Only one exit shall be required in buildings as described below:
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm.
- Buildings described in Table 1019.2, provided that the building has not more than one level below the first story above grade plane.
- Buildings of Group R-3 occupancy.
- Single-level buildings with the occupied space at the level of exit discharge provided that the story or space complies with Section 1015.1 as a space with one means of egress.
| OCCUPANCY | MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDING ABOVE GRADE PLANE | MAXIMUM OCCUPANTS (OR DWELLING UNITS) PER FLOOR AND TRAVEL DISTANCE |
| A, Bd, Ee, F, M, U | 1 Story | 49 occupants and 75 feet travel distance |
| H-2, H-3 | 1 Story | 3 occupants and 25 feet travel distance |
| H-4, H-5, I, R | 1 Story | 10 occupants and 75 feet travel distance |
| Sa | 1 Story | 29 occupants and 100 feet travel distance |
| Bb, F, M, Sa | 2 Stories | 30 occupants and 75 feet travel distance |
| R-2 | 2 Storiesc | 4 dwelling units and 50 feet travel distance |
- For the required number of exits for open parking structures, see Section 1019.1.1.
- For the required number of exits for air traffic control towers, see Section 412.1.
- Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1026 shall have a maximum height of three stories above grade plane.
- Buildings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 with an occupancy in Group B shall have a maximum travel distance of 100 feet.
- Day care maximum occupant load is 10.