M102. DEFINITIONS

AM102 DEFINITIONS AM102.1 General. For the purpose of this Appendix M, the terms used shall be defined as follows: EXIT. That portion of a means of egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or public way. Exit components include exterior exit doors at the level of exit discharge, interior exit stairways, interior exit ramps, exit passageways, exterior exit stairways and exterior exit ramps and horizontal exits. EXIT ACCESS. That portion of a means of egress system that leads from any occupied point in a building or structure to an exit. EXIT DISCHARGE, LEVEL OF. The story at the point at which the exit terminates and the exit discharge begins. MEANS OF EGRESS. A continuous and unobstructed path of vertical and horizontal egress travel from any occupied portion of a building or structure to the exterior at grade. A means of egress consists of three separate and distinct parts: the exit access, the exit and the exit discharge. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 6033 (May 29, 2020 – Part 2). The District of Columbia Residential Code (2017), referred to as the “Residential Code,” consists of the 2015 edition of the International Residential Code (International Residential Code), published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the Residential Code Supplement of 2017 (12-B DCMR). The International Residential Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IRC2015. District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Residential Code Supplement of 2017 12-B DCMR § AM102