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What is NYC BC § 402.8.3.1?

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This section mandates that tenant spaces with a travel distance to the mall exceeding 75 feet or an occupant load greater than 74 must have at least two means of egress. The Department of Buildings enforces this statute. Applies to building owners of tenant spaces in commercial establishments.

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402.8.3.1 Number of means of egress within tenant spaces.

BC § 402.8.3.1

Wherever the distance of travel to the mall from any location within a tenant space used by persons other than employees exceeds 75 feet (22 860 mm) or the tenant space exceeds an occupant load of 74, no fewer than two means of egress shall be provided.

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