Direction of swing.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 14X-5-505.8.2
in effect14X-5-505.8.2 Direction of swing.
Pivot or side-hinged swinging doors must swing in the direction of egress travel where serving an occupant load of 50 or more persons.
Exception: In Group B occupancies, existing egress doors and replacement egress doors of the same size and configuration installed in the same location may swing opposite the direction of egress travel when opening onto a corridor and serving an occupant load of 100 or fewer persons.
(Amend Coun. J. 1-26-22, p. 43756, Art. IV, § 1)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2675939Fetched: 10/24/2026
