Article 10 - SIGNS IN SLEEPING ROOMS

Section 27-396.1

Section 27-396.1

  §  27-396.1 Applicability. This article is applicable to buildings and
existing buildings classified in occupancy group J-1.

Section 27-396.2

Section 27-396.2

  §   27-396.2   Requirements.  All  buildings  and  existing  buildings
classified in occupancy group J-1 shall post and maintain a sign on  the
inside  of  every door opening onto a public corridor giving access to a
sleeping room. The sign shall contain a  diagram  showing  the  location
where  it  is  posted  and the location and letter identification of the
exit stairs on the floor. The diagram shall indicate the number of doors
opening onto the public corridor which must be passed to reach each exit
stair. The sign shall be at least eight inches by ten inches, located on
the inside of the door and securely attached thereto. The  top  of  such
sign  shall  not  be  more than six feet from the floor level. Such sign
shall contain such additional information as  the  fire  department  may
require.

Section 27-396.3

Section 27-396.3

  §  27-396.3  Retroactive requirements. All existing buildings required
to comply with the provisions of this article shall post  the  requisite
signs  on  or  before  April first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven. Signs
installed prior to such  date  may  be  accepted  by  the  commissioner,
provided that such signs adequately accomplish the intended purpose.