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Sacramento City Code tit. 8, ch. 8.100, art. VIII

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Sacramento City Code § 8.100.520 Generally.

8.100.520 Generally. Every dwelling unit or guest room shall have access directly to the outside or to a public corridor. All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with exits, exitways, and appurtenances as required by the California Building Code. Every sleeping room below the fourth floor shall have at least one openable window or exterior door approved for emergency exit or rescue. Where openable windows are provided they shall have a sill height not more than forty-four (44) inches above the floor. (Ord. 2004-008 § 13; prior code § 49.08.801)

Sacramento City Code § 8.100.530 Minimum window size.

8.100.530 Minimum window size. Windows with an area of not less than five and seven tenths square feet with no net opening dimension less than twenty (20) inches shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section provided sill heights are not over forty-four (44) inches above the floor. Exemption: the minimum clear opening for emergency escape and rescue grade-floor openings shall be five square feet. (Ord. 2009-014 § 2; Ord. 2004-008 § 14; prior code § 49.08.802)

Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-19012Fetched: 10/24/2026