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title: IBC Occupancy Classifications
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# IBC Occupancy Classifications

International Building Code (IBC) Section 302: Occupancy Classification and Use Designation

## Group A: Assembly

See Section 303

### Group A-1

### Group A-2

### Group A-3

### Group A-4

### Group A-5

## Group B: Business

See Section 304

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## Group E: Educational

See Section 305

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## Group F: Factory and Industrial

See Section 306

### Group F-1: Moderate-Hazard Factory Industrial

### Group F-2: Low-Hazard Factory Industrial

## Group H: High Hazard

See Section 307

### Group H-1

### Group H-2

### Group H-3

### Group H-4

### Group H-5

## Group I: Institutional

See Section 308

### Group I-1

### Group I-2

### Group I-3

### Group I-4

## Group M: Mercantile

See Section 309

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## Group R: Residential

See Section 310

### Group R-1

Transient residence ---
hotels
motels

### Group R-2

### Group R-3

### Group R-4

## Group S: Storage

See Section 311

### Group S-1

### Group S-2
