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3.4.7.3.(1) | Application | Intent |
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Application | Application 1: Access to fire escapes referred to in Sentence 3.4.7.1.(2) from
a dwelling unit through a casement window having
an unobstructed opening not less than 1 100 mm high by 550
mm wide with a sill height of not more than 900 mm above
the inside floor, where:
This applies to fire escapes serving floor areas that are intended for occupancy,
including mezzanines as stated in Sentence 3.4.2.2.(1),
in buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Application 2: This also applies to:
Exceptions:
except as stated in:
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Intent | Intent 1: To exempt casement windows in dwelling units from the requirement
in the first part of Sentence 3.4.7.3.(1) that access to a fire escape
is required to be through a door, on the basis that the occupants should be
familiar with the method of operating the window and gaining access to the
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