Section 27-365
§ 27-365 Egress from rooms and spaces. (a) There shall be at least two
door openings, remote from each other and leading to exits, from every
room or enclosed space in which the total occupant loads exceeds the
number of persons listed in table 6-3.
Table 6-3 Maximum Occupant Load--Spaces With One Door
Max. Occupant Load
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Occupancy Group Max. Occupant Load
Classification With One Door
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A 10
B 50
C 75
D 50
E 75
F 75
G 75
H 15
J 20
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(b) Except as otherwise provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of
this section, in buildings of combustible construction group II
exceeding two stories in height there shall be at least two door
openings from each J-1 or J-2 dwelling unit which shall be remote from
each other. Each door opening shall lead to separate exits either
directly or by separate corridors or one door opening shall lead to an
exit and the other to a balcony complying with subdivision (g) of
section 27-369 of article five of this subchapter.
(c) In buildings or spaces classified in occupancy group J-2 not more
than three stories and forty feet in height, occupied by not more than
four families on each story and of combustible construction group II
there shall be at least two door openings from each J-2 dwelling unit
which shall be remote from each other. One door opening shall lead to an
exit and the other to a balcony complying with subdivision (g) of
section 27-369 of article five of this subchapter.
TABLES 4-1 and 4-2 OMITTED
(d) Buildings not exceeding three stories in height and occupied
exclusively by not more than one family on each story without boarders,
roomers or lodgers are exempt from the provisions of subdivisions (b)
and (c) of this section.
Section 27-366
§ 27-366 Exits from floors. 1. There shall be at least two independent
exits, remote from each other, from every floor of a building, except
that only one exit may be provided from floors in:
(a) One and two family dwellings.
(b) Buildings classified in occupancy group J-2 of noncombustible
construction group I or occupancy group E that are not more than sixty
feet in height, have a gross area of two thousand square feet or less
per floor, and have a maximum travel distance of fifty feet on any
floor.
(c) Buildings classified in occupancy group J-1 or J-2 that are not
more than two stories and thirty feet in height and have a maximum
travel distance of eighty feet and the corridors and stair enclosure are
provided with automatic sprinkler protection complying with the
construction provisions of subchapter seventeen of this chapter.
(d) Buildings classified in occupancy group J-2 occupied exclusively
by not more than one family on each story without boarders, roomers or
lodgers and not more than three stories and forty feet in height, and
the stair enclosure is provided with automatic sprinkler protection
complying with the construction provisions of subchapter seventeen of
this chapter and without openings between any garage and the exit
passageway.
(e) Buildings classified in occupancy group J-2 not more than three
stories and forty feet in height occupied by not more than four families
on each story.
2. Notwithstanding the exit requirements of this section, in buildings
classified in occupancy group J-2 of construction class I-A, one level
of an apartment occupying a part of not more than two floors need only
be provided with a balcony that complies with subdivision (g) of section
27-369 of article five of this subchapter, provided that, in addition,
the stair within such apartment shall be at least two feet six inches in
width and terminates not more than twenty feet from a corridor door on
the other level that shall provide the required access to at least two
independent exits. The center line of such corridor door shall be not
more than fifty feet from any room within such apartment.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, when, within a
building, any place of assembly has an occupant load between five
hundred and nine hundred ninety-nine persons, there shall be provided at
least three independent exits, remote from each other, from each floor;
any such place of assembly with an occupant load of one thousand or more
persons shall be provided with at least four independent exits, remote
from each other, from each floor.
Section 27-367
§ 27-367 Exit reduction. When a floor area has access to areas of
refuge that comply with the requirements of section 27-372 of article
five of this subchapter, the number of persons for whom vertical exits
are to be provided may be reduced to fifty per cent of the occupant load
of the floor area when one area of refuge is provided, and may be
reduced to thirty-three and one-third per cent of the floor area when
two areas of refuge are provided. This section shall not be applicable
to any new or altered place of assembly, except for such places of
assembly in fully sprinklered office buildings which occupy less than
twenty percent of the floor area occupied by the principal use.
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