California Building Code Exterior Door Landing

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California building code exterior door landing.

The width of each landing shall not be less than the door served. Exterior doors in homes and businesses not only provide security but they also serve as a vital means of egress during a fire or other emergency. Title 24 part 2 section 2 3303 i 1 and i 2 exception. Change without regulatory effect providing more legible figure e 1 filed 2 9 2009 pursuant to section 100 title 1 california code of regulations register 2009 no.

For all non egress exterior doors the 2003 code update allows a 7 3 4 in. 2019 california building standards code title 24 education outreach. The width of each landing shall be not less than the door served. Step down on the interior and up to two steps down to the landing on the exterior regardless of which way the door swings it can only swing over one step.

Published july 1 2019. 2019 california building standards code title 24 california code of regulations. The landing or floor on the exterior side shall be not more than 7 3 4 inches 196 mm below the top of the threshold provided the door does not swing over the landing or floor. There shall be a landing or floor on each side of each exterior door.

Where a door opens over a landing the landing shall be at least as wide as the door and at least 5 feet long. This handout is intended to provide only general information contact the building. Fire residential codes the 2007 2010 california building code part 2 california residential code part 2 5 and the california fire code part 9 of title 24 are available for viewing online via. Ubc standards for stairs cover many aspects of stair and handrail design and installation including those required by the americans with disabilities act of 1990 and subsequent revisions of the ubc.

The building codes that california uses are based on those found in the uniform building code or ubc instituted in 1927. Order the 2019 edition of title 24 from the publishers listed on the codes tab. Building codes for exterior doors. Where exterior landings or floors serving the required egress door are not at grade they shall be provided with access to grade by means of a ramp in.