1024, EXIT PASSAGEWAYS

IFC section 1024.6 is amended to read as follows: 1024.6 Penetrations. Penetrations into or through an interior exit passageway are prohibited except for the following: 1. Equipment and ductwork necessary for independent ventilation or pressurization. 2. Fire protection systems. 3. Security systems that serve the exit passageway. 4. Wiring that serves the exit passageway. 5. Two-way communication systems that serve the exit passageway. 6. Electrical raceway for fire department communications systems. 7. Electrical raceway serving the exit passageway and terminating in a steel box not exceeding 16 square inches (0.010 m 2 ). Such penetrations shall be protected in accordance with Section 714 of the Building Code. There shall not be penetrations or communication openings, whether protected or not, between adjacent interior exit stairways and ramps or adjacent exit passageways. (The exception to Section 1024.6 is deleted.)