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What is NYC BC § 1619.5.2?

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This section outlines the minimum requirements for an action plan, including environmental load thresholds, monitoring methods, responsible parties, evacuation procedures, and safety zones. The statute ensures that the design and procedures implemented do not negatively affect other structures. Applies to building owners responsible for safety and compliance measures.

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1619.5.2 Components.

BC § 1619.5.2

The action plan shall, at a minimum, include the following: 1. Threshold of predicted environmental loads; 2. Method of monitoring environmental loads; 3. Name of party responsible for monitoring loads and determining implementation of action plan; 4. Name of party responsible for implementing the action plan; 5. Evacuation procedures; 6. Safety zone, standoff distance or standoff perimeter as appropriate. Safety zone, standoff distance or standoff perimeter shall not extend beyond the property line; 7. Any other activities, such as the addition or removal of structural and/or nonstructural elements, removal of loads or creating sacrificial elements so that the structure may resist unreduced forces as required for permanent structures; 8. Plan to prevent wind-born debris; and 9. Verification that the design and procedures shall not adversely impact other structures.

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