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// CODE SNIPPET

3111.4 Obstructions Prohibited

NYC Building Code 2014 > 31 Special Construction > 3111 Sidewalk Cafés > 3111.4 Obstructions Prohibited
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No part of any awning, enclosure, fixture, equipment or removable platform of a sidewalk café shall be located:
  1. Beneath a fire escape so as to obstruct operation of fire escape drop ladders or counter-balanced stairs;
  2. So as to obstruct any exit from a building;
  3. So as to obstruct any cellar access hatch or areaway;
  4. So as to interfere with any vent or other mechanical ventilation outlet or inlet;
  5. So as to interfere with or obscure any standpipe connections, hydrant or associated signage in any way that would hinder its use by the Fire Department.
Exception: Upon special application, the commissioner may permit an easily removable, prominently designated platform, designed in accordance with Section 3111.5, to cover a cellar entrance or areaway that is not used as a required means of egress.

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