{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-1302","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EBC 1302","heading":"Section EBC 1302: Applicability","body":"1302.1 Applicability.\n\nBuildings existing prior to July 1, 2008, in which there is work involving additions, alterations, or changes of occupancy shall be made to conform to the requirements of this chapter, when elected by the design professional of record as an alternative to the fire and life safety provisions of Chapters 8 through 11. The provisions of Sections 1302.1.1 through 1302.1.3 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be, or are proposed to be, in Groups A, B, E, F, I-2, M, R, and S. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in Groups H, I-1, I-3, or I-4. Registered design professionals evaluating buildings classified in Groups R-1 and R-2 shall not violate the requirements of Appendix D in their application of this chapter.\n\n1302.1.1 Change in use or occupancy.\n\nWhere an existing building or portion thereof is changed to a new use or occupancy classification, the requirements of Chapters 3 or 10, as applicable, shall apply except as indicated in this chapter and Table 301.1.4.\n\n1302.1.2 Additions.\n\nAdditions to existing buildings shall comply with the requirements of Chapters 3 or 11 as applicable, except as indicated in this chapter and Table 301.1.4.\n\n1302.1.3 Alterations.\n\nAlterations to existing buildings or portions thereof shall comply with the requirements of Chapters 3, 8, or 9, as applicable, except as indicated in this chapter and Table 301.1.4.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 12: The New York City Existing Building Code (effective July 17, 2027)"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"80e5499b0d8874debccda3c26aeb26ce1ee49d47a76cc5ad62e1af80b9f0c38d","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-1301","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-1303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}