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  1. sutefamily

    Playground Egresses in a School Courtyard

    I am interested in finding out about the egress code for a school playground that is in a courtyard, surrounded on three sides by the school and the 4th side by a 6 foot high fence. We recently had our policy changed so that all of the doors that exit from the playground back into the school...
  2. rjjh

    Fire separation required between B and exterior court with Assembly areas (seating areas and pool with deck)?

    Probably over thinking this… but I am working on a hotel clubhouse (detached from the dwelling units) with B occupancy use for conference rooms and offices, wrapping around 2 courtyards containing assembly seating areas in the middle, and the second court containing a large fenced in exterior...
    • rjjh
    • Thread
    • 508 assembly occupancy business occupancy court courtyard enclosed courtyard exterior exterior pool pool separation
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Commercial Building Codes
  3. S

    Egress from Grade Level Court

    Hey all - I've got a building on a steep hill that has an outdoor courtyard above the grade of the ROW that is surrounded on three sides by 3 story Type I-A podium with 5 stories III-A above. The courtyard is about 3049 SF with building entrances (primarily accessed by occupants as an amenity)...
  4. N

    Opening Protective in Interior Court

    Hello, this is my first post. Thank you for taking the time to help! The image above shows an existing building with an addition that wrap around to create an interior court. The building is over it's allowable area, and the red indicates where I am planning to have a fire barrier. It is in...
  5. MPal27

    Bridge/catwalk spanning over egress court allowed?

    Has anyone worked on a project where a bridge/catwalk (that serves as a hall on upper residential floors) was allowed to span across the side of an egress courtyard that abuts to a public right of way? I'm thinking this is not allowed since the bridge inhibits the court from being "open to the...
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