Units | Doorways (Width in inches) | Stairs & Corridors (Width in inches) |
1 1/2 | 32 | 36 |
2 | 40 | 44 |
2 1/2 | 50 | 50 |
An additional 10 inches shall be required for each 1/2 unit of width above 2 1/2 units. Credit for units of width shall not be given for a fractional part other than 1/2 unit.
Occupants Based on Net Floor Area
Square Feet Per Person | |
All purpose rooms | 10 |
Bowling alleys (exclusive of area occupied by the alleys) | 10 |
Classrooms | 28 |
Court rooms and other public rooms in public buildings (exclusive of seating) | 40 |
Dance halls, lodge halls and similar occupancies | 7 |
Dining areas | 15 |
Dormitories and wards | 75 |
Drafting rooms and engineering rooms | 60 |
Factories for heavy manufacturing, garages, warehouses, etc. | 300 |
Factories for light manufacturing | 80 |
Hotels and apartments (the actual capacity of sleeping areas) | 125 |
Laboratories | 100 |
Libraries, reading rooms and museums | 30 |
Main exercise rooms of gymnasiums | 10 |
Markets and showrooms and mercantile establishments | 50 |
Offices up to 400 square feet in area | 100 |
Offices more than 400 square feet in area | 60 |
Power houses, boiler rooms, and the like | 500 |
Recreation rooms | 10 |
Vocational shops and similar occupancies in schools | 100 |
Rooms or areas with fixed seats-One occupant per seat |
34 Pa. Code § 50.23
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 51.23 (relating to means of egress capacity); 34 Pa. Code § 52.23 (relating to means of egress capacity); 34 Pa. Code § 53.23 (relating to means of egress capacity); 34 Pa. Code § 54.23 (relating to means of egress capacity); 34 Pa. Code § 55.23 (relating to means of egress capacity); 34 Pa. Code § 56.23 (relating to means of egress capacity); 34 Pa. Code § 57.23 (relating to means of egress capacity); 34 Pa. Code § 58.23 (relating to means of egress capacity); and 34 Pa. Code § 59.23 (relating to means of egress capacity).