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1213.3 Refuse Chute and Chute Access Rooms

NYC Building Code 2008 > 12 Interior Environment > 1213 Refuse and Recyclable Storage > 1213.3 Refuse Chute and Chute Access Rooms
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A multiple dwelling that is five or more stories in height and that contains 9 or more dwelling units shall be provided with a refuse chute, chute access rooms, and refuse chute termination room constructed in accordance with Section 707.13. A minimum of 5 square feet (0.470 m2) of floor area within each refuse chute access room shall be provided for the temporary holding of recyclables. Such floor area shall be clearly identified on the construction documents.
Exceptions:
  1. In buildings without an elevator, floor area within refuse chute access rooms for the temporary holding of recyclables is not required.
  2. In buildings equipped with separate chutes designated for refuse, for paper and cardboard, and for metal, glass and plastic, and in buildings equipped with a chute system that provides for source separation of recyclable materials without cross contamination, floor area within refuse chute access rooms for the temporary holding of recyclables is not required. Chutes for designated recyclable materials shall be constructed in accordance with Section 707.13 of this code.
*Section BC 1213.3 was amended by: Local Law 60 of 2012. This law has an effective date of Jan. 1, 2014.

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