> Zoning requirements are why so many businesses are "a box in a parking lot". When you see a sign in a restaurant that says "Maximum Occupancy X" - that occupa

> Zoning requirements are why so many businesses are "a box in a parking lot". When you see a sign in a restaurant that says "Maximum Occupancy X" - that occupancy limit is set by how many parking spaces they have. That's completely and totally wrong. Maximum Occupancy is set by fire codes, based on how many exists there are and how quickly people can evacuate in case of fire. https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/08/maximum-occupancy-building-calculated/ https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/08/maximum-occ...