O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 8-2-209 (2019)

Compliance alternatives for unenclosed or improperly enclosed exit stairways or vertical shafts

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Compliance alternatives for unenclosed or improperly enclosed exit stairways or vertical shafts include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Improve enclosure of exit stairway;

(2) Add a partial fire suppression system;

(3) Add a sprinkler draft curtain; or

(4) Add a smoke detection system.

History

Code 1981, § 8-2-209, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1160, § 1.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Validity and construction of statute or

ordinance requiring installation of automatic sprinklers, 63 A.L.R.5th 517.