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Revised 9/18/03A LOCAL LAW

To amend the administrative code of the city ofNew York, in relation to building safety

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Subparagraphs (f) (i) and (p) of paragraph 4 ofsubdivision g of section 26-248 of the administrative code of the city of New Yorkare amended to read as follows:

(f) subdivision (b) or (c) of section 27-384 of the code; or(i) subdivision (b) or (d) of section 27-929 of the code; or(p) section 2-4 or 4-3 of reference standard RS 13-1 [.] ;or2. Paragraph 4 of subdivision g of section 26-248 of the

administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two newsubparagraphs (q) and (r) to read as follows:(q) subdivision (e) of section 27-383.1 of the code, or(r) paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of section 27-383.3 . Section 27-228.5 of the administrative code of the city of NewYork, as renumbered by chapter 839 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read asfollows:

27-228.5 General requirements, (a) Owners of all existingbuildings which are required to comply with the provisions of subdivision (a) ofsection 27-353.1 (elevator vestibules), section 27-381 and subdivision (b) ofsection 27-382 (exit lighting), subdivision (b) of section 27-384 (exit signs),section 27-396.3 (signs in sleeping rooms), section 27-777.2 (ventilation in J-1buildings), subdivision (b) of section 27-929 (sprinklers, fire alarm systems, firecommand and communication systems), paragraph two of subdivision (c) ofsection 27-989 (elevators in readiness), section 27-996.1 (locks on hoistwaydoors) and section 27-996.2 (firemen's service) shall file with the department areport on or before April first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven certifying to theinstallation of the required fire protection systems in accordance with approvedplans and appropriate permits prior to such date. Owners of all existing buildingsnot already subject to the requirements of article nine of subchapter six of thischapter as of January eighth, nineteen hundred seventy-three shall file with thedepartment a report on or before October first, nineteen hundred eighty-fivecertifying to the installation of stair and elevator signs meeting the requirementsof article nine of subchapter six of this chapter prior to such date. Owners ofexisting buildings required to comply with the provisions of subdivision (c) ofsection 27-384 (power source of exit signs) shall file a report on or beforeJanuary 1, 2007 consisting of either (i) an affidavit of the owner certifying thatcompliance with subdivision (b) of section 27-384 was accomplished on or beforeApril 1, 1987 by connecting all required exit and/or directional signs to anemergency power source or to storage battery equipment, or (ii) a certification byan architect or engineer certifying to the installation of the required power source


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SUBCHAPTER 6MEANS OF EGRESSTABLE OF CONTENTS

[ S u b A r t . A r t .o r S e c . | * ( l ) o rS ec .* * ( 2 )[600.0] A r t . 1 G e n e r a l[600.11 35 4 Scope[600.2] 3 5 5 D e f i n i t i o n s[600.3] 3 5 6 In a dequa t e Ex i t s f or Exi s t i n g S t ruc t ures[601.0] A r t . 2 D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f E x i t R e q u i r e m e n t s[601 .1] 357 Ex i t Requ i rem en t s[601.2] 358 Occupan t Load[601.3] 35 9 Capaci ty of E xi t s[601.4] 360 Travel Dis tan ce[602 .0 ] Ar t . 3 Locat ion o f E x i t s[602.1] 361 Arra ngemen t[602.2] 362 Tenant Spaces[602.3] 3 63 Remote Loca t ion[602 .4] 364 Ex i t D i s cha rge|603.0] A r t . 4 N u m b e r o f Exi t s[ 603 . 1 ] 365 Egres s from Rooms a nd Spaces[603.2] 3 66 E xi t s from Floors[603 .3 ] 367 Ex i t Reduc t i on[604 .0 ] Ar t . 5 Acces s R e q u i r e m e n t s a n d E x i t Ty pe s[ 604 . 1 ] 3 6 8 G e n e r a l[604.2] 369 Corridors[604.3] 3 70 E x i t Pa s s a gewa ys[604.4] 371 Doors[604.5] 372 Are a of Refuge[604.6] 3 7 3 Ho r iz o n ta l E x i t s[604.7] 3 7 4 Suppl em en t a l Ver t i ca l E x i t s[604.8] 375 In terior Sta i rs[604.9] 37 6 Exterior Sta i rs[604 .10] 377 Ra m ps[ 604 . 1 1 ] 378 Es ca l a t o r s[ 604 . 1 2 ] 3 7 9 M o v i n g W a l k w a y s[ 604 . 1 3 ] 380 Fi re Escapes[605 .0 ] A r t . 6 E x i t L i g h t i n g[605.1] 381 Requirements[605 .2 ] 382 Power Source| 606 .0 ] A r t . 7 E x i t Si gn s[606.1] 383 Requ i remen t s[606.2] 384 Power Source[606.3] 3 85 E x i t Si gn D es ign[606.4] 386 Direct ion al S ign D e s i g n[606.5] 3 87 Fa l s e Ex i t s[ 607 . 0 ] A rt . 8 Ex i t S ig n s for E x i s t i n g B u i l d i n g s[607.1] 388 Re t roa c t ive P rov i s i on s[607 .2 ] 389 Des ign a t io n o f Requ i r ed Mean s o f Eg re s s[ 6 0 8 .0 ] A rt . 9 S ta ir an d E lev a tor S ig n s[608.1] 390 A p p l i c a b i l i t y[608.2] 3 91 S i g n s a t E l e v a t o r L a n d i n g s[608.3] 3 92 Floor N u m b e r i n g S ig n s[608.4] 3 93 St a i r an d El eva t o r Id e n t i f i c a t i o n S i g n s[608.5] 3 9 4 St a i r R e - e n t r y S i g n s i n O f f i c e B u i l d i n g s[608.6] 395 M a t e r i a l s fo r Si gn s[608.7] 3 96 Si gn s i n E x i s t i n g B u i l d i n g s


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SUBCHAPTER 5FIRE PROTECTION CONSTRUCTIONR EQ U I R EM EN TS

T A B L E OF CONTENTS

SubArt . Art .o r S e c . | * ( 1 ) o r S e c . * * (2 )[500 .0 ] Art . 1 G e n e r a l[500.11 318 Scope[ 5 0 0 .2 ] 31 9 S t a nda rds[500 .3] 3 20 De f i n i t i o ns[500 .4] 321 U se o f Co m bus t i b l e s[ 5 0 1 . 0 ] A r t . 2 Fire Pro t e c t ion Te s t Proc ed ure s[ 5 0 1 . 1 ] 322 Tests[502 .0 ] Art . 3 F i r e - r e s i st a n c e R e q u i r e m e n t s[ 5 0 2 .1 ] 32 3 Re qu i re m e nt s fo r S t ruc t u ra l M e m b e r s a nd As s e m bl i e s[502 .2] 324 Pro tec t ion of St ructu ra l Mem bers[502.3] 325 Eleva tors[502.4] 32 6 Lintels[502 .5] 327 Cei l ings[ 5 0 2 .6] 32 8 F i re -Re t a rda n t T re a t e d Wo o d[502 .7] 329 Open ing Pro tec t ives[502.8] 330 S l o w Burn i ng P l a s t ic[503 .0 ] Art . 4 P r e v e n t i o n o f Exte r ior F ire Spread[ 5 0 3 . 1 ] 3 3 1 Exterior Wal l s[503 .2 ] 332 Party Wa l l s[503.3] 333 Parapets on Exterior Wa l l s[ 5 0 3 .4 ] 334 P ro t e c t i ve Gua rds[ 5 0 3 .5 ] 335 E x t e r i o r T r i m3 3 5 .1 Ac o us t i c a l a n d T h e r m a l I n s u l a t i o n ; Us e in No nc o m bus t i b l e Co ns t ruc t i o n[503 .6 ] 336 Port ico s , Porch es , e tc .[ 5 0 3 .7 ] 337 Ro o fCo v e r i ngs[503.8] 338 Roof Structures[ 5 0 4 . 0 ] Art . 5 P r e v e n t i o n o f I n t e r i o r Fire S p r e a d[504 .1 ] 339 F i re Se gre ga t i o n o f Oc c upa nc i e s[504 .2 ] 3 4 0 F i r e D i v i s i o n s[504 .3 ] 3 4 1 Fi re Se pa ra t i o ns[504 .4 ] 3 4 2 O p e n i n g s in F i r e D i v i s i o n s an d Se pa ra t i o ns[504 .5 ] 343 Duc t s , P i pe s a nd Co n dui t s T h r o u g h Ra t e d Co ns t ruc t i o n[504.6] 34 4 Shaft s[504.7] 345 F i r es top p in g[ 5 0 4 .8 ] 3 4 6 Pa r t i t i o ns an d F u r r i n g[504.9] 3 4 7 Fo l d i ng Pa r t i t i o ns[504 .10 ] 3 4 8 In t e r i o r Fi n i s h[ 5 0 4 .1 1 ] 349 Co a t i ngs[ 5 0 4 .1 2 ] 35 0 Ce i l i ng Co ns t ruc t i o n[504 .13 ] 35 1 F i n i s h F l o o r i ng a nd F l o o r Co ve r i ngs[504 .14 ] 35 2 Fi replaces - Re pe a l e d[ 5 0 4 . 1 5 ] 3 5 3 S m o k e a nd He a t V e n t i n g[504 .16] 353.1 Sm oke Pro tec t ion, Eleva tors and Esca la tors


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SUBCHAPTER 17FIRE ALARM, DETECTION AND

EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENTT A B LE O F CONTENTS

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93 593 693 793893994 09 4194294 394 494 594694794 89499509 5 195295 3Ar t . 495 495 595 695 795895 996 096196 296396 496596 6967Art. 5

G e n e r a lScopeS tandar dsD e f i n i t i o n sP lansPermitsG e n e ra l Requ i r em en t sRetroact ive requirements

E x i s t i n g B u i l d in g s - F i r e E x t i n g u i s h i n g E q u i p m e n tE x i s t i n g S tandp ip esE x i s t i n g Spr inklersS t a n dp i p e R e q u i r e m e n t sW h e n R e q u i r e dY ar d H ydr an t S ys tem s R equ i r edS tandp ip e S y s t e m s in Structures being Erected orD em ol i s hedN u m b e r of Standpipe Risers RequiredL o c a t i o n of Standpipe RisersOmiss ion of Standpipe ServiceS i ze o f Standpipe RisersD ev i ces U s ed i n S ys temS iam es e Conn ec t i ons Requ i r edCr os s Connec t i onsH o s e S ta t i onsM ax im um P r es s u r esP r es s u r e Reduc ing V alvesW ate r S up p ly for Standpipe SystemsF i r e P um p sD i r ec t Connec t i ons o f S tan dp ip es to the P u b l i c W ate r S ys temInsta l la t ion of P r i va te F i r e H ydr an t sProtect ion of S tandp ip e SystemStandards for Ins tal lat ionIns p ec t i ons and T es tsStandpipe Signal Sys temsElevators for F i re Depar tment Use

A u t o m a t i c S p r i n k l e r R e q u i r e m e n t sR e q u i r e d S p r ink le rSmoke Detector AlternateS tandar d fo r I n s t a l l a t i on o f S p r i nk le r sSpr i n k le r A lar m S ys temAppro v e d D ev icesS i am es e Connec t i ons Requ i r edP ip ing f r o m Siamese Connect ionC lass i f i c a t i o n of Water SuppliesSources of W ater S up p ly for S p r ink l e r S ys tem sD i r ec t Con nec t i on o f S p r i nk le r s to the P u b l i c W ate r S ys temSpr i n k le r Boos te r P um p sG rav i t y and P r es s u r e T a n k sPro t e c t i o n of S p r i n k le r S ys temIn spe c t i o n s and Tes tsI n t e r i o r F i r e A l a r m a n d S i g n a l Sys tem


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SUBCHAPTER 18ELEVATORS AND CONVEYORS

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S|S ub-Ar t . Ar t .orScc.]*"1 orSec.**(2)11800.0][1800.1][1800.2][1800.3][1800.4][1800.5][1800.7][1800.8][1800.9][1800 . 10][1800.11][1800.12][1801.0][1801.1][1801.2][1801.3][1801.4][1801.5][1802.0][1802.1][1802.2][1802.3][1802.4]11803.0][1803.1][1803.2][1803.3][1803.4]11804.0][1804.1][1804.2]

Art. 198 298 398 498 598 798898 999 099 199 299 3Art. 299 499 599 6996.1996.2Art. 399 799899 91000A r t . 41001100210031004Art. 510051006

G e n e r a lScopeSt anda rdsD ef in i t i onsPlansGene ra l R equi rement sManl i f t sElevator in ReadinessAccept ance o f E q u i p m e n tC ons t ruc t ionAl t e ra t ionsP roh ib i t ed device s

E x i s t i n g I n s t a l l a t i o n sRetroactive ProvisionsExi s t i ng Sidewalk ElevatorsE x i s t i n g Hand Powered Fre ight ElevatorsLocks o n El eva t or s an d E leva to r Hois t way DoorsF i r e m a n Service Opera t ion in Exis t ing ElevatorsTests an d Test I n t e r v a lAcceptance TestsPer iodic Inspection and Test IntervalsInspect ion an d Test RequirementsInspec t ion Agencies and Elevato r Repair ServiceE q u i p m e n t P e r m i t sPe rmi t R equi redTemporary Use PermitsP os t i ng of Tempora ry U se C e r t i f i c a t ePosting of Inspection CertificateE q u i p m e n t O p e r a t i o nOperatorsAcc iden t s

*"C26" omitted from section numbers in this column.**"27" omitted from section numb ers in this column.

A R T I C L E 1 G E N E R A L[C26-1800.1| 27-982 Scope . -This subchapter s ha l l es tabl ish the m in im um safe ty requir em ents for , and

control th e design, const ruct ion, ins ta l la t ion, a l te ra t ion, maintenance , inspect ion, tes t and opera t ion of , a l le leva to r s , dumb wa i t e r s , e sca l at o r s , moving wa l ks , i ndus t r i a l l i f t s and l o a d i n g r a m p s , a u t o m o t i v e l i fts, m e c h a n i c a lpa rk ing g a rag e equ ip ment , conso l e o r s t ag e l i f t s , power ope ra t ed sca f fo l ds , amusement dev ice s , and spec ialh o i s t i n g a n d c o n v e y i n g e q u i p m e n t .

|C26-1800.2] 27-983 S tand ar d s . -The p r o v i s i o n s of re f e rence s t anda rd RS-1 8 shal l b e a pa r t of t h i ssubchapt e r .|C26-1800.3] 27-984 Def i n i t i o ns . - Fo r de f in i t ion s t o be used in t he in t e rpre t a t ion o f t h i s subchapt e r , s e e

subch apt e r t wo of t h i s chap t e r .


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Chapter 6Buildings Used forBusiness and O f f i c e Purposes

6-01 Fire Drill and Evacuation in Office Buildings andBuildings Classified as Occupancy GroupE(Business)

6-01 Fire Drill and Evacuation in Office Buildings and Buildings Clas-sified as Occupancy Group E (Business).

(a) General. (1) Application. These rules shallapply to a buildingclas-sified in 27-253of the Building (Administrative) Code as occupancy groupE, occupied or arranged to be occupied for an occupant load of more thanon e hundred persons above or below the street level or more than a totaloffivehundred persons in the entire buildingand any existing office buildingwith an occupant load as hereinabove provided.

(2 ) Definitions.Fire drill and evacuation. Fire drill and evacuation means the methodandpractice of the systematic, safe and orderly evacuationof an area or buildingby and of its occupants in case of fire in the least possible time; also the useof such available fire appliances (including sounding ofalarms) as may hrr^beer,; - - ied for the controlling or extinguishing of fire and the safeguard ?of human life.

(3) Objective. To provide proper education as a part of continuingemployee indoctrination and, through a continuing written program foralloccupants, to assure the prompt reporting offire, the responseto fire alarmsas designated and the immediate initiation of the fire safety procedures tosafeguard life and contain fire until the arrival ofthe Fire Department.(b) Responsibilities.building shall: (1) Owner or other person having charge of the

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