For the purposes of this chapter the following words shall have
the meanings respectively assigned them:
means approved by the head of the fire department.
means a combination of any materials, whether portable or
fixed, having a roof, to form a structure for the shelter of persons,
animals or property.
means a building built in parts of the classes of construction
defined in this section.
means the head of the city fire department.
means a metal-clad door and its assembly, such as the frame,
threshold, trim, hardware, etc., or other construction of similar
fire resistance, so constructed and assembled in place as to retard
the passage of fire.
means a full-time, permanently appointed firefighter employed
by the city and working on the city fire department.
means a partition to restrict the spread of fire and constructed
of approved masonry, gypsum blocks or gypsum plaster not less than
two inches in thickness, or other approved materials having comparable
fire-resisting ratings, which is properly supported by a steel frame
that is entirely embedded in the plaster. Any opening in a fire partition
shall be protected by a fire door or a fire window.
means the protection of combustible construction with metal
lath and cement of gypsum plaster, or perforated gypsum lath and gypsum
plaster, or a combination of laths and plaster, giving an equivalent
fire-resistive protection as defined in Form FPR-4, Rules and Regulations
of the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations.
means any roof covering of brick, tile, slate, metal, asbestos
shingles, asphalt shingles, composition of asbestos and asphalt, tar
and gravel, or other approved materials having comparable fire-resistive
ratings.
A "fire watch" shall be composed of permanently appointed
firefighters taken from the active ranks of the city fire department.
mean a window or skylight of approved metal frame and sash
which is glazed with wired glass that is not less than one-fourth
of an inch in thickness.
means a metal-covered, steel-frame building.
means any building wherein is kept or stored one or more
motor vehicles, including motor vehicle repair shop or paint shop
or any building used for similar purposes.
means one, the external walls of which are constructed of
approved masonry and which has any part of the interior or roof constructed
of wood.
means the premises enclosing the buildings or structures
in which horses are sheltered.
means an approved heating appliance which consists of a heating
element and enclosure, located entirely above the floor, without external
heating pipes or ducts, for the direct heating of the space in and
adjacent to that in which the device is located.
(fire alarm boxes, master boxes or heat detectors) means
any device or system of wiring which can be actuated manually or automatically
in the event of rise in temperature or smoke evolvement, to sound
or transmit a visible or audible signal, directly or through relay
to a central station.
(water mains, hydrants, first-aid hose lines) means a system
of water mains, hydrants, valves, first-aid hose lines, etc., to assure
water under approved pressure and volume to assure extinguishment
of fire of any proportion possible in the stable area.
(Prior revision § 7-81)
A.
Any
barn erected after the effective date of the ordinance from which
this section derives for the keeping of more than ten horses shall
conform to the requirements of a second-class or fourth-class building
or one of composite construction.
B.
The
roof covering of such structure shall be fire-resisting.
(Prior revision § 7-82)
A.
Any
stable area having a capacity for housing more than fifty horses shall
be protected by an approved water supply and fire-watch service.
B.
No horse
shall be permitted in the stable area until all the fire-protection
equipment has been put in service and approved.
(Prior revision § 7-83)
Any person aggrieved by an order of the fire chief may, within
ten days of such order, appeal in writing to the state fire marshal,
and the decision of the marshal relating thereto shall be final.
(Prior revision § 7-84)
Artificial lighting of a barn structure shall be only by means
of electric lights. All electrical work equipment shall be installed
in accordance with the State Electric Code, Form FPR-11.
(Prior revision § 7-85)
A.
The
use of hot plates, water heaters and similar devices is strictly forbidden.
B.
Heat
lamps and other devices used for horse care or therapy shall be permitted
only when approved.
C.
Heating
of tack rooms and other portions of barn buildings shall be only by
approved heating units.
(Prior revision § 7-86 (part))
A.
The
shutting off of any water supply main, hydrant or valve shall not
be permitted without prior notice and approval.
B.
Fire
hydrants, fire hose stations and fire alarm boxes shall be kept clear
of any obstruction at all times.
C.
The
use of fire hose for any purpose other than to extinguish fire is
prohibited.
(Prior revision § 7-86 (part))
There shall be no parking of vehicles or locating of any equipment
between stables or on the main street. Parking shall be in areas provided
for parking.
(Prior revision § 7-87)
A.
No discarded
hay, straw and stable clearings shall be allowed to accumulate on
the premises. All collection wagons for such debris shall be removed
from the area when filled, and replaced with an empty one.
B.
Vegetation
growing adjacent to barn structures or fences shall be kept cut close
to the earth and shall be removed immediately after cutting.
(Prior revision § 7-88)
"No Smoking" signs shall be conspicuously posted upon each barn
structure and in each tack room. Smoking shall be allowed only in
those areas set apart as prescribed by the fire chief. (No smoking
in or around stalls.)
(Prior revision § 7-89)
A.
There
shall be provided one paid fire watch designated by the chief of the
fire department on each eight-hour tour of duty around the clock,
such detail to commence when fifty horses are on the stable-area premises.
B.
A system
of communication of an approved type shall be installed, maintained
and kept in service between the stable area, watch tower and fire
alarm headquarters.
C.
When
six hundred or more horses are on the premises, the paid fire watch
shall be increased to two paid firefighters on each eight-hour tour
of duty around the clock.
D.
Barns
constructed of materials not conforming to these requirements may
be used for housing horses subject to the following: A fire watch
shall be maintained in accordance with the fire watch provisions contained
in this chapter.
(Prior revision § 7-90; C.O. 77-905)
A program of modernization shall be instituted to replace two
wood stables per year with approved buildings until all wood structures
have been removed. This program is to be carried to completion regardless
of any change in ownership or administration of Suffolk Downs Racetrack.
(Prior revision § 7-91 (part))
All barns and buildings, in the manner of keeping, storing or
using hay, straw, feed and other combustible materials used in connection
therewith, shall be subject to the inspection of any member of the
Department of Public Safety, the fire chief or member of the fire
department delegated by the fire chief.
(Prior revision § 7-91 (part))
The provisions of this chapter shall be posted upon the premises,
under glass, in at least three locations and where they will be convenient
for reading by all persons authorized in the stable area.
(Prior revision § 7-91 (part))
