Elevator apartment definition

Elevator apartment means a residence in a multifamily building that has a height of more than two and one-half stories. Such building must be provided with elevators under access requirements specified by the State.
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  • Elevator means any hoisting or lowering device to connect floors or landings, whether or not in service, and all appliances pertaining to the elevator, including any car, platform, shaft, hoistway, stairway, runway, power equipment and machinery; THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE: a. an automobile servicing hoist; b. a hoist without a platform outside a building if without mechanical power or if it is not attached to building walls; c. a hod or material hoist used in alteration, construction or demolition operations; d. an inclined conveyor used exclusively for carrying property; or e. a dumbwaiter used exclusively for carrying property and having a compartment height not exceeding four feet.

  • apartment building means a residential use building, or the residential use portion of a mixed-use building, other than a townhouse or stacked townhouse containing four or more dwelling units each of which shall have access to above grade common halls, stairs, elevators, and yards;

  • Basement means any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.