Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 9. SAFETY |
Subtitle C. FIRE |
Chapter 791. FIRE ESCAPES |
Subchapter C. ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES |
Sec. 791.021. ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES
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(a) This section applies to:
(1) a hospital;
(2) a seminary;
(3) a college;
(4) an academy;
(5) a school;
(6) a dormitory;
(7) a hotel or other facility for the accommodation of transient guests;
(8) a lodging house, apartment house, rooming house, or boardinghouse;
(9) a lodge hall;
(10) a theater or other public place of amusement; or
(11) any other facility used for public gatherings.
(b) Each facility subject to this section and Section 791.002 that has a lot area greater than 5,000 square feet shall provide, in addition to the fire escape required by Section 791.002, one additional fire escape for:
(1) each 5,000 square feet of area in excess of the initial 5,000 square feet; and
(2) the area in excess of the largest multiple of 5,000 square feet contained in the facility's lot area if that excess is more than 2,000 square feet.