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Restaurants
If adequate food service facilities are not available for a
Table 7 - 93 DOD Space Authorization for Installation
significant number of civilian employees, an installation
Restaurants
restaurant may be established. Installation restaurants
Number of Civilian Employees
Area (Gross SF)
normally are not established where the number of civil-
ians to be served is less than 500. However, consider-
None
1 - 500
ation should be given to providing snack bar and/or
4,900
501 - 700
vending machine service. If it is necessary to provide
8,700
701 - 1,000
service for more than 5,000 employees, two or more res-
12,000
1,001 - 1,500
taurants may be provided as determined by an appropri-
15,700
1,501 - 2,000
19,200
ate economic study. Space allowances for installation
2,001 - 2,500
22,800
2,501 - 3,000
restaurants are shown in Table 7 - 93.
27,000
3,001 - 3,500
Where installation restaurants are provided, they should
30,500
3,501 - 4,000
be integrated into the Community Activity Center - either
33,900
4,001 - 4,500
located together in a complex or consolidated in a single
37,000
Over 4,500
structure with other retail and MSA services. The restau-
rant function is supportive and interactive with the other
CAC activities. This may involve location in Main Post or
Local Centers, convenient for the civilian user population.
This organization should emphasize the integration of the
civilian employee population into the whole post
community.
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