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stairway widths

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    Required landing width in existing buildings

    Hello everyone, I have an existing two story building that is being renovated for mercantile/restaurants on the first floor and office use on the second floor. The building is about 7,700 sf total, with approximately 3,000 sf on the second floor. Not sprinklered. There are two existing stairs...
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    IBC 2006 Section 1009 Stairways Exception 1- 36" width allowed for occupant load less than 50

    This is an existing apartment complex going through remediation repair for existing stairways. Each building is 3 stories high, with two-2 bedroom dwellings on each floor and each floor is served by two stairways one at each end. Each floor occupant load is based on R-2 occupancy of 200 sf per...
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