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§ 27-550 — Scope

New York City Administrative Code (current through L.L. 2026/147, enacted September 12, 2026, and amendments effective through October 10, 2026) · NYC Admin. Code § 27-550

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§ 27-550 Scope.

Buildings and parts thereof, shall be capable of resisting all levels actually imposed thereon without exceeding the allowable stresses prescribed in subchapters ten and eleven of this chapter. In no cases shall the assumed loads be less than the minimum values described herein. In addition, within special flood hazard areas, and below the regulatory flood datum, as described in article ten of subchapter four of this chapter, applicable load requirements of reference standard RS 4-5 shall be applied.