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What is NYC AC § 27-396.6?

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This section outlines the applicability of emergency power systems in specific building types, including high-rise buildings and those classified in occupancy groups C, E, G, H, and J-1, as well as certain spaces in occupancy group F-4. Applies to building owners and operators of designated structures.

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§ 27-396.6 Applicability.

AC § 27-396.6

Emergency power systems meeting the requirements of this article shall be provided in the following buildings and building sections: (a) High rise buildings and building sections classified in occupancy group C, E, G or H.

(b)Buildings and building sections classified in occupancy group E or G which do not exceed seventy-five feet in height but have a gross area of over fifteen thousand square feet per floor or a total gross area of one hundred thousand square feet or more.

(c)Spaces classified in occupancy group F-4 having an occupant load of three hundred or more persons.

(d)Buildings and building sections classified in occupancy group J-1.

(e)Buildings and building sections containing an atrium.

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