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What is NYC AC § 27-564?

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This section mandates the posting of floor load information in buildings, including design live loads, heavy machinery weights, vehicle loads, and partition loads. Compliance with section 27-225 is required. Applies to building owners responsible for ensuring accurate load information is displayed.

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§ 27-564 Floor loads to be posted.

AC § 27-564

(a)Posting required. Posting requirements shall conform to the requirements of section 27-225 of article twenty-three of subchapter one of this chapter.

(b)Data required. The following floor load data shall be shown: (1) The uniformly distributed design live load for each floor or part thereof.

(2)The weight of any piece of machinery or equipment weighing more than one thousand pounds, and its identifying description and location.

(3)The maximum design wheel load and total maximum weight of any vehicle that may be brought into the building.

(4)The equivalent uniform partition loads or, in lieu of this, a statement to the effect that the design was predicated on actual partition loads.

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