Section 27-334. Protective guards  


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  • Buildings that are more than twenty-two
      feet in height and have roofs that are flatter than  twenty  degrees  to
      the horizontal shall be provided with a parapet not less than three feet
      six  inches high, or be provided with a three foot six inch high railing
      or fence, or a combination of a  parapet  and  railing  or  fence  which
      together  are  not  less  than  three  feet six inches high. Railings or
      fences may be located inward from  the  face  of  the  exterior  wall  a
      distance  not  exceeding  six  feet,  and  shall  be of a type that will
      prevent children from crawling through or over  them.  Where  roofs  are
      used  for  recreational  purposes,  wire  fencing at least ten feet high
      shall be constructed. Where ball games are  played  on  roofs  the  wire
      fencing  shall  be  extended  to  provide an overhead closure. Except on
      buildings of class II-D or II-E construction, railings or  fences  shall
      be of noncombustible material. Railings shall be constructed as required
      in section 27-558 of article three of subchapter nine of this chapter.