An inspector reviews a church with seating for 55 people and finds no illuminated exit signs. Based on its classification as an assembly occupancy, which of the following violations is being identified?

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In an assembly occupancy, people rely on clearly marked, illuminated exit signs to find exits during an evacuation. With seating for 55, the space meets the threshold where exit signage is required. The absence of illuminated exit signs means there’s no reliable way to identify exits if visibility is reduced or power is lost, which directly compromises safe egress and violates egress-signage requirements.

The other potential issues aren’t indicated by this scenario: a fire-rated separation wall relates to separating occupancies or areas, which isn’t shown here; a sprinkler system is a separate fire-protection measure that isn’t implied by the lack of exit signs; and emergency lighting in sleeping rooms doesn’t apply to an assembly space like a church without sleeping areas.