The Connecticut State Building Code requires that exit signs for accessible doors meet certain standards, including:
Exit lettering
The word "EXIT" must be clearly legible in letters that are at least 6 inches tall
International Symbol of Accessibility
The symbol must be at least 6 inches tall and be incorporated into the exit sign or located next to it
Location
The sign must be located at the level of exit discharge and lead directly to accessible paths of exit discharge
Paths
The paths must also be marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility
As the code requirements go:
SECTION1013
EXIT SIGNS
1013.1Where required.
Exits and exit access doors shall be marked by an approved exit sign readily visible from any direction of egress travel. The path of egress travel to exits and within exits shall be marked by readily visible exit signs to clearly indicate the direction of egress travel in cases where the exit or the path of egress travel is not immediately visible to the occupants. Intervening means of egress doors within exits shall be marked by exit signs. Exit sign placement shall be such that any point in an exit access corridor or exit passageway is within 100 feet (30 480 mm) or the listed viewing distance of the sign, whichever is less, from the nearest visible exit sign.
Exceptions:
1.Exit signs are not required in rooms or areas that require only one exit or exit access.
2.Main exterior exit doors or gates that are obviously and clearly identifiable as exits need not have exit signs where approved by the building official.
3.Exit signs are not required in occupancies in Group U and individual sleeping units or dwelling units in Group R-1, R-2 or R-3.
4.Exit signs are not required in dayrooms, sleeping rooms or dormitories in occupancies in Group I-3.
5.In occupancies in Groups A-4 and A-5, exit signs are not required on the seating side of vomitories or openings into seating areas where exit signs are provided in the concourse that are readily apparent from the vomitories. Egress lighting is provided to identify each vomitory or opening within the seating area in an emergency.
1013.1.1Accessible exits.
Where exit signs are required by Section 1013.1 of this code, accessible exit doors at the level of exit discharge that lead directly to accessible paths of exit discharge shall additionally be marked by the International Symbol of Accessibility. Such symbol shall be not less than 6 inches (152 mm) high and shall be incorporated into the required exit sign or located directly adjacent to it. Such symbol shall meet the requirements of Section 1013.
I think what he meant is that there should be a source of lighting on the outside if there is no lights there, not a sign. I'm curious myself now what he meant or what code section he refers too.
