In other words it s an exit.
Commercial door code requirements.
Section r311 2 states the width of the clear opening of the required egress door must be at least 32 inches from the face of the door to the door stop at the jamb or the opening and the height of the opening must be a minimum of 78 inches from the door stop at the head of the opening to the top of the threshold.
What is building egress code.
Code requirements for exterior doors are covered in chapter 10 of the ibc.
Egress is a building term that refers to a means or place of going out.
This guide explains scoping and technical requirements for accessible entrances doors and gates in the ada standards.
Commercial fire door requirements.
Doors to individual hotel or motel units shall operate similarly except that when the bolt and unlatching operation is key operated from corridor or exterior side of the unit door large bow keys 2 inch full bow or 1 1 4 inch half bow shall be provided in lieu of lever type hardware on the corridor side.
Both commercial buildings and residential homes contain codes regarding the paths of egress.
Any door that is along the path of exit the egress path is considered an egress door.
That is if someone needs to go through that door to exit the building then.
The building codes enforced in your area mandate the fire resistance rating of the fire door.