Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - Architects
Chapter 13 - Administration
Section I-1309 - Calculating Gross Floor Area under R.S. 37:155(4) Where Building Contains Mixed Occupancy Classifications
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-1309
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. When a building contains more than one of the occupancy classifications set forth in R.S. 37:155(4)(f), the gross floor area shall be calculated by performing the following calculations.
1. Divide the gross floor area of each of the
occupancy classifications by the corresponding threshold of each, as
established in
R.S.
37:155(4)(f). Round off the
resultants to four decimal points.
2. Add the results of each of the above
calculations.
3. If the total
exceeds 1.0000, the building shall be determined to exceed the gross floor
areas established in
R.S.
37:155(4)(f).
a. For example, calculating the gross floor
area of a building containing 3,126 square feet of storage occupancy and 2,000
square feet of business occupancy shall be performed as follows:
|
3,126 actual storage sq. ft. divided by 6,250 threshold |
= 0.5002 |
|
2,000 actual business sq. ft. divided by 4,000 threshold |
= 0.5000 |
|
Total |
= 1.0002 |
b.
In this example, the threshold square footage of this mixed occupancy building
would be exceeded and, therefore, would not be exempt under
R.S.
37:155(4).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:144.
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