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Seating at tables or counter

A coffee shop is being planned with loose seating at tables and fixed seating at a counter. The clear width of an aisle separating these two arrangements must allow for _____ inches chair space from the edge of the table and _____ inches from the back of the stool. (Fill-in)



Answer 19 inches chair space and 0 inches from a fixed seat, such as this stool (clear width taken from back of stool)
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Code Note: Although the Schematic Design exam has no multiple-choice component, this type of example based on IBC requirements tests understanding of exit access design application, which is incorporated into the SD vignette through a fictitious code provided by NCARB. (Why a professional licensing exam is even testing a fictitious code is a separate question and ignominy.)

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