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I am trying to determine if a lift is permitted as a substitute for an elevator as an accessible means of egress from the 2nd floor Assembly meeting space? The floor travel height is approx 18ft. The tenant wants to locate a church assembly space on the second level and in leu of an elevator, install a lift within a shaft on the exterior of the existing building to provide accessible egress to the 2nd floor assembly. The tenant claims to have seen lifts permitted to serve 2nd story level in numerous churches - but I cant find in the Code where lifts are described to replace elevators.
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