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9.9.7.3 — Dead-End Corridors

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(1) A dead-end public corridor is permitted in an occupancy shown in Table 9.9.7.3., where,

(a) the dead-end corridor,

(i) does not exceed the distance of travel measured from the most remote point of the dead-end to a point where it is possible to go in opposite directions to each of two separate exits, and

(ii) is provided with doors equipped with self-closing devices, or

(b) there is a second and separate egress doorway from each room or suite not leading into the dead-end corridor.

(2) Dead-end public corridors in residential occupancies and business and personal services occupancies shall contain only suite door openings arranged so that not more than two such doors have to be passed to reach the nearest exit.

(3) The area of wired glass in doors required by Sentence (2) shall not exceed 645 cm².

Tables & Figures referenced

Table 9.9.7.3 : Dead-End Public Corridors : Forming Part of Sentence 9.9.7.3.(1)

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business and personal services occupancy

means the occupancy or use of a building or part of a building for the transaction of business or the provision of professional or personal services.

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.

occupancy

means the use or intended use of a building or part of a building for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property.

public corridor

means a corridor that provides access to exit from more than one suite.

residential occupancy

means an occupancy in which sleeping accommodation is provided to residents who are not harboured for the purpose of receiving special care or treatment and are not involuntarily detained and includes an occupancy in which sleeping accommodation is provided to residents of a retirement home.

suite

means a single room or series of rooms of complementary use, operated under a single tenancy, and includes, (a)dwelling units, (b)individual guest rooms in motels, hotels, boarding houses, rooming houses and dormitories, and (c)individual stores and individual or complementary rooms for business and personal services occupancies.

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