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Council grants elevator and sprinkler exemptions for 125 S. Main to allow second-floor apartments in historic building
Summary
Owners Jacob and Jessica Lawrence received council approval for building-code exemptions — including relief from elevator and sprinkler requirements — to convert the second floor of a 1913 building at 125 S. Main into four apartments, contingent on alternate fire-safety measures.
Property owners Jacob and Jessica Lawrence asked the council for exemptions from elevator and sprinkler requirements to convert the second floor of their 1913 building at 125 South Main Street into four apartments. Jessica Lawrence summarized the project and the state code issues.
Why it matters: state accessibility and fire-protection rules can require elevators or sprinklers for multiunit converts; installing those…
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