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    egress stair from garage basement to outside courtyard

    Sorry guys...didn't read the small print on the home page. Always ready to support forums like these! Paid :)
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    egress stair from garage basement to outside courtyard

    I guess a graphic of the condition would be of help. See attached. I believe this stair is more of interior stair. How different would it be if it was coming from a second story? There's 2 questions I need to answer. First, does this stair need to be enclosed? And second, would the code allow...
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    egress stair from garage basement to outside courtyard

    That was my initial thought. An exterior stairway is defined as a stairway that is open on at least one side. The adjoining open areas shall be either yards, courts or public way. This stair is servicing the basement level. It seems more like an interior stair.
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    egress stair from garage basement to outside courtyard

    It is the 2013 CBC, it is a required exit. The residential building is about 25 feet from the rear lot line where the stair is located.
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    egress stair from garage basement to outside courtyard

    I'm reviewing a mutli-family building with one level of subterranean parking. The architect has one of the exits coming out the rear of the subterranean level up onto a rear courtyard. The opening for the stairway is parallel to a lot line. Is there any requirements in the building code...
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