Definitions
NYC Building Code § BC 1102
in effectSection BC 1102: Definitions
1102.1 Definitions.
The following terms are defined in Chapter 2:
ACCESSIBLE.
ACCESSIBLE UNIT.
AREA OF SPORT ACTIVITY.
CIRCULATION PATH.
COMMON USE.
DETECTABLE WARNING.
DWELLING UNIT (ACCESSIBILITY).
DWELLING UNIT OR SLEEPING UNIT, MULTI-STORY.
DWELLING UNIT OR SLEEPING UNIT, TYPE B.
EMPLOYEE WORK AREA.
FACILITY.
HALL CALL CONSOLE.
INTENDED TO BE OCCUPIED AS A RESIDENCE.
MULTILEVEL ASSEMBLY SEATING.
MULTISTORY UNIT.
PRIMARY FUNCTION AREAS.
PUBLIC ENTRANCE.
PUBLIC-USE AREAS.
RESTRICTED ENTRANCE.
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY.
SERVICE ENTRANCE.
SERVICES.
SITE.
SLEEPING UNIT (ACCESSIBILITY).
TYPE B UNIT.
TYPE B+NYC UNIT.
VALUE (OF ALTERATIONS, TO DETERMINE REQUIRED ACCESSIBILITY).
VALUE (OF EXISTING BUILDING OR SPACE.
WHEELCHAIR SPACE.
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/0-0-0-174792Fetched: 10/24/2026