{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-303","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EBC 303","heading":"Section EBC 303: Building Elements and Special Construction","body":"303.1 General.\n\nThe addition to, installation and replacement of building elements shall comply with the applicable provisions of the New York City Building Code for new construction and Sections 303.2 through 303.10 of this code.\n\n303.2 Fire resistive elements.\n\nThe fire-resistance ratings of existing building elements and materials shall not be reduced.\n\nException: Where the building is fully sprinklered, the fire-resistance ratings of building elements may be modified to meet the fire-resistance rating requirements of the New York City Building Code provided that equivalent fire protection is maintained. The registered design professional of record shall demonstrate that:\n\n1. The building elements subject to the fire resistance rating modification comply with the applicable provisions of Chapters 7 and 10 of the New York City Building Code including protection of openings thereto.\n\n2. The installation of sprinkler system was not and will not be used to compensate for any non-compliant condition.\n\n303.3 Roof recovering and replacements.\n\nIn existing buildings, roof recovering and replacement shall comply with Chapter 15 of the New York City Building Code and Sections 303.3.1 through 303.3.5 of this code.\n\n303.3.1 Installation and materials.\n\nWork involving the recovering or replacing of an existing roof covering shall be governed by Section 1511 of the New York City Building Code.\n\n303.3.2 Cool roofs.\n\nWork involving the recovering or replacing of an existing roof covering shall be permitted to be performed in accordance with the solar reflectance requirements in Chapter 15 of the New York City Building Code.\n\n303.3.3 Vegetative roofs, roof gardens and landscaped roofs.\n\nWork involving vegetative roofs, roof gardens and landscaped roofs shall be permitted to be performed pursuant to Chapter 15 of the New York City Building Code.\n\n303.3.4 Solar photovoltaic panels/modules.\n\nWork involving the installation or alteration of solar photovoltaic panels/modules shall be performed in accordance with the solar reflectance requirements in Chapter 15 of the New York City Building Code.\n\n303.3.5 Sustainable roofing zones.\n\nWork involving the replacing of an entire existing roof deck or roof assembly shall be permitted to be performed in accordance with Chapter 15 of the New York City Building Code.\n\n303.4 Chimneys and vents.\n\nChimneys and vents shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 21 of the New York City Building Code, Chapter 8 of the New York City Mechanical Code, or Chapter 5 of the New York City Fuel Gas Code, as applicable.\n\n303.4.1 Responsibility of owner of taller building.\n\nWhenever a building is erected, enlarged, or increased in height so that any portion of such building, except chimneys or vents, extends higher than the top of any previously constructed chimneys or vents within 100 feet (30 m), the owner of such new or altered building shall alter such chimneys or vents in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 21 of the New York City Building Code, Chapter 8 of the New York City Mechanical Code, or Chapter 5 of the New York City Fuel Gas Code, as applicable.\n\n303.5 Mold resistance.\n\nAlterations, repairs, additions and relocations of buildings shall comply with Sections 2506 and 2509 of the New York City Building Code relating to areas subject to moisture or water damage.\n\n303.6 Interior environment.\n\nAlterations, additions, conversions and changes of use or occupancy shall comply with Chapter 12 of the New York City Building Code and this code. Occupancy Groups I-1, R-1 and R-2 shall also comply with Appendix D of this code.\n\n303.7 Window guards.\n\nWhere the alteration of a Group R-2 building includes the repair or replacement of windows, the replacement windows shall be subject to applicable requirements of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with regard to window guards.\n\n303.8 Emergency escape and rescue openings.\n\nReplacement windows in sleeping rooms located below the 4th story and in below-grade stories shall comply with the requirements of Section 1030 of the New York City Building Code.\n\nException: Replacement windows that are the manufacturer’s largest standard size window that will fit within the existing frame or existing rough opening shall be permitted to be of the same operating style as the existing window or a style that provides for an equal or greater window opening area than the existing window.\n\n303.9 Special construction.\n\nSpecial building construction, including but not limited to membrane structures, temporary structures, pedestrian walkways and tunnels, automatic vehicular gates, awnings, canopies, sun control devices, marquees, signs, telecommunications towers and antennas, swimming pools and enclosures, sidewalk cafés, and fences, that is part of an alteration of or addition to an existing building shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 31 of the New York City Building Code.\n\n303.10 Exterior glazing.\n\nWhere the alteration of a building includes the replacement of all exterior glazing, such alteration shall comply with Section 1403.8 of the New York City Building Code.","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":"0a74b6f0d7b029a31bc73b58bf121d6cb86e98d6f26b9db3a770bc6789d8b424","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-302","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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