Aurora City Code Chapter 22 and Chapter 50 require egress doors to open from the inside without a key, tool, or special knowledge, prohibit double-cylinder deadbolts in many occupancies, and require panic hardware on assembly and high-occupancy spaces.
Aurora adopts the International Building Code and International Fire Code under Chapters 22 and 50, which require all means-of-egress doors to be openable from the egress side without keys, tools, or special knowledge. Double-cylinder deadbolts requiring a key from inside are prohibited on most occupied spaces. Assembly occupancies, educational, and certain mercantile uses require panic hardware or fire-exit hardware. Magnetic locks are permitted only with code-compliant release sensors and emergency power. Aurora Fire Rescue and the building division inspect during construction and on complaint. Improperly chained or padlocked exits during occupancy are aggressively cited because they have caused fatalities elsewhere.
Chained exits, double-cylinder deadbolts, or non-compliant magnetic locks trigger immediate Aurora Fire Rescue correction orders, occupancy reduction, possible closure, and citations under Chapter 50.
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