Scope. The provisions of this article shall govern
the minimum firesafety facilities and equipment to be provided. All
structures shall be constructed and maintained to prevent and avoid
fire hazards and in a manner conducive to firesafety. All firesafety
facilities and equipment shall comply with the requirements herein
prescribed insofar as they are applicable.
Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide
and maintain such firesafety facilities and equipment in compliance
with these requirements and the Fire Prevention Code.[1] A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant or let to
another for occupancy or use any premises which do not comply with
the following requirements of this article.
General. A safe, continuous and unobstructed means
of egress shall be provided from the interior of a structure to the
exterior at a street or to a yard, court or passageway leading to
a public open area at grade.
Locked doors. All doors in the means of egress, required
under the Building Code,[1] shall be readily openable from the inner side without
the use of keys. Exits from dwelling units, hotel units, lodging units
and dormitory units shall not lead through other such units or through
toilet rooms or bathrooms.
Accumulations. Waste, refuse or other materials shall
not be allowed to accumulate in stairways, passageways, doors, windows,
fire escapes or other means of egress.
Flammable matter. Highly flammable or explosive matter,
such as paints, volatile oils and cleaning fluids, or combustible
refuse, such as wastepaper, boxes and rags, shall not be accumulated
or stored on residential premises except in reasonable quantities
consistent with normal usage.
Residential unit. A dwelling unit or rooming unit
shall not be located within a structure containing an establishment
handling, dispensing or storing flammable liquids with a flash point
of 110° F. (43.33° C.) or lower, except as provided for in
the Building Code.
Nonresidential structures. Nonresidential structures
shall be permitted to store combustible or flammable materials, provided
that they are confined to approved storage areas and comply with applicable
requirements of the Building and Fire Codes[1] for the appropriate use-group classification.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 119, Construction Codes, Uniform, and Ch. 139, Fire Prevention.
Floors, walls, ceilings and other elements and
components required to develop a fire-resistance rating shall be maintained
so that the respective fire-resistance rating of the enclosure, separation
or construction is preserved.
Fire-suppression system. Fire-suppression systems
shall be maintained in good condition, free from mechanical injury.
Sprinkler heads shall be maintained clean, free of corrosion and paint
and not bent or damaged.
Standpipe systems. Hose stations shall be identified
and accessible. The hose shall be in proper position, ready for operation,
dry and free of deterioration.