9.34.2.7.Public and Service Areas

(1) Every public or service area in buildings, including a recreational camp and a camp for housing of workers, shall have lighting outlets with fixtures controlled by a wall switch or panel to illuminate such areas. (2) When provided by incandescent lighting, illumination required in Sentence (1) shall conform to Table 9.34.2.7. (See Article 9.9.12.2. for lighting in means of egress.) (3) When other types of lighting are used, illumination equivalent to that shown in Table 9.34.2.7. shall be provided. Table 9.34.2.7. Lighting for Public Areas Forming Part of Sentences 9.34.2.7.(2) and (3) Minimum Lighting Power Density, Room or Space Minimum Illumination, lx W/m2 of floor area (incandescent lighting) Storage rooms 50 5 Service rooms and laundry areas 200 20 Garages 50 5 Public water closet rooms 100 10 Service hallways and stairways 50 5 Recreation rooms 100 10 Hallways, corridors, stairways and sleeping areas in recreational 100 10 camps and camps for housing of workers Kitchen in recreational camps and camps for housing of workers 500 50 All other rooms in recreational camps and camps for housing of 250 25 workers