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3.2.4.14.(1)
OS1
ObjectiveOS1 Fire Safety
Attribution
Application
Application 1: 
Installation and operation of smoke detectors in elevator lobbies on the recall level, in buildings having elevators that serve storeys above the first storey and that are equipped with an automatic emergency recall feature.
Exceptions: 
except as exempted in Sentence 3.2.4.14.(3), which applies when the floor area containing the recall level is sprinklered throughout.
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Application 2: 
This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9] in which fire alarm systems are installed, as stated in Sentence 9.10.18.6.(1).
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that elevators will be recalled to a floor level involved in a fire, which could lead to harm to persons in the elevators.
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