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- _U! E. Within each individual tenant space in a covered mall building the maximum distance of travel from any point to an exterior exit door, horizontal exit, exit passageway, enclosed stairway or entrance to the mall shall not exceed 200 feet. The maximum distance of travel from any point within a mall to an exterior exit door, horizontal exit, exit passageway or an enclosed stairway shall not exceed 200 feet. F. When more than one exit is required, they shall be so arranged that it is possible to go in either direction from any point in a mall to a separate exit, except for dead ends not exceeding a length equal to twice the width of the mall measured at the narrowest location within the dead-end portion of the mall. 1. The minimum width of exit from a mall shall be 66 inches. 2. When exit passageways are present to provide a secondary exit from a tenant space, doors to the exit passageway shall be one-hour fire doors. Such doors shall be self-closing and be so maintained or shall be automatic closing by smoke detection. 3. Storage is prohibited in exit passageways which are also used for service to the tenants. Such exit passageways shall be posted with con- spicuous signs so stating. G. For the purpose of providing required egress, malls may be considered as corridors but need not comply with the require- ments of Section 3304(g) and (h) of the Uniform Building Code when the width of mall is as specified in this section. 1. The minimum width of the mall shall be 20 feet. There shall be a minimum of 10 feet clear width to a height of 8 feet between any projection from a tenant space bordering the mall and the nearest kiosk, vending machine bench, display or other obstruction to egress. The mall shall be sufficient to accommodate the occupant load immediately tributary thereto. 2. Malls which do not conform to the require- ments of this Section shall comply with the require- ments of Section 3304(g) and (h) of the Uniform Building Code. H. Horizontal sliding or vertical security grilles or doors which are a part of a required means of egress shall conform to the following: 1. They must remain secured in the full open position during the period of occupancy by the general public. 2. Doors or grilles shall not be brought to the closed position when there are more than 10 persons occupying spaces served by a single exit or 50 persons occupying spaces served by more than one exit. 3. The doors or grilles shall be openable from within without the use of any special knowledge or effort when the space is occupied. 4. When two or more exits are required, not more than one-half of the exits may be equipped with horizontal sliding or vertical rolling grilles or doors. -5-