ElMasGrecus
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This is a code question about a new single family residence I am working on in Los Angeles subject to the 2010 California Residential Code.
We have a 1,200 SF basement that we have identified as "storage". As such, the only means of egress is the interior stair used to access the basement. CRC Section R310 "Emergency Escape and Rescue Openings" states: "basements, habitable attics and every sleeping room shall have at least one operable emergency escape and rescue opening." Our plan checker did not require us to have this rescue opening, just the interior door leading to the storage space. Why did he not require it? I would ask him, but sometimes asking opens a can of worms so I wanted to do some research first. Thanks in advance for your help.
We have a 1,200 SF basement that we have identified as "storage". As such, the only means of egress is the interior stair used to access the basement. CRC Section R310 "Emergency Escape and Rescue Openings" states: "basements, habitable attics and every sleeping room shall have at least one operable emergency escape and rescue opening." Our plan checker did not require us to have this rescue opening, just the interior door leading to the storage space. Why did he not require it? I would ask him, but sometimes asking opens a can of worms so I wanted to do some research first. Thanks in advance for your help.