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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 2 SENATE BILL 527 Commerce and Insurance Committee Substitute Adopted 4/25/23 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 527 Short Title:
Senators Moffitt, Johnson, and Hanig (Primary Sponsors).
April 4, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CHANGE ELEVATOR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUILDING CODE ACCORDINGLY.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 4, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CHANGE ELEVATOR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUILDING CODE ACCORDINGLY.
Horizontal sliding car doors and gates shall be designed and installed such that the total of the gap between the hoistway face of the landing door, the door space guard, or the door baffle and the hoistway face of the car door or gate, after the car door or gate has been subject to a force of 75 pounds applied horizontally on an area four inches by four inches at right angles to and at any location on the car door or gate when fully closed, shall be no more than four and three-quarters inches.
Horizontal sliding car doors and gates shall be designed and installed such that the total of the gap between the hoistway face of the landing door, the door space guard, or the door baffle and the hoistway face of the car door or gate, after the car door or gate has been subject to a force of 75 pounds applied horizontally on an area four inches by four inches at right angles to and at any location on the car door when fully closed, shall be no more than four and three-quarters inches.
Horizontal sliding car doors and gates shall be designed and installed to withstand a force of 75 pounds applied horizontally on an area 4 *S527-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 inches by4 inches at right angles to and at anylocation on the car door when fully closed without permanent deformation, without exceeding a deflection of three-quarters of an inch, and without displacing the door or gate from its guides or tracks.
Horizontal sliding car doors and gates shall be designed and installed to withstand a force of 75 pounds applied horizontally on an area 4 inches by4 inches at right angles to and at anylocation on the car door *S527-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 when fully closed without permanent deformation, without exceeding a deflection of three-quarters of an inch, and without displacing the door or gate from its guides or tracks.
of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, then the landlord shall install a hoistway doorspace guard,afull height doorbaffle,oradoorbafflethatis at least 31.75 inches in height, each of which shall be nonremovable and shall be designed and installed to withstand a force of 75 pounds applied horizontally using a 4-inch four-inch diameter sphere at any location without permanent deformation.location, until the maximum gap is in compliance with sub-subdivision a.
of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, then the landlord shall install a hoistway doorspace guard,afull height doorbaffle,oradoorbafflethat is at least 31.75 inches in height, each of which shall be nonremovable and shall be designed and installed to withstand a force of 75 pounds applied horizontally using a 4-inch four-inch diameter sphere at any location without permanent deformation.location, until the maximum gap is in compliance with sub-subdivision a.
– Notwithstanding any provision of the Code or lawtothecontrary,forthepurposesoftheelevatorsandplatformliftsrequirementsunderSection R321 of the 2018 North Carolina Residential Code, the Council and Code enforcement officials Page 2 Senate Bill 527-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 shall follow rules consistent with 2016 ASME A17.1 sections 5.3.1.8.2 and 5.3.1.8.3, except where those sections are superseded by G.S.
– Notwithstanding any provision of the Code or lawtothecontrary,forthepurposesoftheelevatorsandplatformliftsrequirementsunderSection R321 of the 2018 North Carolina Residential Code, the Council and Code enforcement officials Page 2 Senate Bill 527-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 shall follow rules consistent with 2016 ASME A17.1 sections 5.3.1.8.2 and 5.3.1.8.3, except where those sections are superseded by G.S.
Section 1 of this act becomes effective June 30, 2024.
Section 1 of this act becomes effective October 1, 2023.
Senate Bill 527-Second Edition Page 3
Senate Bill 527-First Edition Page 3
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