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H. Doors
1. Every street floor door shall be in accordance with Section 10.2.5.3of
this IRR, and a horizontal exit door, if used, in accordance with Section
10.2.5.6 of this IRR.
2. All doors at the foot of stairs from upper floors or at the end of stairs
leading to floors below the street floor shall swing with the exit travel.
I.
Exit Signs and Lighting
1. Every mercantile occupancy shall have exit illumination and signs in
accordance with Section 10.2.5.11 and 10.2.5.12 of this IRR.
2. Every Class A and Class B store shall have emergency lighting facilities
conforming to Section 10.2.5.11 of this IRR.
SECTION 10.2.13.3
PROTECTION
A. Protection of Vertical Openings
1. Any stairway, elevator shaft, escalator opening or other critical
opening shall be enclosed or protected in accordance with Section
10.2.6.2 of this IRR, except as permitted in this Section.
2. Exceptions for Class A or Class B stores
a. In any Class A or Class B store, openings may be unprotected
between any two (2) floors, such as open stairs or escalators
between street floor and the floor below, or open stairs to second
floor or balconies or mezzanines above the street floor level (not
both to the floor below the street floor and above unless protected
throughout by an approved, supervised automatic fire suppression
system).
b. In any Class A or Class B store protected throughout by an
approved, supervised sprinkler system in accordance with Section
10.2.6.5 openings may be unprotected under the conditions
permitted by Section 10.2.6.2 of this IRR or between the street floor
and the floor below the street and between street floor and
second floor or, if no openings to the floor below the street floor,
between street floor, street floor balcony, or mezzanine, and
second floor, but not between more than three (3) floor levels.
c. In existing Class A or Class B stores only one (1) floor above those
otherwise permitted may open if such floor is not used for sales
purposes and the entire building is protected by an approved,
supervised automatic fire suppression system.
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