Today’s Wordless Wednesday photo was taken in a nail salon, by Audrey Wernecke of Polkinghorn Group Architects.  I know this situation is common in strip malls and other retail spaces, when the occupant load does not require an additional exit.  But it seems like leaving an exit sign in place where the exit is blocked should be considered a violation.  During a fire, someone could head for the “exit” and find that there is no way out in that location.

I wonder if there is a code requirement stating that if there is an exit sign there also has to be a code-compliant exit.  Maybe this needs to go on my code development wish list?

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