JVL
Member
I have a stair exiting into a lobby and then out of the building (that serves as an exit path for floors above the lobby). The client would like to put a card reader on the inside of the stair to restrict access into the lobby set to dis-engage the door lock if a fire alarm is activated (so it would essentially be locked during normal activity). Is something like this allowed? Certain clauses in section 10 make it sound like you can restrict access from a stair onto an office floor with a card reader, but the putting the card reader on the push side of the stair into the lobby seems like it might be stretching the code. Does anybody know if this is allowed if the card reader is wired as discussed above?