Making the case for an F-2 occupancy for your brewery when the Fire Marshal says your an H-3 A reader posted an interesting comment about brewery occupancy classifications. After a bit more research it seems that other brewery owners have Read More
Getting into a Craft-Brewery Zone takes clear communication. “Zoning is used to prevent new development from interfering with existing residents or businesses and to preserve the "character" of a community. Zoning is commonly controlled by local governments such as counties Read More
There are amazing buildings and locations out there, some of which may have existing, non-conforming ADA conditions, avoid a Craft-Brewery unreasonable hardship. The cost to bring those requirements up to current code, can be quite expensive, and in some cases Read More
How to determine Bathroom Fixture Counts In this last section of our four part series we will find out how to properly determine the fixture counts for our bathrooms. So, is it bathrooms or bathroom? Well let’s take a look Read More
Determining your maximum occupant load In this four part series, we have determined how to define room occupancy classifications and began to understand occupancy separations and their exceptions. In this post we’ll use what we have learned and begin to Read More
Mixed Use and Occupancy; How to understand occupancy separations In my last post How to define your room occupancy classifications we simply defined brewery occupancies by room. In this post I will discuss how the different occupancies relate to each Read More