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What is NYC AC § 27-513?

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This section establishes requirements for exits in tents and air-supported structures, specifying that travel distance to an exit must not exceed seventy-five feet. It mandates automatic closing of exit doors under operational pressures and outlines structural requirements for door frames. Applies to operators of tents and air-supported structures.

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§ 27-513 Exits.

AC § 27-513

Notwithstanding any other requirements of subchapters six and eight of this chapter, travel distance to an exit from any point within a tent or air-supported structure shall not exceed seventy-five feet. Exit doors in air-supported structures shall close automatically against normal operational pressures. Opening force at the edge of such doors shall not exceed fifteen pounds, with the structure at operational pressure. Exit doors shall be located in frames so constructed that they will remain operative and support the weight of the structure in a state of total collapse.

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