Room Use Codes & Definitions

and other typical service rooms that support a primary activity area.Limitations: Does not include those rooms (e.g., child training rooms, playrooms-see 640)where primary day care activities are conducted. Rest rooms designed for child training shouldbe coded 640; staff-only rest rooms should be coded 645. Kitchen or food preparation areas ina day care facility are classified as service areas (see 645). Staff eating or break areas should becoded 645, whereas eating or training areas for children are classified as primary activity space(see 640). Staff office areas should be coded 310.650 LoungeDefinition: A room used for rest and relaxation that is not restricted to a specific group ofpeople, unit or area.Description: A lounge facility is typically equipped with upholstered furniture, draperies, orcarpeting, and may include vending machines. A general use lounge (see 650) differs from anoffice area or break room lounge (see 315) by virtue of its public availability. If a room is openfor use by people visiting or passing through a building or area, it is coded Lounge (650). Sucha room may have vending machines if the primary use of the room is rest, relaxation, informalsocializing and not for eating (see 630).Limitations: A lounge facility is distinguished from a Conference Room (350) and a MeetingRoom (680), both of which are intended for formal meetings, by its more informal function ofrest, relaxation or casual interaction and its public availability. A lounge area associated with apublic rest room is included with the rest room as nonassignable (building service area) space.A room devoted to vending machines without accommodation (seating, counters or tables) forlocal food or drink consumption is classified as Merchandising (660). A lounge that directlyserves a specific or restricted area is classified by the appropriate corresponding service code(e.g., a lounge serving an assembly facility is classified 615-Assembly Service). A loungediffers from a lobby (nonassignable circulation area) in placement, use, and intent. A lobby isgenerally located at a major entrance with openings to hallways on more than one side; and althoughit may have seating furniture, it is designed more for walking through (or havingstanding conversations) than for sitting and relaxing. Separate waiting rooms in other thanhealth care facilities are classified with the appropriate service code according to the room orarea they serve. A receptionist room that includes a waiting area should be classified as Office(310). Public waiting areas in health care facilities are coded as 880.655 Lounge ServiceDefinition: A room that directly serves a general use lounge facility.Description: Includes kitchenettes, storage areas, and vending rooms that directly serve ageneral use lounge facility (see 650).Limitations: This category does not include kitchenettes, storage rooms, and small vendingareas that directly serve other room use types (e.g., a small vending area serving a dining hall66 CHAPTER 5