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82- <br />A ftoor or landing not more than i inch below <br />the threshold is required on each side of an <br />exit door. Section 3303 (h). <br />83. <br />Doors should not project more than 7 inches in. <br />to the required corridor width when fully <br />opened or more than one halt into the required <br />corridor width when in any position. Section <br />3304(d).......................................................... <br />84. <br />Revolving (sliding) (overhead) doors are not per - <br />milled as exit doors. Section 3303 (f). <br />85,1 <br />Exit doors should provide immediate access to <br />an approved means of egress. Section 3303 <br />(g). Exiting through another room does not <br />comply. <br />85. <br />Corridors should have a minimum width of 44 <br />inches. Section 3304 (b). <br />87.''(Corridom <br />serving nonambulatory persons should <br />have an 8-foot minimum width. Section 3318 <br />83. <br />Dead end of corridors and exit balconies are <br />limited to 20 feet. Section 3304 (1). <br />Walls and ceilings of corridors should be of one - <br />hour fire -resistive construction. Section 3304 <br />(g). An architectural section through the corri. <br />dor is necessary to determine how this is <br />tt complished. <br />90. <br />Exterior exit balconies cannot project into an <br />area where protected openings are required <br />due to location on property. Section 3304 (1). <br />91. <br />openings into corridors should be pro. <br />IInterior <br />tected as specified in Section 3304 (h). <br />92. <br />Stairway .......................................... should have <br />a minimum width of ....... _........... Inches. Trim <br />and handrails should not project more than <br />3t/77 Inches into the required width. Section <br />3305 (b). <br />93. <br />Risers on stairways should not exceed 71/z <br />inches and runs should not be less than 10 <br />inch-s. Section 3305 (c). <br />94. <br />landings on stairways should have a dimension <br />In the direction of travel equal to the width of <br />the stairway but need not exceed 4 feet. Sec- <br />tion 3305 (f). <br />95.' <br />Landings should not be reduced in width more <br />than 31/l inches by a door when fully open. <br />Section 3305 M. <br />96. <br />portion of stairways should have an <br />IBasement <br />approved barrier where continuous to upper <br />floors in an exit enclosure. Section 3305 (M. <br />97.limited <br />Vertical distances between stairway landin6a are <br />to 12 feet. Section 3305 (h). <br />98. <br />° Handrails should be placed not less than 30 <br />Inches nor more than 34 inches above the <br />tread. Section 3305 (i). 'two handrails are re. <br />quired where stairways exceed 44 inches in <br />width. <br />99. <br />(Guardrails for stairs, balconies, and landings <br />should conform with Section 1714. Note that <br />maximum clearance between intermediate rails <br />is 9 inches. <br />IC0.1 <br />Openings in exterior walls within 10 feet of <br />exterior stairways should be protected with <br />self -closing three,fourths-hour fire -resistive as. <br />semblies. Section 3305 (k). <br />101."'Enclosed <br />usable space under interior stairways <br />should be protected on the enclosed side as <br />required for one hour fire-resi5hve eonslruc. <br />.tion. Section 3305 (1). <br />102. <br />Noncombustible exterior stairs are required. <br />Section 3305 (in). <br />103. <br />Exterior stairs should not project into an area <br />(yards or courts) where wall openings must be <br />protected. Section 3305 (m). <br />104.` <br />One stairway should extend to the roof. Section <br />3305 (n). It must be in a smokeproof enclosure <br />In buildings over 75 feet in height. Section <br />3309 (b). <br />105. <br />Six-foot 6-inch minimum tieadroom clearance for <br />' <br />sleirways should be indicated on plans. Section <br />3305 (o). Note that this is from a plane tan. <br />Sent to the stairway tread nosings. <br />106.1 <br />Ramp slopes should not exceed ore foot o, <br />................................ feet. Section 3306 (c) (d). <br />107. <br />Surface of ramps should be roughened or of a <br />nonslip material. Section 3306 (f). <br />108." <br />Stairways should be enclosed as specified in <br />Section 3308. <br />(a) One (two) -hour fire -resistive walls are re- <br />quired. <br />(b) Only exit doors are allowed to open into exit <br />enclosures. <br />(c) Doors should be labeled one (one -and -one. <br />half) -hour fire assemblies. <br />(d) Exit enclosures should include a corridor on <br />the ground floor extending to the exterior. <br />rire-resistive construction should be as re- <br />quired. for the exit enclosure, including pro- <br />tected openings. Only exit doors are per- <br />mitted to open into the corridor. <br />(e) An approved barrier is required at the <br />ground floor to prevent peop!e from acci- <br />dentally continuing to the lower level. <br />(f) Usable space is not allowed under the <br />stairs. <br />.............................................................................. <br />209.1 <br />One exit from the building should be a smoke - <br />proof enclosure complying with Section 3309. <br />110." <br />Openings into exit co,rrts less than 10 feel wide <br />should be protected with labeled 45-minute fire <br />assemblies. Section 3310 M. Also see "exit <br />court" definition in Section 3301 (c). Openings <br />more than 10 feet above the court floor are <br />exempt. _ <br />No openings other than requirer� exits are per- <br />121.v <br />mitted in exit passageways. The passageways <br />should be of .........................hour fire -resistive <br />construction. Section 3311 (a). <br />112. <br />Exit illumination and signs should be provided in <br />conformance with Section 3312. <br />113. <br />Aisle (cross aisle) in r.uditorium should have a <br />minimum width of ............................... Section <br />3313 (b). Section 3313 (e). <br />114 <br />Oanic hardware is required on exit doors serving <br />Group B Occupancies leaving an occupant load <br />of more than 100. Section 3316 (a). In lieu <br />of this, doors shall have no locks or latches. <br />1151 <br />.lain and side exits in confoimance with Sec- <br />tion 3315 are required for 0.2 (1) Occupancies. <br />Section 3316 (a). <br />11G,x <br />Corridors of Group C Occupancies should have a <br />width required by Section 3302 plus 2 feet, but <br />not less than 6 feet. Section 3317 (a). <br />117. <br />Each floor above or below the Ground floor level <br />of Group C Occupancies should have no less <br />than two exit stairs. Section 3317 (8)• <br />118. <br />Exit stairs serving an occupant load of mure <br />than 100 in a Group C Occupancy should have <br />a minimum clear width of 5 feet. Section 3317 <br />(g). <br />119.E <br />Lvery room with an occupant load exceeding <br />300 should have One of its exits into a separate <br />oril system. Section 3317 (b). <br />