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    Elevator Lobby For Single Occupancy Self Storage Building Classified as A Occupancy

    Hello, I have a 3 story self storage (single occupancy S-1) building with elevators for access to the upper floors. For security, at ground floor elevator location, walls are used to control access and space is labeled as Elevator LOBBY. The plan checker commented that per CBC 1004.5, LOBBIES...
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    Can an elevator be the only means of egress from a small residential below grade parking garage?

    The project is located in San Francisco, CA. It's a three story building with an underground parking garage for three dwelling units. Elevator access is available to all floors. The parking garage (Type U occ) is ~1975sf so the occupant load would be 10. This means that we only need one exit (as...
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    Elevator Lobby or Not

    I have a Hospital (I-2 occupancy) 2 stories (111), Codes: IBC 2009 and NFPA 2012 We are looking to NOT provide elevator lobby spaces for our two elevators. HOWEVER we feel that we need to provide smoke control doors or curtains at the hoistway doors. Our thinking is as follows: As a hospital I...
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    Elevator Lobby required or Not

    I have a Hospital (I-2 occupancy) 2 stories (111), Codes: IBC 2009 and NFPA 2012 We are looking to NOT provide elevator lobby spaces for our two elevators. HOWEVER we feel that we need to provide smoke control doors or curtains at the hoistway doors. Our thinking is as follows: As a hospital I...
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