Section 27-365. Egress from rooms and spaces  


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  • (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.