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This is only a small part of the DOB Building Code. Refer to the chapter 1 of
the code for more information.
ARTICLE 2 - BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Section 27-525. (C26-801.1) General.
The provisions of this article shall apply to all places of
assembly, in addition to the specific requirements of articles
three through five of this subchapter for the several categories
of places of assembly.
Section 27-525.1. Place of assembly permit.
a. It shall be unlawful to use or occupy any building or premises
or part thereof as a place of assembly unless and until
a permit therefor shall have been issued by the department.
The permit shall be for a term of one year.
b. The application for such permit and such permit shall
be in a form prescribed by the commissioner.
c. The annual fee for a permit issued pursuant to this section
shall be the amount provided for in paragraph seven of
subdivision a of section 26-214 of the code. An application
for such permit or renewal thereof shall be accompanied
by the annual fee, except as otherwise provided in section 26-210
of the code.
d. The permit issued pursuant to this section shall be posted
in a conspicuous place in the place of assembly which is covered
by such permit.
(Added by Local Law 23/1990.)
Section 27-526. (C26-801-2) Location.
No place of assembly shall be located within two hundred fifty
feet of any occupancy containing explosive contents.
Section 27-527. (C26-801-3) Posted capacity.
Signs shall be posted in all assembly spaces,indicating
the number of persons who may legally occupy the space. Signs
shall not be required where seating is fixed in place in
accordance with an approved seating plan and no provision
is made for standee spaces Such signs, where required, shall read
as follows:
OCCUPANCY
BY MORE THAN (number). . . . . . PERSONS IS DANGEROUS AND UNLAWFUL
Public Assembly License No. . . . . . . . Commissioner, (where
applicable) Dept of Buildings, City of New York
When a space is occupied for multiple purposes involving different
occupant loads, the sign shall read as follows:
OCCUPANCY
BY MORE THAN
(number) . . . . PERSONS AS . . . . . (type of occupancy)
OR BY
(number) . . . . PERSONS AS . . . . . (type of occupancy)
OR BY
(number) . . . . PERSONS AS . . . . . (type of occupancy)
IS DANGEROUS
AND UNLAWFUL
Public Assembly License No. . . . . . . . . Commissioner,
(where applicable) Dept. of Buildings, City of New York
Signs shall be at least twelve inches wide and sixteen
inches high. The lettering shall be red on a white background.
The letters shall be at least one inch high and the numerals
at least one and one-quarter inches high. Signs shall be framed
under a transparent protective cover, and permanently
mounted in a location that is conspicuously visible to
a person entering the space. Signs shall be lighted by
artificial illumination at all times during occupancy
to maintain at least five foot candles on the surface
of the sign.
Section 27-528. (C26-801.4) Approved seating plans.
In every place of assembly providing seating, copies of approved
seating plans and approved alternate seating plans shall
be kept on the premises. The plans shall be readily available
for inspection, and shall provide the following information:
(a) For assembly spaces:
(1) The location of each seat of each tier of seating, along
with the number of occupants of each seating section.
(2) The location and number of standees for each standee area.
(3) The total number of occupants of each tier and of the assembly
space.
(4) The location and classification of all exits.
(b) For safe areas:
(1) The furniture and equipment arrangement and location.
(2) The number of occupants to be accommodated.
(c) For stage areas:
(1) The maximum number of occupants, including audience seating
on the stage
(2) Any conditions limiting the use of the stage area.
(3) The location of all exits.
These plans shall not be smaller in size than required for one-eighth
inch scale plans.
Section 27-540. (C26-801.16) Exit lighting.
In addition to the requirements of subchapter six of this chapter,
lighting shall be provided in the following areas:
(a) Safe areas. Safe areas shall be artificially lighted
by electrical means at all times during occupancy of
a place of assembly so as to provide illumination of at least
five foot candles at the level of the floor and on the
surface of all stairs, steps, ramps, and escalators within
the safe area.
(b) Open exterior spaces. Yards or courts which serve
as open exterior spaces shall be artificially lighted by
electrical means at all times between sunset and sunrise
during occupancy of a place of assembly so as to provide illumination
of at least five foot candles at the level of the floor
over at least the required area.
L. 1986, chap. 839 eff. 9/1/86
Section 27-541. (C26-801.17) Exit signs.
Signs meeting the requirements of subchapter six of this
chapter and subdivision (e) of section 27-534 of this article
shall be provided in all assembly spaces to indicate the location
of exits and, where necessary, the direction to the
exits. All exit or directional signs shall be placed so that
they are clearly visible from all parts of the assembly spaces,
and the bottom of all signs shall be at least seven
feet above floor level. Signs shall be of the internally
lighted type in all assembly spaces where the general illumination
is reduced to less than five foot candles during a performance
or during occupancy. Signs shall be lighted at all times during
occupancy.
Section 27-542. (C26-801.18) Emergency lighting.
All assembly spaces shall be provided with emergency lighting
facilities sufficient to provide at least five foot candles
of illumination at the floor level. Such lighting shall
be on circuits that are separate from the general lighting
and power circuits, either taken off ahead of the main
switch or connected to a separate emergency lighting power
source, and be arranged to operate automatically in
the event of failure of the normal lighting system. The
provisions of this section shall apply retroactively to all
existing places of assembly that are or would be classified in
occupancy groups F-3 and F-4 or are changed to such classification
under this code, in accordance with the following schedule
and specifications:
1. Cabarets, dance halls, night clubs, and taverns having an
occupant load exceeding one hundred fifty persons shall complete
the installation required by this section on or before
April twelfth, nineteen hundred seventy-nine.
2. Cabarets, dance halls, night clubs, and taverns having
an occupant load of one hundred fifty persons or less shall complete
such installation on or before July twelfth, nineteen
hundred seventy-nine.
3. Spaces occupied exclusively as restaurants shall complete
such installation on or before October twelfth, nineteen
hundred seventy-nine.
4. All other spaces in occupancy groups F-3 and F-4 shall complete
such installation on or before January twelfth, nineteen
hundred eighty.
5. The wiring shall conform with the electrical code of
the city of New York, and have the same protection as specified
for wiring in reference standard RS17-3, RS17-3A or
17-3B.
6. Storage battery equipment may be used as the sole
source of energy provided it conforms with the provisions
of section four of reference standard RS 17-3 or consists
of two battery packs listed by an acceptable testing
laboratory or conforms with nationally accepted standards
for such source of emergency energy.
SCENERY AND SCENIC ELEMENTS
All scenery or scenic elements shall be of noncombustible
materials, or of materials having a flame-spread rating
not exceeding twenty- five, or of materials that have been
rendered flameproof in compliance with the provisions
of chapter four of this title. Scenery and scenic elements
not complying with the above requirements may be used only
when expressly permitted by the fire department.
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