2817 RUCKER AVE 2018-01-02 MF Import

CHAPTERIO MEANS OF EGRESS SECTION 1001 EGItESS COURT.A court or yarJ which providcs access to a ADMINISTRATION public way fur onc or morc caits. 1001.1 Generel. Buildings or �wrtions thercof shall be pm- EMERGENCY ESCAPF, AND RESCUE OPENING. M videJ with a means of egress system as requircd by this chaptec ��P�rable window,dairorother similar device�ha�provides tbr The provisions of this chapter shall control the design, con- �meansofescapeandaccess(ormsweintheevcnto(anemer- swcLon anJ amangement of ineans of cgrcss components B�°�Y• rcyuircd tu provide an approved means af egrcss Gom swc- EXIT.That ponion of a means of egrcss system which is sepa- tures:u�d ponions thcrcof. rated (rom othcr imerior spaces of a building or swctum by 1001.2Minimumrequirements.ltshallbeunlawfultoaltera tirc•rcsistance-rated consWetion and opening pmleclives ac buildingorstcucmrcinamanner�hatwillrcducethenumbero( reyuimd to pmvide a protected path ot'egress travcl between exi�corthecapacityofthemcansofegresstolessthanrcquircd thecxitaccessandtheezitJisch�e.Exilsindudeexteriorexi� by this cude. dcwrs at ground Icvel,exit enclosures,exit passagcways,ezte- �F]1001J Molntenencc.Means u(cgress shall be maintained rior exit stairs,ex�erior ezi�:�unps and horizomal ezits. in acconlunce with the Mtenwtinnal Fire Code. F.XIT, HORIZONTAI,. A path of egmss travel fmm one building to :m area in :mulher building on approzimately thc s•rme Ievel,ora paih of egrcss vavel�hmugh or�uxmnd a wall or SECT{ON 1002 p•rrtition lo an•rrca on approximalely�he s•rme Ievel in the same DEFINITIONS buildinE, which aH'onis x•rfery fmm firc anJ smoke fmm the 1002.1 DeBddons.The following wonis and terms shall,for ��of incidence and;ueas communicating thercwilh. the pwposes of this chapter and as usal clsewhere in this code, EXIT ACCFSS.Tha��wrtion of a means of egmss system that have the meanings shown hcrcin. leads from an��x cupieJ portion of a Iwilding or strucwre to an ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF F.GRESS. A wntinuou� and exit. � unobswcted wuy of egiess tr.�vcl Gom;my accessible�int in EX1T UISCNARGE.That�wrtion of a means uf egrcss sys- a building or facility to a public way. tem be�ween the termination of an ezit and a public way. AISLE.An exit aceess component that defincs and pmvides a path o(cgrcss tra�•el. EXIT llISCHARGF., LEVEL OF. The horizontal plane IceatcJ at the poin�at which an exit temiivates and an exit dis- AISLE ACCFSSWAY. That portion of an exit access that chargebcgins. , leads to an aisle. ` ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICE. A device that has a �.�.XIT ENCLOSURFy An exit component Ihal is scparatai roM oiher mterio� spaces of a building or strucwre by scries of ste�s betwcen 50 and 70 degrecs(0.87 and 1.22 rad) firc-resisWnco-ratcd cunswction and opening pmlectives,and (rom hurizontal,usually auached to a center support rail in an provides for a protected path of egrcss uavel in a vertical orhor- alternating manner so that the user does not have both feet on �Zomal dircction io the exit discharge or the public way. thc samc level at the same time. AREA OF REFUGE. An arca whcrc persons unable to use �XIT PASSAGEWAY. An ezit com�wncnl that is separated stairwayscanremxintempor:uilytoawaitinstnictionsorassis- rrom all o�her interior spaces of a building ur swcture by tance during emergency evawatiun. fim-rcsistance•rateJ conswc�iun and opening pro�ectives,:md provides for •r proteaed paih o(egress vavel in a horizontal BLEAClIERS.Tiercd seating faciliues. dircction to the exit discharge or the public way. COMMON PATN OF EGRESS TRAVEL.That punion of EIRE EXIT HARDWARE.Panic hardwarc th•rt is tistcd fur exit access which the occupanls an�rcyuimd to traverse beforc use on fire door assemblies. two separa�e and distinct paih�of cgrcss travel�o two cxi4s are availablc.Pa�is thut merge are�ommun pa�hs of travel.Com- FLOORAREA,GROSS.TheOourareawithintheinsideper- monpathsofegrcssvavclshallbeincludedwidiinthepertnia imeteroftheextcri^rwallsofthebuildingunderconsideration, ted travel distancc. exclusive of vent shafls and courts,without deducrion for wrti- CORRIDOR.Anenclosedcxitaccesscomponentthatdefines dors, stainvays, closets, the thickness of interior walls, col and provides a path of egmss vavel to an exit. umns or other feawrcs.Thc floor area of a building,ur ponion thereot,not provided wi�h surrounding exterior watls shall be DOOR,BALANCED.A door cquipped w'ith doublc-pivoted thc usable arca ander the horizontal projection of the roof or hardware so designed as to cause a scmicounterb;�anced awing floor abcrve.77ic gross floor area shall not include shafts with .�� , action when opening. no openings or imerior courts. 1'�` 20081NTERNATONAL BUILDING CODE� �� I �