§ 14-65. Overcrowding.

(A)

No person shall permit overcrowding or admittance of any person beyond the approved capacity of any place of public assemblage.

(1)

Occupant Load Posting. Occupant load calculations for all assembly occupancy areas and rooms shall be submitted to the Chief Fire Official for review and approval. Signs indicating the occupant load approved and the Fire Department approval shall be posted by the main entrance/exit to each assembly area and room. The signs shall be in the form prescribed by and bear the approval markings of the Fire Department having jurisdiction.

(2)

Layouts. Plans drawn to scale shall be submitted to the Fire Department having jurisdiction for review and approval showing the arrangement of furnishings and equipment within all assembly occupancies. The arrangements shall substantiate sufficient egress capacity and a compliant arrangement of the means of egress for the approved occupant loads. Where multiple arrangements of furnishing and equipment are used, plans for each arrangement shall be submitted for approval. Approved copies of the layouts shall be maintained at the main exit/entrance of each assembly area. Arrangement of furnishings and equipment that do not substantially match the approved layouts shall be prohibited.

(B)

The Chief Fire Official upon finding any overcrowding conditions or obstruction in aisles, passageways or other means of egress; or upon finding any condition which constitutes a serious menace to life, shall cause the performance, presentation, spectacle or entertainment to be stopped until such condition or obstruction is corrected.

(Ord. No. 16-89, § 3, 9-7-16)