N.Y.C. Admin. Code § FC 416: Section FC 416: Mixed Occupancy Buildings

416.1 General.

The owners of a mixed-occupancy building and each occupancy within such building required to have an emergency preparedness plan pursuant to this chapter shall comply with the emergency preparedness requirements of this section with respect to such building and occupancies.

416.2 Single plan.

In lieu of a separate Level 1 or 2 emergency preparedness plan for each occupancy, a single emergency preparedness plan may be developed for the entire building or multiple occupancies within a single building, provided that it meets or exceeds the level of emergency preparedness required for each occupancy.

416.3 Coordination of plans.

The owner preparing an emergency preparedness plan for an occupancy in a mixed-occupancy building shall consult the owner responsible for preparing the emergency preparedness plan for each other occupancy within such building with respect to evacuation and in-building relocation procedures, including use of stairwells and elevators and designation of in-building relocation areas and assembly areas.

416.4 Coordination of drills.

The owner of a mixed-occupancy building and the owner of each occupancy within such a building required to conduct emergency preparedness drills pursuant to this chapter shall conduct a coordinated drill at least once every 2 years.

416.5 Communications.

The owner of a mixed-occupancy building and the owner of each occupancy within such a building required to have emergency preparedness plan pursuant to this chapter shall arrange for a means of communication between their respective FLS directors, FEP coordinators and/or designated FEP staff, in the event of a fire or other emergency. Such communications may be by telephone (other than a telephone requiring a coin to operate), text message, e-mail, walkie-talkie, or other approved means.

416.6 Notification of fires and non-fire emergencies and coordination of responses.

In the event of a fire or other emergency in a mixed-occupancy, notification shall be made to the other occupancies and, if necessary, the emergency preparedness staffs of the respective occupancies shall coordinate their responses to the emergency, as follows:

416.6.1 Fires.

An FLS director, FEP coordinator and/or a designated emergency preparedness staff member who becomes aware of fire on the premises shall promptly notify the FLS director, FEP coordinator and/or designated staff in the other occupancies in the mixed-occupancy building. The staffs shall coordinate the evacuation, in-building relocation and/or sheltering in place of their respective building occupants, and other matters requiring coordination pursuant to their emergency preparedness plans.

416.6.2 Non-fire emergencies.

An FLS director, FEP coordinator and/or a designated emergency preparedness staff member who becomes aware of a non-fire emergency shall promptly notify the FLS director, FEP coordinator and/or designated emergency preparedness staff for any other occupancy that could be affected by such emergency, or who is situated in the building's entrance lobby and who would be first encountered by firefighters or other emergency personnel responding to the emergency.