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What is NYC FC § 401.5.4.1?

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This section outlines circumstances under which fire and emergency preparedness plans for high-rise and large-area buildings are not required to be submitted for department acceptance. It specifies conditions related to fire alarm programming and types of buildings affected, including certain low-rise buildings. Applies to building owners of specified building types.

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401.5.4.1 Submission of plans not required.

FC § 401.5.4.1

Fire and emergency preparedness plans prepared for a high-rise building or a large-area building are not required to be submitted for department acceptance in the following circumstances: 1. High-rise buildings and large-area buildings with a fire alarm that is programmed for full, not staged, evacuation; 2. Low-rise, large-area Group I-1 buildings; and 3. Low-rise Group R-1 dormitories and low-rise Group R-2 student apartments, with more than fifty rooms above street level (which are treated as large-area buildings by the Building Code).

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