Business occupancies shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Utility and Miscellaneous (see Section 312): Group Uīusiness Group B occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for office, professional or service-type transactions, including storage of records and accounts.Storage (see Section 311): Groups S-1 and S-2.Research Laboratories (see Section 453): Group L.Organized Camps (see Section 450): Group C.Laboratory (see Section 202): Group B, unless classified as Group L (see Section 453) or Group H(see Section 307).Institutional (see Section 308): Groups I-1, I-2, I-2.1, I-3 and I-4.

High Hazard (see Section 307): Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 and H-5.

Factory and Industrial (see Section 306): Groups F-1 and F-2.

Where a structure is proposed for a purpose that is not specifically provided for in this code, such structure shall be classified in the group that the occupancy most nearly resembles, according to the fire safety and relative hazard involved. Structures with multiple occupancies or uses shall comply with Section 508. A room or space that is intended to be occupied at different times for different purposes shall comply with all of the requirements that are applicable to each of the purposes for which the room or space will be occupied. Structures or portions of structures shall be classified with respect to occupancy in one or more of the groups listed in this section. The state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol † The Office of the State Fire Marshal's adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)Īdopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)Īdopt only those sections that are listed below (Matrix Adoption Tables are non-regulatory, intended only as an aid to the user.

CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE - MATRIX ADOPTION TABLEĬHAPTER 3 - USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION

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