Rule 611.
(1) Each
floor or story of every building shall have not less than 2 separate and
independent means of egress leading to the outside.
Additional means of egress are required when the maximum
possible occupancy is more than 100 residents per story. There shall be at
least 1 additional means of egress for each 100 additional residents per
story.
There shall be a sufficient number of exits arranged so
that it is not necessary to travel more than 100 feet from the door of a
resident-occupied room to reach the nearest approved means of egress from that
story.
(2) Architectural
treatment, mirrors, false windows, doors, or other decorations shall not give
the appearance of doors or exits where no door or exit exists and shall not be
placed so as to decrease the width of, or impair the use of, the exit. Nothing
shall be placed or hung in front of an exit sign if it obstructs or prevents a
clear view of the exit sign.
(3) A
corridor shall lead directly to the outside or to a required stairway that has
direct egress to the outside through an approved exit door at grade which
provides access to a public street. Only 1 required stairway may terminate in,
and have egress directly across, a main floor entrance lobby that has ample
approved means of egress to the outside.
(4) An elevator shall not be approved as a
required means of egress.
(5) A
corridor, stairway, or passageway to a means of egress shall not be used to
house residents or for storage of any kind and shall not be obstructed or
hidden from view by ornamentation, curtains, or other appurtenances.
(6) A corridor barrier door, other than an
approved smoke barrier door, shall be a double-action door only and shall not
be secured by any device other than by a device that will permit opening the
door in the direction of travel from either side with a normal push or
pressure.
(7) A congregate facility
that accommodates residents who regularly require wheelchairs shall be equipped
with ramps located at primary and secondary means of egress. A ramp shall not
have more than 1 foot of rise in 12 feet of run.
