Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
705 - General Fire Safety
Chapter 5 - Access for Emergency Personnel and Apparatus
Section 705-5-8.0 - Marking and Identification of Exits Leading to Fire Lanes

Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 705-5-8.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

8.1 All building exits leading to fire lanes shall be marked as prescribed within the appropriate section of this regulation and as illustrated by the appropriate figures of this regulation.

8.2 All exits shall have minimum four inch (4") solid yellow demarcation lines define specific areas.

8.2.1 ADA blue markings shall be acceptable to meet 8.2 provided they are adjacent to the ADA parking space and used as part of the ADA access.

8.3 Demarcation lines on primary exits shall extend no less than 1.5 times the width of the door to the fire lane.

8.4 Demarcation lines on secondary exits shall extend no less than the width of the door to the fire lane.

8.5 Demarcation lines need not be located on sidewalk surfaces or other surfaces not subject to vehicular traffic, but shall extend from the end of the sidewalk surface or curb line to the fire lane.

8.5.1 Where necessary to extend from the sidewalk to the fire lane the area shall be hatched using four inch solid yellow lines.

8.6 No objects, stands, displays, or other impediments shall be located within the demarcation area.

8.7 When required by the State Fire Marshal, minimum four inch (4") diameter steel bollards filled with concrete and marked yellow shall be installed at the outermost corners of the exit's demarcation area. The minimum height of the bollard shall be 36 inches above the finished grade of the adjacent surface.

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