In determining required means of egress of the mall, the total occupant load in the mall shall include the occupant load attributed to the mall as determined by Section 402.4.1.2.1, plus the occupant load of the food court as determined by Section 402.4.1.2.3, if any.
To determine the occupant load attributed to the mall, the gross leasable area (square feet), excluding any food court and anchor buildings, shall be divided by the occupant load factor (OLF) value determined by Equation 4-1.
where:
Exception: Tenant spaces attached to a covered mall building but with a means of egress system that is totally independent of the covered mall building shall not be considered as gross leasable area for determining the required means of egress for the covered mall building.
where:
| OLF | = | The occupant load factor (square feet per person). |
| GLA | = | The gross leasable area (square feet). |
Exception: Tenant spaces attached to a covered mall building but with a means of egress system that is totally independent of the covered mall building shall not be considered as gross leasable area for determining the required means of egress for the covered mall building.
The occupant load factor (OLF) is not required to be less than 30 and shall not exceed 50.
The occupant load of a food court shall be determined in accordance with Section 1004 and shall be added to the occupant load of the mall.