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    III-5.4000 Elevator exemption - How is 3000 sq/ft counted?

    I am in an area that has a 30 foot height limit and I would like to build a three story apartment building with two stairwells for egress and accessible units on the ground floor. The total buildable area is 4100 sqft, are external stairwells counted as square footage inside the 3000 sqft...
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    Fire Stair Enclosure Exits to a 2nd floor patio with Open Stairs to Grade?

    Here the situation: 3 Story Building (Group B with some assembly spaces, 2 Fire Stairs. 1 goes from third floor to grade per typical. The other, the owner wants to exit to an elevated patio (that has some occupied space below but is mostly balcony) and from there have open grand stairs to...
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