| Date |
Text |
| 2014-10-02 12:16:23 | THIS CODE SECTION IS NOT ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT |
| | FOR PANIC HARDWARE, IT IS ALLOWING FOR A LOCKING |
| | DEVICE. |
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| | 2010 FBC-B 1008.1.10 PANIC AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE. |
| | DOORS SERVING A GROUP H OCCUPANCY AND DOORS SERVING |
| | ROOMS OR SPACES WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 50 OR MORE IN |
| | A GROUP A OR E OCCUPANCY SHALL NOT BE PROVIDED WITH A |
| | LATCH OR LOCK UNLESS IT IS PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT |
| | HARDWARE. |
| | EXCEPTIONS:1. A MAIN EXIT OF A GROUP A OCCUPANCY IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1008.1.9.3, ITEM 2. |
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| | 1008.1.9.3 LOCKS AND LATCHES. |
| | APPROVED LOCKS AND LATCHES SHALL BE PERMITTED TO |
| | PREVENT OPERATION OF DOORS WHERE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | EXISTS: |
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| | 2. IN BUILDINGS IN OCCUPANCY GROUP A HAVING AN OCCUPANT |
| | LOAD OF 300 OR LESS, GROUPS B, F, M AND S, AND IN |
| | PLACES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, THE MAIN EXTERIOR DOOR OR |
| | DOORS ARE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH KEY-OPERATED |
| | LOCKING DEVICES FROM THE EGRESS SIDE PROVIDED: |
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| | 2.1. THE LOCKING DEVICE IS READILY DISTINGUISHABLE AS |
| | LOCKED; |
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| | 2.2. A READILY VISIBLE DURABLE SIGN IS POSTED ON THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE ON OR ADJACENT TO THE DOOR STATING: THIS |
| | DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. THE |
| | SIGN SHALL BE IN LETTERS 1 INCH (25 MM) HIGH ON A |
| | CONTRASTING BACKGROUND; AND |
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| | 2.3. THE USE OF THE KEY-OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE IS |
| | REVOCABLE BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR DUE CAUSE. |
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