Description
Rental property's secondary means of egress from 3rd story does not meet life safety code.
secondary mean of egress - not code compliant ▶ Archived
32 Brookes Ave Burlington, Vermont
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Issue ID:
4240582Submitted To:
Burlington, VTCategory:
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4 Comments
Permitting and Inspections (Verified Official)
Acknowledged Permitting and Inspections (Verified Official)
Issue acknowledged.
This egress issue was set for a hearing before the DPW Commission in February 2017. The owner withdrew his appeal when he documented his effort to change the interior egress path and eliminated an interior locked area.
The property owner's plan was approved and the city building official found a provision of the building code which permits ladders under certain circumstances.
Our housing code states:
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10-95 Means of Egress
(b) Ladders or any other exit method which does not comply with the requirements of the building code as adopted by the city in Section 8-2 are not an acceptable means of egress and shall be removed or augmented by an acceptable means of egress.
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If you are an occupant of the building and would like us to walk through the conditions on site with you please contact the director - Bill Ward at (802) 865-7510 or wward@Burlington.gov
Display Name (Registered User)
Closed SCormier (Verified Official)
This is a Housing Complaint which must be initiated via the OpenGov database and can be done here: https://burlingtonvt.viewpointcloud.com/categories/1085/record-types/6575.
Closing issue.