{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-901","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EBC 901","heading":"Section EBC 901: General","body":"901.1 Scope.\n\nLevel 2 alterations as described in Section 603 shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and Chapter 3.\n\n901.2 Compliance.\n\nIn addition to the provisions of this chapter, level 2 alteration work shall comply with all of the requirements of Chapter 8. The requirements of Sections 803, 804 and 805 shall apply to Level 2 alteration work within all work areas whether or not they include exits and corridors shared by more than 1 tenant and regardless of the occupant load, except as otherwise provided in Sections 903, 904, and 905.\n\n901.2.1 Building safety performance and scoring method.\n\nThe design professional of record may elect to comply with \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChapter 13\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t as an alternative to compliance with any of the requirements of Sections \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t903, 904\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t and \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t905\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, including Sections 803, 804 and 805, in accordance with Section 301.1.4.\n\n901.2.2 Work that increases floor surface area of an existing building by more than 110 percent.\n\nWhere a Level 2 alteration made to an existing building causes the existing floor surface area to be increased by more than 110 percent pursuant to Section 302.7, such building shall comply with the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York City Building Code\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t as if hereafter erected.","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":"9eabc73637455998172990fe8f7f0df0a7382760ddf07ef2d64867f49e838c21","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-814","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}