LAC 46:I.1309. Calculating Gross Floor Area under R.S. 37:155(4) Where Building Contains Mixed Occupancy Classifications

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. = 0.5002 divided by 6,250 threshold 2,000 actual business sq. ft. = 0.5000 divided by 4,000 threshold 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).