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F-601.7 Posting of occupant load: An assembly occupancy shall be posted with an approved legible sign in contrasting colors conspicuously located near the main point of egress from the room or space stating the number of occupants permitted within such space. The number of occupants permitted shall be determined in accordance with the building code listed in Chapter 44. Assembly rooms or spaces with multiple occupancy capabilities shall be posted for all such occupancies. The owner shall be responsible for installing and maintaining such signs. Signs shall be obtained from the Department of Licenses and Inspections. A fee is required for each sign.

Exception: Lawful occupancy signs are not required in the sanctuary or main worship areas of churches.

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F-606.5 Stairway interruption at discharge: Exit stairways which continue beyond the level of exit discharge in high rise buildings shall be interrupted at the level of exit discharge by partitions, doors or other effective means of preventing persons who are attempting to exit the building from continuing past the level of exit discharge.

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F-607.1.1 Corridor doors of R-2 Use Groups in high-rise buildings: In R-2 Use Groups in high-rise buildings, doors from dwelling units opening into public corridors and stairways shall be self-closing.

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F-608.1.1 Door swing: All means of egress doors shall swing in the direction of egress where serving an occupant load of fifty (50) or more persons or where serving a high-hazard occupancy.

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F-608.3 Locks permitted: Locks or fasteners shall not be installed on egress doors, except in accordance with the following conditions:

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4. High-rise buildings with stairway doors arranged in accordance with the building code listed in Chapter 44. Where exit stairway doors, including those accessing the roof, are permitted by this code to be locked from the stairway side, the doors shall be capable of being opened from activation of the building fire alarm or a power failure.

5. In buildings where the elevator lobby is separated from the remainder of the floor by partitions and doors, the doors may be locked from the ingress side (elevator lobby side) provided that the building conforms to Section [813.4.1.2] B-1017.4.1.2 or B-1017.4.5 of the building code listed in Chapter 44.

Exception: Items five through seven of [the above referenced building code section] Section B-1017.4.1.2 are permitted but are not required as features of the locking system.

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F-609.1 Emergency escape: Every sleeping room located below the fourth story in an occupancy in Use Group R or I-1 shall have at least one openable window or exterior door approved for emergency egress or rescue; or shall have access to not less than two (2) approved independent exits.

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F-610.3 Information signs: A sign shall be provided at each floor landing in all interior stairways more than three (3) stories above grade, designating the floor level, the floor level above the floor of discharge, the identification of the stairway and the availability of roof access from that stairway. Floor level characters shall be at least six inches (152 mm) in height, and characters of other information shall be at least 1-½ inches (38 mm) in height. Signage shall be located approximately five feet (1524 mm) above the floor landing in a position which is readily visible when doors are in the open and closed positions. All elevator lobby call stations on all floor levels shall be marked with approved signs in accordance with Section F-313.1.

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