BayPointArchitect
Sawhorse
Given:
Basement within a non-sprinkled building.
Office occupancy.
Type IIIB construction.
Calculated occupant load: 20 people
Just going off of memory here but... a basement with a common path of travel less than 75 feet may have only one exit if the occupant load is 29 people or less. So this basement can get by with only one exit. The common path of travel is approximately 46 feet. Even if this were basement storage, we are less than the 50' common path of travel limit. Should be okay anyway you look at it.
Question #1:
If the building owner VOLUNTARILY provides a second exit, does it need to be separated from the first exit by 1/2 the diagonal?
Question #2:
For this given example, is that separation measured to the bottom of the stairways or the exterior doors located at the top of the stairways?
As always... thank you!
ICC Certified Plan Reviewer
NFPA Certified Fire Plan Examiner
Basement within a non-sprinkled building.
Office occupancy.
Type IIIB construction.
Calculated occupant load: 20 people
Just going off of memory here but... a basement with a common path of travel less than 75 feet may have only one exit if the occupant load is 29 people or less. So this basement can get by with only one exit. The common path of travel is approximately 46 feet. Even if this were basement storage, we are less than the 50' common path of travel limit. Should be okay anyway you look at it.
Question #1:
If the building owner VOLUNTARILY provides a second exit, does it need to be separated from the first exit by 1/2 the diagonal?
Question #2:
For this given example, is that separation measured to the bottom of the stairways or the exterior doors located at the top of the stairways?
As always... thank you!
ICC Certified Plan Reviewer
NFPA Certified Fire Plan Examiner