State advisory group caps units for single-exit buildings at 20, narrows appendix to R-2 apartments

Nov 5, 2025

SEATTLE 94 The Building Code Council99s Single-Exit Multiplex Housing Advisory Group on Nov. 4 voted to cap at 20 the number of dwelling units that may be served by a single exit and to limit a proposed appendix to R-2 apartment houses. The group advanced related fire-department validation, tenant-preparedness, mutual-aid and inspection provisions for the draft appendix.

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SEATTLE 94 The Building Code Council9s Single-Exit Multiplex Housing Advisory Group on Tuesday advanced a draft state building-code appendix that would allow certain multifamily residential buildings to use a single exit under strict conditions, and it approved two formal changes to the draft.

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