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Egress Through Restroom

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Architect is proposing egress from a storage room with occupant load of 3 to pass through an accessible restroom, then through an office, through the main F-1 area, and finally out an exit.

They are proposing there will not be a lock between the restroom and storage room, so no occupant will ever be on the wrong side of a locked door.

Is this code compliant? Is there something in the code that requires a lock on the bathroom door? Then would invoke CA Building Code Section 1016.2 #3 which prevents egress through a room that can be locked to prevent egress. Or does 1016.2 #2 prevent this path of egress? Or 1016.2 #5 which prevents egress through kitchens “and similar uses”?
 
Is this merely a janitor's closet?
Would you have push side clearance in the storage room? 60" turnaround?
 
It is an 18’x11’ room where they intend to keep the cannabis “mother” plant for cloning. The building is generally F-1, but this room was recently relabeled “storage” as a revision to address my concern regarding egress. All door clearances are more than adequate.
 
“”””Architect is proposing egress from a storage room with occupant load of 3 to pass through an accessible restroom, then through an office, through the main F-1 area, and finally out an exit.”””


Is this also the only means to get to the storage room???
 
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