Strike Section 713.14.1 of the International Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 713.14.1 to the Building Code in its place to read as follows:

713.14.1 Elevator lobby. An enclosed elevator lobby shall be provided at each floor where an elevator shaft enclosure connects more than three stories. The lobby enclosure shall separate the elevator shaft enclosure doors from each floor by fire partitions. In addition to the requirements in Section 708 for fire partitions, doors protecting openings in the elevator lobby enclosure walls shall also comply with Section 716.5.3 as required for corridor walls, and penetrations of the elevator lobby enclosure by ducts and air transfer openings shall be protected as required for corridors in accordance with Section 717.5.4.1. Elevator lobbies shall have at least one means of egress complying with Chapter 10 and other provisions within this code.

Exceptions:

1. Enclosed elevator lobbies are not required at the street floor, provided the entire street floor is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance

with

Section

903.3.1

.1.

2. Elevators not required to be located in a shaft in accordance with Section 712.1 are not required to have enclosed elevator lobbies.

3. Enclosed elevator lobbies are not required where additional doors are provided at the

hoistway opening in accordance with Section 3002.6. Such doors shall comply with the smoke and draft control door assembly requirements in Section 716.5.3.1 when tested in accordance with UL 1784 without an artificial bottom seal.

4. Enclos

ed

elevato

r

lobbies

are not

require

d

where

the

buildin

g is

protect

ed by

an

automa

tic

sprinkl

er

system

installe

d in

accord

ance

with

Section

903.3.1

.1 or

903.3.1

.2.

This

excepti

on

shall

not

apply

to the

followi

ng:

4.1. Group I-2 occupancies; and

4.2. Group I-3 occupancies.-

5. Smoke

partitions

shall

be

permitted

in

lieu of

fire

partitions to

separate

the

elevator

lobby

at each

floor

where

the

building

is

equipped

throughout

with an

automatic

sprinkler

system

installed

in

accordance

with

Section

903.3.1

.1 or

903.3.1

.2. In

addition

to the

requirements

in

Section

710 for

smoke

partitio

ns,

doors

protect

ing

openin

gs in

the

smoke

partitio

ns

shall

also

comply

with

Section

s

710.5.2

.2,

710.5.2

.3, and

716.5.9

and

duct

penetra

tions

of the

smoke

partitio

ns

shall

be

protect

ed as

require

d for

corrido

rs in

accord

ance

with

Section

717.5.4

.1.

6. Enclos

ed

elevato

r

lobbies

are not

require

d

where

the

elevato

r

hoistw

ay is

pressur

ized in

accord

ance

with

Section

909.21.

7. Enclos

ed

elevato

r

lobbies

are not

require

d

where

the

elevato

r

serves

only

open

parkin

g

garage

s in

accord

ance

with

Section

406.5.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 2782 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2).

The District of Columbia Building Code (2013), referred to as the “Building Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Building Code as amended by the District of Columbia Building Code Supplement (2013)(12 DCMR A). The International Building Code is copyrighted by the International Code Council and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at:

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