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Article 4 - STANDARDS OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT¶

Section 27-735¶

Section 27-735

  §  27-735  Artificial light requirements. Adequate means for producing
artificial light by electricity shall be provided in every room or floor
space in every  building  hereafter  erected  and  in  the  portions  of
existing buildings where alterations are performed except as follows:
  (a)  Artificial light need not be provided in rooms or spaces occupied
exclusively during the daylight hours between one hour after sunrise and
one hour before sunset,  and  which  are  provided  with  natural  light
meeting  the requirements of sections 27-733 and 27-734 of article three
of this subchapter.
  (b) Artificial light need not be provided in rooms or spaces with less
than forty square feet of floor area if they are  used  exclusively  for
storage  purposes or for mechanical facilities containing no rotating or
moving parts, no combustion equipment, or no other hazardous equipment.

Section 27-736¶

Section 27-736

  §  27-736  Means of egress. All means of egress shall be provided with
the levels of artificial illumination as  required  in  article  six  of
subchapter six of this chapter.

Section 27-737¶

Section 27-737

  §  27-737 Places of assembly. All places of assembly shall be provided
with the levels of artificial illumination  as  required  in  subchapter
eight of this chapter.

Section 27-738¶

Section 27-738

  §  27-738  Bathrooms  and  toilet  rooms.  In all bathrooms and toilet
rooms, the required means for producing artificial illumination shall be
capable of producing an average intensity of  not  less  than  ten  foot
candles, when measured at thirty inches above the floor.

Section 27-739¶

Section 27-739

  § 27-739 Yards and courts. Where a building is classified in occupancy
group  J-1  or  J-2,  or  where  a  building  contains a space or spaces
classified in occupancy group J-1 or J-2, all yards and courts shall  be
provided   with   adequate   means  of  providing  artificial  light  by
electricity having a minimum intensity of not less than one foot  candle
measured at the lower level or levels of all yards or courts.