IBC, A117.1 Apply to Stair for Surface Parking Lots?

7/13/2021

I have an exterior stair that connects two different surface parking lots. There is about 12-ft of elevation difference between the two surface lots.

The stair is not a means of egress for either of the adjacent buildings, and is not part of the accessible route/entrance to either site.

Would any of the stair requirements in IBC or A117.1 apply?

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Glenn Berger

7/13/2021 08:11:07 am

Stairs where provided need to conform to the applicable code for that jurisdiction.

schulman

7/13/2021 08:11:28 am

the accessibility code always applies. lots of people who are NOT in wheelchairs have physical disabilities and also use stairs.
the basic premise of the accessibility code is that if you only provide one, you provide one that is accessible to all.

Todd Wyatt

7/13/2021 08:28:52 am

Stairs, even those not as a required Means of Egress (MOE), are still required to meet the applicable requirements of the Code for stairs.

Not all components of a Means of Egress (MOE) are a required Accessible Means of Egress (AMOE). The 2021 IBC lists (10) AMOE components. If a story requires more than one MOE, the story also requires at least (2) AMOE. If these levels for the parking garage include (2) other AMOE components (see 2012 IBC 1009.2), this stair may not be required to be acessible. For instance, if the Occupant Load is <50, the stair could be 36" wide but this width would not meet the minimum 48" width for accessible stairs (in a non-sprinklered building/structure).

David Cox

5/29/2024 05:20:52 pm

All stairs are required to meet accessibility code. You are required to provide "equivalent facilitation."
Just as in a theater-If you have a balcony you must have balcony accessible seats also.

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