Code of Massachusetts Regulations
780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Chapter 115 - Appendices
Appendix I - Patio Covers
Section I103 - EXTERIOR OPENINGS
Subsection I103.1 - Light, ventilation and emergency egress
Universal Citation: 780 CMR MA Code of Regs I103.1
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Exterior openings required for light and ventilation shall be permitted to open into a patio structure. However, the patio structure shall be unenclosed if such openings are serving as emergency egress or rescue openings from sleeping rooms. Where such exterior openings serve as an exit from the dwelling unit, the patio structure, unless unenclosed, shall be provided with exits conforming to the provision of Chapter 10.
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