definition
strict definition
seated capacity
The maximum number of people that a structure can accommodate within its seating area.
The seated capacity of a structure is the maximum number of persons it can accommodate in its fixed and regularly-installed temporary seating.
A capacity is a limit rather than a count. It comes from the building code, the fire regulations or the seating installed, so it changes when a rule or a fitting changes and not when use changes.
It is normally well above the number of people actually present. Comparing it with a population figure measures how full the building is and not whether either number is wrong.
Where a place has both seats and standing room, the seated figure and the full figure are different numbers and each has its own field.
Related definitions
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building population
The rough capacity of regular users of a building under normal conditions of full occupancy. -
capacity per hour
The number of persons who can be accommodated in one hour, especially in objects like amusement rides. -
construction workers (peak)
The maximum number of workers active at one time during the construction of a built object. -
cumulative visitors
The accumulated number of qualifying visits to a place over its history, usually counting at most one visit per person per day. -
full capacity
The total number of people a structure can hold safely, including standing and seated. -
passenger elevator capacity
The maximum number of persons that one passenger elevator can transport together safely. -
passenger traffic per year
The number of persons entering or passing through a transportation node as passengers in its primary connected routes. -
peak attendance at one time
The highest number of persons who have ever used or visited a place at one time in history. -
population
The number of persons with primary residence in an area at a particular time. -
visitors per year
The total visits to a place in a calendar year, excluding employees, residents, and people regularly staying with them.