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// CODE SNIPPET

907.2.6.1 Group I-1

NYC Building Code 2014 > 9 Fire Protection Systems > 907 Fire Alarm and Detection Systems > 907.2 Where Required > 907.2.6 Group I > 907.2.6.1 Group I-1
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An automatic smoke detection system shall be installed in corridors, waiting areas open to corridors and habitable spaces other than sleeping units and kitchens. The system shall be activated in accordance with Section 907.5.
Exception: Smoke detection is not required for exterior balconies.

907.2.6.1.1 Smoke Detectors Within Dwelling and Sleeping Units

Smoke detectors and notification appliances shall be installed in dwelling units and such notification appliances shall activate only in the unit in which the alarm originates. Such detectors and appliances shall be annunciated by a dwelling unit at a constantly attended location from which the fire alarm system is capable of being manually activated. Smoke detectors are required in the following areas:
  1. Sleeping areas;
  2. Every room in the path of the means of egress from the sleeping area to the door leading from the dwelling unit;
  3. Each story within the unit, including below-grade stories. For dwelling units with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke detector installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level.

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