The Fire Marshal shall survey each building, lot, structure
or business, except the interior of single-family dwellings, and shall
specify what fire-detecting devices or -extinguishing appliances shall
be provided therein. In special hazardous processes or storage, appliances
of more than one type or special systems may be required.
A.
Sprinkler systems.
(1)
Every new building or structure exceeding 10,000 square feet in area
within fire areas, fire walls notwithstanding, shall be protected
throughout by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system.
(2)
Every existing building or structure that is altered, modified or
added to so that, when such alteration, modification or addition is
completed, it will create a building or structure exceeding 10,000
square feet in area within fire areas, fire walls notwithstanding,
shall be protected throughout by an approved automatic fire sprinkler
system.
B.
Every building or structure that is not within the scope of Subsection A above shall be protected throughout by an approved fire-detection device or systems as specified by the Fire Marshal, in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
C.
Emergency
responder radio coverage system (ERRCS). New buildings shall have
approved radio coverage for emergency responders within the building
based on the existing coverage levels of the public safety communication
systems utilized by the jurisdiction, measured at the exterior of
the building. This section shall not require improvement of the existing
public safety communication systems. Exceptions:
[Added 2-16-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
(1)
Where
approved by the Building Official and the Fire Code Official, a wired
communication system in accordance with Section 907.2.12.2 of the
Fire Code of New York State shall be permitted to be installed or
maintained instead of an approved radio coverage system.
(2)
Where
it is determined by the Fire Code Official that the radio coverage
system is not needed.
(3)
In
facilities where emergency responder radio coverage is required, and
such systems, components, or equipment required could have a negative
impact on the normal operations of that facility, the Fire Code Official
shall have the authority to accept an automatically activated emergency
responder radio coverage system.
Every hospital, nursing home, adult home, convalescent home,
old-age home and other building or structure used for the inpatient
care of or occupied by the sick, invalid, infirmed, disabled or convalescent
persons shall be equipped with an approved automatic fire sprinkler
system. This requirement shall be in addition to any other fire-detection
or -extinguishing system required by law.
[Amended 3-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000; 2-16-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
A permit shall be obtained from the Fire Prevention Division
for the installation of any fire alarm, sprinkler or water-spray systems,
emergency responder radio coverage system, or any other special fire-extinguishing
or -detection systems that may be required under this article.
[Amended 3-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000; 2-16-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
No fire alarm or -detection system, sprinkler or water-spray
system, emergency responder radio coverage system, or any other special
fire-extinguishing system installed pursuant to this section shall
be deemed acceptable or approved for operation until an inspection
of the same has been conducted by the Fire Prevention Division and
an appropriate certificate of compliance of the same has been issued.
A.
Sprinklers, standpipes, fire alarms, emergency responder radio coverage
system, and other fire-protection or -extinguishing systems or appliances
which have been installed pursuant to and in compliance with any permit
or order or because of any law or ordinance shall be maintained in
operative condition at all times.
[Amended 2-16-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
B.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant to reduce the effectiveness
of the protection so required, except that this shall not prohibit
the owner or occupant from temporarily reducing or disconnecting the
protection where necessary to make tests, repairs, alterations or
additions. The Fire Prevention Division and Fire Department shall
be notified before any tests, repairs, alterations or additions are
started or the system is temporarily reduced of power or effectiveness.
[Amended 3-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000]
All signs, accessways, exits, aisles, enclosures, stairways
and all components thereof shall be marked, illuminated and maintained
at all times in accordance with the appropriate standards of the NFPA.
Any building or structure or portion thereof occupied or used
by persons for whom sleeping accommodations are provided therein,
including single- and multiple-family dwellings, shall be protected
by an approved automatic smoke-detection and alarm device located
in or adjacent to all sleeping quarters or where otherwise specified
by the Fire Marshal in accordance with applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
A.
Standard elevator key for Fire Department emergency services systems.
(1)
All elevators in buildings more than 30 feet in height shall be equipped
with a fire department emergency service system as required by 9 NYCRR
§ 1067.7(b).
(2)
Any elevator equipped with a Fire Department emergency system shall
be controlled with a key and lock cylinder which is to be designated
by the Fire Prevention Division.
[Amended 3-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000]
B.
Standard key for Fire Department emergency access. All access gates
to shopping centers, multiple-residential dwellings, places of public
assembly and rights-of-way shall be controlled with a key and lock
cylinder which is to be designated by the Fire Prevention Division.
[Amended 3-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000]
C.
The owner of any building or property covered by this section shall supply the fire district in which said building or property is located with a key as described in Subsections A and B above. In addition, said owner shall maintain the same key in an accessible location on or in said premises and shall notify, in writing, the local fire district of the location of said key.
D.
The owner of any building or property covered by this section shall
file with the Fire Prevention Division written proof of compliance
with the requirements set forth above. Said proof shall be filed with
the Fire Prevention Division no later than six months from the adoption
of this chapter, and such owner shall file annual statements of compliance
with the Fire Prevention Division on a form prescribed by the Fire
Prevention Division.
[Amended 3-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000]
E.
This section of the chapter shall be effective upon adoption, but
enforcement of this section's provisions shall be commenced six months
from the effective date of adoption.
