South Carolina § 5-25-880 Required means of egress.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-25-880 — Required means of egress.

South Carolina § 5-25-880

Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 25BUILDING CODES AND FIRE PREVENTION

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 5-25-880 (2026).

Text

In every building erected after February 20 1917, except in private dwellings, each floor area above the first shall be provided with at least two means of egress, remote from each other, one of which shall be an enclosed stairway as provided by SECTIONS 5-25-830 and 5-25-840, an outside iron fire escape, a doorway in a fire wall leading to another floor area separately provided with adequate stairs or other independent means of exit. Such doorway serving as an emergency exit in a fire wall shall be protected by an automatic and self-closing fire door. No portion of any floor area shall be more than one hundred feet from a place of egress. Elevators shall not be considered as a means of egress as specified in this section. The term "floor area" as used in this section, shall mean the entir

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In every building erected after February 20 1917, except in private dwellings, each floor area above the first shall be provided with at least two means of egress, remote from each other, one of which shall be an enclosed stairway as provided by SECTIONS 5-25-830 and 5-25-840, an outside iron fire escape, a doorway in a fire wall leading to another floor area separately provided with adequate stairs or other independent means of exit. Such doorway serving as an emergency exit in a fire wall shall be protected by an automatic and self-closing fire door. No portion of any floor area shall be more than one hundred feet from a place of egress. Elevators shall not be considered as a means of egress as specified in this section. The term "floor area" as used in this section, shall mean the entire floor space between exterior walls and fire walls.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-1255; 1952 Code SECTION 47-1255; 1942 Code SECTION 7520; 1932 Code SECTION 7520; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4635; 1917 (30) 77.