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§ 14-3-3-3 EXITS.
   (A)   Every dwelling unit or guest room shall have access directly to the outside or to a public corridor.
   (B)   Every sleeping room below the fourth story shall have at least one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency escape or rescue. The units shall be operable from the inside to provide a full clear opening without the use of separate tools.
   (C)   All escape or rescue windows from sleeping rooms shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet. The minimum net clear opening height dimension shall be 24 inches. The minimum net clear opening width dimension shall be 20 inches. Where windows are provided as a means of egress or rescue they shall have a finished sill height not more than 44 inches above the floor.
('74 Code, § 7-24-8) (Ord. 34- 1986; Am. Ord. 2018-025)