Accessibility to area of primary function

[Yankee Chronicler]

I should have mentioned that this is a historical building and section 306.7.16 exception 2 seams to get me out of accessibility to the 2nd floor and only requires accessibility of entrance and spaces on 1st floor

Section 306.7.16 of what code? The IBC portion of the NYS Building Code doesn't include a section 306.7.16. (According to UpCodes) Accessibility in historic buildings is addressed in section 305.9 of the IEBC:

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

Section 306.7.16 of what code? The IBC portion of the NYS Building Code doesn't include a section 306.7.16. (According to UpCodes) Accessibility in historic buildings is addressed in section 305.9 of the IEBC:

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How are you adding a second floor within this building without losing its historical designation? Was a report prepared, as required by IEBC section 1201.2?

 

[VLADIMIR LEVIN]

Section 306.7.16 of what code? The IBC portion of the NYS Building Code doesn't include a section 306.7.16. (According to UpCodes) Accessibility in historic buildings is addressed in section 305.9 of the IEBC:

That's the Connecticut code which is amended IEBC. In the IEBC its 306.7.18

 

[VLADIMIR LEVIN]

How are you adding a second floor within this building without losing its historical designation? Was a report prepared, as required by IEBC section 1201.2?

It's being allowed, outside isn't being touched

 

[Mr. Inspector]

I had a brand-new building that was officially by the state called historic once. It was a copy of a house that a historical figure lived in. I could not use the IEBC for it.

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

That's the Connecticut code which is amended IEBC. In the IEBC its 306.7.18

You are in New York. New York's IEBC section 306 addresses energy storage systems, and it ends with section 306.1. Are you saying the project is in Connecticut? If so, the IEBC as adopted in Connecticut requires a report, under section 1201.2. Adding a second floor in a historical building usually would result in loss of the historic classification. Has the report been prepared, submitted, and approved by the local building official?



Next, "historic building" is a defined term. The definition is:



Not every old building (regardless of how old) is a "historic" building within the purview of the IEBC. What recognized agency or body has officially designated the building as historic, and have they formally stated that adding a second floor will not cancel the historic building classification/designation?

Next, you are pinning your hopes on section 306.7.16. But ... section 306.7 -- ALL of section 306.7 -- addresses alterations, and it appears that 306.7.16 addresses alterations, not additions.



Additionas are addressed in section 306.6:



So now you have to look at section 306.7.1 (not 306.7.16), in addition to complying with requirements for new construction (meaning the IBC):



As new construction, the addition is subject to the accessibility provisions of IBC Chapter 11. The exception is stories containing less than 3,000 square feet. At 5,500 square feet, yours is much too large to escape required accessibility.

 

[VLADIMIR LEVIN]

You are in New York. New York's IEBC section 306 addresses energy storage systems, and it ends with section 306.1. Are you saying the project is in Connecticut? If so, the IEBC as adopted in Connecticut requires a report, under section 1201.2. Adding a second floor in a historical building usually would result in loss of the historic classification. Has the report been prepared, submitted, and approved by the local building official?

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Next, "historic building" is a defined term. The definition is:

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Not every old building (regardless of how old) is a "historic" building within the purview of the IEBC. What recognized agency or body has officially designated the building as historic, and have they formally stated that adding a second floor will not cancel the historic building classification/designation?

Next, you are pinning your hopes on section 306.7.16. But ... section 306.7 -- ALL of section 306.7 -- addresses alterations, and it appears that 306.7.16 addresses alterations, not additions.

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Additionas are addressed in section 306.6:

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So now you have to look at section 306.7.1 (not 306.7.16), in addition to complying with requirements for new construction (meaning the IBC):

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As new construction, the addition is subject to the accessibility provisions of IBC Chapter 11. The exception is stories containing less than 3,000 square feet. At 5,500 square feet, yours is mus too large to escape required accessibility.

Thanks for the thorough analysis