The provisions of this Article VII shall apply to new and existing conditions, except that the provisions of § 144-30 shall not apply where equivalent or more stringent legal requirements are enforced by the Building, Planning and Zoning Department or other municipal departments.
A. 
The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, Chief Fire Inspector, or Assistant or Deputy Fire Inspectors shall survey each place of assembly, business, education, industry, health, mercantile, storage, multiple-residence occupancy, public and private schools, nursery schools and day-care centers and shall specify suitable fire-extinguishing equipment, systems or appliances and fire-detecting devices as shall be necessary to provide reasonable safety to persons and property.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
B. 
Such devices or appliances may consist of automatic fire alarm systems, automatic sprinklers or water spray systems, standpipes and hoses, fixed or portable fire extinguishers of a type suitable for the likely probable class of fire, exit lights, emergency lighting units, panic hardware or other equipment. For special storage or hazardous processes, appliances of more than one type or special systems may be required. Automatic fire alarm and sprinkler systems shall be defined in Section 606.3 of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
A. 
In accordance with Table 1,[1] all buildings and structures occupied for purposes other than residential buildings with fewer than six units that exceed 5,000 square feet of total floor area, or a place of assembly with an occupant load of more than 100 persons, except assembly spaces used expressly for religious purposes, shall be fully protected by an automatic sprinkler system.
B. 
Requirements for existing buildings.
(1) 
Approved automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained in operable condition, as specified in this chapter, in all of the following existing buildings:
(a) 
All places of public assembly where the maximum number of occupants permitted is determined to be 200 or greater.
(b) 
All educational buildings which are three or more stories in height.
(c) 
All institutional-type occupancies (i.e., nursing homes, hospitals, homes for aged, etc.)
(d) 
All multiple residences of a transient nature, including rooming houses and boardinghouses, which contain six or more units.
(e) 
Any building, regardless of its nature or classification, in which an unusually hazardous condition exists.
(2) 
Where the installation of approved automatic sprinkler systems is required in existing buildings pursuant to Subsection B(1) above, such sprinkler systems must be installed within two years of the effective date of this chapter.
C. 
All sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the most current edition of the National Fire Protection Association Standard for Sprinkler Systems (NFPA 13) or the appropriate NFPA standard for special occupancies.
D. 
All sprinkler system components shall be tested and inspected in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard for the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems (NFPA 25). Copies of all service, repair, inspection and testing reports shall be forwarded to the Fire Inspector within 10 days of such service, repair, inspection or testing.
In order to ensure that firefighters utilize the proper siamese connection, all siamese connections and/or the protective covers installed on the siamese connection shall be color coded as follows:
A. 
Red: siamese supplying a standpipe (fire hose) system.
B. 
Green: siamese supplying a sprinkler system.
C. 
Yellow: siamese supplying a combination standpipe and sprinkler system.
Portable fire extinguishers, installed and maintained in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 10, the Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, shall be provided in all occupancies as required by Table 1.[1]
A. 
All commercial cooking appliances, exhaust removal systems, ductwork and related equipment shall be protected by an automatic fire-extinguishing system installed and maintained in compliance with current applicable National Fire Protection Association standards.
B. 
These systems shall be inspected by an approved service firm on a semiannual basis. To ensure proper inspection, a uniform inspection form, provided by the Fire Inspector, shall be utilized with a copy of the completed form forwarded to the Fire Inspector within 10 days of the inspection.
Wherever deemed necessary for the protection of a special hazard, the Fire Inspector may require the installation of a special extinguishing system. Any such special extinguishing system shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the most current applicable National Fire Protection Association standards.
A. 
The parking of any vehicle within 15 feet of any fire hydrant or Fire Department siamese connection shall be prohibited.
B. 
No shrubs, dumpsters or other items that may obstruct the view of and/or access to any fire hydrant or Fire Department siamese connection shall be permitted.
A. 
In order to notify responding firefighters of conditions within a building or structure equipped with sprinkler systems or fire alarm systems or containing hazardous materials or other hazards to firefighters, identification strobe lights shall be installed on the exterior of the building as follows:
(1) 
Red strobe light: located above the Fire Department siamese connection of a sprinklered building to indicate activation of the water flow alarm.
(2) 
Yellow strobe light: installed to indicate activation of a pull station, smoke detector, heat detector or other alarm device.
(3) 
Blue strobe light: installed to indicate the presence of hazardous materials, conditions or other danger to firefighters.
B. 
The exact location of these lights shall be determined by the Fire Inspector.