Every residential building and structure shall be
maintained to prevent and avoid fire hazards and to support firesafety
in accordance with the following provisions and in accordance with
the provisions of the Real Property Maintenance Code of New York State
and the Fire Code of New York State.
Every residential building, structure and dwelling
unit in existence on or before January 1, 2003, shall provide and
shall have installed and shall hereafter maintain working smoke detectors
as follows:
A battery-powered smoke detector shall be sufficient
to meet the requirements of this section so long as such smoke detector
is properly affixed to the ceiling or wall as provided in the Fire
Code of New York State and so long as such smoke detector has a functioning
battery.
It shall be prohibited to render an installed smoke
detector inoperable by breaking such detector, painting the exterior
of such detector, taping over the detector, disabling the alarm, removing
the battery or using any other method which prevents such smoke detector
from operating in the manner for which it was intended.
It shall be the duty of every owner or landlord of a multiple dwelling, as defined in this chapter, and which is subject to the provisions of § 168-57 herein, to install smoke detectors as provided in this section. It shall be the duty of every tenant who resides in a multiple dwelling, as defined in this chapter, to comply with the provisions of Subsection D of this section.
It shall be the duty of every owner or landlord of a one-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling which is subject to the landlord registry provisions of Article IX of this chapter to install smoke detectors as provided herein. It shall be the duty of every tenant who resides in a one-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling which is subject to the provisions of Article IX of this chapter to comply with the provisions of Subsection D of this section.
Every residential building, structure and dwelling
unit in existence on or before January 1, 2003, shall provide and
shall have installed and shall hereafter maintain in working condition
one carbon monoxide alarm which may be battery operated. Said carbon
monoxide alarm shall be installed on the lowest floor level on which
any bedroom is maintained in such residential building or dwelling
unit and shall be located in the immediate vicinity of any such bedroom.
It shall be the duty of every owner or landlord of a multiple dwelling, as defined in this chapter, and which is subject to the provisions of § 168-57 herein, to install and maintain at least one working carbon monoxide alarm which may be battery operated. Said carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms on the lowest floor level of the dwelling unit where bedrooms are located. Subsection G shall be effective on October 1, 2003.
It shall be prohibited to render an installed carbon
monoxide alarm inoperable by breaking such alarm, painting the exterior
of such alarm, taping over the alarm, disabling the alarm, removing
the battery or using any other method which prevents such carbon monoxide
alarm from operating in the manner for which it was intended.
No highly flammable or explosive matter, such as paints, volatile oils and cleaning fluids, or combustible refuse, such as wastepaper, boxes and rags, shall be accumulated or stored on residential premises, except in spaces in conformance with of § 168-25D.
Nothing shall be placed, accumulated or stored on
residential premises which obstructs egress from stairways, passageways,
doors, windows, fire escapes or other means of exit, or interferes
with the use of fire-fighting equipment or performance by fire-fighting
personnel.
Distance separations between buildings, between
buildings and structures and between buildings, structures and property
lines shall conform to requirements of law or regulation of any governmental
body having jurisdiction.
Floors, walls, ceilings, soffits and other components
required to provide a fire-resistive enclosure or separation, and
construction required to protect structural members, shall be maintained
so that the respective fire-resistance rating of the enclosure, separation
or construction is preserved.
In buildings of mixed occupancy, nonresidential space
shall be separated from residential space by fire separations having
a fire-resistance rating of at least one hour.
In multiple dwellings, floor construction above a
cellar or basement shall have a fire-resistance rating of at least
one hour, except that such requirement shall not apply where the cellar
or basement is completely protected by an automatic sprinkler system.
In multiple dwellings, spaces used as carpenter, repair
or paint shops and spaces where flammable or combustible materials
are stored shall be enclosed by construction having a fire-resistance
rating of a least one hour.
In multiple dwellings, central kitchens shall be separated
from central dining rooms by construction having a fire-resistance
rating of at least one hour.
Self-closing devices of exit doors shall be maintained
in good operating condition. Only approved-type magnetic hold-open
devices connected to fire protection systems may be used to hold open
exit doors, except that no devices or objects may be used to hold
open exit doors in stairway enclosures at floor landings.
Vending machines and other equipment or materials
shall not be located in lobbies, corridors or passageways if it constitutes
a fire hazard or interferes with the exit facilities.
A garage within or attached to a building containing
a residential occupancy shall be separated from the residential portion
of the building by construction capable of preventing the passage
of fumes and vapors and having a fire-resistance rating as follows:
for one- and two-family dwellings, at least 1/2 hour; for multiple
dwellings, at least one hour.
Fireplaces and other construction and devices intended
for use similar to a fireplace shall be stable and structurally safe
and connected to approved chimneys.
Fireplaces and similar construction and devices shall
be installed and maintained so that when in use adjacent combustible
materials or construction will not be heated to a temperature exceeding
175º F., nor ignited by sparks or embers from the fire.
In boiler or furnace rooms having fuel-burning equipment
with a capacity of up to 1,000,000 Btu per hour of individual or combined
rating, at least one approved multipurpose dry chemical type portable
fire extinguisher; in boiler or furnace rooms with fuel-burning equipment
having a capacity in excess of 1,000,000 Btu per hour, at least two
such portable fire extinguishers.
In dormitory units, one approved Class A type portable
fire extinguisher for each multiple of 1,250 square feet of floor
area, or fraction thereof, in excess of 1,250 square feet of floor
area.
In central kitchens, one approved multipurpose dry
chemical type portable fire extinguisher for each multiple of 1,000
square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof.
In public spaces, one approved Class A type portable
fire extinguisher for each multiple of 2,500 square feet of floor
area, or fraction thereof, in excess of 2,500 square feet of floor
area.
In garages serving multiple dwellings, one approved
multipurpose dry chemical type portable fire extinguisher for each
multiple of 2,500 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof.