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What is NYC BC § 406.7.2?

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This section outlines the requirements for canopies at fuel-dispensing stations, specifying a minimum height of 14 feet and materials that must be noncombustible. It also allows for certain light-transmitting plastic panels under specific conditions. Applies to operators of motor vehicle fuel-dispensing stations.

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406.7.2 Canopies.

BC § 406.7.2

Canopies under which fuels are dispensed shall have a clear, unobstructed height of not less than 14 feet (4267 mm) to the lowest projecting element in the vehicle drive-through area. Canopies and their supports over pumps shall be of noncombustible materials. However, panels constructed of light-transmitting plastic materials shall be permitted to be installed in canopies erected over motor vehicle fuel-dispensing station fuel dispensers, provided the panels are located not less than 10 feet (3048 mm) from any building on the same property and face yards or streets not less than 40 feet (12 192 mm) in width on the other sides. The aggregate areas of plastics shall be not greater than 1,000 square feet (93 m 2 ). The maximum area of any individual panel shall shall be not greater than 100 square feet (9.3 m 2 ).

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