ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit) Capacity Chart

Single Family Dwelling Unit                                          Equivalent Residential Units

1 Bedroom*                                                                                    1.00

2 Bedrooms                                                                                    1.00

3 Bedrooms                                                                                    1.25

4 Bedrooms                                                                                    1.50

5 Bedrooms                                                                                    1.75

Each additional bedroom                                                                  .25

 

Multi-Family Dwelling Units
Each Dwelling Unit

1 Bedroom*                                                                                    1.00           

2 Bedrooms                                                                                    1.00

3 Bedrooms                                                                                    1.25

4 Bedrooms                                                                                    1.50

5 Bedrooms                                                                                    1.75

Each Additional Bedroom                                                                .25

Lodge/Motel/Hotel                                                                           .13/Person Capacity

Restaurant       (including seats within                                               .07/Seat
                        Lodge/Motel/Hotel for
                        Serving guests)

Night Club                                                                                   .07/person capacity

Office, Retail Store, Post Office, Craft Shop                       .03/100s.f usable floor space

School                                                                                    .05/person (students & staff)

Laundromat                                                                                    1.25/washing machine

Church, Community Center, Convention                                           .02/person capacity
Center, Public Assembly Buildings

Auto Service Station                                                                        1.00

*Note:  One bedroom and studio dwelling units shall be treated the same as two bedroom dwelling units for the purpose of calculating Equivalent Residential Units.