N.Y.C. Admin. Code § BC 1103: Section BC 1103: Scoping Requirements

1103.1 Where required.

Sites, buildings, structures, facilities, elements and spaces, temporary or permanent, shall be accessible to individuals with disabilities.

1103.2 General exceptions.

Sites, buildings, structures, facilities, elements and spaces shall be exempt from this chapter to the extent specified in this section.

1103.2.1 Specific requirements.

Accessibility is not required in buildings and facilities, or portions thereof, to the extent permitted by Sections 1104 through 1111.

1103.2.2 Employee work areas.

Spaces and elements within employee work areas shall only be required to comply with Sections 907.5.2.3.1, 1009 and 1104.3.1, and shall be designed and constructed so that individuals with disabilities can approach, enter and exit the work area. In addition, at least one but not less than five percent of fixed seating, tables, desks, and/or work surfaces, if provided, within employee work areas shall be located on an accessible route and comply with Section 902 (Dining Surfaces and Work Surfaces) of ICC A117.1. Work areas, or portions of work areas, other than raised courtroom stations in accordance with Section 1108.4.1.4, that are less than 300 square feet (27.8 m

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) in area and located 7 inches (177.8 mm) or more above or below the ground or finished floor where the change in elevation is critical to the work operation shall be exempt from all requirements.

1103.2.3 Detached dwellings.

Detached one- and two-family dwellings, their accessory structures and their associated sites and facilities are not required to comply with this chapter.

1103.2.4 Utility buildings.

Group U occupancies are not required to comply with this chapter other than the following:

1. In agricultural buildings and livestock shelters, access is required to paved work areas and areas open to the general public.

2. Green houses and stables open to the public.

3. Private garages or carports that contain required accessible parking.

1103.2.5 Construction sites.

Structures, sites and equipment directly associated with the actual processes of construction including, but not limited to, scaffolding, bridging, materials hoists, materials storage or construction trailers are not required to comply with this chapter.

1103.2.6 Raised areas.

Raised areas used for purposes of security, life safety or fire safety including, but not limited to, observation galleries, prison guard towers, fire towers or lifeguard stands are not required to comply with this chapter.

1103.2.7 Limited access spaces.

Spaces accessed only by ladders, catwalks, crawl spaces, freight elevators that are not part of an accessible route, or very narrow passageways are not required to comply with this chapter.

1103.2.8 Reserved.

1103.2.9 Equipment spaces.

Spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair or occasional monitoring of equipment are not required to comply with this chapter. Such spaces include, but are not limited to, elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical, electrical or communications equipment rooms, piping or equipment catwalks, water or sewerage treatment pump rooms and stations, electrical substations and transformer vaults, and highway and tunnel utility facilities.

1103.2.10 Reserved.

1103.2.11 Reserved.

1103.2.12 Reserved.

1103.2.13 Detention and correctional facilities.

In detention and correctional facilities, common use areas that are used only by inmates or detainees and security personnel, and that do not serve holding cells or housing cells required to be Accessible units, are not required to comply with this chapter.

1103.2.14 Walk-in coolers and freezers.

Walk-in coolers and freezers intended for employee use only are not required to comply with this chapter.