N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EBC 1402: Section EBC 1402: Requirements

1402.1 Location on the lot.

Relocated, moved, or raised buildings shall be located on the lot in accordance with the requirements of the

New York City Building Code

, the New York City

Fire Code

, the

New York City Zoning Resolution

, applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.

1402.1.1 Relocating or moving buildings into the fire district.

Buildings shall not hereafter be relocated or moved into the fire district or to another lot in the fire district unless the building is of a type of construction permitted in the fire district. The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply to historic frame buildings where approved by the commissioner in accordance with Section 1401.2.

1402.1.1.1 Group R-1 and R-2 occupancies.

No building or space classified in Occupancy Group R-1 or R-2 may be relocated to a lot containing a building classified in construction Type IIB, VA, or VB.

1402.2 Compliance with Chapter 7.

Relocated, moved, or raised buildings shall comply with Chapter 7.

1402.3 Flood hazard areas.

If buildings are to be relocated or moved into a flood hazard area, or are raised within a flood hazard area, such buildings shall comply with Section 1612 and Appendix G of the New York City Building Code.

1402.4 Required inspection.

The department may inspect or require an approved agency to inspect, at the expense of the owner, the various structural parts of a relocated, moved, or raised building to verify that structural components and connections have not sustained structural damage.

1402.4.1 Special inspection of relocating, raising, and moving of a building.

Where an existing building is being relocated, moved, or the lowest above-grade floor or lowest subgrade floor of a building is to be raised, lifted, or elevated, periodic special inspection of such work is required. The permit holder shall notify the department in writing at least 48 hours before the commencement of such work. All new structural work shall be inspected in accordance with Chapter 17 of the New York City Building Code.

1402.5 Exit discharge.

Relocated or moved buildings shall provide access to a public way in accordance with the exit discharge provisions of Chapter 10 of the New York City Building Code.

1402.6 Accessibility.

Relocated, moved, or raised buildings shall be located on the lot so as to be accessible at each entrance in accordance with

Chapter 11

of the

New York City Building Code

.

1402.7 Fire protection.

Where new utility connections are required for a relocated building, subject to the approval of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, water service lines used exclusively for supplying fire protection systems shall be provided where a building of similar use, occupancy, construction, and height is required to be protected in accordance with Chapter 9 of the New York City Building Code. Such connection shall be ready for future installations, when required by this code.

Exception: One- or two-family dwellings, where space is reserved for future installation of a pressurized tank sized to provide the anticipated water flow demands of a sprinkler system designed in accordance with Chapter 9 of the New York City Building Code.