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Bookmark or Share- Romeo and Juliet balconies | The Building Code ForumHeated debate here, I say there is no violation with a Romeo and Juliet type balcony. What I have is an exterior door that opens into a room, directly outside and across the opening is a fully compliant guard rail. EEO, and required egress are not an issue. My boss says can't do it because every door requires a landing.
- Egress from Balcony back into BuildingIt's not a corridor -- it's a balcony. The applicant also needs to tell you what the occupancy classification of the second floor is. Then you look in chapter 10 and determine if the proposed balcony qualifies as a space with a single means of egress, and what the maximum exit access travel distance is for the occupancy classification.
- Deck, porch, patio, balcony? | The Building Code ForumBalcony: I find this to only be different for structural design purposes. A "balcony" as might be commonly used to describe a small master bedroom deck is really no different than a deck, unless it is a fully cantilevered structure. I find the only reason to differentiate a balcony would be for prescriptive structural design purposes.
- 6 story balcony - The Building Code ForumThe exterior balcony provides a 2nd means of egress that is access from each tenant space. The balcony begins from the 6th floor on the exterior side of an interior exit stairway. Each balcony continues across each story to a stair to the next balcony on the story below until it reaches the level of exit discharge. 1016.3 Measurement.
- When is does theater stadium-style seating get called a "balcony"?balcony, gallery or press box and at least one leading directly to an exit. 1 a platform that projects from the wall of a building and is enclosed by a parapet or railing 2 an interior projecting gallery in a public building (as a theater) Balcony." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 10 July 2014. . seem like you have
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