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Commission backs ordinance requiring maintenance of existing residential elevators
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission unanimously recommended approval of Board of Supervisors file 240807 to require R‑1 and R‑2 buildings with an existing passenger elevator to maintain at least one operational elevator for residents regardless of building height.
The Building Inspection Commission on Sept. 18 recommended approval of Board of Supervisors file 240807, a measure that would require R‑1 and R‑2 residential buildings with an existing passenger elevator to keep at least one elevator operational for residents, regardless of building height.
Supporters said the change closes a loophole between the fire code and the local building code that allowed owners to neglect elevators in shorter buildings. "If you have an existing…
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