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Title 12 - CONSTRUCTION CODES SUPPLEMENT OF 2013Subtitle 12-A - BUILDING CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
Chapter 12-A30 - ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
Rule 12-A3007 - FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATORS

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-A3007

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Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024
Rule 12-A3007 - FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATORS

Strike Section 3007.9 of the International Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 3007.9 to the Building Code in its place to read as follows:

3007.9

Electrical power. The following features serving each fire service access elevator shall be supplied by both normal power and Type 60/Class 2/Level 1 standby power:

1. Elevator equipment.
2. Elevator hoistway lighting.
3. Elevator machine room ventilation and cooling equipment.
4. Elevator controller cooling equipment.
5. Lighting of elevator machinery spaces, machine rooms, control spaces, and control rooms.
3007.9.1

Protection of wiring or cables. Wires or cables that are located outside of the elevator hoistway and machine room and that provide normal or standby power, control signals, communication with the car, lighting, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and fire-detecting systems to fire service access elevators shall be protected by construction having a fire-resistance rating of not less than 2 hours, or shall be circuit integrity cable having a fire-resistance rating of not less than 2 hours.

Exception: Wiring and cables to control signals are not required to be protected provided that wiring and cables do not serve Phase II emergency in-car operations.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-A3007

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 2782 (March 28, 2014 Part 2)
The District of Columbia Building Code (2013), referred to as the SBuilding 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: http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ibc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000001&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.
Authority: Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor"s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended.