maximum occupancy

noun

: the largest number of people who can legally be in a room or building at the same time

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For the maximum occupancy requirements, the House bill doesn’t get as specific as the Senate bill. —

Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024 The city determines maximum occupancy using a number of factors. —

Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024 An internal staircase connects to the mezzanine level above, which is designed with a queen-sized Murphy bed concealed in the millwork, to allow for a maximum occupancy of four people in each tree house. —

Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2024 This year will have the same maximum occupancy, and tickets are selling well so far. —

The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2023 They’re always built for maximum occupancy. —

The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023

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