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Every Type I school shall comply with the following planning requirements:
(a) Basement Rooms. No floor of a classroom or study room shall be located more than two feet below the building grade adjacent to such rooms except rooms used for shops and other vocation classes.
(b) Fire Department Access Requirements. Excluding exterior wall areas of auditoriums, assembly halls, field houses, gymnasiums, swimming pools and theater areas, exterior wall areas in Type I schools which exceed 100 linear feet without windows, doorways, or other openings shall be provided with fire department access panels at each floor level spaced at intervals not exceeding 50 feet. Such access panels shall be not less than 32 inches wide and 48 inches high with the bottom of the access panel not over 32 inches above the floor. Panels shall be constructed of materials and installed in such a manner to be readily removed by the fire department. Their construction and installation shall be approved by the fire commissioner.
(Prior code § 54-7; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 40)