Div. B › Part 3 › 3.4 › 3.4.1

3.4.1.4 — Types of Exit

Copied! ▲ ▼

(1) Subject to the requirements of this Section, an exit from any floor area shall be one of the following, used singly or in combination:

(a) an exterior doorway,

(b) an exterior passageway,

(d) an exterior stairway,

(e) a fire escape (conforming to Subsection 3.4.7.),

(f) a horizontal exit,

(g) an interior passageway,

(h) an interior ramp, or

(i ) an interior stairway.

OBC Definitions

Defined terms on this page

exit

means that part of a means of egress, including doorways, that leads from the floor area it serves to a separate building, an open public thoroughfare or an exterior open space protected from fire exposure from the building and having access to an open public thoroughfare.

floor area

means the space on any storey of a building between exterior walls and required firewalls, including the space occupied by interior walls and partitions, but not including exits, vertical service spaces and their enclosing assemblies.

horizontal exit

means an exit from one building to another by means of a doorway, vestibule, walkway, bridge or balcony.

On this page