NYC Admin. Code § 27-432 Application.
§ 27-432 Application.
This section shall apply to the construction, alteration, and use of building roofs, or parts thereof, as heliports.
Heliports
NYC Admin. Code tit. 27, ch. 1, subch. 7, art. 7
in effectNYC Admin. Code § 27-433 Classification.
§ 27-433 Classification.
Heliports on building roofs shall be classified in industrial occupancy group D-1. They shall be separated from all other portions of the building by construction meeting the requirements of table 5-2 for fire divisions.
NYC Admin. Code § 27-434 Construction.
§ 27-434 Construction.
Heliports shall be permitted only on buildings classified in noncombustible construction group I. All heliport construction above the building roof shall be noncombustible. No openings in the roof shall be permitted in the landing area. Roof openings outside the landing area shall be protected from flammable liquid spillage by four inch curbs and shall be surrounded by metal railings at least three feet complying with the requirements of subchapter nine of this chapter. The landing area shall be enclosed with a substantial metal fence or skirt.
NYC Admin. Code § 27-435 Limitations.
§ 27-435 Limitations.
No refueling facilities shall be provided, and no major aircraft repair or maintenance facilities shall be provided.
NYC Admin. Code § 27-436 Exits.
§ 27-436 Exits.
At least two means of egress, meeting the requirements of subchapter six of this chapter, shall be provided for each landing area. The exits shall be remote from each other and shall lead to the building stairways.
NYC Admin. Code § 27-437 Fire protection.
§ 27-437 Fire protection.
Heliports shall be provided with fire-foam extinguishing equipment and fire alarm facilities meeting the following requirements:
(a) At least two hose stations housing approved foam generating equipment shall be provided remote from each other and located adjacent to outlets of the building standpipe system or other source of water supply. Hoses shall be provided with nozzles and related equipment for dispensing foam to all portions of the roof.
(b) The building standpipe system or other source of water supply shall be capable at all times of providing two hose streams simultaneously, each of which will afford foam application at a total water rate of at least sixty gallons per minute at a nozzle pressure of seventy-five psi for a period of ten minutes.
(c) A fire alarm system meeting the installation requirements of subchapter seventeen of this chapter shall be provided with a direct connection to the central station of an operating fire alarm company and with a local alarm to all heliport personnel.
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/0-0-0-49936Fetched: 10/24/2026