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title: O.C.G.A. § 8-2-209. Compliance alternatives for unenclosed or improperly enclosed exit stairways or vertical shafts.
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# O.C.G.A. § 8-2-209. Compliance alternatives for unenclosed or improperly enclosed exit stairways or vertical shafts.

Compliance alternatives for unenclosed or improperly enclosed exit stairways or vertical shafts include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Improve enclosure of exit stairway;

(2) Add a partial fire suppression system;

(3) Add a sprinkler draft curtain; or

(4) Add a smoke detection system.

## History

Code 1981, § 8-2-209, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1160, § 1.