Building Code for Sunroom, Room Addition and Patio Enclosures in Arizona

Many homeowners are confused or at least not informed about an important building code concerning building an Arizona room, Sunroom addition, screen rooms and patio enclosure directly in the back of an existing bedroom.
Arizona building code requires that any bedroom will have a direct escape access to the outdoors.
Therefor, if a bedroom have only one sliding door that leads directly to the outdoor and have no window, any enclosure or an addition cannot be built behind the door.
Likewise, if the bedroom have only one window and no door, no enclosure or an addition can be built behind the window.
There is only one simple solution to this egress problem. Adding a door or a window to the bedroom that will lead directly to the outdoors.
This egress code is design for safety in mind. In case of a fire, the bedroom’s occupants should be able to escape immediately to the outdoors and not force to go through any other room in order to escape.