How is it determined that this building would need a second exit from the first floor restaurant occupancy?
If this building is being reviewed under the 1999 NCRC then the restaurant classification is B . Section 1.17a.2 of the NCRC states that a single exit is permitted in the story at the level of exit discharge when the occupant load of the story does not exceed 50 and the exit access travel distance does not exceed 75 feet. The referenced case study has a travel distance of exit more than 75 feet therefore a second exit is required. To carry the question further, if the building were reviewed under the 2002 NCRC then the use classification is A2 . Section 1.13b.1 of the NCRC also references the 75-foot travel distance. Re.
