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<br />above the level of lhe main floor and shall include the area provid-
<br />ing access to the seating area or serving only as a foyer.
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<br />BALCONY, EXTERIOR EXIT. See Section 1006.3.
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<br />BASEMENT is any floor level below the first story in a build-
<br />ing~ except that a floor level in a building having only one floor
<br />level shall be classified as a basement unless such floor level qual-
<br />ifies as a first story as defined herein. SECTION 205 - D
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<br />BOILER, HIGH.PRESSURE, is a boiter furnishing steam at DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE is the Uniform Code!or
<br />pressures in excess of 15 pounds per square inch (psi) (103.4 kPa) rhe Abatement of Dangerous Buildings promulgated by the Inter-
<br />or hot water at temperatures in excess of 2500F (121 oC), or at pres- national Conference of Building Officials, as adopted by this ju-
<br />sures in excess of 160 psi (1103.2 kPa). risdiction.
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<br />BOILER ROOM is any room containing a steam or hot~water DISPENSING is the pouring or transferring of any material
<br />boiler. from a container. tank or similar vessel, whereby vapors, dusts,
<br />BUlLDING is any structure used or intended for supporting or fumes, mists or gases may be liberated to the atmosphere.
<br />sheltering any use or nccupancy. DISPERSAL AREA, SAFE. See Section 1008.2.
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<br />BUILDING, EXISTING, is a building erected prior to the DRAFT STOP is a material, device or construction installed to
<br />adoption of this code, or one for which a legal building pennit has restrict the movement of air within open spaces of concealed areas
<br />been issued. of building components such as crawl spaces, f1oor.ceiling assem-
<br />BUILDING OFFICIAL is the officer or other designated au- blies, roof-ceiling assemblies and attics.
<br />thority charged with the administration and enforcement of this..qr} DWELLING is any building or portion thereof that contains
<br />code, or the building official's duly authorized representative. j..>T not more than two dwelling units.
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<br />BULK HANDLING is the transferring of flammable or com~ DWELLING UNIT is any building or portion thereof that con.
<br />bustible liquids from tanks or drums into smaller containers f)t tains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating,
<br />distribution. cooking and sanitation, as required by this code, for not more than
<br />one family, or a congregate residence for 10 or Jess persons.
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<br />CAST STONE is a precast huilding stone manufactured from
<br />portland cement concrete and used as a trim, veneer or facing on or
<br />in buildings OfStnlctures.
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<br />CENTRAL HEATING PLANT is environmental heating
<br />equipmenllhat directly utilizes fuel to generate heat in a medium
<br />for distribution by means of ducts or pipes to areas other than the
<br />room or space in which the equipment is located.
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<br />C.F.R. is the Code of Federal Regulations, a regulation of the
<br />United States of America available from the Superintendent of
<br />Documents, United States Government Printing Office, Washing-
<br />ton, DC 20402.
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<br />CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT is the head of the fire
<br />department or a regularly authorized deputy.
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<br />COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID. See the Fire Code.
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<br />CONDOMINIUM, RESIDENTIAL. See "apartment house."
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<br />CONGREGATE RESIDENCE is any building or portion
<br />thereof that contains facilities for living, sleeping and sanitation,
<br />as required by this code, and may include facilities for eating and
<br />cooking, for occupancy by other than a family. A congregate resi-
<br />dence may be a shelter, convent, monastery, dormitory, fraternity FABRICATION AREA (fab area) is an area within a semi-
<br />or sorority house~ but does not include jails, hospitals, nursing conductor fabrication facility and related research and develop-
<br />homes, hotels or lodging houses. ment areas in which there are processes using hazardous
<br />production materials. Such areas are allowed to include ancillary
<br />CONTROL AREA is a building or portion of a building within rooms or areas such as dressing rooms and offices that are directly
<br />which the exempted amounts of hazardous materials may he related to the fab area processes.
<br />stored, dispensed, handled or used. . ."
<br />.' . . . I'h MT~ an mdl VIdual or two or more persons related by
<br />CORROSIVE!S a cheIDlcal that causes v!Slble destructIOn Of~1000 or marriage or a group of not more than five persons (ex-
<br />or irreversible alterations in, living tissue by chemical acti~n at the cluding servants) who need not be related by blood or marriage
<br />site of contact. A chemical IS consldered to be corroSive If, whe living together in a dwelling unit.
<br />tested on the intact skin of albino rabbits by the method described FIRE ASSEMBLY S S r 7132
<br />in the United States Department of Transportation in Appendix A . ee ec IOn ..
<br />to 49 e.ER. 173, it destroys or changes irreversibly the structure FIRE CODE is the Unifonn Fire Code promulgated by the
<br />of the tissue at the site of contact following an exposure period of lntemational Fire Code Institute, as adopted by this jurisdiction.
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<br />COURT is a space, open and unobstructed to the sky, located at
<br />or above grade level on a lot and bounded on three or more sides by
<br />walls of a building.
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<br />EFFICIENCY DWELLING UNIT is a dwelling unit contain-
<br />ing only one habitable rOOID.
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<br />ELECTRICAL CODE is the Narional Elecrrical Code
<br />promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association, as
<br />adopted by this jurisdiction.
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<br />ELEVATOR CODE is the safety code for elevators, dumb-
<br />waiters, escalators and moving walks as adopted by this jurisdic-
<br />tion (see Appendix Chapter 30).
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<br />EMERGENCY CONTROL STATION is an approved loca. ~
<br />tion on the premises of a Group H, Division 6 Occupancy where ~
<br />signals from emergency equipment are received and that is cantin. F
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<br />EXISTING BUILDINGS. See "building, existing."
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<br />EXIT. See Section 1005. L
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<br />EXIT COURT. See Section 1006.3.5. L
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