3.4.6.12. Direction of Door Swing

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3.4.6.12. Direction of Door Swing

1) Except for doors serving a single dwelling unit and except as permitted by Sentence (2) and Article 3.4.6.14., every exit door shall

a) open in the direction of exit travel, and

b) swing on its vertical axis.

2) Exit doors need not conform to Sentence (1), where

a) they serve storage garages serving not more than one dwelling unit,

b) they serve accessory buildings serving not more than one dwelling unit,

c) they

i) serve storage suites not more than 28 sqm in area that are on the first storey in warehousing buildings, and

ii) open directly outdoors at ground level, or

d) they serve individual self-service storage units referred to in Section 3.9.