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1107.2.1 Type B Unit Doors and Doorways in R-2 Occupancy
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Doors and doorways at the entrance(s) to the dwelling or sleeping unit shall comply with Section 1105.1.6. All other doors and doorways within the dwelling or sleeping unit meant for human passage shall comply with Section 1003.5 (Doors and Doorways) of ICC A117.1. In addition, doors and doorways serving toilet and bathing facilities that are required to comply with Appendix P shall also comply with Section P102.3.
Exceptions:
- Maneuvering clearance at doors. Where pull side, latch approach maneuvering clearance is required within the dwelling or sleeping unit for a door without a closer as per Fig. 404.2.3.1 (f) of ICC A117.1, the minimum maneuvering clearance perpendicular to the doorway shall be permitted to be reduced to 42 inches (1067 mm).
- Door hardware. Door hardware on doors within the dwelling or sleeping unit, except on entrance doors, shall not be required to comply with Section 404.2.6 (Door Hardware) of ICC A117.1 provided such hardware is readily replaceable without the removal or replacement of the door.
- Future reversibility for bedroom doors. Bedroom door and frames shall be permitted to be provided with mortised hinge and latch blanks to permit future reversal of the door on the same frame using common hand tools and without further alterations to the door and frame, provided such future swing of the door will not obstruct the maneuvering clearances required at the door or doorway.
- Flex-closet. Where front approach, pull side maneuvering clearance is required at a manual swinging door per Fig. 404.2.3.1(a) of ICC A117.1, such clearance space may be used for a readily removable storage closet provided that:
- Such closet is so constructed that the front approach, pull side maneuvering clearance can be restored by removing the closet doors, floor tracks, and shelves using common hand tools and without alterations to the floor or flooring, walls or partitions; and
- In any dwelling unit or sleeping unit containing a flex-closet, the dwelling unit or sleeping unit must contain the following additional closets:
- An accessible non-flex-closet in each bedroom equivalent to at least one 4 feet (1219 mm) wide by 2 feet 6 inches (762 mm) deep and 5 feet (1524 mm) high or, in an efficiency apartment, at least one such closet; and
- An accessible non-flex-closet equal in cubic footage to the flex closet that is located outside of bedrooms, kitchen or bathroom.
- Supplemental toilet and bathing facilities. Where one Type A toilet and bathing facility is provided in a Type B unit in accordance with the exception in Section 1107.2.2, the doors and doorways to all other toilet and bathing facilities in that dwelling unit shall not be required to comply with maneuvering clearances, but shall comply with Section 1004.5.2 (User Passage Doorways) of ICC A117.1 and shall provide clear opening width of 32 inches (813 mm) minimum.
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