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Depends upon many factors, not the least of which includes what life safety code was locally adopted.

For example, under NFPA 101 (2009) Life Safety Code, you would divide the net square footage by 15 square feet per person to obtain the area limit (433 people). Then you would calculate the egress load limit by allowing 0.2 inches per person. For instance, you would need at least 87 inches of egress openings (at least three doors 36 inches wide) to accommodate 433 people.

However, if there is live entertainment, the front doors alone would need to support exit of 2/3 of the max load, i.e., 289 people, which would require at least two 36-inch doors (out-swinging, panic hardware, etc), among other factors.

Your local fire protection engineer and fire marshal will do the calculations for your particular situation, based upon the local code.

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