Section 24-313. LIFE AND FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

 

313.1When a sidewalk café or the adjacent restaurant is occupied, no exit door shall be locked, bolted, or otherwise fastened or obstructed so that the door is unable to be opened from the inside.

 

313.2Chairs and tables shall be arranged so as to provide for ready access by aisles to each exit doorway. All aisles shall conform to § 610 of the D.C. Building Code.

 

313.3No part of any aisle shall be used in any way that will obstruct its use as an exit or that will constitute a hazardous condition.

 

313.4All fire protection equipment shall be kept in working condition. Extinguishers, hoses, and other fire protection appliances required by the Fire Chief shall be visible and convenient at all times.

 

313.5All exits in an enclosed sidewalk café shall be marked and lighted in accordance with the D.C. Building Code and the D.C. Electrical Code.

 

authority

Reorganization Plan No.2 of 1975, effective July 25, 1975 (21 DCR 3198 (May 12, 1975)), approved by Resolution 1-102 (22 DCR 961 (August 13, 1975)); § 6(c) of the Enclosed Sidewalk Cafe Act of 1982, effective September 17, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-148; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-1001 et seq. (1995 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 30 DCR 4346, 4358 (August 26, 1983).