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    Is a Lift permitted as an accessible means of egress from a 2nd floor Assembly space?

    Note 1007.5.1 Openness. Platform lifts on an accessible means of egress shall not be installed in a fully enclosed hoistway. In this application, the client wants to (must) enclose the lift in a shaft in order to function on the exterior of the building. Therefore - a lift is NOT permitted as...
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    Is a Lift permitted as an accessible means of egress from a 2nd floor Assembly space?

    I see in IBC 2012 1007.5 Platform Lifts & 1007.5.1 Openness "Platform lifts on an accessible means of egress shall not be installed in a fully enclosed hoistway." That indicates to me that the enclosed lift the tenant wants to use will not qualify as an accessible means of egress - right?
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    Is a Lift permitted as an accessible means of egress from a 2nd floor Assembly space?

    I'm assuming it is a platform with surrounding sidewalls (apprx 48in hgt) open above - not an enclosed cab as in elevators. The lift is enclosed within a shaft. I cant explain to the tenant why this would be permitted in the applications he's supposedly seen them used at various churches. I...
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    Is a Lift permitted as an accessible means of egress from a 2nd floor Assembly space?

    I am trying to determine if a lift is permitted as a substitute for an elevator as an accessible means of egress from the 2nd floor Assembly meeting space? The floor travel height is approx 18ft. The tenant wants to locate a church assembly space on the second level and in leu of an elevator...
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