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spencer asked a question in Ann Arbor on October 19, 2007 18:55:
Which staircase doors must be locked?The office building where I work has two staircases. One extends from the basement/garage to the top floor and exits on the first floor into a vestibule. The other extends from the first floor to the top floor and exits onto the outside porch at the first floor.
The first staircase is locked on every floor but the first floor and garage level. The second staircase is open on all upper floors with a magnetic lock on the first floor exit. We have been told that doors must be locked in the first staircase because of fire code, but that it is ok for the second staircase to be unlocked.
As our office is split over 2 floors, there is a fair amount of up-and-down traffic. It would be much more convenient for us to use the first staircase, but we can't because the doors are locked.
One of my co-workers read through the "egress" section of the fire code and cannot find anything that seems to match our situation that would require the doors to be locked.
Can anyone explain this situation, and point to the relevant bit of fire code or city code that requires the doors to be locked?
Thank you.-
spencer replied on October 10, 2007 14:29 to the question "How do I find out how much homes sold for in Ann Arbor?" in Ann Arbor:
Sometimes, though, you'll see the "sales price" listed as $1, for example the 1996 sale of this parcel: 09-09-33-303-011. The price listed there is what the buyer reported to the city, not necessarily the actual sales price.
This page lets you look up property in the county:
http://secure.ewashtenaw.org/ecommerc... -
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spencer replied on September 25, 2007 17:30 to the problem "How do I report a streetlight that is out?" in Ann Arbor:
The response I got was quick. I had a response to my email within minutes. I don't know how long it took to repair. I noticed that it was repaired several weeks later, but it could have been repaired sooner than that and I just didn't notice.
When you write, it's useful to give the tag number on the pole, but a precise location works, too. They also need to know if the pole is wooden or metal because they send different equipment, apparently. -
spencer replied on September 25, 2007 17:27 to the problem "How do I report a streetlight that is out?" in Ann Arbor:
That is what the one I reported was doing. It got to the point where it was on for 5-10 seconds and off for 30-60, then on again. One explanation I heard was that the ballast (or something) was overheating, and that there was a thermal cutout. Once it cooled down, the light would come back on and the cycle would repeat.
Under that theory, a light that turns off by itself is on its way towards death, but it's "not dead, yet." Certainly, when it gets to the point that it's off more than on, it should be reported. -
spencer replied on September 25, 2007 13:50 to the problem "How do I report a streetlight that is out?" in Ann Arbor:
Send email to streetlights@ci.ann-arbor.mi.us. That's what I did to get the one at the corner of Brooklyn and Golden fixed. -
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