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9.9.8.1.(2)
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Application
Application 1: 
Measuring the travel distance from an egress door of a room or suite to the nearest exit, where the room or suite is separated from the remainder of the floor area:
This applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9].
Application 2: 
This also applies to certain mezzanines, as stated in Sentence 9.9.8.6.(1).
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To exempt travel distance measurements involving suites or rooms from the application of Sentence (1), which would otherwise require the measurements to be taken from the furthest point in the suites or rooms, and permit the measurements to be taken from the egress door of the suites or rooms, if certain conditions are met.
This is on the basis that:
  • fire compartments provide temporary protection from fires occurring elsewhere in a building, and
  • that in sprinklered buildings a fire is likely to be extinguished quickly and unrated enclosures provide a barrier to smoke.
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