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13 sections matching “IBC 303” for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC

  • IBC 303.1

    Assembly Group A

    • Group A is gathering for civic, social or religious purposes, recreation, eating or drinking, or waiting for transportation.

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  • IBC 303.2

    Assembly Group A-1

    • A-1: performing arts and movies, usually with fixed seats, such as theaters, cinemas, concert halls and studios with audiences.

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  • IBC 303.3

    Assembly Group A-2

    • A-2: food and drink, such as restaurants (with their kitchens), bars, nightclubs, banquet halls and casino gaming areas.

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  • IBC 303.4

    Assembly Group A-3

    • A-3: worship, recreation, amusement and other assembly, such as churches, libraries, museums, galleries, community halls, courtrooms, funeral parlors, gyms and indoor pools or courts without spectator seating, and transit waiting areas.

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  • IBC 303.5

    Assembly Group A-4

    • A-4: indoor sports with spectator seating, such as arenas, rinks, pools and tennis courts.

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  • IBC 303.6

    Assembly Group A-5

    • A-5: outdoor activities, such as stadiums, grandstands, bleachers and amusement park structures.

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  • IBC 303.1.1

    Small buildings and tenant spaces

    • An assembly building or tenant space with an occupant load under 50 is Group B.

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  • IBC 303.1.2

    Small assembly spaces

    • An accessory assembly room with under 50 occupants, or under 750 sq ft, is Group B or part of the main occupancy.

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  • IBC 303.1.3

    Associated with Group E occupancies

    • Assembly spaces that belong to a school (Group E) aren't a separate occupancy.

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  • IBC 303.1.4

    Accessory to places of religious worship

    • Accessory religious classrooms and auditoriums under 100 occupants per room aren't separate occupancies.

    Works withIBC 305.1.1

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  • IBC 423.3.1

    Dedicated storm shelters

    • Dedicated shelters are A-3 (under 50 occupants per 303; residential ones take the R group served).

    Works withIBC 303

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Searches all 4,276 IRC 2024 sections, 5,532 IBC 2024 sections and defined terms (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 so far) and each city's local rules as they are added. Section numbers and titles from the International Residential Code and International Building Code, 2024 editions, copyrighted by the International Code Council; the IRC's electrical chapters (34 to 43) follow NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code. Requirements are summarized in our words (IRC Chapters 3 to 43, IBC Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33); read the full text at the link on each result. Local values come from each city's published documents.

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