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NYC Admin. Code tit. 27, ch. 1, subch. 6, art. 11
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NYC Admin. Code § 27-396.4 Requirements.

§ 27-396.4 Requirements. Where required by this article or any other provision of this code, an emergency power system shall be provided. The emergency power system shall have a power source and fuel supply sufficient to operate the following equipment in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department, where such equipment is required to be provided by this code: (a) Fire pumps and booster pumps. (b) At least three elevators at one time, with manual transfer to other elevators. (c) Alarm systems. (d) Communication systems. (e) Emergency lighting, if battery packs are not provided. (f) Ventilating systems used for smoke venting or control. (g) Stair pressurization.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-396.5 Registration.

§ 27-396.5 Registration. Emergency power generation equipment shall be registered with the department of environmental protection, bureau of air resources in accordance with the requirements of section 24-109 of title twenty-four of the administrative code.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-396.6 Applicability.

§ 27-396.6 Applicability. Emergency power systems meeting the requirements of this article shall be provided in the following buildings and building sections: (a) High rise buildings and building sections classified in occupancy group C, E, G or H. (b) Buildings and building sections classified in occupancy group E or G which do not exceed seventy-five feet in height but have a gross area of over fifteen thousand square feet per floor or a total gross area of one hundred thousand square feet or more. (c) Spaces classified in occupancy group F-4 having an occupant load of three hundred or more persons. (d) Buildings and building sections classified in occupancy group J-1. (e) Buildings and building sections containing an atrium.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-49807Fetched: 10/24/2026

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