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2109.5.2.1 Walls Above Roof Level

NYC Building Code 2014 > 21 Masonry > 2109 Empirical Design of Masonry > 2109.5 Thickness of Masonry > 2109.5.2 Minimum Thickness > 2109.5.2.1 Walls Above Roof Level

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Masonry walls above roof level, 12 feet (3658 mm) or less in height, enclosing stairways, machinery rooms, shafts, or penthouses, may be up to 8 inches (203 mm) thick and shall be considered as neither increasing the height, nor requiring any increase in the thickness of the wall below.

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2109.5.2.1 Masonry, Walls Above Roof Level

Masonry walls above roof level, 12 feet (3658 mm) or less in height, enclosing stairways, machinery rooms, shafts, or penthouses, may be up to 8 ...

NYC Building Code 2008 > 21 Masonry > 2109 Empirical Design of Masonry > 2109.5 Thickness of Masonry > 2109.5.2 Minimum Thickness > 2109.5.2.1 Walls Above Roof Level

2109.5.2.1 Masonry, Walls Above Roof Level

Masonry walls above roof level, 12 feet (3658 mm) or less in height, enclosing stairways, machinery rooms, shafts, or penthouses, may be up to 8 ...

NYC Building Code 2014 > 21 Masonry > 2109 Empirical Design of Masonry > 2109.5 Thickness of Masonry > 2109.5.2 Minimum Thickness > 2109.5.2.1 Walls Above Roof Level

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Article 9 Construction [PDF] (page 20)

feet. (8.4.2.7). §C26-429.0 Walls Above Roof Levels.-Walls above roof levels, twelve feet or less in height, enclosing stairways, elevator shafts ...

NYC 1938 Code [PDF] > 9 Construction

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