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AH 103.1 Enclosure Walls
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Enclosure walls shall be permitted to be of any configuration, provided the open or glazed area of the longer wall and one additional wall is equal to at least 65 percent of the area below a minimum of 6 feet, 8 inches (2032 mm) of each wall, measured from the floor.
Openings shall be permitted to be enclosed with any of the following:
- Insect screening.
- Approved translucent or transparent plastic not more than 0.125 inch (3.2 mm) in thickness.
- Glass conforming to the provisions of Section R308.
- Any combination of the foregoing.
AH103.2 Light, Ventilation and Emergency Egress
Exterior openings required for light and ventilation shall be permitted to open into a patio structure conforming to Section AH101, provided that the patio structure shall be unenclosed if such openings are serving as emergency egress or rescue openings from sleeping rooms. Where such exterior openings serve as an exit from the dwelling unit, the patio structure, unless unenclosed, shall be provided with exits conforming to the provisions of Section R311 of this code.
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