Rear exit door on retail space

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Greg, keep in mind also that the rear door may not be a required egress door. If the occupant load is < 50 and the travel distance is < 75', only one door may be required. There are some exceptions, depending on occupancy type.

If it is a required egress door, then an exit sign and emergency lighting would normally be required also.

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[Marvin Maizel]

First...is this a marked and required fire exit? If not I believe he can do pretty much anything he wants.

[Greg Keene, CPI]

It is a rear exit door, not to a storage area, opened to the inside. This is a "new" install", more than 75 feet from the front door. No lights, exit signs and here is the way it was locked. I just said the door is "no bueno" and needs to be replaced. It was easier that way.