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Preferred location in front of choir and at center rear of the platform.Floor covering: Hardwood, stone or vinyl Carpet not recommended under piano or in choir area.Surfaces: Acoustically reflective floor, walls, and ceiling surfaces recommended.Seating: Movable chairs at 24 inches width per person.Riser height: 6" minimum, 12" recommended.Back and front rows: 3 feet, 2 inches minimum depth.Choir capacity: 10 – 12 percent of congregational capacity.Note: With a Lord's Supper table platform of 4 feet, 10 to 12 feet will be required. Distance from platform to front pew: 7 feet minimum larger buildings require 8 feet or more.Height (based on flat floor in seating area): fewer than eleven rows of congregational seating, 2 feet maximum up to eighteen rows of congregational seating, 3 feet maximum.Front to back depth: 7 feet minimum larger buildings require 10 feet or more.In some instances, ten square feet per person is adequate in straight-row seating for buildings with capacity over 500. Note: Rectangular buildings with straight row seating require less space per person than buildings with radial seating. Above 300 capacity: 12 – 24 sq ft per person.Up to 300 capacity: 15–17 sq ft per person.The following requirements from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may be used as guidelines. Van accessible: 8 feet by 18 feet, with 8-foot access aisle (Access aisle can be shared by two parking spaces.).

Handicapped: 8 feet by 18 feet, with 5-foot access aisle.Note: 90° parking on both sides of two-way driving lanes is generally the most efficient layout for parking. Parking Ground Coverage: 100-110 spaces per acre used for parking only (Assumes efficient layout with parking on both sides of driving lanes and allowing for some landscaping and general access.).One space for every 2.0 to 2.5 people in attendance on site at one time.Zoning regulations, storm water retention requirements, utility easements, irregular property shape, steep slopes, and low-lying areas may reduce usable acreage. Note: These requirements are based on usable acres.

Outdoor recreation: 2 to 4 additional acres.

1 acre per 100-125 in attendance on site at one time.

Facilities for worship, education, fellowship, administration, parking:.

Understanding the variables affecting the values is essential in the application to specific situations. It is not a substitute for actual planning and design.Ī rule of thumb is useful only in making approximations and should not be used dogmatically. Rules of Thumb is intended to provide general guidelines for estimations of property, building space, and other needs prerequisite to actual planning. To discuss your particular needs, contact Visioneering Studios Lifeway. This information is based on requirements and recommendations for Southern Baptist Churches in America in general and may or may not apply in any given situation.