California Building Code Exterior Door

Exterior doors in homes and businesses not only provide security but they also serve as a vital means of egress during a fire or other emergency.

California building code exterior door.

Any other exterior door has a threshold height limited to 7 inches. Landing requirements for all other exterior doors. For all non egress exterior doors the 2003 code update allows a 7 3 4 in. Los angeles residential code 3 building planning r311 means of egress r311 3 floors and landings at exterior doors 1132a 4 housing accessibility level floor or landing see also chapter 10.

Building codes for exterior doors. 2018 irc section r311 3 1 restricts threshold height a required exit door in residences to 1 inches from the top of the the threshold to the floor or landing on each side of the door. This handout is intended to provide only general information contact the building and safety division for any questions or additional information. Step down on the interior and up to two steps down to the landing on the exterior regardless of which way the door swings it can only swing over one step.

2019 california building standards code title 24 california code of regulations. Means of egress doors in the irc. The door cannot open directly onto a room used for sleeping purposes bedroom and must be one of the following types. This allowance provides some design flexibility.

Order the 2019 edition of title 24 from the publishers listed on the codes tab. R311 3 floors and landings at exterior doors there shall be a landing or floor on each side of. All exterior doors shall have a landing immediately on the exterior side. Effective january 1 2020.

The building codes of california adopt the the california administrative code 2019 california building code 2019 california residential code 2019 california mechanical code 2019 california plumbing code 2019 california energy code 2019 california historical building code 2019 california fire code 2019 california existing building code 2019 california green building standards code 2019. Building fire residential codes the 2007 2010 california building code part 2 california residential code part 2 5 and the california fire code part 9 of title 24 are available for viewing online via the following international code council web site. 2019 california building standards code title 24 education outreach.