Scope.
NYC Admin. Code § 27-288
in effect§ 27-288 Scope.
The provisions of this article establish building access requirements; shall regulate the division of the city of New York into fire districts and control the occupancy groups and construction classes permitted therein; shall regulate permissible building areas, height and projections beyond the street line and shall establish special flood hazard areas and a regulatory flood datum in the city of New York and regulate permissible occupancies and construction or other improvement below such flood datum within such flood hazard areas.
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/0-0-0-48836Fetched: 10/24/2026
