The following is excerpt from case "BCAB #1715 - Width of Access to Exit Stairs, Article 3.3.1.17." of Building Code Appeal Board of BC, Canada at
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Appeal Board Decision #1715
The Board notes the building does not conform with the access to exit requirements of Sentence 3.3.1.3.(8) and the suites rely on direct exits from their floor spaces. This being the case the Board considers that the principles for exits in Section 3.4 must be applied and the exits from the suite in question must conform with Sentence 3.4.3.2.(7)."
What does "the building does not conform with the access to exit requirements of Sentence 3.3.1.3.(8)" mean? Does it mean that "the access to exit requirements of Sentence 3.3.1.3 (8)" does not apply to this building?
BCAB #1715 - Width of Access to Exit Stairs, Article 3.3.1.17.
A summary of Decision 1715 of the BC Building Code Appeal Board.
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Appeal Board Decision #1715
The Board notes the building does not conform with the access to exit requirements of Sentence 3.3.1.3.(8) and the suites rely on direct exits from their floor spaces. This being the case the Board considers that the principles for exits in Section 3.4 must be applied and the exits from the suite in question must conform with Sentence 3.4.3.2.(7)."
What does "the building does not conform with the access to exit requirements of Sentence 3.3.1.3.(8)" mean? Does it mean that "the access to exit requirements of Sentence 3.3.1.3 (8)" does not apply to this building?