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    The document discusses occupancy classifications for Group I-3 facilities, which include detention and correctional facilities. It outlines requirements for secured yards, means of egress, and mixed occupancies. Specific provisions are given for door widths, sliding doors, spiral stairs, exit discharge into courtyards, sallyports, and vertical exit enclosures with glazing under certain conditions. The purpose is to provide safety requirements for securing facilities while ensuring occupants can safely evacuate during emergencies.

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    The document discusses occupancy classifications for Group I-3 facilities, which include detention and correctional facilities. It outlines requirements for secured yards, means of egress, and mixed occupancies. Specific provisions are given for door widths, sliding doors, spiral stairs, exit discharge into courtyards, sallyports, and vertical exit enclosures with glazing under certain conditions. The purpose is to provide safety requirements for securing facilities while ensuring occupants can safely evacuate during emergencies.

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    The document discusses occupancy classifications for Group I-3 facilities, which include detention and correctional facilities. It outlines requirements for secured yards, means of egress, and mixed occupancies. Specific provisions are given for door widths, sliding doors, spiral stairs, exit discharge into courtyards, sallyports, and vertical exit enclosures with glazing under certain conditions. The purpose is to provide safety requirements for securing facilities while ensuring occupants can safely evacuate during emergencies.

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    USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION

    2.19.7 Secured yards. Grounds are permitted to be fenced and gates therein are permitted
    to be equipped with locks, provided that safe dispersal areas having 2.8 m2 for bed
    and litter patients and 0.56 m2 for ambulatory patients and other occupants are
    located between the building and the fence. Such provided safe dispersal areas
    shall not be located less than 15.3 m from the building they serve.

    SECTION 2.20
    GROUP I-3

    2.20.1 General. Occupancies in Group I-3 shall comply with the provisions of this
    section and other applicable provisions of this code requirements (see Section
    2.20.4).

    2.20.2 Mixed occupancies. Portions of buildings with an occupancy in Group I-3 that are
    classified as a different occupancy shall meet the applicable requirements of this
    code requirements for such occupancies. Where security operations necessitate the
    locking of required means of egress, provisions shall be made for the release of
    occupants at all times.
    Means of egress from detention and correctional occupancies that traverse other
    use areas shall, as a minimum, conform to requirements for detention and
    correctional occupancies.
    Exception: It is permissible to exit through a horizontal exit into other contiguous
    occupancies that do not conform to detention and correctional occupancy egress
    provisions but that do comply with requirements set forth in the appropriate
    occupancy, as long as the occupancy is not a high-hazard use.

    2.20.3 Means of egress. Except as modified or as provided for in this section, the
    provisions of Chapter 8 shall apply.
    2.20.3.1 Door width. Doors to resident sleeping units shall have a clear width of not less
    than 711 mm.
    2.20.3.2 Sliding doors. Where doors in a means of egress are of the horizontal-sliding type,
    the force to slide the door to its fully open position shall not exceed 220 N with a
    perpendicular force against the door of 220 N.
    2.20.3.3 Spiral stairs. Spiral stairs that conform to the requirements of Section 8.3.3.3.9
    are permitted for access to and between staff locations.
    2.20.3.4 Exit discharge. Exits are permitted to discharge into a fenced or walled courtyard.
    Enclosed yards or courts shall be of a size to accommodate all occupants, a
    minimum of 15.3 m from the building with a net area of 1.4 m2 per person.
    2.20.3.5 Sallyports. A sallyport shall be permitted in a means of egress where there are
    provisions for continuous and unobstructed passage through the sallyport during
    an emergency egress condition.
    2.20.3.6 Vertical exit enclosures. One of the required vertical exit enclosures in each
    building shall be permitted to have glazing installed in doors and interior walls at
    each landing level providing access to the enclosure, provided that the following
    conditions are met:
    1. The vertical exit enclosure shall not serve more than four floor levels.
    2. Vertical exit enclosure doors shall not be less than 3/4 hour fire doors
    complying with Section 4B.14.2 of SBC 801.
    3. The total area of glazing at each floor level shall not exceed 3.23 m2 and
    individual panels of glazing shall not exceed 0.84 m2.
    4. The glazing shall be protected on both sides by an automatic fire sprinkler
    system. The sprinkler system shall be designed to wet completely the entire
    SBC 201 2007 2/44

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