A.
Plumbing, heating, electrical, ventilating, air-conditioning,
refrigerating, cooking, fire protection and radiation production equipment,
elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other mechanical additions,
installations or systems for the use of the building shall be installed,
located and maintained so that under normal conditions of use such
equipment and systems will not be a danger to health or welfare, a
danger because of structural defects or a source of ignition or a
radiation hazard and will not create excessive noise or otherwise
become a nuisance. Equipment and systems include, but are not limited
to, apparatus, devices, fixtures, piping, pipe hangars, pipe covering,
wiring, fittings and materials used as part of or in connection with,
such installations.
B.
Equipment and systems subject to damage from freezing
shall be adequately protected from freezing.
C.
Moving parts of equipment which may be a potential
hazard shall be guarded against to protect against accidental contact.
A.
Potable water from an approved source shall be available
at all times in residential buildings. The domestic water supply system
of the building shall be connected to such approved source and shall
not be subject to contamination. When supplied from a public source,
the potable water supply system shall not be connected to private
or unsafe water supplies.
B.
Water supply systems shall be installed and maintained
so as to provide at all times a supply of water to plumbing fixtures,
devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate
to enable them to function satisfactorily and without undue noise
under all normal conditions of use.
C.
Water supply systems shall be installed and maintained
so that water used for purposes of cooling or heating shall not be
reintroduced into the domestic water supply system or distributed
through such equipment to plumbing fixtures.
D.
Hot water supply systems shall be provided with safety
devices arranged to relieve hazardous pressures and excessive temperatures.
A.
Plumbing fixtures shall be drained to a sewage drainage
system, and such systems shall be connected to a public sewer or to
an adequate and approved system of sewage disposal.
B.
Substances which will clog the pipes, produce explosive
mixtures, destroy the pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with
the sewage disposal process shall not be discharged into the building
drainage system unless it is provided with approved devices suitable
for intercepting such substances.
C.
Each fixture directly connected to the sewage drainage
system shall be equipped with a water seal trap.
D.
Adequate cleanouts shall be provided and maintained
so that the pipes may be readily cleaned.
E.
The drainage system and its attendant vent piping
shall be maintained so as to provide adequate circulation of air in
all pipes in order that siphonage, aspiration or pressure will not
cause a loss of trap seal under ordinary conditions of use.
F.
Each vent terminal to the outer air shall be installed
and maintained so as to minimize the possibilities of clogging, frost
closures, the return of foul air to the building or the creation of
a nuisance to adjacent premises.
G.
Drains provided for fixtures, devices, appliances
or apparatus containing food, water, sterile goods or similar materials
shall be equipped with air breaks adequate to prevent contamination
of such contents from any possible backup of sewage through the direct
or indirect drainage piping.
[Amended 8-10-2015 by L.L. No. 6-2015]
A.
Roofs and paved areas, including yards, terraces and courts, shall
be drained. Storm drainage shall be conveyed to an adequate and approved
system of stormwater disposal where available. Storm drains shall
be discharged in such manner that water will not flow onto sidewalks.
B.
Where a drainage system may be subject to backwater, suitable provision
shall be made to prevent its overflow into the building.
C.
Leaders and gutters, if used, shall be constructed of noncombustible
material, except that wood leaders and gutters may be used for buildings
not more than three stories high.
D.
Required retention facilities (effective only for new construction
or additions or alterations on or after September 1, 2015).
(1)
On any premises where construction involves the creation of more
than 500 square feet of new impervious surfaces or, in the determination
of the Building Official, will generate significant additional runoff,
the owner of the premises shall provide on-site water retention facilities
which conform to the following minimum criteria:
(a)
For all new impervious surfaces, on-site water retention facilities
for the full volume of 100% of a five-inch rainfall;
(b)
For all other surfaces, on-site water retention facilities for
the full volume of at least 30% of a five-inch rainfall. The Building
Official may require additional retention where warranted by soil
conditions, the type of surface coverage, groundwater conditions,
and site slopes.
(2)
Where, in the opinion of the Building Official, a property includes
extreme slopes, grade raises, or other unusual conditions, the Building
Official may require greater on-site water retention facilities in
order to protect adjacent properties, public roads and/or waterways
and other wetlands.
(3)
When considering any land use application, the Board of Trustees
(including when acting as the Planning Board), the Board of Appeals,
and the Architectural Review Board may require greater on-site water
retention facilities in order to protect adjacent properties, public
roads and/or waterways and other wetlands.
(4)
All water retention facilities shall be customary drywells and/or
such other facilities as may be approved by the Building Official,
located in good hydraulic contact with high-rate soils to assure proper
leaching.
(5)
All water retention facilities shall be located not less than two
feet above the highest reasonably foreseeable potential groundwater
level beneath the facilities.
(7)
All water retention facilities shall be subject to the approval of
the Building Department.
A.
Buildings and portions thereof shall be provided with
plumbing systems designed to dispose of the sewage from all fixtures
and to furnish cold water to every water closet and urinal and hot
and cold water to every sink, lavatory, bathtub and shower required
therein. In two-family dwellings and multiple dwellings hot water
shall be furnished at a temperature range of 130º F. to 140º
F. from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
C.
Privies, privy vaults and outhouses shall be prohibited
on all premises.
A.
Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth nonabsorbent
material and shall be free from concealed fouling surfaces.
B.
Plumbing fixtures shall be so spaced as to be reasonably
accessible for their intended use.
C.
Plumbing fixtures shall be located in spaces that
are accessible, lighted and ventilated.
A.
Water supply used for filling or for cleaning of the
pool shall be clean. Water supply shall be protected against potential
pollution from all sources, including cross-connection and backflow.
B.
Drains shall be provided so that the pool can be safely
and adequately drained. Drains shall be provided in floors surrounding
the swimming pool and arranged so that water from such areas will
drain without entering the pool.
C.
Filtering, sterilizing and auxiliary equipment, where
required, shall be adequate to maintain the sanitary quality of water
during each period the pool is in use. Equipment containing gases
or disinfectants capable of giving off irritating, toxic or flammable
fumes shall be located in ventilated rooms.
D.
The installation shall be arranged and maintained
to prevent dirt, sand or other foreign matter from entering the bathing
area.
A.
Water supply tanks shall be installed and maintained
so as to be watertight, verminproof, rodent-proof, resistant to corrosion
and capable of withstanding the working pressures under normal operation.
B.
Supports for tanks shall be of noncombustible construction.
C.
Tanks and their supports shall not be used to support
equipment or structures other than for tank use, except where specially
designed for such other use.
D.
Means for emptying water supply tanks shall be provided
and maintained in proper working condition.
E.
Potable water supply tanks for domestic supply and
standpipe or automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained
to furnish water in sufficient quantity and pressure for such systems.
A.
General requirements.
(1)
Fuel gas piping systems shall be installed and maintained
so as to remain gastight, safe and operative under conditions of use.
(2)
Fuel gas piping systems shall provide a supply of
gas sufficient to meet the maximum expected demand of the installed
gas-burning appliances connected thereto.
(3)
Soldering of gas piping is not permitted.
B.
Shutoff valves.
(1)
Gas piping systems shall have at least one accessible
means for shutting off all gas supply, and such means shall be maintained
in good operating condition and shall be clearly marked with a sign
reading "Gas Shutoff."
(2)
An easily accessible shutoff valve or cock shall be
provided in the piping in close proximity to and ahead of every gas
appliance installed after the effective date of this chapter.
C.
Service equipment for gas supplied from utility mains.
Gas services, gas meters and gas pressure regulators shall be located
so that they are protected from damage. In multiple dwellings and
business units, gas meters shall be located in a fire-resistant room,
vented directly to the outside by a permanently installed louvered
ventilator and free from a source of ignition. There shall be no storage
of materials or equipment in the gas meter room. In no case shall
such equipment be located in a boiler room.
D.
High-pressure gas. Any service connection supplying
gas at a pressure in excess of one pound per square inch gage shall
be provided with a device to reduce such pressure to not more than 1/2
pound per square inch gage prior to entering the meter, except where
such service supplies equipment using gas at high pressures.
A.
General requirements.
(1)
Residential buildings intended for occupancy between
the 15th day of October and the first day of May of the following
year shall be provided with heating equipment designed to maintain
a temperature of not less than 70º F. at a distance of three
feet from exterior walls and at a level of five feet above the floor
in habitable spaces, kitchenettes, bathrooms and toilet rooms. The
capability of the heating equipment to maintain such indoor temperatures
shall be based on the average or the recorded annual minimum outside
temperatures for the locality.
(2)
In two-family dwellings and multiple dwellings, adequate
heat shall be provided to maintain the indoor temperatures in habitable
spaces, kitchenettes, bathrooms and toilet rooms at 70º F. when
the outside temperature falls below 55º F.
B.
Smoke control. Fuel-burning heat-producing equipment
and incinerators shall be installed and maintained so that the emission
or discharge into the atmosphere of smoke, dust, particles, odors
or other products of combustion will not create a nuisance or be detrimental
to the health, comfort, safety or property of any person.
C.
Warm-air heating. Ducts and other air-handling equipment
used for heating shall conform to the requirements of such equipment
used for ventilating purposes.
D.
Prohibited locations for heat-producing equipment.
Fuel-burning water heaters shall not be located in sleeping rooms,
bathrooms or toilet rooms.
E.
Fuel supply connection. Fuel-burning equipment shall
be permanently fastened and connected in place. Fuel supply connection
to such equipment shall be made with pipe or tubing of solid metal.
F.
Installation and clearance. Where heat-producing equipment
is installed on or adjacent to combustible materials, the location,
insulation, clearance and the control of the equipment shall be such
that the temperature on the surface will not exceed a safe temperature.
In multiple dwellings and business units, boilers shall be located
in fire-resistant rooms with a self-closing three-hour fire-rated
door and vented to the exterior with permanently installed ventilating
device continuously open.
G.
Air supply.
(1)
Direct-fired heat-producing equipment and the enclosure
in which it is located shall be provided with a supply of air adequate
both for complete combustion at the rated gross output of the equipment
and for the ventilation of the enclosure to prevent the accumulation
of heat.
(2)
Rooms containing fuel-burning equipment shall have
such air supply provided by means of one or more openings to the exterior.
H.
Removal of products of combustion.
(1)
Equipment for burning solid or liquid fuel shall be
connected to suitable chimneys or flues and shall not be connected
to gas vents. Unvented heaters burning liquid fuel shall be prohibited.
(2)
The use of fuel-burning space heaters in residential
dwellings is prohibited.
(3)
Gas-fired equipment shall be connected to a suitable
chimney or flue when the discharge of products of combustion into
the space where the equipment is installed would be a hazard.
I.
Safety devices.
(1)
Equipment capable of developing hazardous pressures
or temperatures shall be provided with means to relieve safely such
pressures and temperatures.
(2)
Controls for the safe operation of automatically operated
heat-producing equipment shall be provided to function as follows:
(a)
When failure or interruption of flame or ignition
occurs, the fuel supply shall be cut off.
(b)
When a predetermined temperature or pressure
is exceeded, the input of additional heat shall be prevented or reduced
to a safe rate.
(c)
When the water level in a steam boiler drops
below a predetermined level, the fuel supply shall be cut off.
J.
Heating of garages. Fuel-burning equipment for garages
servicing multiple dwellings shall be located in heater rooms.
K.
Boiler rooms shall be maintained in a clean and orderly
condition. Such rooms shall not be used for storage of materials other
than those used for the operation of the heating system.
A.
General requirements.
(1)
Chimneys, flues and their supports shall be installed
and maintained so as to be structurally safe, durable, smoketight,
noncombustible and capable of withstanding the action of flue gases
without softening, cracking, corroding or spalling.
(2)
Such facilities shall effectively convey the products
of combustion to the outer air.
(3)
Masonry chimneys shall have noncombustible foundations.
(4)
Flue linings shall be capable of withstanding the
action of flue gas without softening, cracking, corroding or spalling
at the temperature to which they will be subjected.
(5)
Openings for smoke pipe connections shall be provided
with means for easy connection without restriction of flue.
(6)
No flue shall have smoke pipe connections in more
than one story of a building.
(7)
Fuel-burning equipment and fireplaces shall not be
connected to the same flue.
B.
Fire safety. Chimneys and flues shall be installed
and maintained so that under conditions of use the temperature of
any combustible material adjacent thereto, insulated therefrom or
in contact therewith does not exceed a safe temperature.
C.
Spark arresters. A chimney or flue connected to an
incinerator and a chimney or flue which may emit sparks shall be provided
with a spark arrester of noncombustible, construction. Spark arresters
shall have sufficient total clear area to permit unrestricted passage
of flue gases. The horizontal plates or screens of said arrester must
be at least 24 inches above the top of the flue or chimney. Openings
in spark arresters shall be of such size as to prevent passage of
embers and to minimize clogging by soot.
A.
General requirements.
(1)
Incinerators shall be of adequate capacity for the
intended use.
(2)
Incinerators shall be equipped with means for burning
auxiliary fuel in sufficient quantity to assure complete combustion
of refuse and products of combustion.
(3)
A flue serving an incinerator shall be provided with a spark arrester meeting the specifications set forth in § 167-36C herein.
(4)
Incinerators shall be connected to a suitable noncombustible
chimney, smokestack or flue.
(5)
Connections to incinerators shall provide free passage
of refuse without clogging.
A.
General requirements.
(1)
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be installed
in conformity with generally accepted standards and maintained so
as not to be a potential source of ignition of combustible material
or a potential source of electrical hazard. All electrical wiring
shall be encased in a metal sheath.
(2)
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be firmly secured
to the surface on which it is mounted.
(3)
Electrical wiring and equipment installed in damp
or wet locations or where exposed to explosive or flammable gases
or to excessive temperatures shall be of a type approved for the purpose
and location.
(4)
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be protected
against excessive current by properly rated overcurrent devices.
(5)
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be grounded
or otherwise protected by insulation, isolation or guarding so as
to minimize the danger of high voltages from lightning or other causes.
(6)
Electrical equipment which in ordinary operation produces
arcs or sparks shall be enclosed unless separated and isolated from
all combustible material.
(7)
Service equipment and overcurrent protection devices
shall be installed and maintained in a readily accessible location.
B.
Artificial lighting.
(1)
Residential buildings and occupancies and business
units shall be installed throughout to provide adequate illumination
for the intended use of each space. Electric wiring systems shall
be connected to an adequate source of supply.
(2)
There shall be a switch or other means for controlling
a light in each dwelling unit near the point of entrance to such unit.
C.
Exit and directional signs.
(1)
Exits in multiple dwellings and business units shall
be provided with exit and directional signs visible from the approach
to the exits.
(2)
Directional signs shall be provided at locations from
which the exit doorway is not readily discernible.
(3)
Such signs shall be worded in plainly legible block
letters with the word EXIT for exit signs and the words NO EXIT with
a suitable pointer or arrow indicating the direction of exit for directional
signs. Letters for signs shall be conspicuous, readily discernible
and at least six inches high, except that for internally illuminated
signs the height of such letters shall be at least 4 1/2 inches.
(4)
Exit and directional signs shall be illuminated either
externally or internally by electric lights and shall be kept illuminated
at all times when the building is occupied and shall be wired to bypass
all fuse boxes and main shutoff switches.
D.
Emergency lighting systems.
(1)
The stage section of every portion of every place
of public assembly devoted to the use or accommodation of the public
or of persons admitted to or assembled therein, including all passageways
leading to the street, exits, stairways, fire escapes, balconies,
open courts or corridors, shall be equipped with suitable emergency
electric lights capable of furnishing good and sufficient light during
every performance and until those present have left the premises and
shall be so equipped as to become illuminated automatically in case
of the failure for any reason of the principal lighting system.
(2)
Such emergency electric lights and the means by which
the system is operated and supplied with power shall be of a character,
design and arrangement approved by the Board of Trustees and shall
at all times be maintained in good order, repair and working condition.
(3)
Said emergency electric lights and system shall be
tested at least once each week and immediately before each performance
and shall be tested at any time upon demand of the Mayor or any Trustee,
official or policeman of the Village.
(4)
Every place of assembly now existing shall, within
30 days after the adoption of this chapter, be equipped with the emergency
electric lights and emergency power system required by this chapter.
(5)
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee, occupant,
manager or person in charge of every place of public assembly to carry
out the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Each dwelling unit shall be provided with appropriate
cooking and refrigeration equipment.
B.
Cooking and refrigeration equipment shall be maintained
in good operating condition.
C.
Gas-burning cooking equipment shall be permanently
fastened and connected in place. Gas supply connection to such equipment
shall be made with pipe or tubing of solid metal.
D.
Solid fuel-burning cooking equipment shall be appropriately
vented.
B.
Ventilating systems.
(1)
Ventilating systems shall be installed and maintained
so that the rapid spread of heat, flame or smoke through the systems
will be prevented and so that under conditions of use the temperature
of any combustible material adjacent thereto or in contact therewith
will not exceed a safe temperature.
(2)
Stairways, passageways, exits, shafts, hoistways or
attics shall not be used as plenum chambers.
(3)
Ducts shall be securely fastened in place and appropriately
fire-stopped.
(4)
Ducts and other air-handling equipment shall be of
noncombustible material.
(5)
Filters shall be installed and maintained so as not
to constitute a fire or smoke hazard.
(6)
Ducts passing through or located within combustible
construction shall be separated from such construction by a clearance
of at least 1/2 inch or by a noncombustible insulating material
at least 1/4 inch thick.
(7)
Air required for ventilation shall be taken from the
exterior or shall be quality-controlled.
(8)
Exhaust air from a dwelling unit or a space whose
contents may emit odors, fumes or vapors shall not be circulated to
other occupied spaces within the building or to another dwelling unit.
C.
Air intake and exhaust openings.
(1)
Air intake and exhaust openings shall be installed,
located and maintained so as not to constitute a hazard or nuisance
and so as to prevent the possibility of fire, smoke, fumes or foreign
matter being drawn into the system.
(2)
Ventilating systems shall be provided with adequate
openings for incoming and outgoing air to obtain the required circulation.
Intake openings shall provide air from an uncontaminated source.
(3)
Where openings for mechanical exhaust are located
in spaces that also contain fuel-burning equipment, there shall be
provided fixed intake openings from the exterior to supply sufficient
air so that the fuel burning equipment is not adversely affected.
(4)
Exhaust openings shall be located so that the exhaust
air will not create a nuisance.
D.
Ventilation requirements.
(1)
Enclosures or space where heat, gases, vapor or odors
may accumulate and become a source of potential hazard or nuisance
shall be provided with adequate means of ventilation to remove such
excess.
(2)
Public spaces shall be provided with means for obtaining
air supply for the maximum number of persons for which such spaces
are designed.
E.
Safety controls.
(1)
Manually operated controls shall be provided to stop
the operation of all central fan equipment. Such controls shall be
conspicuously identified and in readily accessible locations outside
the fan room.
(2)
Every system using recirculated air and serving an
assembly space or more than one fire area or more than one story of
a building shall be provided with controls arranged so that under
an abnormal rise in the temperature of the air in the system the fans
causing normal circulation shall stop and require manual restart.
(3)
Every system for ventilating an assembly space shall
be provided with an emergency switch conveniently located and with
a durable sign giving instructions for shutting down the system in
case of fire.
F.
Location of operating equipment. All condensers, compressors,
fans, air-handlers and allied equipment for all air-conditioning systems,
except self-contained window units, shall be located on the roof or
in another location approved by the Building Department.
A.
General requirements. Fuel oil shall be received,
stored and conveyed by means of fixed liquid-tight equipment.
C.
Piping.
(1)
Automatically operated boilers and furnaces using
fuel oil shall be provided with remote control to stop the flow of
oil during fire or other emergency.
(2)
Filling, emptying and venting of tanks shall be by
means of fixed piping. Pipes to underground tanks shall be pitched
toward tanks. Terminals of fill and vent pipes shall be located outside
buildings at a safe distance from building openings.
(3)
No piping having any plastic components shall be used
in the boiler room.
A.
Fire alarm systems. Required fire alarm systems shall
be maintained in proper operating condition at all times.
B.
Sprinkler equipment.
(1)
Required sprinkler equipment shall be maintained in
proper operating condition at all times. Storage of materials shall
cause minimum interference to effective discharge of water.
(2)
Valves controlling water supply to sprinklers shall
be secure in the open position.
(3)
Sprinkler heads shall be maintained free of corrosion
and paint.
D.
Portable extinguishers.
(1)
Each oil burner for a boiler, furnace or central hot-water
heater shall be provided with an approved Class B hand fire extinguisher.
(2)
Portable extinguishers required for fire protection
shall be in their designated locations and in a condition which will
permit efficient operation without delay.
(3)
Each incinerator room and service opening shall be
provided with an approved Class A hand fire extinguisher.
[Added 11-3-1969 by Ord. No. 120]
A.
Legislative findings. It is hereby found and declared
that occupation of the upper floors of multiple dwellings, danger
to aged, infirm and other residents of such upper floors from fire
and other casualties and insufficient access to such upper floors
by fire-fighting, rescue and emergency equipment in this Village are
a menace to the health, safety and welfare of its citizens and that
the elimination of the obstructions to access to such upper floors
by fire-fighting, rescue and emergency equipment and the provision
of facilities and improvements necessary to give reasonable access
are essential to the public welfare and interest.
B.
Applicability. This section shall apply to all multiple
dwellings, as defined in § 4 (33) of the Multiple Residences
Law of the State of New York, located in the Village of Great Neck
Estates and being three stories or more in height.
C.
Access for fire-fighting, rescue and emergency equipment.
(1)
For every such multiple dwelling of three stories
or more in height, the owner shall provide the facilities necessary
to give reasonable access to all apartments by fire-fighting, rescue
and emergency equipment and personnel from the nearest public road.
(2)
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by
the Building Inspector of the Village of Great Neck Estates.
(3)
The Building Inspector may require the removal or
relocation of obstructions to such access, including the pruning,
removal or relocation of trees, hedges, plants, flowers or other vegetation,
removal or relocation of fences, public utility installations, ornaments,
statuary, benches, playgrounds, waste removal facilities or other
improvements.
D.
Rules and regulations.
(1)
The Building Inspector may promulgate rules and regulations
to:
(a)
Effectuate the general purposes of this chapter.
(b)
Provide reasonable uniform standards, ratings
and requirements consonant with accepted standards of engineering,
fire prevention and safety practices.
(c)
Formulate such standards and requirements, so
far as may be practicable, in terms of performance objectives, so
as to make adequate performance for the use intended the test of acceptability.
(d)
Permit, to the fullest extent possible, use
of modern technical methods, devices and improvements which tend to
reduce costs of construction, installation and maintenance without
substantially affecting reasonable requirements for the health, safety
and security of the occupants or users of dwellings.
(2)
The Building Inspector shall invite the cooperation
and advice of Fire Departments and organizations in connection with
the promulgation of rules and regulations hereunder.
(3)
The Building Inspector shall have the power to enter,
examine and inspect any dwelling to which this section is applicable
for the purpose of carrying out his duties and responsibilities under
this section.
E.
Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
(1)
Any person who, having been served by the Building
Inspector with a notice or order to comply with this chapter, and
who fails to comply with the terms and conditions of such notice or
order within the time specified therein, shall be guilty of a violation
and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalties provided for
violations of this Code.
[Amended 3-10-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
(2)
The term "person" as used in this section shall include
the owner, mortgagee or vendee in possession, the assignee of rents,
or the receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, agent or any other person,
firm or corporation directly or indirectly in control of a multiple
dwelling.
F.
Service of notices and orders. Every notice or order
issued by the Building Inspector hereunder shall be served at least
30 days before the time for compliance therewith. It shall be sufficient
service of a notice or order if it is posted in a conspicuous place
upon the premises affected and a copy thereof mailed on the same day
it is posted to the person to whom it is directed by certified mail
or registered mail to his last known address or place of residence.
G.
Appeals.
(1)
Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved
by any notice or order issued by the Building Inspector hereunder
may appeal such notice or order to the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Great Neck Estates.
(2)
Such appeal shall be taken within seven days after
service of the notice or order appealed from, by filing with the Building
Inspector and with the Board of Trustees a notice of appeal specifying
the grounds thereof. The Building Inspector shall forthwith transmit
to the Board of Trustees all the papers constituting the record upon
which the action appealed from was taken.
(3)
An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of
the action appealed from unless the Building Inspector certifies to
the Board of Trustees, after the notice of appeal shall have been
filed with him, that by reason of fact stated in the certificate a
stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property,
in which case proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a
restraining order, which may be granted by the Board of Trustees or
by a court of record on application, on notice to the Building Inspector
and on due cause shown.
(4)
The Board of Trustees shall fix a reasonable time
for a hearing of the appeal and give due notice thereof to the parties
and decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any
party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney. The Board of
Trustees may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the
notice or order appealed from and shall make such order, requirement,
decision or determination as in its opinion ought to be made in the
premises and to that end shall have all the powers of the Building
Inspector hereunder. Where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary
hardship in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this section
or such notice or order of the Building Inspector, the Board of Trustees
shall have the power in passing upon appeals to vary or modify the
application of any of the regulations or provisions of such section
or such notice or order so that the spirit of this section shall be
observed, public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice
done.
H.
Interpretation of provisions. The provisions of this
section are hereby declared to be in furtherance of and not inconsistent
with the provisions of the Multiple Residence Law of the State of
New York.
A.
Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained
so as to be free from physical and fire hazards.
B.
Elevator and power-operated dumbwaiter cars shall
be provided with durable signs in conspicuous locations on which the
rated capacity shall be indicated.
C.
Elevator cars shall be provided with approved means
for transmitting a signal outside the hoistway in case of emergency.
D.
Hoistways and pits shall be maintained free of refuse.
E.
Machine rooms shall be maintained free of oil and
grease and shall not be used for storage of materials unnecessary
for the maintenance of the elevator or dumbwaiter. Flammable liquids
shall not be kept in such rooms.
F.
No person shall at any time make any required safety
device or electrical protective device inoperative, except where necessary
during tests, inspections or maintenance.
G.
If the use of said elevators or dumbwaiters is discontinued,
the same shall be firestopped at each floor level, and all service
doors thereto shall be permanently sealed with a fire retarding material
having at least a one-hour rating.
H.
The owner or owners of all real property whereon an
elevator is located shall, at least once in each calendar year, at
the expense of such owner or owners, cause each such elevator to be
inspected by a qualified elevator inspector, satisfactory to the Board
of Trustees of the Village, and file a record of each such inspection
with the Village Clerk.
[Added 7-6-1977 by L.L. No. 8-1977; amended 8-7-1978 by L.L. No. 3-1978]
I.
Each elevator in the Village shall contain a mirror
placed in the rear of the elevator so as to make the interior thereof
visible to a person outside the elevator prior to entering the elevator.
[Added 7-6-1977 by L.L. No. 8-1977]
