Covered buildings.
NYC Admin. Code § 28-109.2
in effect§ 28-109.2 Covered buildings.
Covered buildings include:
1. High-rise buildings as described in section 403 of the New York city building code.
2. Occupancy groups B, E, F, H, M or S occupying two or more stories with over 20,000 gross square feet (1858 m2) of floor area per floor, or occupying two or more stories in a building with a total floor area exceeding 50,000 gross square feet (4645 m2).
3. Any building containing an assembly occupancy having an occupant load of 300 or more persons.
4. Occupancy group I or R-1 occupying two or more stories and containing sleeping accommodations for 30 or more persons.
5. Occupancy group R-2 occupancies containing 30 or more dwelling units in a building where over 10,000 gross square feet (929 m2) of floor area is occupied by occupancy group A, E, M or I.
6. Covered mall buildings and open mall buildings designed pursuant to section 402 of the New York city building code.
(Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.
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/0-0-0-156568Fetched: 10/24/2026