§ 160.111. Means of access and egress.

(a)

Safe and adequate means of access to and egress from amusement devices, rides and temporary structures shall be provided. Such means of access and egress shall have:

(1)

Protection from adjacent hazards provided by means of rails, barrier walls, enclosures or similar means.

(2)

All passageways kept free from debris, obstructions, projections and other hazards; all surfaces to be such as to prevent slipping and tripping.

(3)

A passageway which shall not be less in width than the exit door or stairs to which it leads, nor less than forty-four inches in width with head clearance of not less than seven feet.

(4)

Either stairways or ramp and the necessary connecting landings and/or platforms to enter or leave a device, ride or temporary structure that is above or below grade or floor level.

(b)

Stairways, landings and ramps shall meet the following design criteria:

(1)

Stairways, landings and ramps shall be designed, constructed and maintained to sustain a live load of at least one hundred pounds per square foot. Stairways, landings and ramps shall not be less than twenty-two inches in width for single-lane passage or forty-four inches for dual-lane passage. Landings shall not be less than three feet long measured in the direction of travel.

(2)

Stair treads shall be not less than nine inches, risers shall not be greater than seven and three-fourths inches and the multiple of tread times riser shall be between seventy and seventy-five.

(3)

Ramps shall not have slopes greater than one foot in five feet.

(c)

Handrails shall be located on both sides of ramps and stairways of more than two risers. Such rails shall be thirty inches above the ramp surface or nose of stairs and forty-two inches above landings and be capable of withstanding a load of thirty pounds per linear foot applied outward horizontally to the top rail. A minimum protection of two horizontal rails shall be equally spaced between the handrail and the ramp surface or nose of stairs.

(d)

All structures, permanent or temporary, shall have at least two exits located at or near opposite ends of the structure. Exit locations shall be located in accordance with the 1976 edition, Life Safety Code, NFPA 101-77, National Fire Protection Association.

(e)

Tents, grandstands and air-supported structures shall meet the provisions of the Standard for Tents, Grandstands and Air-Supported Structures Used for Places of Assembly, NFPA 102-82, National Fire Protection Association.

(Ord. 78-275-156, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 428.911.