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2. Doors
a. No doors in the path of travel providing means of escape shall be
less than seventy centimeters (70 cm) of clear width.
b. Every closet door latch shall be such that children can open the
door from inside the closet.
c. Every bathroom door lock shall be designed to permit the opening
of the locked door from the outside in an emergency.
3. Stairs
The width, risers, and treads of every stair shall comply at least with the
minimum requirements for stairs, as described in Section 10.2.5.4 of this
IRR.
C. Interior Finish
Interior finish of occupied spaces of new buildings shall be Class A, B or C
as defined in Section 10.2.6.3 of this IRR and in existing buildings the interior
finish shall be Class A, B, C or D.
D. Building Service Equipment
No heating equipment such as stove or combustion heater shall be so
located as to block escape in case of fire arising from malfunctioning of
the stove or heater.
DIVISION 13. MERCANTILE OCCUPANClES
SECTION 10.2.13.1
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
A. Classification of Occupancy
1. Mercantile occupancies shall include all buildings and structures or
parts thereof with occupancy as described in Division 3 of this
Chapter.
2. Sub-classification of Occupancy
a. Mercantile occupancies shall be classified as follows:
i. Class A. AII stores having aggregate gross area of two thousand
seven hundred eighty seven square meters (2,787 m 2 ) or more,
or utilizing more than three (3) floor levels for sales purposes.
ii. Class B. All stores of less than two thousand seven hundred
eighty seven square meters (2,787 m2) aggregate area, but
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