Bexar County enforces International Building Code Section 1010 egress door rules through its adopted commercial building code, requiring single-action locks, panic hardware on assembly occupancies over 50 occupants, and child-safe locking for licensed childcare and educational facilities under the Texas State Fire Marshal rules.
Adopted IBC Section 1010 requires egress doors to open with a single action (no double-cylinder deadbolts on commercial occupancies), with locking hardware between 34 and 48 inches above the floor. Assembly occupancies over 50 people and educational occupancies require panic or fire-exit hardware. Schools may use classroom security locks meeting ANSI/BHMA A156.2 standards adopted after Texas school-safety legislation. Residential one and two family homes are exempt from panic hardware. Fire doors must self-close and self-latch and meet UL 10C labeling. Bexar County Public Works inspects egress hardware during construction and at certificate-of-occupancy.
Non-compliant egress hardware: stop-work order, certificate of occupancy denial; double-cylinder deadbolt on commercial: removal required; panic hardware missing in assembly use: occupancy reduction or red-tag; fire-door defects: State Fire Marshal abatement.
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