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194 – Sprinkler Heads in Rooms.

§ 194. Sprinkler heads in rooms. 1. On and after July first, nineteen hundred fifty-seven, in every room used for class B occupancy whether in a class A or class B non-fireproof converted dwelling, there shall be one or more sprinkler heads. Such sprinkler heads shall be installed in accordance with the supplementary rules and […]

200 – Water-Closets.

§ 200. Water-closets. Water-closet compartments or bathrooms containing water-closets in converted multiple dwellings shall comply with the applicable provisions of section seventy-six.

179 – Privacy.

§ 179. Privacy. In every apartment of three or more rooms in every class A converted dwelling there shall be access to every living room without passing through any bedroom, and to at least one water-closet compartment within the apartment from every bedroom without passing through any other bedroom.

185 – Cellar Ceilings.

§ 185. Cellar ceilings. 1. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, the ceiling of the cellar, or of the lowest story if there be no cellar, shall be fire-retarded unless such dwelling is three stories or less in height and the ceiling has already been plastered in […]

186 – Extension Roofs.

§ 186. Extension roofs. The under-surface of the roof of any extension shall be fire-retarded or sprinklered unless such ceiling has already been plastered in a manner satisfactory to the department.

187 – Egress.

§ 187. Egress. 1. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, egress from every apartment on each story shall be provided as follows: a. If a dwelling is two stories or less in height, or if it is three stories including a basement in height and conforms to […]

188 – Bulkheads and Scuttles.

§ 188. Bulkheads and scuttles. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, bulkheads and scuttles shall conform to the following provisions: 1. Every required bulkhead to and through the roof shall be fireproof or constructed of wood covered with metal on the outside and fire-retarded on the inside, […]

189 – Stair and Public Hall Construction.

§ 189. Stair and public hall construction. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, stairs and public halls shall conform to the following provisions: 1. In a dwelling more than a basement and three other stories in height or occupied by four families or more, the soffit and […]

190 – Cellar Stairs.

§ 190. Cellar stairs. 1. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision two hereof, every stair leading from a cellar to the floor above shall be constructed of incombustible materials, shall have closed risers, shall be completely enclosed with partitions of […]

191 – Wainscoting.

§ 191. Wainscoting. Wainscoting in any stair or public hall shall be removed unless such wainscoting is backed against a fire-retarded wall or the stair or hall is equipped with a sprinkler system conforming to the provisions of section one hundred eighty-seven. Where wainscoting is removed in order to fire-retard a public hall or stair, […]