Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
705 - General Fire Safety
Chapter 6 - Marking and Identification of Fire Protection Features
Section 705-6-1.0 - Marking and Identification of Exits

Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 705-6-1.0

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

1.1 All exits shall be marked as prescribed within the appropriate section of this regulation and as illustrated by the appropriate figures of this regulation.

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

1.2.1 ADA blue markings shall be acceptable to meet 1.2.

1.3 Demarcation lines shall extend no less than the width of the door to the edge of street or traffic lane.

1.3.1 Primary entrance doors shall be demarcated no less than 1.5 times the width of the door but no more than 10 feet.

1.3.2 Secondary egress doors shall be demarcated no less than the width of the door.

1.4 Demarcation lines need not be located on sidewalk surfaces or other pedestrian surfaces not subject to vehicular traffic, but shall extend from the end of the sidewalk surface to the edge of street or traffic lane.

1.4.1 Where necessary to extend from the sidewalk to the edge of street or traffic lane the area shall be marked using diagonal four inch solid yellow lines.

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

1.6 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.

Note: See Figure 6-1 - Marking and Identification of Exits without Fire Lanes

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