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What is NYC BC § 907.2.11.1?

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This section mandates the installation and maintenance of smoke alarms in Groups R-2 and R-3 at specified locations within dwelling units. The statute outlines requirements for smoke alarms in relation to sleeping areas and stories within the dwelling. Applies to building owners of residential properties classified as Groups R-2 and R-3.

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907.2.11.1 Smoke alarms in Groups R-2 and R-3.

BC § 907.2.11.1

Single- or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in Groups R-2 and R-3, regardless of occupant load at all of the following locations within all dwelling units: 1. On the ceiling or wall outside of each room used for sleeping purposes within 15 feet (4572 mm) from the door to such room.

2.In each room used for sleeping purposes.

3.In each story within a dwelling unit, including below-grade stories and penthouses of any area, but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke alarm installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level provided that the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level.

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