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d. A single outside stair in accordance with Section 10.2.5.4 of this IRR
shall be permitted to serve all floors permitted within the 4570 mm
vertical travel limitation.
4. Any business occupancy not exceeding three (3) storeys, and not
exceeding an occupant load of 30 people per floor, shall be
permitted a single separate exit to each floor, provided that the
following criteria are met:
a. This arrangement shall be permitted only where the total travel
distance to the outside of the building does not exceed thirty
meters (30 m) and where the exit is enclosed in accordance with
Section 10.2.6.2of this IRR, serves no other levels, and discharges
directly to the outside.
b. A single outside stair in accordance with Section 10.2.5.5 of this IRR
shall be permitted to serve all floors.
5. A single means of egress shall be permitted from a mezzanine within a
business occupancy, provided that the common path of travel does
not exceed twenty three meters (23 m), or thirty meters (30 m) if
protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler
system in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of
Sprinkler Systems.
6. A single exit shall be permitted for a maximum two-storey, single-tenant
space/building that is protected throughout by an approved,
supervised sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for
the Installation of Sprinkler Systems and where the total travel to the
outside does not exceed thirty meters (30 m).
E. Arrangement of Means of Egress
1. Means of egress shall be arranged in accordance with Section 10.2.5.2
of this IRR.
2. Dead-end corridors shall be permitted in accordance with the
following:
a. In buildings protected throughout by an approved, supervised
automatic sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard
for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, dead-end corridors shall not
exceed fifteen meters (15 m).
b. In buildings other than those complying with para (c) below, dead-
end corridors shall not exceed six meters (6 m).
c. It is recognized that dead ends exceeding the permitted limits exist
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