Exit Quantities and Widths

[ERICN]

I have a single floor building, Occ. load of 250. A total of three exit doors are available, however two of the exit doors are within 15' of each other. I am required to have 50" of clear door width for the building. Do you divide that 50" between all three doors or just two?

 

[cda]

Welcome

 

[cda]

Without a floor plan hard to say

And occupancy type

I would say only two needed

Seperate the two by either 1/2 or 1/3
Depending on if Building is sprinkled

 

[JPohling]

A minimum door width of 36" typically provides a clear opening width of 34". So two doors would satisfy your exit width requirements. These doors need to be separated properly.

 

[RLGA]

The 50 inches can be divided among the three exits, but no single exit can have a width less than 32 inches clear. Thus, a minimum exit capacity of 96 inches would be provided.

 

[steveray]

As long as 2 are remote, the third matters not....Likely....

 

[IJHumberson]

Per NFPA 101, no single exit can account for more than 50% of the required exit capacity. Without knowing the overall size of the space, with only 15' between 2 of the 3 doors, it may be best to provide at least 50% of the egress capacity out of the 3rd door. (Which should already be met if the door meets the minimum 32-inch clear opening, as it would have a capacity of 165, unless it's a stair-limited exit.)