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Site:
accommodation up to 2,000:
accommodation up to 3,000;
accommodation up to 5,000:
accommodation over 5,000:
accommodation up to 500;
access between thoroughfares:
Places of Public Entertainment.
Site.
4. (1) Premises shall abut upon and have frontages of adequate length to two or more thoroughfares. The frontages shall, except in special circumstances, form about one-half of the total boundaries of the site of the building, excluding recesses and projections which do not prejudicially affect exits, and shall permit of the provision of suitable exits in accordance with these regulations from each tier or floor direct to two or more thoroughfares. The thoroughfares shall be of such widths as will enable the persons who are to be accommodated to disperse rapidly in the event of fire or panic and as will afford facilities for the approach of fire appliances.
(2) In cases in which premises will accommodate more than 500 but not more than 2,000 persons, one of the thoroughfares upon which such premises abut shall be at least 40 feet wide.
In cases in which premises will accommodate more than 2,000 but not more than 3,000 persons, one of the thoroughfares shall be at least 40 feet wide and of the others, one shall be at least 30 feet wide if a carriageway or 20 feet wide if a footway.
In cases in which premises will accommodate more than 3,000 but not more than 5,000 persons, one of the thoroughfares shall be at least 50 feet wide and of the others, one shall be at least 30 feet wide.
In cases in which premises will accommodate more than 5,000 persons, such further frontage to the thoroughfares shall be provided as the building authority may require.
(3) In cases of small halls and other similar buildings accommodating not more than 500 persons, and of rooms or other premises forming part only of a building, special consideration shall be given to the circumstances in each case.
(4) In any case in which some of the exits from premises discharge into a back street which is little frequented and not accessible by a short route from the thoroughfare in which the entrances are situate, direct
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CAP. 172]
Site:
accommoda- tion up to 2,000:
accommoda- tion up to 3,000;
accommoda- tion up to 5,000:
accommoda- tion over 5,000:
accommoda- tion up to 500;
access
between thorough. fares:
Places of Public Entertainment.
Site.
4. (1) Premises shall abut upon and have frontages of adequate length to two or more thoroughfares. The frontages shall, except in special circumstances, form about one-half of the total boundaries of the site of the building, excluding recesses and projections which do not prejudicially. affect exits, and shall permit of the provision of suitable exits in accordance with these regulations from each tier or floor direct to two or more thoroughfares. The thoroughfares shall be of such widths as will enable the persons who are to be accommodated to disperse rapidly in the event of fire or panic and as will afford facilities for the approach of fire appliances.
(2) In cases in which premises will accommodate more than 500 but not more than 2,000 persons one of the thoroughfares upon which such premises abut shall be at least 40 feet wide.
In cases in which premises will accommodate more than 2,000 but not more than 3,000 persons one of the thorough- fares shall be at least 40 feet wide and of the others one shall be at least 30 feet wide if a carriageway or 20 feet wide if a footway.
In cases in which premises will accommodate more than 3,000 but not more than 5,000 persons one of the thorough- fares shall be at least 50 feet wide and of the others one shall be at least 30 feet wide.
In cases in which premises will accommodate more than 5,000 persons such further frontage to the thorough- fares shall be provided as the building authority may require.
(3) In cases of small halls and other similar buildings accommodating not more than 500 persons, and of rooms or other premises forming part only of a building, special consideration shall be given to the circumstances in each
case.
(4) In
any case in which some of the exits from premises discharge into a back street which is little fre- quented and not accessible by a short route from the thoroughfare in which the entrances are situate, direct
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