The New York City Council - File #: Int 0562-2018

• File #: Int 0562-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Posting of hurricane evacuation zone and evacuation center information in multiple dwellings.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 2/14/2018
• In control: Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
• On agenda: 2/14/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city fire code, in relation to the posting of hurricane evacuation zone and evacuation center information in multiple dwellings
• Sponsors: Mark Treyger, Helen K. Rosenthal
• Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 562

By Council Members Treyger and Rosenthal

A Local Law to amend the New York city fire code, in relation to the posting of hurricane evacuation zone and evacuation center information in multiple dwellings

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:                     

Section 1. Section FC 408.9 of the New York city fire code, as amended by local law number 148 for the year 2013, is amended by adding a new section 408.9.5:

408.9.5 Hurricane Evacuation Notices. The owner of any Group R-2 occupancy within a hurricane evacuation zone, as designated by the commissioner of the office of emergency management, shall cause a hurricane evacuation notice to be posted within the building. Such notice shall serve to inform building occupants and visitors as to the current hurricane evacuation zone designation for that building and the addresses of the three closest hurricane evacuation center locations. Such notice shall be in such form as prescribed by the commissioner by rule and shall be posted within a common area of the building and such other locations as set forth in the rules.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after becoming law.

BJR

LS # 957

Int. 741-2015

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