory multi occ.) depending on bldg configuration

UNLIMITED AREA BLDGS

-507 allows bldgs of other than Type I const. to be of unlimited area when certain conditions are met, these exceptions overlay the height, story, & area tables

UNLIMITED AREA BLDGS

3) for certain bldgs the req.'d 60ft yard may be reduced to 40ft for not more than 75% of bldg perimeter if the exterior wall facing the reduced open space & openings have a min fire-resistance rating of 3hrs

MIXED USE & OCCUPANCY
1-3) this section address more than 1 occ. in a single bldg:

*note areas complying w/ live/work spaces or separation from hazardous occ. don't apply

ACCESSORY OCCUPANCIES
1) still to be classified by their uses in ch3
2) areas don't req. separation from primary occ. if criteria of 508.2.3 is met (if it's a distinctly different use & doesn't occupy more than 10% of floor area of story in which it is located)

MIXED OCCUPANCIES

1) nonseparated occ. - the entire bldg is regulated according to the most restrictive of the height, area, & fire-protection req.'s for ea. of the multiple occ.

SEPARATED OCC. EXAMPLE
1) A-2 occ. allowable: 50ft / 2 stories / 11,500sf floor area per story
2) A-2 occ proposed: ,50ft / on 1st floor / 3,000sf floor area
3) M occ. allowable: 50ft / 3 stories / 14,000sf floor area per story
4) M occ. proposed: <50ft / 3 stories / 10,000sf floor area

INCIDENTAL USES
1) when the bldg occ. contains 1 or more incidental uses, areas are considered part of the main occ. but require fire-resistance rated separations (*this req. not applicable to dwelling units)
2) refer to table 509 for list of incidental uses

INCIDENTAL USES
1) an auto fire-extinguishing system may be substituted for the fire-rated separation (still must resist smoke passage), per 509 it only needs to be provided in the incidental use room

COMMON INCIDENTAL USES

1) furnace room w/ equip of 400,00BTUH input / boiler room w/ equip >15psi & 10hp / refrigerant machinery room = 1hr separation or auto sprinkler system
2) incinerator room = 2hr w/ auto sprinkler system

SPECIAL PROVISIONS - MIXED OCC./USE
-per 510.2, when all of the following conditions are met, exceptions are allowed from restrictions in tables 504.3-4, 506.2

1) max bldg height in ft is per 504.3 & measured from grade plane for bldg having the smaller allowable height

SPECIAL PROVISIONS - MIXED OCC./USE
4) bldgs are separated by a horiz. assembly having a min 3 hr fire rating
5) ^ bldg blw 3hr can now be more than 1 story abv grade plane
6) limitations for # of stories is determined for ea. bldg, so "bldg" abv horiz. fire assembly count begins here

GROUP S-2 Enclosed Pkg Garage w/ S-2 Open Pkg Garage Abv
1) all pkg garages are S-2, so no need to be separated, 510.3 allows an open garage to be built over an enclosed garage while treating the transition btwn as a new ground plane when fire-resistance req.'s are met

GROUP S-2 Enclosed Pkg Garage w/ S-2 Open Pkg Garage Abv

5) enclosed garage may only be 1 story abv grade & must be Type I or II const. & be = to fire-resistance req.'s for group S-2 open garages

PKG BLW GROUP R
1) when S-2 pkg garage (open/ or enclosed) at 1 story abv grade, w/ entrance at grade, Type I const., blw group-R occ., the # of stories used to determine min const. type is to be measured from floor abv pkg area

SPECIAL PROVISIONS GROUP R-1 & 2

1) of type III-A const. may increase to 75ft & 6 stories when 1st floor const. abv basement has 3hr fire rating & floor area is sub-D by 2hr fire walls into areas not more than 3,000sf

Open P-garages blw Groups A, I, B, M, R
1) the height & area of open pkg garage is regulated by 406.5
2) the height & area of group A, I, B, M, R occ. are regulated by 503
3) the height in stories & feet must be measured from the grade plane for the entire group of stacked uses

Group S-2 Open P-garage abv Group B, M
2) exits serving the pkg garage must be separated by 2hr fire barries & discharge directly to street or public way
3) the occ. abv the horiz. assembly is limited to a group S-2 open pkg garage
4) height blw horiz. separation doesn't exceed limits set forth in 503