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Int 1506-2019

Power-operated and power-assisted doors.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2019-04-09

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2019-04-09Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that certain types of new or renovated buildings have at least one power-operated or power-assisted door at an entrance and exit. It would also require signs that direct people to the power-operated or power-assisted door.

Committee on Housing and BuildingsDepartment of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.

How it compares

16% of similar bills passed

8 passed · 42 died

This bill: 997 days in committee

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Sponsors (3)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-04-09 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-04-09 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2019-04-09 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section BC 1109 of the New York city building code is amended by adding a new section 1109.16 to read as follows: 1109.16 Power-operated doors. At least one door at an accessible entrance and egress to any Assembly Group A, Business Group B, Education Group E, Institutional Group I-1, I-2 or I-3, Mercantile Group M, Residential Group R-1 or Group R-2 occupancy shall be a power-operated or power-assisted and low-energy door that complies with Section 1008.1.4.2. � 2. Section 1110.2 of the New York city building code is amended by adding a new item 6 to read as follows: 6. At each entrance or egress to a building required to have a power-operated or power-assisted and low-energy door in accordance with Section 1109.16, the nearest such power-operated door. � 3. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. NAB LS #7930/8377/8607 11/7/18