Rule 308.
Exception: Special locking requirements complying with 5-2.1.6 are permitted if a facility complies with the following conditions:
In homes housing 13 to 20 residents, at least 1 means of egress from each floor shall be directly to the outside or shall be through an enclosed stairway which is properly separated from exposure from the floor below and which exits directly to the outside at grade level.
The required second means of egress shall be enclosed with partitions and doors equal in fire resistance to the standard partition construction of the building. The enclosures shall be constructed and arranged so that effective fire and smoke separations between floors are provided.
Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.18308