Section 27-457. Exits  


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  • Public  garages shall be provided with at least two
      exits from each tier of parking. One of the exits may be a ramp used  by
      motor  vehicles,  when  serving not more than one level below grade. All
      vertical exits shall have a minimum width of thirty-six inches and shall
      be enclosed in two hour fire-resistive construction, except as permitted
      by section 27-458 of article ten of subchapter seven of this chapter. No
      exit in a group 1 public garage shall have a path of  travel  through  a
      fuel  dispensing  area.  In group 2 public garages occuring in occupancy
      group  J-2  buildings,  overhead  doors  shall  be  of   the   automatic
      self-closing type.
        (a)  Travel distance. No point in any public garage shall be more than
      one hundred feet  from  an  exit,  except  that  such  distance  may  be
      increased   to   one  hundred  fifty  feet  when  the  garage  is  fully
      sprinklered.
        (b) Repair and fuel spaces. Spaces in group 1 public garages used  for
      the repair of motor vehicles or the dispensing of fuel shall be provided
      with  at  least  two  exits,  within  the travel distance limitations of
      subdivision (a) of this section.
        (c) Roof parking. When the roof of a building  is  used  for  parking,
      interior  vertical  exits shall be enclosed in a bulkhead constructed as
      required by subchapter five of this chapter.