Restricted Use of Horizontal Exits

(1)  Except as permitted by Sentence (2), horizontal exits shall not comprise more than one-half of the required number of exits from any floor area.

    (2)  In a hospital or long-term care home, horizontal exits serving patients’ or residents’ sleeping rooms shall comprise not more than two-thirds of the required number of exits from any floor area.

    (3)  Where an elementary or secondary school is subdivided by a firewall, a horizontal exit shall not serve as an exit but is permitted to serve as an access to exit.

Article 3.4.1.6 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   O. Reg. 332/12: BUILDING CODE (ontario.ca) © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2021.