2018 Georgia Code
Title 8 - Buildings and Housing
Chapter 2 - Standards and Requirements for Construction, Alteration, etc., of Buildings and Other Structures
Article 3 - Application of Building and Fire Related Codes to Existing Buildings
§ 8-2-207. Compliance alternatives for inadequate number of exits

Universal Citation: GA Code § 8-2-207 (2018)
    Compliance alternatives for an inadequate number of exits include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • (1) Provide connecting fire-exit balconies acceptable to the enforcement authority between buildings;

  • (2) Provide alternate exit or egress facilities leading to safety outside the building or to a place of safe refuge in the building or an adjoining building as acceptable to the enforcement authority;

  • (3) Provide an exterior fire escape or escapes as acceptable to the enforcement authority where the providing of enclosed interior or enclosed exterior stairs is not practical; or

  • (4) Install early fire warning and fire suppression systems.

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