§ 18-237. Exits generally.

(a)

Purpose. Sections 18-237 through 18-241 shall be used to determine occupant loads and to provide minimum standards of egress facilities for occupants of buildings in underground spaces.

(b)

Exit requirements. Every building or portion thereof shall be provided with exits as required by this article and applicable requirements in the International Building Code.

(c)

Definitions. For definitions, see chapter 2 of the International Building Code.

(d)

Determination of occupant load. Occupant loads for buildings shall be determined as set forth in Section 1004 of the International Building Code.

(e)

Width of exits. The total width of exits in feet (mm) shall not be less than the total occupant load divided by 50. Such width shall be divided approximately equally among the separate exits provided.

(f)

Distance to exits. The maximum distance of travel from any point in a building to an exterior exit door, horizontal exit, exit passageway, refuge area or enclosed stairway shall not exceed:

(1)

Two hundred feet (61 m) in a building without an automatic fire extinguishing system.

(2)

Four hundred feet (122 m) in a building with an automatic fire extinguishing system.

(Ord. No. 040477, § 1, 8-12-04; Ord. No. 071193, § 1, 1-3-08; Ord. No. 120375, § 1, 5-24-12)