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mercantile occupancies, except as provided herein.
3. Exit Details
a. Every covered mall shall have no less than two (2) exits located
remote from each other.
b. No less than one-half (0.5) the required exit widths for each Class A
or Class B store connected to a covered mall shall lead directly
outside without passing through the mall.
c. Every mall shall be provided with unobstructed exit access, parallel
to and adjacent to the connected buildings: This exit access shall
extend to each mall exit.
d. In no case shall an exit access through a covered mall be less than
three (3) meters and sixty six centimeters (66 cm) in clear width.
DIVISION 14. BUSINESS OCCUPANCIES
SECTION 10.2.14.1
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
A. Classification of Occupancy
Business Occupancies shall include all buildings and structures or parts
thereof with occupancy described in Division 3 of this Chapter.
B. Classification of Hazard of Contents
The contents of business occupancies shall be classified as ordinary
hazard in accordance with Division 4 of this Chapter. For purposes of the
design of an automatic fire suppression system, as office occupancy shall
be classified as "Light hazard occupancy".
C. Occupant Load
1. For purposes of determining required exits, the occupant load of
business purposes shall be no less than one (1) person per nine and
three tenths square meters (9.3 m 2 ) of gross floor area.
2. In the case of mezzanine or balcony open to the floor below of other
unprotected vertical openings between floors, the occupant load of
the mezzanine or other subsidiary floor level shall be added to that of
the street floor for the purpose of determining required exits. However,
in no case shall the total number of exit units be less than would be
required if all vertical openings were enclosed.
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