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9.9.8.2.(2)
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Application
Application 1: 
Exits from each storey in buildings of 1 and 2 storeys in building height, where:
  • the floor area and travel distance requirements conform to those required in Article 9.9.7.4., and
  • the total occupant load served by the exit facility does not exceed 60 persons.
This applies in 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).
Exceptions: 
except as stated in Subsection 9.9.9., which applies to egress from dwelling units.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To supersede the requirements of Sentence (1), which would otherwise require at least 2 egress routes or exits, and permit a single exit, on the basis that the single exit is limited to low buildings having a relatively low occupant load and where floor areas and travel distances are limited.
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