The Ontario Building Code | Occupancy Classification

9.10.2.1. Occupancy Classification

(1) Everybuilding or part of it shall be classified according to its major occupancy as belonging to one of the groups or divisions described in Table 9.10.2.1.

Table 9.10.2.1.
Occupancy Classifications

Forming Part of Sentence 9.10.2.1.(1)

Item	Column 1 Group	Column 2 Division	Column 3 Description of Major Occupancies
1.	C	—	residential occupancies
2.	D	—	Business and personal services occupancies
3.	E	—	Mercantile occupancies
4.	F	2	Medium hazard industrial occupancies
5.	F	3	Low hazard industrial occupancies (Does not include storage garages serving individual dwelling units)

Note: On July 1, 2017, item 5 of Table 9.10.2.1. of Division B of the Regulation is amended by striking out "(Does not include storage garagesserving individual dwelling units)" in Column 3 and substituting "(Does not include storage garages serving houses or individual dwelling units)". (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 98)