Int. No. 95
By Council Member Koo
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to public access stairways
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 28-101.4.3 of the administrative code, as amended by local law 141 for the year 2013, is amended to add a new exception 20, to read as follows:
20. Alterations requiring compliance with public access stairway provisions. Where the cost of alteration equals or exceeds 60 percent of the value of the building, a public access stairway shall be designated in accordance with section 1009.15 of the New York city building code and compliance with section 1009.15 shall be required. Such stairway shall be subject to special provisions for prior code buildings as set forth in such section. For the purposes of this exception, the cost of alterations shall be determined by adding the estimated cost of the proposed alteration, excluding minor alterations and ordinary repairs, computed as of the time of submitting the application for construction document approval, to the actual cost of any and all alterations made in the preceding 12-month period. Where the proposed alteration includes an enlargement, the value of such alteration shall include the cost of the enlargement.
?2. Section 403.5.3 of the New York city building code, as amended by local law 141 for the year 2013, is amended to read as follows:
403.5.3 Stairway door operation. Doors opening into interior stair enclosures shall not be locked from either side. However, a door locked from the stair side may be permitted provided that such door is equipped with an automatic fail safe system for opening in the event of the activation of any automatic fire detection system, or when any elevator recall is activated, or when any signal is received from the fire command center. Such door shall be deemed as openable from the stair side. Stair reentry signs shall be posted th...
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