Div. B › Part 9 › 9.9 › 9.9.5 — Obstructions and Hazards in Means of Egress

9.9.5.1 — Application

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(1) This Subsection applies to obstructions and hazards in every means of egress except those within or serving an individual dwelling unit.

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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.

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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