Upper Storage above Commerical Kitchen

[EnE_arch]

Hello,
We are working on an interior build-out for a restaurant. The restaurant is located in multi-family development. The ceiling/floor is shared with the pool amenity for the residence. The build-out is 4200 sqft. Due to the ceiling height and the bottom of the pool (which falls within the middle of the dining space) we can create a dining mezz above the main entrance. The owner needs additional storage for the kitchen. We have head room to build a floor above the kitchen area. Due to the pool floor in the middle of the of the dining mezz and kitchen we have no way to connect the two. So, we end up with Dining mezz with its own staircase and 732 sqft of storage above the kitchen with its own staircase. Calling the upper level storage, a second floor requires two ways out. I’m looking for code path that allows only one exit from the upper storage. The storage will be used for dry goods and lockable liquor. The owner wants the storage stair to be open from main level. The storage stair dumps you into the dining space which leads you to an egress exist.

[Jerry Peck - Codeman]