Div. B › Part 9 › 9.9 › 9.9.3 — Dimensions of Means of Egress

9.9.3.1 — Application

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(1) This Subsection applies to every means of egress except,

(a) exits that serve a house or an individual dwelling unit, and

(b) access to exits within a house or an individual dwelling unit.

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access to exit

means that part of a means of egress within a floor area that provides access to an exit serving the floor area.

dwelling unit

means a suite operated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used by one or more persons and usually containing cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities.

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.

house

means a detached house, semi-detached house or row house containing not more than two dwelling units.

means of egress

means of egress includes exits and access to exits and means a continuous path of travel provided for the escape of persons from any point in a building or in a contained open space to, (a)a separate building, (b)an open public thoroughfare, or (c)an exterior open space that is protected from fire exposure from the building and that has access to an open public thoroughfare.

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