Article 1 - GENERAL

Section 27-288

Section 27-288

  §  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.

Section 27-289

Section 27-289

  § 27-289 Standards. The provisions of reference standard RS-4 shall be
a part of this subchapter.

Section 27-290

Section 27-290

  § 27-290 Definitions. For definitions to be used in the interpretation
of this subchapter, see subchapter two of this chapter.