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    2021 IBC 1027 Applicability

    I had an internal code review of a project and there was a comment on an exterior ramp that is part of the Exit Discharge route noting that we needed to provide 10' between the property line and the edge of our ramp and 10' between the ramp and our building per the 2021 edition of the IBC...
  2. aarondahl

    Garden Style Apartment Stairs & Shaft Enclosure Requirement

    Howdy. We have a garden style apartment (R-2) project, fully sprinkled and 3 stories. The arrangement includes shared breezeways with open exterior stairs front and rear in compliance with Section 1027 (IBC 2021). Walls are 1-hr. with 20 minute, self closing doors. There are no other openings...
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    IBC 2018 1027.5 Exterior Exit Stairway Location

    Hi, I have an R-2 occupancy, Type VB construction, that is 2 stories. The second story is served by one open/exposed exterior exit stairway at a landing serving 4 individual dwelling units. The exterior stairway runs along the exterior wall of one of the units toward an open yard, and I...
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