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Every exit, stairway and fire escape sign shall bear the words “EXIT”, “STAIRWAY” and “FIRE ESCAPE”, respectively, in block letters at least four and one-half inches high with nine-sixteenths inch stroke.
Every directional sign shall bear the word “EXIT” to indicate the direction of an exit, stairway or fire escape and shall bear a horizontal arrow pointed in the direction of travel. Lettering shall be in block letters at least three and three-eighths inches high with nine- sixteenths inch stroke. The arrow shall be one-half inch wide and as long as the lettering.
All such letters and arrows shall be red on a white translucent field.
(Prior code § 67-18.5)