§ 27-374 Supplemental vertical exits.
AC § 27-374
Enclosed interior stairs, ramps, or escalators may provide access to an area of refuge located on a floor nearer to the street floor, when complying with the following: (a) Limitation. They shall be supplemental vertical exits serving no other purpose than to connect a floor area with an area of refuge.
(b)Capacity. The capacity of supplemental vertical exits shall be as listed for stairs in table 6-1.
(c)Construction. Supplemental vertical exits shall comply with all of the construction requirements for interior stairs as provided in section 27-375 of this article.
(d)Openings. There shall be no openings in supplemental vertical exit enclosures other than the exit doors and doors leading into the area of refuge.
(e)Identification. Every supplemental vertical exit shall have a sign at the entrance designating its destination reading, "EXIT TO AREA OF REFUGE ON......FLOOR."
