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9.9.9.3 — Shared Egress Facilities

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(1) A dwelling unit shall be provided with a second and separate means of egress where an egress door from the dwelling unit opens onto,

(a) an exit stairway serving more than one suite,

(b) a public corridor,

(i) serving more than one suite, and

(ii) served by a single exit,

(i) serving more than one suite,

(ii) served by a single exit stairway or ramp, and

(iii) more than 1.5 m above adjacent ground level, or

(d) a balcony,

(i) serving more than one suite,

(ii) served by a single exit stairway or ramp, and

(iii) more than 1.5 m above adjacent ground level.

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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.

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.

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.

public corridor

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

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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