Buildings used or occupied for residential use,
as defined and classified in this Part 1, shall conform to the use,
occupancy, size, light, ventilation, vertical travel, exit and egress
requirements to provide for a safe and healthful environment.
Buildings, for the purpose of this Part 1, shall
be classified in respect to their uses or occupancies, as follows:
A. One- and two-family dwellings.
B. Multiple dwellings. Apartment houses, apartment hotels,
hotels, motels, boatels, lodging houses, rooming houses, boardinghouses,
clubs, dormitories, fraternity and sorority houses.
C. Mixed occupancy buildings.
(1) Residential and accessory use parts shall be classified
as multiple dwellings.
(2) Nonresidential parts shall be classified in accordance
with their occupancy and use under the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code. Components of such parts, including
but not limited to structural elements, mechanical and electrical
service equipment and fire protection equipment shall be subject to
applicable provisions of this Part 1 and generally accepted standards
of engineering and fire protection practice so as to ensure the health,
safety and welfare of the residential occupants of the building.
Elevators and escalators shall be maintained
in good and safe operating condition, and adequately lighted at all
times.