[Added 10-17-1978 by L.L. No. 7-1978]
A. Fire warning systems required. Every dwelling erected
or substantially altered to be occupied for residential purposes shall
be protected by at least one automatic fire warning system equipped
with automatic smoke detection devices primarily intended for the
protection of life by indicating abnormal conditions as hereinafter
provided. Placement of the aforesaid system shall be immediately adjacent
to all sleeping quarters in the buildings.
B. Specifications.
(1) The aforesaid system shall be capable of sensing visible
or invisible particles of combustion and providing a suitable audible
alarm thereof and shall conform to the requirements of the most recent
editions of the National Fire Code Standard No. 101, relative to life
safety, and of the National Fire Code Standard No. 74, relative to
household fire warning equipment, adopted by the National Fire Protection
Association.
(2) Smoke detector. The minimal permissible smoke detector shall be of single-station type, approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. (UL), and/or Factory Mutual, and shall comply with the specifications described in §
321-42 of the Code and shall be powered by ordinary current or a battery having a usable life of at least 12 months' duration.
C. Installation and testing. Automatic smoke detection
devices which comprise such a system shall conform to and be installed
and tested periodically by the most recent provisions of the Life
Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 101,
and Household Fire Warning Equipment, National Fire Protection Association
Standard No. 74, and shall comply with the provisions set forth in
this section.
D. Applicability. This section shall apply to all residential buildings and structures substantially altered, all residential buildings and structures conveyed by deed or sales agreement and all residential buildings and structures or parts thereof leased to new tenants after the effective date hereof. The term "substantially altered" shall mean alterations requiring a building permit as provided for in Chapter
237, Construction Codes, Uniform, Article
I, Administration and Enforcement, of this Code.
E. Notification and compliance. Notification of the appropriate
provisions of this section shall be given to all applicants for building
permits or certificates of occupancy or completion prior to the issuance
of such permits or certificates. Upon the issuance of a building permit
for alterations or upon request for a certificate of occupancy or
completion, owners of all multiple dwellings shall be notified to
comply with this section of the Code. Compliance shall be within 90
days after notification.
F. Large-capacity structures. A Class "A" fire system
and approved combination fire alarm pull box and sprinkler system,
as defined in National Fire Code Standard Nos. 13 or 72A, B, C, D
and E (whichever is applicable) of the National Fire Protection Association,
shall be installed in all new construction and/or alterations in the
Village of Great Neck having a sleeping capacity of 30 or more persons
above the first floor, specifically tenement houses, apartment houses,
lodging houses, hotels, clubhouses, public or private houses, sanitariums,
surgical institutions, Asylums, hospitals or homes for the aged.
G. Effect on other regulations. The provisions of this
section shall apply without regard to regulations of lenders or funding
agencies and shall be in addition to any control exercised by such
agencies concerning construction and fire protection requirements
related to such construction.
H. Installation requirements.
(1) All multiple-family dwellings shall have smoke detectors
in the following locations:
(a)
At the top of any stairwell if such stairwell
is open to common hallways or corridors.
(b)
At least one adjacent to the entrance to each
sleeping area.
(c)
Garbage storage area, if not sprinkled.
(d)
Tenants' storage area (one for each area if
not sprinkled).
(2) All single-family and two-family dwellings shall have
smoke detectors.
(a)
In all one-family dwellings and two-family dwellings
where construction is commenced after the effective date of this section,
there shall be installed and maintained outside each entrance to a
sleeping area at least one detection device, approved by the Underwriters'
Laboratories, Inc. (UL), and/or Factory Mutual.
(b)
Bedrooms or other rooms used for sleeping which
are separated by other use areas, such as kitchens, living or dining
rooms but not bathrooms, shall be considered separate sleeping areas.
(3) Number and placement. The number and placement of
detectors shall be under the direct control and enforcement of the
Housing and Building Departments of the Village of Great Neck. Said
control and enforcement shall not be arbitrary, but shall be in compliance
with acceptable standards, as recommended by good fire protection
procedures.
I. Working order. All smoke detection devices required
hereunder must, at all times, be in good working order.
J. Compliance with State Building Construction Code.
If any of the provisions of this section shall be in conflict with
the provisions of the State Building Construction Code, the provisions
of the State Building Construction Code shall govern.
[Amended 9-26-1978 by L.L. No. 4-1978]
Every owner of a multiple dwelling within the
Village shall, with respect to each such dwelling owned by him, submit
to the Department of Housing between June 1 and July 1 of each year
a separate written report as to the operating condition of the boilers,
oil and/or gas burners, electrical heating equipment, compactors and
devices connected therewith and fire and safety equipment, such as
fire extinguishers, fire escapes and fire-warning systems and sprinkler
systems contained in or used in connection with said multiple dwelling
and its appurtenances. The reports shall specifically state compliance
or lack of compliance and in what respect there is failure to comply
with the provisions of this Housing Code or any other ordinances which
may be applicable. The reports shall be filed within 30 days after
the equipment has been inspected, and it shall be made and certified
by persons, firms or corporations qualified to service the equipment
involved. The owner shall submit similar reports with respect to elevators
and all apparatus used in connection therewith, except that such reports
shall be filed semiannually on January 15 and July 15 of each year.