§ 6-701.03aTitle 6

Fire safety requirements for high-rise buildings.

The owner of a high-rise building shall: Prepare and maintain a fire safety and evacuation plan for the building; and Conduct fire drills at least once every 12 months. A violation of this section shall be subject to civil penalties as established by the Mayor pursuant to rulemaking. For the purposes of this section, the term “high-rise building” shall mean any building having occupied floors more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.

Annotations

Mar. 19, 1906, ch. 957, § 3a
as added Mar. 11, 2010, D.C. Law 18-116, § 2, 57 DCR 893
Delegation of Authority under the Fire Alarm Notice and Tenant Fire Safety Emergency Amendment Act of 2009, see Mayor’s Order 2009-101, June 12, 2009 ( 56 DCR 6844).

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