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3.4.6.13.(1)

Application

Intent


Application	Application 1: Identification, and direction and axis of swing, of sliding exit doors, where the door leads directly to outdoors at ground level. This applies, in buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A, to: interior and exterior exits, as stated in Appendix Note A-3.4.6., and exits serving floor areas that are intended for occupancy, including mezzanines as stated in Sentence 3.4.2.2.(1). Application 2: This also applies to: ramps, stairways and passageways used by the public as access to exits, as stated in Appendix Note A-3.4.6., and tents and air-supported structures, as stated in Sentences 3.1.6.1.(1) and 9.10.1.2.(1). Exceptions: except as stated in: Sentence 3.1.6.2.(1), which prohibits air-supported structures from being located above the first storey on any building, Sentence 3.1.6.2.(2), which prohibits air-supported structures from being used for classrooms or for Groups B, C, or Group F, Division 1 major occupancies, Sentence 3.1.6.2.(3), which requires air-supported structures to be designed as open floor spaces without interior walls, mezzanines, intermediate floors or similar construction, Sentence 3.3.1.3.(5), which applies to rooftop enclosures, Sentence 3.4.2.2.(2), which applies to mezzanines that: are not required to terminate at a vertical fire separation [see Article 3.2.8.1.], are not intended for an occupant load more than 60, do not exceed the area limits for rooms and suites in Table 3.4.2.2., and have limited travel distances to egress doors or stairs, Sentence 3.4.2.2.(3), which applies to at least half of the required means of egress from a mezzanine if the mezzanine is not required to terminate at a fire separation as permitted by Sentence 3.2.8.2.(1), and Sentence 3.4.6.13.(2), which applies to Group B, Division 1 occupancies, or impeded egress zones in other occupancies.
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Intent	Intent 1: To exempt sliding doors from the requirements of Sentence 3.4.6.11.(1), which would otherwise require doors to normally open in the direction of exit travel and to swing on their vertical axis, on the basis that the sliding doors are required to meet the requirements of Sentence 3.3.1.12.(1) and swing on their vertical axis in the direction of exit travel in an emergency situation. Intent 2: To expand the application of Sentence 3.3.1.12.(1) to exit doors.
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