City codes and even landlords are still catching up to understand how we use our space. So in the meantime, you should submit to them whatever they need to certify that your drawings comply w/ codes. Does this mean showing/not showing furniture? Possibly. Note that city codes are more concerned about permanently affixed items like walls - not typically furniture that can be moved/relocated.
JEROME CHANG WEST: Santa Monica 1450 2nd Street (@Broadway) | Santa Monica CA 90401 ph: (310) 526-2255 CENTRAL: Mid-Wilshire 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 ph: (323) 330-9505 EAST: Downtown 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 ph: (213) 550-2235 On Mar 30, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Brian Ahmes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey there, > let me continue with asking about the building occupancy amount. Based on > the city, a building with a Business or Mercantile Use type has a square > footage per occupant defined? My city states 100sf per person, even though I > can have a space zppx 50sf with a chair and desk. How are coworking spaces > getting around city codes and occupancy? Just not show the furniture in the > city permit plans and add later? Any insight would be great, because 100sf > per person in a coworking space significantly reduces the # of members. > > thanks, brian > > On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 4:37:10 PM UTC-5, Piper Hood wrote: > Thank you Aaron and Jerome. That is helpful. Any input on what percentage > you can sell over the spaces you have accounting for people not using the > space regularly? > > On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 12:38:48 PM UTC-4, Aaron Cruikshank wrote: > Hi Piper, > > 40 sqft per desk seems reasonable. Just make sure you're measuring out > common areas. Most spaces have 25-30% set aside for meeting rooms, lounges, > kitchenettes, hallways, phone booths, etc... > > - Aaron > > _______________ > Aaron Cruikshank > Principal, CRUIKSHANK > Phone: 778.908.4560 > email: [email protected] > web: cruikshank.me > twitter: @cruikshank > book a meeting: doodle.com/cruikshank > linkedin: linkedin.com/in/cruikshank > > On Mar 30, 2015 9:35 AM, "'Piper Hood' via Coworking" > <[email protected]> wrote: > I am in the process of leasing space for a new coworking business. Is there > any industry standard for # SQ Ft needed per person? For example, I am > thinking 40 square feet for each seat I can sell (averaged out for shared, > dedicated desk and mini office suites), so a 4,000 square foot space would > allow me to sell 100 memberships. Also, is there a standard # or percentage > you can oversell by? Thanks for any help for the newbie! > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
