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Includes ultra-low-flush water closets, natural or adequate artificial lighting targets, and detailed egress and exit door compliance, including door dimensions, operation, emergency illumination levels, and emergency power duration. 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Construction must also not be within ten feet of power lines.","Answer",{"name":65,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":66},"How must exit doors comply with egress and accessibility requirements?",{"text":67,"@type":63},"Exit doors must comply with section 1010.1, including required clear width and minimum door height, the ability to open 90 degrees, and side-hinged swinging type. Egress door operation must be readily openable from the egress side without a key or special knowledge, with handle and device heights specified.",{"name":69,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":70},"What are the emergency lighting and power duration requirements?",{"text":71,"@type":63},"Emergency power for means of egress illumination must provide power for at least 90 minutes and include storage batteries, unit equipment, or an on-site generator. Illumination must meet specified minimums along the egress path at floor level and follow allowable decline and uniformity limits.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":74,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":76,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":78,"site_id":7},649837,1792900710,{"code":4,"msg":81,"data":82},"success",{"doc_id":78,"user_id":83,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":84,"doc_module":4,"category_id":85,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":86,"file_id":87,"file_url":88,"file_type":89,"file_size":90,"view_count":22,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":91,"language":92,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":93,"faqs":94,"seo_title":95,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":96,"read_time":97},962090769181,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_6f874abed73319feea01a86fa6f0fab8",8,"* THE CONSTRUCTION SHALL NOT RESTRICT A FIVE-FOOT CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED ACCESS TO ANY WATER OR POWER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (POWER POLES, PULL-BOXES, TRANSFORMERS, VAULTS, PUMPS, VALVES, METERS, APPURTENANCES, ETC. ) OR TO THE LOCATION OF THE  \nHOOK-UP. THE CONSTRUCTION SHALL NOT BE WITHIN TEN FEET OF ANY POWER LINES-WHETHER OR NOT THE LINES ARE LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY CAUSE CONSTRUCTION DELAYS AND/OR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.  \n* AN APPROVED SEISMIC GAS SHUTOFF VALVE WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE FUEL GAS LINE ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE UTILITY METER AND BE RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE CONTAINING THE FUEL GAS PIPING. (PER ORDINANCE  \n170,158) (INCLUDES COMMERCIAL ADDITIONS AND TI WORK OVER $10,000 . ) SEPARATE PLUMBING PERMIT IS REQUIRED.  \n* PROVIDE ULTRA-LOW FLUSH WATER CLOSETS FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION. EXISTING SHOWER HEADS AND TOILETS MUST BE ADAPTED FOR LOW WATER CONSUMPTION  \n*A COPY OF THE EVALUATION REPORT AND/OR CONDITIONS OF LISTING SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE JOB SITE.  \nALL EXIT DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 1010.1  \nA. CLEAR WIDTH OF EACH DOOR OPENING SHALL BE MIN. 32\" OR PER SEC. 1005. 1, WHICHEVER IS GREATER  \nB. MIN. DOOR HEIGHT OF 6 FEET-8 FEET  \nC. SHALL BE CAPABLE OF OPENING 90 DEGREES.  \nD. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF A SWINGING DOOR LEAF SHALL BE 48”NOMINAL.  \nE. EXIT DOOR SHALL BE SIDE-HINGED SWINGING TYPE.  \n1. EXIT SIGNS SHALL BE INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY  \nILLUMINATED  \n2. EXIT SIGNS ILLUMINATED BY AN EXTERNAL SOURCE SHALL HAVE AN INTENSITY OF NOT LESS THAN 5 FOOT CANDLES (54 IUX) .  \n3. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNS SHALL BE LISTED AND LABELED AND SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS AND SECTION 2702. (1013 .5)  \n4. EXIT SIGNS SHALL BE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. (1013 .3)  \n5. EXIT SIGNS SHALL BE CONNECTED TO AN EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEM THAT WILL PROVIDE AN ILLUMINATION OF NOT LESS THAN 90 MIN. IN CASE OF PRIMARY POWER LOSS (1013 .6.3)  \n6. EGRESS DOORS SHALL BE READILY OPENABLE FROM THE  \nEGRESS SIDE WITHOUT THE USE OF A KEY OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT. SEE 1010.1.9.3 FOR EXCEPTIONS.  \n7. DOOR HANDLES, LOCK AND OTHER OPERATING DEVICES SHALL BE INSTALLED AT A MIN. 34” AND A MAX. 48” ABOVE THE FINISHED FLOOR.  \n8. THIS DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN BUILDING IS OCCUPIED.  \n9. ALL EGRESS DOOR OPERATION SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH SECTION 1010.1.9 & 1010.1.9.12  \n10. THE MEANS OF EGRESS, INCLUDING THE EXIT DISCHARGE, SHALL BE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES THE BUILDING SPACE SERVED BY THE MEANS OF EGRESS IS OCCUPIED.  \n11. THE MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION LEVEL SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 1 FOOT-CANDLE AT THE WALKING SURFACE.  \n12. THE POWER SUPPLY FOR MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION SHALL NORMALLY BE PROVIDED BY THE PREMISES ELECTRICAL SUPPLY. IN THE EVENT OF POWER SUPPLY FAILURE, AN EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHALL AUTOMATICALLY ILLUMINATE THE FOLLOWING AREAS:  \nA. AISLES AND UNENCLOSED EGRESS STAIRWAYS IN ROOMS AND SPACES THAT REQUIRE TWO OR MORE MEANS OF EGRESS  \nB. CORRIDORS, EXIT ENCLOSURES AND EXIT  \nPASSAGEWAYS IN BUILDINGS REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO OR MORE EXITS;  \nC. EXTERIOR EGRESS COMPONENTS AT OTHER THAN THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE UNTIL EXIT DISCHARGE IS ACCOMPLISHED FOR BUILDINGS REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO OR MORE EXITS.  \nD. INTERIOR EXIT DISCHARGE ELEMENTS, AS PERMITTED IN ECTION 1028. 1, IN BUILDINGS REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO R MORE EXITS.  \nE. EXTERIOR LANDINGS, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION  \n010.1.6, FOR EXIT DISCHARGE DOORWAYS IN BUILDINGS REQUIRED BY  \n13. THE EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE POWER FOR DURATION OF NOT LESS THAN 90 MINUTES AND SHALL CONSIST OF STORAGE BATTERIES, UNIT EQUIPMENT OR ANON-SITE GENERATOR. THE INSTALLATION OF THE EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEM SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2702.  \n14. EMERGENCY LIGHTING FACILITIES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO PROVIDE INITIAL ILLUMINATION THAT IS AT LEAST AN AVERAGE OF 1 FOOT-CANDLE (11 LUX) AND A MINIMUM AT ANY POINT OF  \n0.1 FOOT-CANDLE (1 LUX) MEASURED ALONG THE PATH OF EGRESS AT FLOOR LEV","cbCaivTlbRtPLh0f","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivTlbRtPLh0f","pdf",32051712,53,"English","# Construction Clearance and Utilities\n# Egress Doors and Exit Signage\n## Emergency Power and Illumination Requirements\n# Plumbing Fixtures and Low-Water Requirements\n# Lighting Requirements for Occupied Spaces\n# Toilet Rooms and Wet-Area Materials","[{\"question\":\"What clearances are required around water or power distribution facilities and hookups?\",\"answer\":\"Construction must not restrict clear, unobstructed access to water or power distribution facilities or to the hookup location. 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