D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 12. CONSTRUCTION CODES SUPPLEMENT OF 2013 |
SubTilte 12-A. BUILDING CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013 |
Chapter 12-A30. ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS |
Section 12-A3007. FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATORS
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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:
- Elevator equipment.
- Elevator hoistway lighting.
- Elevator machine room ventilation and cooling equipment.
- Elevator controller cooling equipment.
- 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.