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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    i totally agree!!
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    oh, if i put it in a locked cover, it doesnt matter on height? thanks!
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    ada elevator requirement existing building

    it is 5600 square feet (open space). we are going to do a change of occupancy to be less than 50. however, there is plumbing already in place for two toilets, it just needs the toilets.
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    ada elevator requirement existing building

    the existing barriers for access for exiting building is only triggered when there is a change for a path of travel. I spoke at great lengths to someone at the ada advocacy group, and they concurred the federal law i quoted earlier. The first floor has changed business tenants since the ada was...
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    Accessable Means of Egress 1009.1

    i had two different code consultants agree on the exceptions: 1. accessible means of egress are not required to be provided in existing buildings. So the existing accessible means of egress are within code
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    ada elevator requirement existing building

    not for an existing building. Existing building need only to comply when they make a change to the path of travel and that effort shall not exceed 20% of the total cost of the money spent on the change to the path of travel. III-6.2000 Alterations
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    Accessable Means of Egress 1009.1

    i really dont want to spend any money until i have a reasonable chance of the building passing codes. If its impossible, i'd rather not spend money. this is why i am trying to get a base understanding of this. My concern is this part of this part of the code and how it is interpreted
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    ada elevator requirement existing building

    everything is ADA compliant in the first floor businesses.
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    yes, the thermostat needs to be a certain height to comply correct?
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    Accessable Means of Egress 1009.1

    I am thinking of leasing a space on the 4th floor of a 4 story building in Myrtle beach, SC that hasnt been used in a long time. the building was built in 1982. the Space will be for low occupancy office/studio (less than 49 people, but usually only 1-2 people) and not open to the public. I...
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    do you know where in the code that is? I want to put that into my proposal
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    The plumbing is already there for a toilet and sink, i just need have them fitted. the only change to the path of travel or occupancy i will make is the addition of the sink and toilet. I will add grab bars and such. My total cost will be at most $800 for this, so I would only need to spend (i...
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    I was planning on having the fire Marshall in charge of inspecting commercial building codes come out next week.
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    ada elevator requirement existing building

    it is a (private not open to the public at all) office space and creative lab/studio. writing articles, doing podcasts, videos etc.
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    he's the plan reviewer. He's the guy who approves if you can put a business in a space or not according to the building codes.
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    the current businesses in the building are. They want to see the top floor rented out because homeless people and criminals keep breaking in and causing problems up there because they know its vacant. thanks for your help
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    ada elevator requirement existing building

    i will do that for sure. I just wanted to go into any meeting with the city building admin armed with some knowledge. what he was telling me on the phone didnt seem correct at all.
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    ada elevator requirement existing building

    this is great idea!
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    ada elevator requirement existing building

    that's what i thought. I have no idea why the guy at the city said i needed an elevator
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    its an old railing with the handrail on top. this would mean that the front stairwell is 51 inches and the back stairwell is 56.5 inches thanks, this is very good to know.
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    there isnt a sprinkler system but i do see old pull alarms on the walls where there was an alarm system.
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    i dont know about the change of occupancy but i called the zoning board and a low occupancy office is within the current zoning. I know it was a nightclub a long time ago, but someone went in there 5 or 6 years ago and stripped it down to a shell (just bare concrete walls, floors and metal...
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    yes, its the same width the whole way down.
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    the building is occupied on the ground floor (divided into two separate business however their entrances are separate from the upper floors). The 2nd floor is occupied by a teen nightclub with a 375 person capacity. the 3rd and 4th floors are empty. I want to rent the 4th floor.
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    Stairwell width for existing building.

    I am thinking of leasing a space on the 4th floor of a 4 story building in Myrtle beach, SC that hasnt been used in a long time. the building was built in 1982. the Space will be for low occupancy office/studio (less than 49 people, but usually only 1-2 people) and not open to the public. I...
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