Can a single exterior door serving a sleeping
room that is accessible only through that door
also serve as the required means of emergency
egress and rescue when that door exceeds the
required width, height, clear area and sill
height required in the code for an egress opening
under Section R310 of the 2010 Florida Building
Code-Residential.
Interpretation #7274
Published November 10, 2013
Original Request
- Code Version
- 2010
- Code
- RESIDENT
- Code Description
- Chapter
- 3
- Section
- R310
- Topic
Question
Answer Published 11/10/2013 at 11:44 PM
Yes
Commentary
A door may serve as an emergency escape and rescue opening,
but it must open directly into a public way, or to a yard
or court that opens to a public way.