63 - Sub-curb uses.

§ 63. Sub-curb uses. 1. When any living room is below the level of the  highest  curb  in  front  of  any  multiple dwelling erected after April  eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  twenty-nine,  in  accordance  with   the  provisions of paragraph f of subdivision one of section thirty-four, all  portions of such dwelling below such level shall be fireproof throughout  except  that  windows  therein  need  not  be  fireproof but shall be of  incombustible material and may be glazed with plain glass.    2. Except in multiple dwellings which do not  exceed  eighty  feet  in  height  measured  from the lowest point of any curb on which any part of  the dwelling faces, at least one means of egress from any  apartment  or  suite  of  rooms  below the level of the highest curb in front of such a  dwelling shall lead directly to the street in front of said dwelling and  at least one such means to the yard  or  street  in  the  rear  of  said  dwelling.    Every  yard  in  the  rear of every such multiple dwelling,  regardless of the height of such dwelling, shall at the lowest level  of  such  yard  be  provided  with  a  fire  passage  in compliance with the  requirements for such a passage in paragraph f of  subdivision  five  of  section twenty-six.    3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section the department  may  require  such  additional means of egress from the said dwelling or  protection from fire as the department may deem necessary for the safety  of the occupants.