3111.4 Obstructions Prohibited

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.