Not much give,,, If this matches word for word what you have
Egress shall not pass through kitchens, storage rooms, closets or spaces used for similar purposes.
Exceptions:
- Means of egress are not prohibited through a kitchen area serving adjoining rooms constituting part of the same dwelling unit or sleeping unit.
- Means of egressare not prohibited through stockrooms in Group M occupancies where all of the following are met:
- 2.1. The stock is of the same hazard classification as that found in the main retail area.
- 2.2. Not more than 50 percent of the exit access is through the stockroom.
- 2.3. The stockroom is not subject to locking from the egress side.
- 2.4. There is a demarcated, minimum 44-inch-wide (1118 mm) aisle defined by full- or partial-height fixed walls or similar construction that will maintain the required width and lead directly from the retail area to the exit without obstructions.
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No say dining area, cannot exit through the actual kitchen area.
Either be a forum supporting Sawhorse
Which would be nice
Or make the picture a link, post the link
I think you can do like Flickr or drop box or similar also
Yes the wording is clear, but I think this really needs sharing a picture or a plan to see how the egress can be interpreted as going through a kitchen.