Chapter 10 — MEANS OF EGRESS

Section 1021 — EGRESS BALCONIES

2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California

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[BE] 1021.1 General. Balconies used for egress purposes shall conform to the same requirements as corridors for minimum width, required capacity, headroom, dead ends and projections. [BE] 1021.2 Wall separation. Exterior egress balconies shall be separated from the interior of the building by walls and opening protectives as required for corridors. Exception: Separation is not required where the exterior egress balcony is served by not less than two stairways and a dead-end travel condition does not require travel past an unprotected opening to reach a stairway. [BE] 1021.3 Openness. The long…