Appeal 34951

507 Unlimited Area Buildings

507.1 General. The area of buildings of the configurations and occupancies specified in sections 507.1 through 507.12 shall not be limited.

Exception: Other occupancies shall be permitted in unlimited area buildings in accordance with the provisions of 508.2

508.2 Accessory occupancies. Accessory occupancies are those occupancies are ancillary to the main occupancy of the building or portion thereof.

To utilize the same concept of accessory use that was approved by Appeal 20171, Item 2, but with the assembly space relocated to a different area within the building campus (see Site Plan).

Appeal 20171 text: “We request the interpretation of the proposed A-3 gallery use as accessory to the other uses contained in the building.” This Appeal requests the same interpretation for the A-3 gallery, now proposed to be relocated from Building 2 to Building 6 within the same CCP building complex. Similar to Appeal 20171, a reduction in occupant load is requested by subtracting circulation space (see Gallery Enlarged Plans). The proposed design adds 227 occupants to Building 6 (see Building 6 Plans). Reductions in occupant load elsewhere in the CCP complex will reduce the net addition of occupants to fewer than 149.

Appeal 20171 text: “Code commentary further defines accessory uses as ‘subordinate and secondary to the structure’s primary function. As such, the activities that occur in accessory use areas are necessary for the primary occupancy to properly function and would not otherwise reasonably exist apart from the principal occupancy’. The proposed gallery space is intended as a gathering space primarily for the building occupants, but also for public access. It is entirely subordinate and dependent on the other uses contained in the building.” This is still true for the relocated gallery space, which is intended as a central hub for the artists, makers and workers in the Workshop/CCP complex, a space in which to congregate and foster a sense of community.

Table1004.5

30 sf net per person for required for occupancy calculations for galleries.

To utilize the same occupant load strategy that was approved by Appeal 20229, but with the assembly space relocated to a different area within the building campus (see Site Plan).

Similar to the previous design, the new gallery space is two stories high and includes two stairs (previously one stair) to area at the second floor that overlooks the first floor. It is proposed to subtract minimal circulation (3’-8” wide) from net floor area for occupant load calculation at the proposed A-3 Gallery space (see Gallery Enlarged Plans).

Appeal 20229 text “The net area was calculated providing for the code minimum circulation requirements around the A-3 gallery area. Occupant load for the gallery was calculated at 30 sf [net] per occupant. The remaining occupant load was calculated using the gross remaining area [remainder of Building 6]…The intended tenants will be a mixture of F-1 and B and so 100 [150] sf per occupant was used as occupant load factor for the gross area.” The proposed design adds 227 occupants to Building 6 (see Building 6 Plans). Reductions in occupant load elsewhere in the Workshop/CCP complex will reduce the net addition of occupants to fewer than 149.