Escape Rooms / SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING.

[my250r11]

Also check your local zoning for temporary definitions.

 

[SCBO1]

I should have directed my question to the topic at hand, thanks for the replies to my temp-trailer issue.

SPECIAL AMUSEMENT BUILDING. A special amusement building is any temporary or permanent building or portion thereof that is occupied for amusement, entertainment or educational purposes and that contains a device or system that conveys passengers or provides a walkway along, around or over a course in any direction so arranged that the means of egress path is not readily apparent due to visual or audio distractions or is intentionally confounded or is not readily available because of the nature of the attraction or mode of conveyance through the building or structure.

The ICC classification of temporary is located where in the code?

 

[BayPointArchitect]

Two problems:

I am looking at this escape room plan that has a series of three rooms. If the alarm system goes off while you are in the middle of three rooms, you would need to go through an intervening room before reaching the exit corridor. How do I not call these intervening rooms?

The plan shows the first of two stages of construction. If the business is successful, then the large area located on the left side of the tenant space will be built out and a well-defined exit corridor will reach the rear exit. Until then, the space on the left side will be one large nebulous space. How can a building official allow a large nebulous space until phase two of construction?

Thanks again!

ICC Certified Plan Reviewer
NFPA Certified Fire Plan Examiner

 

[cda]

I do not see a problem

What is the longest distance through the open space??


Just have them do some things to make your comfort level.

Add extra exit signs

Add extra lighting, that is controlled

Paint a walk path on the floor

If you have smoke detection required already, add it back in the open space.

 

[tmurray]

Can you call it another lobby?

Unless there is an occupancy in the big room, isn't it just a large corridor?

 

[BayPointArchitect]

The longest distance through the large nebulous space is 94'. I will call it a lobby and require that all game room doors be passage doors (no locks). There will be interconnected smoke detectors in each room. It would seem that a large fat corridor would be acceptable but some people would expect that area to fill up with miscellaneous storage items.