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What is NYC AC § 24-708?

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This section outlines exemptions from specific requirements regarding hazardous substances, detailing conditions under which certain facilities, residential buildings without commercial activities, and specific materials are exempt. The statute is enforced by the Fire Department. Applies to building owners and tenants of residential properties.

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§ 24-708 Exemptions.

AC § 24-708

The following persons, facilities and hazardous substances shall be exempt from the requirements of section 24-706 and 24-711: (a) facilities where the only hazardous substances, except for those substances on the special health hazard list pursuant to section 24-704, were present during the preceding calendar year in mixtures in which the total content of the hazardous substance was of one percent or less by weight or volume per container unless such hazardous substance was present at the facility in an aggregate amount of five hundred pounds or more; (b) owners or tenants of residential buildings that contain no commercial or manufacturing enterprise; or (c) fossil fuels, petroleum products, and combustible or flammable chemicals or materials, the manufacture, transportation, or storage of which is subject to the jurisdiction of the fire department pursuant to title twenty-seven of the code. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1988/026.

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