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Title 12 - CONSTRUCTION CODES SUPPLEMENT OF 2017Subtitle 12-A - BUILDING CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2017
Chapter 12-A30 - ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
Rule 12-A3006 - ELEVATOR LOBBIES AND HOISTWAY OPENING PROTECTION

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-A3006

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 12-A3006 - ELEVATOR LOBBIES AND HOISTWAY OPENING PROTECTION

Strike Section 3006.1 of the International Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 3006.1 to the Building Code in its place to read as follows:

3006.1

General. Elevator hoistway openings and enclosed elevator lobbies shall be provided in accordance with the following:

1. Where hoistway opening protection is required by Section 3006.2, such protection shall be in accordance with Section 3006.3.
2. Where enclosed elevator lobbies are required for underground buildings, such lobbies shall comply with Section 405.4.3.
3. Where an area of refuge is required and an enclosed elevator lobby is provided to serve as an area of refuge, the enclosed elevator lobby shall comply with Section 1009.6.
4. Where fire service access elevators are provided, enclosed elevator lobbies shall comply with Section 3007.6.
5. Where occupant evacuation elevators are provided, enclosed elevator lobbies shall comply with Section 3008.6.
6. Where an elevator hoistway serves one or more levels of an underground enclosed parking garage and also serves levels above the ground floor, an elevator lobby shall be provided at each garage level served to separate the hoistway openings from the enclosed parking garage. The enclosure of such lobby shall be of smoke-tight construction and extend from slab to slab, so as to oppose the propagation of smoke and gases, and shall not be required to be fire-resistance rated.

Strike Section 3006.2 of the International Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 3006.2 to the Building Code in its place to read as follows:

3006.2

Hoistway opening protection required. Elevator hoistway door openings shall be protected in accordance with Section 3006.3 where (a) an elevator hoistway connects more than three stories, (b) is required to be enclosed within a shaft enclosure in accordance with Section 712.1.1 and (3) any of the following conditions apply:

(i) the building is not protected throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2;
(ii) he building contains a Group I- 1 Condition 2 occupancy;
(iii) the building contains a Group I- 2 occupancy; or
(iv) the building contains a Group I-3 occupancy.

Exceptions:

1. Protection of elevator hoistway door openings is not required where the elevator serves only open parking garages in accordance with Section 406.5.
2. Protection of elevator hoistway door openings is not required at the level(s) of exit discharge, provided the level(s) of exit discharge is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
3. Enclosed elevator lobbies and protection of elevator hoistway door openings are not required on levels where the elevator hoistway opens to the exterior.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-A3006

Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 5679 (5/29/2020)