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A LU/LA elevator is acceptable as part of an accessible route, and per IBC Section 1009.2, an accessible route can be used as one of the accessible means of egress. However, since it is an elevator, then it must comply with Section 1009.4, which requires standby power and possibly an area of refuge.
 
RLGA said:
A LU/LA elevator is acceptable as part of an accessible route, and per IBC Section 1009.2, an accessible route can be used as one of the accessible means of egress. However, since it is an elevator, then it must comply with Section 1009.4, which requires standby power and possibly an area of refuge.
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Does the code specify somewhere that a “LULA” is acceptable?
 
In IBC Section 1102.1. I don’t see anything about LULA and in ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009 it does talk about it but I don’t see where it says that it can be used as a means of egress
 
E blum said:
In IBC Section 1102.1. I don’t see anything about LULA and in ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009 it does talk about it but I don’t see where it says that it can be used as a means of egress
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Section 1009.2 states that an accessible means of egress can be any of the items listed, and in the number one position is an "Accessible route complying with Section 1104." IBC Section 1104 provides the scoping requirements for accessibility and by referencing ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009, Chapter 4 of that standard provides the technical requirements for accessible routes. Within Chapter 4, Section 408 provides the requirements for LU/LA elevators, which means that a LU/LA elevator can be part of an accessible route. Also, IBC Section 1109.7 (the accessibility chapter) states that elevators (which includes LU/LA elevators) must comply with Chapter 31, and Chapter 31 references ASME A17.1-2016 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, which also includes requirements for LU/LA elevators.
 
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