Sec. 29-381a. Sufficiency of main entrances in places of public assembly. Variations or exemptions. Appeal.
Sec. 29-381a. Sufficiency of main entrances in places of public assembly. Variations or exemptions. Appeal. (a) Each place of public assembly, as defined in the
State Fire Safety Code, constructed under a building permit application filed on or after
June 8, 2004, or renovated under a building permit application filed on or after said date
to increase capacity or change its occupancy, as defined in the State Building Code,
that has a single main entrance shall have such main entrance sufficient to allow the
emergency exit of two-thirds of the capacity of such place of assembly.
(b) The State Fire Marshal or the State Building Inspector may grant variations or
exemptions from, or approve equivalent or alternate compliance with, the requirement
in subsection (a) of this section where strict compliance with such requirement would
entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, or is otherwise adjudged unwarranted, provided the intent of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be
observed and public welfare and safety be assured. Any such determination by the State
Fire Marshal or the State Building Inspector shall be in writing. Any person aggrieved
by any decision of the State Fire Marshal or the State Building Inspector may appeal to
the Codes and Standards Committee within fourteen days after mailing of the decision.
Any person aggrieved by any ruling of the Codes and Standards Committee may appeal
to the superior court for the judicial district wherein the place of assembly concerned
is located.
(P.A. 03-231, S. 3; P.A. 04-237, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 03-231 effective July 9, 2003; P.A. 04-237 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended
same to require each place of public assembly constructed under building permit application filed on or after June 8, 2004,
or renovated under building permit application filed on or after said date that has a single main entrance to have such
entrance sufficient to allow emergency exit of two-thirds of capacity, and added Subsec. (b) authorizing State Fire Marshal
or State Building Inspector to grant variations or exemptions from or approve equivalent or alternate compliance with
requirement in Subsec. (a), requiring any determination by such official to be in writing and authorizing appeal to Codes
and Standards Committee and to superior court, effective June 8, 2004.