(Revised: 04/01/08)
Standard: All buildings and structures except those listed
otherwise.
High / Special
Occupancy: Buildings and structures
designated as essential facilities including, but not limited to:
- Covered structures whose primary occupancy is public
assembly. Capacity is more than 300 people.
- Buildings for schools through secondary or day-care centers.
Capacity is more than 250 students.
- Buildings for college or adult education. Capacity is more
than 500 students.
- Medical facilities with 50 or more resident incapacitated
patients, but not included in Essential Facilities.
- Jails and detention facilities.
- All structures with a capacity of more than 5,000 people.
- Structures and equipment in power generating stations and
other utility facilities not included in Essential Facilities or High Hazard,
and required for continued operation.
High Hazard: Structures housing, supporting or containing
sufficient quantities of toxic or explosive substances considered to be
dangerous to the safety of the general public if released.
Essential
Facilities: Buildings and structures
designated as essential facilities including, but not limited to:
- Hospitals and other medical facilities having surgery or
emergency treatment areas.
- Fire or rescue and police stations. Emergency vehicle shelters
and garages.
- Tank and other structures containing, housing or supporting
water or other fire-suppression materials or equipment required for the
protection of essential or hazardous facilities, or high / special occupancy
structures.
- Structures and equipment in government communication centers
and other facilities required for emergency response.
- Structures and equipment in emergency preparedness centers.
- Stand-by power generating equipment for essential
facilities.
Low Hazard /
Agricultural Buildings:
- Storage, livestock and poultry.
- Milk barns.
- Shade structures.
- Horticultural structures (greenhouse and crop protection).
See also:
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Building Loading - Building Codes