NYC Zoning Resolution

§ 42-462 — Maximum permitted quantities of unsealed radioactive material

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What is NYC ZR § 42-462?

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This section establishes limits on the manufacturing, utilization, or storage of unsealed radioactive materials in M1 and M2 Districts, specifying maximum permitted quantities based on the Industrial Code Rule No. 38. M3 Districts have no such limits. Applies to property operators in designated manufacturing districts.

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§ 42-462 Maximum permitted quantities of unsealed radioactive material

ZR § 42-462

In M1 Districts, unsealed radioactive materials shall not be manufactured, utilized, or stored (unless such materials are stored in a fireproof container at or below ground level) in excess of one million times the quantities set forth in Column 1 of the table in Section 38-2 of the Industrial Code Rule No. 38, relating to Radiation Protection adopted by the Board of Standards and Appeals of the New York State Department of Labor on October 10, 1955, effective December 15, 1955.

In M2 Districts, such materials shall not be manufactured, utilized, or stored (unless such materials are stored in a fireproof container at or below ground level) in excess of 10 million times the quantities set forth in Column 1 of the table cited in this Section. In M3 Districts no limits as to such permitted quantities shall apply.

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