Buelligan
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R311.2 Egress door.
At least one egress door shall be provided for each dwelling unit. The egress door shall be side-hinged, and shall provide a minimum clear width of 32 inches (813 mm) when measured between the face of the door and the stop, with the door open 90 degrees (1.57 rad). The minimum clear height of the door opening shall not be less than 78 inches (1981 mm) in height measured from the top of the threshold to the bottom of the stop. Other doors shall not be required to comply with these minimum dimensions. Egress doors shall be readily openable from inside the dwelling without the use of a key or special knowledge or effort.
Based only on the above code section would ALL exterior doors be prohibited from having locks keyed on both sides ? The question is, does this only apply to the required door or to all other exterior doors as well.
Side note: Do you consider ALL exterior doors that meet the requirements for egress door in the above section to be an egress door or does the term only apply to the ONE required door per house? Confusing I know, but the discussion here is whether or not the term "egress doors" in the last sentence applies only to the required door or not.
Hint: The commentary enlightened us to the actual intent! I will post what it says after I get some responses.
Thanks guys!
At least one egress door shall be provided for each dwelling unit. The egress door shall be side-hinged, and shall provide a minimum clear width of 32 inches (813 mm) when measured between the face of the door and the stop, with the door open 90 degrees (1.57 rad). The minimum clear height of the door opening shall not be less than 78 inches (1981 mm) in height measured from the top of the threshold to the bottom of the stop. Other doors shall not be required to comply with these minimum dimensions. Egress doors shall be readily openable from inside the dwelling without the use of a key or special knowledge or effort.
Based only on the above code section would ALL exterior doors be prohibited from having locks keyed on both sides ? The question is, does this only apply to the required door or to all other exterior doors as well.
Side note: Do you consider ALL exterior doors that meet the requirements for egress door in the above section to be an egress door or does the term only apply to the ONE required door per house? Confusing I know, but the discussion here is whether or not the term "egress doors" in the last sentence applies only to the required door or not.
Hint: The commentary enlightened us to the actual intent! I will post what it says after I get some responses.
Thanks guys!