A tenant is taking a full floor of the 4th floor of a 4 story building and removing the common area corridors to access the exit stairs. They would like to have a secure elevator lobby. This would require someone in the elevator lobby to be able to access the exit stairs by traveling thru the tenant suite.
The 2024 IBC fire code has a section specifically to address this. 1010.2.14.
The California building code and fire code do not have this same code section. In CA this code section is for controlled egress doors in group I-2.
CA has 1010.2.12.1 For access controlled elevator lobby doors in a HIGH RISE. This is not in a high rise.
No exit access is required to travel thru the elevator lobby.
What code section would apply for a low rise elevator lobby where we would like to maintain security from the elevator lobby yet allow access thru the suite to the exit stairs in the event of an emergency?
I may have just answered my question........the 2025 CBC and CFC has 1010.2.14 elevator lobby exit access doors.......................
The 2024 IBC fire code has a section specifically to address this. 1010.2.14.
The California building code and fire code do not have this same code section. In CA this code section is for controlled egress doors in group I-2.
CA has 1010.2.12.1 For access controlled elevator lobby doors in a HIGH RISE. This is not in a high rise.
No exit access is required to travel thru the elevator lobby.
What code section would apply for a low rise elevator lobby where we would like to maintain security from the elevator lobby yet allow access thru the suite to the exit stairs in the event of an emergency?
I may have just answered my question........the 2025 CBC and CFC has 1010.2.14 elevator lobby exit access doors.......................