NCC Building Classifications Flashcards
Class 1a Buildings
Houses, typically standalone single dwelling of domestic or residential nature, detached house, one of a group of attached dwellings eg. Townhouse, row house
Class 1b building
Boarding house, guest House or hostel that has floor area less than 300sqm and has less than 12 people living in it. It can also be 4 or more single dwellings on one allotment used for short term holiday accommodation
Class 2 building
Apartment buildings, typically multi-unit residential buildings. NCC describes the space considered as an apartment as a sole-occupancy unit (SOU). It can also be a single storey attached dwellings with a common space below such as basement or carpark
Sole-occupancy unit
Part of a building for occupation by an owner, lessee, or tenant, to the exclusion of any other owner, lessee, or tenant. Simply a space with an exclusive use in a building. Examples are apartments, self-contained unit, suite of rooms in a hotel, shop in shopping centre
Class 3 buildings
Residential buildings other than class 1 or 2 buildings or a class 4 part of a building.
A common place of long term or transient living for a number of unrelated people eg. Boarding house, guest House, hostel or backpackers (that are larger than the limits of Class 1b buildings), dormitory，workers quarters for shearers or fruit pickers. Care-type facilities like accommodation for children, elderly or people with disability that are not class 9
Class 4 Part of a building
A sole dwelling or residence within a building of a non-residential nature eg. Caretaker’s residence in a storage facility. Class 4 part can only be located in Class 5 to 9 buildings
Class 5 buildings
Office buildings used for professional or commercial purposes. A GP office would be 9a if any medical treatment administered leaves patients unconscious or non- ambulatory
Class 6 building
Shops, restaurants and cafes - place for the sale of retail goods or supply of services direct to the public. Service station is included in class 6.
Class 7a buildings
Carparks
Class 7b buildings
Warehouse, storage buildings or buildings for the display of goods for wholesale
Class 8 buildings
Factory, it’s a building in which a process (or handicraft) is carried out for trade, sale or gain . The building can be used for production, assembling, altering, repairing, packing or cleaning of goods or produce, eg. Mechanics workshop, abattoir (food processing)
Are farm buildings class 7, 8 or 10a?
Depends on occupancy, use and size. Buildings used for farming-type purposes are often diverse in nature. For example, a shed for parking a single tractor may be class 10a. If multiple tractors and other farm machinery is parked, the building may be Class 7a (or 8 if mechanics were employed to regularly work on the machinery within the building)
Class 9a buildings
Hospitals, health-care buildings where patients undergo medical treatment and may need physical assistance to evacuate during emergency, eg a clinic or day surgery where effects of treatment administered involve patients becoming unconscious or unable to move
Class 9b building
Assembly buildings in which people gather for social，theatrical, political, religious or civil purposes eg. School, universities, childcare, sporting facilities, night clubs or public transport buildings
Class 9c buildings
Residential care buildings that include residents who have various care level needs. A place of residence where 10% or more of persons who reside there require physical assistance in conducting daily activities and evacuate during emergency eg. Aged care
What class is laboratory that are part of health-care buildings?
Class 9a despite general clarification of laboratory being Class 8
Class 10a building
Non-habitable buildings including sheds, carports and private garages
Class 10b building
Structure eg. Fence, mast, antenna, retaining wall, swimming pool, or the like
Class 10c building
Private bushfire shelter - a structure associated with, but not attached to, a class 1a building
How big must a part of a building be to have its own classification?
Every part of a building must be separately classified. However, where a part has a different purpose and is not more than 10% of the floor area of the storey it is on, subject to some limitations, it may be considered ancillary to the major use and adopt its classification.
