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(a) A balcony shall be defined as an open unheated floor area cantilevered from or supported by a building, and open to the atmosphere on at least one side.
(1) On a building not exceeding 55 feet in height, a combustible balcony may be constructed not closer than three feet from an interior lot line, provided it is not larger than 100 square feet and is separated from another structure on the same lot by not less than six feet.
(2) A balcony not larger than 100 square feet may be built of unprotected noncombustible construction, regardless of the type of construction required for the building to which it is attached.
(3) The floor, roof and wall construction of all other balconies shall conform to the requirements of the type of construction required for the building to which they are attached.
(b) An outdoor area which is accessible through a single dwelling unit, and on the same story as a habitable space within the dwelling unit shall be classified as a balcony, whether or not it is on top of the roof of a building.
(c) The floor, roof and wall construction of bay windows shall conform to the requirements of the type of construction required for the building to which they are attached.
(Prior code § 62-7.3; Amend Coun. J. 3-29-17, p. 45477, § 5)