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Section 1.

NEW SECTION. 89A.20 Multi-story commercial buildings —— commercial elevator exception.

1. For purposes of this section:

a. “Commercial building” means a building used as a place of business.

b. “Commercial elevator” means an elevator accessible to individuals other than those provided in subsection 2, paragraph “d”.

c. “First story” means the first story of a commercial building accessible by street level.

d. “Upper story” means any story of a commercial building above the first story.

2. Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, a multi-story commercial building shall not be required to include a commercial elevator if all of the following requirements are met:

a. The building has no more than two upper stories.

b. The commercial area of the building is confined to the first story.

Section 1. Section 89A.2, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:

c. The owner of the building occupies all upper stories and owns the business occupying the first story.

NEW PARAGRAPH.

d. The building has sufficient physical barriers or safety protocols in place to ensure an individual other than the following cannot access the elevator:

f. A conveyance installed in a building in a federally designated national historic district as long as each of the following conditions is met:

(1) The owner of the building or the owner’s guest.

(1) The owner of the building owns a commercial enterprise that occupies the first story of the building.

(2) A government official acting in an official capacity.

(2) The building has no more than two stories above the first story of the building.

e. The design of the building, including the elevator, has been approved for purposes of this section by an official, board, or committee of the city in which the building is located, or, if the building is located in an unincorporated area, an official, board, or committee of the county in which the building is located. If no official, board, or committee with the necessary authority or expertise is available to make such an approval, the owner of the building may instead seek such approval from the safety board.

(3) The owner of the building lives in the upper stories of the building.

f. The building is located in a federally designated historic district.

(4) 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.