This chapter shall provide a method for the
administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code in the Village of Montgomery and shall
establish powers, duties and responsibilities in connection therewith.
The Village Board is hereby authorized to appoint
and employ a Fire Inspector.
[Amended 5-16-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
A. It shall be the duty of the Fire Inspector to enforce
all laws and regulations covering the following:
(2) The storage and use of explosives and flammables.
(3) The installation and maintenance of automatic and
other private fire alarm systems and fire-extinguishing equipment.
(4) The means and adequacy of exits in case of fire from
factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, hospitals, churches, halls,
theaters and all other places in which numbers of persons are employed,
live or congregate from time to time for any purpose.
B. The Fire Inspector shall also have the power to propose
regulations covering the aforesaid items to the Village Board of the
Village of Montgomery for approval.
C. The Fire Inspector is authorized to sign orders to
remedy violation notices and may act as a witness in proceedings brought
on account of such violations. The Fire Inspector may act as a complainant
in all such violations. In the absence or unavailability of the Fire
Inspector, the Building Inspector shall be empowered to perform all
duties contained in this chapter.
[Amended 5-16-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
A. Residential occupancies. This section shall apply
to, but not be limited to, apartment buildings, hotels, rooming houses
and group homes.
(1) All structures existing as of January 1, 1984, shall
comply with the requirements as set forth in Subchapter E of the New
York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
(2) All structures built after January 1, 1984, shall
comply with the requirements as set forth in the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. Apartment buildings. Apartment numbers and letters
must be posted on all apartment entranceways. These numbers or letters
are to be at least four inches in size, made of reflective material
and clearly visible from roadways. In addition, each apartment section
must be clearly marked with numbers or letters of reflective material
on the exterior of the building so that the numbers or letters may
be seen from the entrance road at a point no less than 150 feet from
the building. All numbers and letters shall be placed so that emergency
vehicles, with responding personnel, may easily see said letters and
numbers from the vehicles as they approach the building.
C. Commercial kitchens. All commercial kitchens, including
but not limited to restaurants, cafeterias, diners, taverns, luncheonettes,
coffee shops and private clubs, shall have an approved automatic fire-extinguishing
system incorporated into the range hood.
(1) Hoods, grease removal devices, fans, ducts and other
devices shall be maintained clean and free of grease and deposits
of residues. Flammable solvents or other flammable cleaning aids shall
not be used.
(2) Fixed automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be
maintained in proper operating condition and shall be inspected every
six months. Once a year a maintenance check shall be performed by
a reputable and authorized agent of the automatic fire-extinguishing
manufacturer. The extinguisher tank and manual pull station shall
be tagged, showing the date of the last inspection/maintenance examination
and the name of the authorized agent performing the examination. The
tag shall also list the examination performed, i.e., inspection, maintenance,
recharge, hydrostatic tests, etc.
(3) When an automatic fire-extinguishing system has operated
because of a fire or accidentally for any reason, the commercial cooking
equipment involved shall not be used without the fire-extinguishing
system being inspected and recharged. If the automatic extinguishing
system has not been restored to full operation, the commercial cooking
equipment shall not be operated.
(4) All automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be
installed and maintained in accordance with the National Fire Protection
Association Code, Standard for the Installation of Equipment for the
Removal of Smoke and Grease Laden Vapors from Commercial Cooking Equipment,
NFPA 96, and the manufacturer's installation requirements.
(5) Any buildup of grease on the exterior surfaces of
buildings shall be removed so as to prevent such surfaces from becoming
heavily laden with grease or oily sludge.
(6) At least annually, the entire hood, duct, fan and
other component parts of the exhaust system shall be cleaned so as
to remove any and all buildup of grease. A written record of such
cleaning shall be kept by the building owner.
(7) Filters shall be cleaned daily.
(8) All owners of buildings shall have 30 days from the
adoption of this chapter to comply with this subsection.
D. All occupancies which have security bars or windows
must have a minimum of two legal exits, remote from each other, from
the building.
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code which became effective January 1, 1984, as may hereafter
be amended from time to time, is incorporated by reference and made
part of this chapter.
[Amended 5-16-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
The Code for Safety to Life from Fire and Buildings
and Structures, generally known as the "Life Safety Code 1988," published
by the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 101 1988, and denoted
as Reference Standard No. RS54 in Subchapter G of the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention Code is incorporated by reference and made
a part of this chapter.
Upon any complaint or on his own initiative,
the Fire Inspector shall inspect, as often as may be necessary, all
specially hazardous manufacturing processes, storage or installation
of gases, chemicals, oils, explosives and flammable materials and
all interior fire alarms and automatic sprinkler systems.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are
at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations, ordinances or local laws, the most restrictive or that
imposing the higher standards shall govern.
The invalidation of any portion of this chapter
shall not act to invalidate any other portion thereof.