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    Is a stairlift allowable in a common stairway in an R-2 occupancy?

    IBC 2015 Section 1011.2, Exception 3, reads in part: "Where a...stairway chairlift is installed on stairways serving occupancies in Group R-3, or within dwelling units in occupancies in Group R-2, a clear passage width not less than 20 inches shall be provided". I'm assuming that the type of...
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