Salt Lake City enforces IBC chapter 10 egress hardware standards through Title 18, requiring exit doors to operate with a single motion without keys or special knowledge so occupants can escape in emergencies.
Under SLC-adopted IBC, every required egress door must unlatch with one motion of a lever or panic device and may not require keys, tools, or special knowledge from inside the building. This rule applies to apartments, offices, schools, and assembly spaces, with limited exceptions for single-family homes and certain detention occupancies. Schools may use barricade devices only if listed and compliant with both unlocking by emergency responders and single-motion egress. Multifamily buildings cannot install thumb-turn deadbolts requiring more than one operation. Smart-lock retrofits must comply when installed.
Non-compliant hardware triggers building-code citations during inspection, ranging from correction notices to occupancy denial for new construction. Repeat violations bring administrative fines under Title 18.
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