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Egress Exemption
Windows openings 1 and 2 in the bedroom match existing windows.
702.5 Replacement window emergency escape and rescue openings.
Where vdindows are required to provide emergency escape and rescue openings in Group R-2 and R-3 occupancies and one- and Mo-family dwellings and to4vnhouses regulated by the Florida Building
Code, Residenfial, replacement hiindows shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 1030.2,1030.3 and 1030.5 of the Flo!-,dh Bulktlrg Lore. Likiing and Sections R310.2.1, R310.2.2 and
R310.2.3 of the Florida Building Code, Residential accordingly, provided the replacement vilrldovw meets the follotiVing conditions;
-i The replacement windovf is the manufacturer's largest standard size window that ,vill fit tivithin the existing frame or existing rough opening. The replacement �vindmv shall be permitted to be of the
same operating style as the existing window or a style that provides for an equal or greater window opening area than the existing window.
�. The replacement of the �vindmw is not part of a change of occupancy_
VVindmw opening control devices complying with ASTM F2090 shall be permitted for use on winkvs required to provide emergency escape and rescue openings.