1028.8 - Common path of egress travel
The common path of egress travel shall not exceed 30 feet (9144 mm) from any seat to a point where an occupant has a choice of two paths of egress travel to two exits.
Exceptions:
1. For areas serving less than 50 occupants,
the common path of egress travel shall not exceed 75 feet (22
860 mm).
2. For
smoke-protected assembly seating, the common path of
egress travel shall not exceed 50 feet (15 240 mm).
1028.8.1
Path through adjacent
row. Where one of the two paths of travel is across the
aisle through a row of seats to another
aisle, there shall be not more than 24 seats between the two
aisles, and the minimum clear width between rows for the row
between the two aisles shall be 12 inches (305 mm) plus 0.6
inch (15.2 mm) for each additional seat above seven in the row between
aisles.
Exception: For smoke-protected assembly seating there shall not be more than 40 seats between the two aisles and the minimum clear width shall be 12 inches (305 mm) plus 0.3 inch (7.6 mm) for each additional seat.
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