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Part VI: Fire and Buildings
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Chapter 59 Fire Code
Chapter 59
Fire Code
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Yonkers at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
General Provisions
§ 59-1
Short title.
§ 59-2
Intent.
§ 59-3
Applicability.
§ 59-4
Definitions.
§ 59-5
Fire Commissioner's representative.
§ 59-6
Inspections; right of entry.
§ 59-7
Investigation of fires.
§ 59-8
Fire records.
§ 59-9
Fire drills in educational and institutional occupancies.
§ 59-10
Liability for damages.
§ 59-11
Records.
§ 59-12
Fire Prevention Appeals Board.
§ 59-13
Administrative review; appeals.
§ 59-14
Variances.
§ 59-15
Removal of labels or markings.
§ 59-16
False statements.
§ 59-17
Applications for permits.
§ 59-18
Permits.
§ 59-19
Transferability of permits.
§ 59-20
Validity of permits and renewals.
§ 59-21
Provisions of zoning and building ordinances.
§ 59-22
Permit fees.
§ 59-23
Fire hydrants.
§ 59-24
Fire extinguishers.
§ 59-25
Burning before and during construction.
§ 59-26
Driveways for fire apparatus.
§ 59-27
General fire protection requirements.
§ 59-28
Christmas tree and live decoration storage.
§ 59-29
through § 59-39. (Reserved)
Article II
Enforcement
§ 59-40
Offenses; penalties.
§ 59-41
Order to eliminate dangerous or hazardous conditions.
§ 59-42
through § 59-43. (Reserved)
Article III
General Precautions Against Fire
§ 59-44
General standards.
§ 59-45
Bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires.
§ 59-46
Use of open flame or light.
§ 59-47
Trapdoors.
§ 59-48
Meter rooms.
§ 59-49
through § 59-53. (Reserved)
Article IV
Explosives
§ 59-54
Definitions.
§ 59-55
General requirements.
§ 59-56
Licenses.
§ 59-57
Bond.
§ 59-58
Transferability of licenses and permits.
§ 59-59
Posting of license.
§ 59-60
Certificate of fitness.
§ 59-61
Magazines.
§ 59-62
Transportation of explosives.
§ 59-63
Registered brands to be transported.
§ 59-64
Copies of delivery receipts required.
§ 59-65
Labeling of packages.
§ 59-66
Prevention of freezing and thawing.
§ 59-67
Removal of unsafe explosives.
§ 59-68
Safety precautions.
§ 59-69
Placing of frozen explosives in drill holes.
§ 59-70
Tamping drill holes.
§ 59-71
Limitations of disruptive force.
§ 59-72
Covering of rock to be blasted.
§ 59-73
Warning flags.
§ 59-74
Failure of charges to explode; procedure.
§ 59-75
Disposition of prohibited explosives.
§ 59-76
Liability.
§ 59-77
through § 59-89. (Reserved)
Article V
Ammunition
§ 59-90
Definitions.
§ 59-91
Manufacture prohibited.
§ 59-92
Power machinery prohibited.
§ 59-93
Permit for storage and sale.
§ 59-94
Application for permit.
§ 59-95
Permit fees.
§ 59-96
Storage and sale in designated locations prohibited.
§ 59-97
Storage of ammunition.
§ 59-98
Display and storage of ammunition restricted.
§ 59-99
Permit fee for use of blank cartridges.
§ 59-100
through § 59-104. (Reserved)
Article VI
Fireworks
§ 59-105
Manufacture, sale and storage prohibited.
§ 59-106
Use of fireworks; permit; fee.
§ 59-107
Disposal of unfired fireworks.
§ 59-108
Seizure of fireworks.
§ 59-109
through § 59-113. (Reserved)
Article VII
Matches
§ 59-114
Definitions.
§ 59-115
Manufacture prohibited.
§ 59-116
Permit required to transport, store or sell.
§ 59-117
Permit application for storage and sale.
§ 59-118
Storage and sale restricted.
§ 59-119
Storage and sale of limited quantities.
§ 59-120
Number of matches in box or container.
§ 59-121
Name of manufacturer to appear on box or container.
§ 59-122
Smoking prohibited.
§ 59-123
Permit fee for storage and sale.
§ 59-124
through § 59-128. (Reserved)
Article VIII
Application of Flammable Finishes
§ 59-129
Scope.
§ 59-130
Permit required.
§ 59-131
Smoking prohibited.
§ 59-132
Welding warning signs.
§ 59-133
through § 59-136. (Reserved)
Article IX
Flammable Liquids; Flammable and Combustible Mixtures
§ 59-137
Scope.
§ 59-138
Permit required; prohibitions.
§ 59-139
Hazardous heating and cooking appliances.
§ 59-140
Manufacturing establishments.
§ 59-141
Seizure of prohibited substances.
§ 59-142
Hazardous appliances prohibited.
§ 59-143
Permit required for manufacture, transportation, storage and sale at wholesale.
§ 59-144
Application for permit.
§ 59-145
Detailed plan of premises required.
§ 59-146
Fee for permit.
§ 59-147
Where manufacture of flammable mixtures prohibited.
§ 59-148
Storage system.
§ 59-149
Limitation on flammable content.
§ 59-150
Permit for retail sales.
§ 59-151
Fee for permit.
§ 59-152
Limitation on storage for retail sale.
§ 59-153
Permit required.
§ 59-154
When permit for manufacture of combustible mixtures not required.
§ 59-155
Application for permit for manufacture, storage and sale at wholesale.
§ 59-156
Fee for permit.
§ 59-157
Compliance required.
§ 59-158
Application for retail permit.
§ 59-159
When permit for storage and sale at retail not required.
§ 59-160
Limitation on storage for retail sale.
§ 59-161
Fee for permit for retail sales.
§ 59-162
through § 59-167. (Reserved)
Article X
Paints, Varnishes and Lacquers
§ 59-168
Permit required.
§ 59-169
Application.
§ 59-170
Fee for permit.
§ 59-171
Where storage of paints, varnishes or lacquers prohibited.
§ 59-172
Permit to state storage limitations.
§ 59-173
Storage system.
§ 59-174
through § 59-177. (Reserved)
Article XI
Petroleum, Shale Oil, Coal Tar and Their Liquid Products
§ 59-178
Permit required to manufacture, refine or distill.
§ 59-179
Application for permit.
§ 59-180
Plan to accompany application.
§ 59-181
Fee for permit for manufacture, refining and distilling petroleum.
§ 59-182
Permit required for transportation, storage, sale, delivery and use.
§ 59-183
Application for storage permit.
§ 59-184
Plan to accompany application for permit.
§ 59-185
Fee for storage and sale-at-wholesale permit.
§ 59-186
Limitation of wholesale storage capacity.
§ 59-187
Fee for permit for storage of oil other than volatile flammable oils.
§ 59-188
Limitation on storage of oil other than volatile flammable oil.
§ 59-189
Fee for permit for storage and sale at retail of lubrication oils, shale oils and the liquid products thereof.
§ 59-190
Fee for permit for storage and sale at retail of petroleum.
§ 59-191
Limitation on storage of petroleum for sale at retail.
§ 59-192
Sale by wholesale storage permittee.
§ 59-193
Underground tanks for oil.
§ 59-194
Care and supervision of storage plant.
§ 59-195
Areas for which no storage permit may be issued.
§ 59-196
Permissible amounts for storage in various receptacles.
§ 59-197
Permit required for purchase of more than five gallons.
§ 59-198
Permit required for storage and sale of five hundred sixty gallons or less of illuminating oils.
§ 59-199
Fee for retail sales permit.
§ 59-200
Sale of illuminating oils vaporizing at less than one hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit.
§ 59-201
Removal of kerosene containers.
§ 59-202
Fee for permit for lubricating oils and greases.
§ 59-203
Limitation of lubricating oils and greases in stock.
§ 59-204
Minimum requirement for permit.
§ 59-205
Approval for installation of storage tanks.
§ 59-206
Permit required for storage and sale at retail of twenty-nine thousand gallons or less.
§ 59-207
Fee for storage and retail sale permit.
§ 59-208
Storage and sale in designated locations prohibited.
§ 59-209
Storage in tank located beneath building.
§ 59-210
Location of storage tanks.
§ 59-211
Transportation of volatile flammable oil.
§ 59-212
Monthly report of vendors.
§ 59-213
Delivery while motor running prohibited.
§ 59-214
Special permit required for aboveground waterside storage.
§ 59-215
Delivery directly from tank.
§ 59-216
Special permit required for aboveground storage.
§ 59-217
Filling of tank vehicles.
§ 59-218
Test wells.
§ 59-219
through § 59-232. (Reserved)
Article XII
Cellulose-Nitrate Plastic (Pyroxylin)
§ 59-233
Permit required.
§ 59-234
Display of plastics.
§ 59-235
through § 59-237. (Reserved)
Article XIII
Dry Cleaning and Dry Dyeing
§ 59-238
Permit required.
§ 59-239
Prohibited solvents.
§ 59-240
through § 59-242. (Reserved)
Article XIV
Hazardous Chemicals
§ 59-243
Scope.
§ 59-244
Permit required.
§ 59-245
through § 59-247. (Reserved)
Article XV
Liquefied Petroleum Gases
§ 59-248
Permit required; plans for installation and use.
§ 59-249
through § 59-251. (Reserved)
Article XVI
Lumberyards, Mills and Woodworking Plants
§ 59-252
Lumberyards and mills.
§ 59-253
through § 59-255. (Reserved)
Article XVII
Operating Engineers
§ 59-256
License or certificate of fitness required.
§ 59-257
Exceptions.
§ 59-258
through § 59-260. (Reserved)
Article XVIII
Oil-Burning Equipment
§ 59-261
Permit required.
§ 59-262
through § 59-264. (Reserved)
Article XIX
Industrial Baking and Drying Ovens
§ 59-265
Scope.
§ 59-266
Permits and plans required.
§ 59-267
through § 59-268. (Reserved)
Article XX
Mechanical Refrigeration
§ 59-269
Permit required.
§ 59-270
Approval required.
§ 59-271
through § 59-272. (Reserved)
Article XXI
Tents and Booths
§ 59-273
Permit required.
§ 59-274
Tents and booths.
§ 59-275
through § 59-276. (Reserved)
Article XXII
Welding and Cutting; Calcium Carbide and Acetylene
§ 59-277
Permit required for gas welding or cutting.
§ 59-278
Calcium carbide and acetylene manufacture prohibited.
§ 59-279
Calcium carbide storage permit.
§ 59-280
through § 59-281. (Reserved)
Article XXIII
Dangerous or Unsafe Buildings or Structures
§ 59-282
Recovery of bodies from wrecked buildings.
§ 59-283
Vacating buildings; closing streets and sidewalks.
§ 59-284
through § 59-285. (Reserved)
Article XXIV
Firesafety Requirements
§ 59-286
Maintenance of equipment.
§ 59-287
Vacating unprotected buildings.
§ 59-288
Vacant buildings.
§ 59-289
Buildings under demolition.
§ 59-290
Business requirements.
§ 59-291
Requirements for institutional occupancies.
§ 59-292
Requirements for residential occupancies.
§ 59-293
Requirements for mercantile and industrial buildings.
§ 59-294
Requirements for industrial buildings.
§ 59-295
Places of assembly.
§ 59-296
Group homes and day-care centers.
§ 59-297
through § 59-300. (Reserved)
Article XXV
Fumigants and Thermal Insecticidal Fogging Liquids
§ 59-301
Scope.
§ 59-302
Definitions.
§ 59-303
Permit required.
§ 59-304
Breathing apparatus.
§ 59-305
Safety personnel.
§ 59-306
Thermal insecticidal fogging liquids.
§ 59-307
through § 59-309. (Reserved)
Article XXVI
Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Shelters
§ 59-310
Scope.
§ 59-311
Emergency preparedness plans.
§ 59-312
Maintenance on premises.
§ 59-313
Periodic review and revision.
§ 59-314
Applicability to existing buildings and occupancies.
§ 59-315
Existing emergency preparedness staffing.
§ 59-316
Emergency preparedness recordkeeping.
§ 59-317
Cooperation.
§ 59-318
Fire and emergency preparedness staff.