City of Rochester, NY
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2023-10-17
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Part II: General Ordinances
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Chapter 54 Fire Prevention Code
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Article I New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
- Charter
- Ch C Charter of the City of Rochester
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Part I: City Government
- Ch 2 Assessment, Department of
- Ch 3 Assessment Method, Local
- Ch 4 Board of Review
- Ch 4A Cable Television
- Ch 5 City Clerk
- Ch 6 (Reserved)
- Ch 7 Continuity of Government
- Ch 8 Finance, Department of
- Ch 8A Purchasing and Property Management
- Ch 9 Grievance Procedure
- Ch 10 Improvements, Municipal and Local
- Ch 12 Law, Department of
- Ch 13 Mayor and Deputy Mayor
- Ch 13A Municipal Code Violations Bureau
- Ch 14 Officers and Employees
- Ch 15 Official Seal, Emblems and Celebrations
- Ch 16 (Reserved)
- Ch 17 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 Public Records
- Ch 19 Public Safety
- Ch 20 Refuse Collection
- Ch 21 Real Estate
- Ch 22 (Reserved)
- Ch 23 Waterworks
- Part II: General Ordinances
- Ch 27 Alarm Systems and Businesses
- Ch 28 Ambulance Service Operator
- Ch 29 Amusements and Entertainment
- Ch 30 Animals
- Ch 31 Animals — Dog Control
- Ch 32 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 34 Bicycles, Electric Bicycles, Electric Scooters, In-Line Skates and Skateboards
- Ch 35 Bill Posting and Advertising
- Ch 36 Bingo License Law and Games of Chance
- Ch 36A (Reserved)
- Ch 37 Bowling Alleys
- Ch 38 (Reserved)
- Ch 39 Building Code
- Ch 40 Plumbing Licensing Ordinance
- Ch 42 (Reserved)
- Ch 43 Cemeteries
- Ch 43A Coastal High-Hazard Areas
- Ch 44 Conduct, Miscellaneous
- Ch 45 (Reserved)
- Ch 46 Dance Halls
- Ch 47 Dangerous Articles
- Ch 47A Demolition Regulations
- Ch 47B Domestic Partnerships
- Ch 48 Environmental Review
- Ch 49 Electrical Licensing Ordinance
- Ch 50 Elevators, Escalators and Other Conveyances
- Ch 51 (Reserved)
- Ch 52 Enforcement Procedures
- Ch 53 (Reserved)
- Ch 54 Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 54 Art I New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
- § 54-1 Title.
- § 54-2 Definitions.
- § 54-3 Acceptance of state uniform fire prevention and building code.
- Ch 56 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 57 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 60 Food Trucks, Trailers and Carts
- Ch 61 House Numbering
- Ch 62 Commercial Travelers, Solicitors and Special Events
- Ch 63 Human Rights
- Ch 64 Income Tax Refund Anticipation Loans
- Ch 65 (Reserved)
- Ch 66 Junkyard Operators, Junk Dealers and Scrap Processors
- Ch 67 Labor
- Ch 67A (Reserved)
- Ch 68 Licenses — Business and Trades
- Ch 69 Littering and Smoking
- Ch 70 (Reserved)
- Ch 71 Miscellaneous Trades
- Ch 72 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 (Reserved)
- Ch 75 Noise
- Ch 76 Official Map
- Ch 76A (Reserved)
- Ch 77 Oil Burners
- Ch 78 (Reserved)
- Ch 79 Parks
- Ch 80 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 81 (Reserved)
- Ch 83 (Reserved)
- Ch 85 Poulterers
- Ch 86 Press Representatives
- Ch 87 Private Hospitals, Sanitoria, Nursing Homes and Similar Institutions
- Ch 89 Property, Care of
- Ch 90 Property Code
- Ch 91 Public Market
- Ch 92 (Reserved)
- Ch 93 Public Emergencies, Restricted Conduct in Time of
- Ch 95 Residential Landlord-Tenant Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
- Ch 95A Consumer Protection
- Ch 96 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 97 Sewer Use Code
- Ch 98 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 99 Shooting Ranges
- Ch 100 Smoke and Air Pollution Control
- Ch 101 Solid Fuel Dealers
- Ch 103 Stationary Engineers and Refrigeration Operators Licensing Ordinance
- Ch 104 Streets and Street Encroachments
- Ch 104A (Reserved)
- Ch 105 (Reserved)
- Ch 106 Telecommunications in the Right-Of-Way
- Ch 107 Taxation
- Ch 108 Taxicabs
- Ch 108A Towing
- Ch 109 Transient Merchants
- Ch 111 Vehicle and Traffic
- Ch 112 Waterfront Consistency Review Ordinance
- Ch 113 Weights and Measures
- Ch 115 (Reserved)
- Appendix
- Ch 127 Parks - Maintenance by County of Monroe
- Ch 128 Land Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 129 (Reserved)
- Ch 130 Comprehensive Plan
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Zoning
- Ch 120 Zoning
- Att AM Table of Zoning Amendments
- Att ZMA Table of Zoning Map Amendments
- Att GL Guidelines
- Att INT Interpretations
- Att PDD Planned Development Districts
- Att SC Street Classifications
- Ch 125 (Reserved)
- Ch 126 (Reserved)
- Prior Zoning Codes
- Ch 120Z Prior Zoning Codes
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Fire Prevention
Code." It is the intent of this code to prescribe regulations consistent
with nationally recognized good practices for the safeguarding to
a reasonable degree of life and property from the hazards of fire
and explosion arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous
substances, materials and devices and from conditions hazardous to
life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The City of Rochester Fire Department.
The regulations found in Chapter 54 of the Municipal Code, together with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
A permit issued pursuant to § 54-7 of this chapter. The term "operating permit" shall also include an operating permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this chapter.
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code,
as currently in effect and as hereafter amended.
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
shall be applicable as promulgated by the New York State Building
Code Commission pursuant to Article 18 of the New York Executive Law
(as added by Chapter 707 of the Laws of 1981) and is hereby made a
part of the Municipal Code of the City of Rochester.
