[Amended 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
The Chief Fire Marshal shall survey or cause to be surveyed each establishment, except the interior of one- and two­family dwellings, and shall specify what fire protection systems shall be provided therein. In special hazardous processes or storage, appliances of more than one type or special systems may be required.
[Amended 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
A permit shall be obtained from the Chief Fire Marshal prior to the installation or alteration of any fire protection system.
[Amended 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
No fire protection system installed pursuant to § 19-29 shall be deemed acceptable or approved until an inspection of the same has been conducted by the Division of Fire Prevention and an appropriate certificate of compliance has been issued for the same.
[Amended 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
Any fire protection systems that have been installed in compliance with any permit or order or because of any law or local law shall be maintained in operative condition at all times, and 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 discontinuing the protection where necessary to make tests, repairs, alterations or additions. The Division of Fire Prevention shall be notified before such tests, repairs, alterations or additions are started unless the work is to be continuous until completion.
A. 
Every fire protection system shall be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the appropriate standards of the NFPA, as referenced by the Fire Prevention and Building Code of New York State.
[Amended 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
B. 
At least once each year, a report of testing required in Subsection A of this section shall be submitted to the Division of Fire Prevention on a form approved by the Chief Fire Marshal.
[Amended 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
A. 
Prior to repairing, modifying, testing or inspecting any fire protection system, the person conducting such work shall notify all entities that might receive automatic notification of the activation of the system. Such entities shall include, but are not limited to. the Fire Prevention Bureau. the local Fire Department, the central station monitoring agency, and the occupants of the building.
B. 
Upon completion of the repairing, modifying, testing or inspection of any fire protection system, the person conducting the work shall notify all entities that would receive automatic notification of the activation. Such notification shall identify that the work is complete as well as the operational status of the system. Such entities include, but are not limited to, the Fire Prevention Bureau. the local Fire Department. the central station monitoring agency, and the occupants of the building.
C. 
Any party conducting an inspection. test, and/or maintenance of a fire protection system as per § 19-31.1 who discovers said fire protection system is operationally deficient and/or otherwise not in compliance with this chapter and/or the appropriate standards of the NFPA as referenced by the Fire Prevention and Building Codes of New York State, shall make a dated entry on the fire protection system inspection tag noting the deficiency and/or lack of compliance and shall notify the Chief Fire Marshal in writing of the aforementioned within 24 hours.
[Added 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, obstruct or allow to be obstructed any component of a fire protection system, except that this shall not prohibit the owner or occupant from temporarily obstructing, or allowing to be obstructed, where necessary to make tests, repairs, alterations or additions when approved by the Chief Fire Marshal.