LA moves forward with plan to allow fewer stairs in many apartment buildings

Los Angeles building codes require new apartment buildings to have at least two staircases. But that soon could change.

The L.A. City Council voted Wednesday to advance plans that would allow apartment buildings up to six stories tall to include just one staircase.

Proponents said the change would make it feasible to build new apartments on smaller plots of land. And, they said, cutting down on space for stairs could make room for larger apartments suitable for the kinds of young families who have been fleeing the city…

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