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capacity of stairs and ramps discharging through the street floor.
D. Number of Exits
1. Exits shall comply with the following, except as otherwise permitted by
paragraphs (2) through (5) below:
a. The number of means of egress shall be in accordance with Section
10.2.5.2 of this IRR.
b. Not less than two separate exits shall be provided on every storey.
c. Not less than two separate exits shall be accessible from every part
of every storey.
2. Exit access as required by para (1) (c) above, shall be permitted to
include a single exit access path for the distances permitted as
common path of travel.
3. A single means of egress shall be permitted in a Class C mercantile
occupancy, provided that the travel distance to the exit or to a mall
does not exceed twenty meters (23 m).
4. A single means of egress shall be permitted in a Class C mercantile
occupancy, provided that the travel distance to the exit or to a mall
does not exceed thirty meters (30 m), and the storey on which the
occupancy is located, and all communicating levels that are
traversed to reach the exit or mall, are protected throughout by an
approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with
Section 10.2.6.5 of this IRR.
5. A single means of egress to an exit or to a mall shall be permitted from
a mezzanine within any Class A, Class B, or Class C mercantile
occupancy, provided that the common path of travel does not
exceed thirty meters (30 m) if protected throughout by an approved,
supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section
10.2.6.5 of this IRR.
E. Arrangement and Access of Exits
1. Exits shall be remote from each other and shall be arranged to
minimize the possibility that both may be blocked by an emergency.
Exception: A common path may be permitted for the first fifteen (15)
meters from any point. (See Section 10.2.13.1 of this IRR, if there are
high hazard contents).
2. The aggregate width of all aisles leading to each exit shall be equal to
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