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New York City · Through Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)

N.Y.C. Admin. Code § BC 305: Section BC 305: Educational Group E

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  1. New York City Administrative Code
  2. Title 28
  3. Chapter 7: New York City Building Code

305.1 Educational Group E.

Educational Group E occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, by five or more persons at any one time for educational purposes offered to children through the 12th grade and where no more than two children are under the age of 2, including but not limited to, the following:

Academies

Day care facilities where no more than two children are under the age of 2

Libraries accessory to Group E occupancies

Schools

Exceptions:

1. Classrooms and instructional rooms with 75 or more persons shall be classified as Group A-3.

2. Day care services provided within a dwelling unit as described in Section 310.

3. Custodial care facilities with up to 30 children under the age of 2 are permitted to be classified as Group E when the rooms where such children are cared for are located on the level of exit discharge and each of these child care rooms has an exit door directly to the exterior.

305.2 Reserved.

Collected 2026-09-06T02:48:57Z. Source file · JSON

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