Iowa Code § 89A.2
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(1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) (a) Any conveyance installed in any single private dwelling residence.
(1) (b) Material hoists subject to regulation under 875 IAC 26.1 and 29 C.F.R. §1926.552.
(1) (c) Lifts subject to regulation under chapter 88.
(1) (d) Material lift elevators existing in the same location since prior to January 1, 1975.
(1) (e) Conveyances over which an agency of the federal government is asserting similar enforcement jurisdiction.
(1) (f) An elevator installed in a building in a federally designated national historic district as long as each of the following conditions is met:
(1) (f) The owner of the building owns a commercial enterprise that occupies the first story of the building.
(1) (f) The building has no more than two stories above the first story of the building.
(1) (f) The owner of the building lives in the upper stories of the building.
(1) (f) The building has sufficient physical barriers or safety protocols to ensure that only the owner, the owner’s guests, or a government official acting in an official capacity can access the elevator.
(2) Provisions of this chapter supersede conflicting provisions contained in building codes of this state or any subdivision of this state.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §104.2]C87, §89A.22007 Acts, ch 16, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1029, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1043, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §43, 44
(1) (a) Any conveyance installed in any single private dwelling residence.
(1) (b) Material hoists subject to regulation under 875 IAC 26.1 and 29 C.F.R. §1926.552.
(1) (c) Lifts subject to regulation under chapter 88.
(1) (d) Material lift elevators existing in the same location since prior to January 1, 1975.
(1) (e) Conveyances over which an agency of the federal government is asserting similar enforcement jurisdiction.
(1) (f) An elevator installed in a building in a federally designated national historic district as long as each of the following conditions is met:
(1) (f) The owner of the building owns a commercial enterprise that occupies the first story of the building.
(1) (f) The building has no more than two stories above the first story of the building.
(1) (f) The owner of the building lives in the upper stories of the building.
(1) (f) The building has sufficient physical barriers or safety protocols to ensure that only the owner, the owner’s guests, or a government official acting in an official capacity can access the elevator.
(2) Provisions of this chapter supersede conflicting provisions contained in building codes of this state or any subdivision of this state.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §104.2]C87, §89A.22007 Acts, ch 16, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1029, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1043, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §43, 44
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