Village of Larchmont, NY Amendments to Specific Parts of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code

The following parts of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code are amended as follows:

Part 706.la-1 - Fire Limits A: add "These areas are composed of MF, RB, LC, I and RROC Zoning Map districts plus those other parcels where MF, RB, LC, I and RROC type uses exist."

(2)

Part 774.16: Fire Protection Equipment: add "and a permit is required from LFD."

(3)

Part 790.1: Article VI - Fire Safety in Areas of Public Assembly: add after "therefrom," line 6, "and any restaurant, bar or tavern, regardless of number of occupancy. A permit from LFD is required."

(4)

Part 1002.3b: Storage Tanks Inside Buildings, Fuel Oil Storage Tanks: add "Capacity shall be limited to 275 gallons, unless permit is obtained from LFD, and tank is installed within a vault built to generally accepted standards."

(5)

Part 1002.3c: Storage Tanks for Flammable and Other Combustible Liquids: add "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(6)

Part 1002.4 (all subsections): Storage Tanks Outside of Buildings (Above Ground): add "prohibited." Delete subsections.

(7)

Part 1002.5d: Underground Tanks: add subsection "1002.50: Gasoline Tanks: Each gasoline storage tank shall be mounted leakproof detection system with a visual indicator and installation approved by a licensed professional engineer and the Building Department of the Village of Larchmont."

(8)

Part 1002.7 (all subsections) Equipment Using Flammable Liquids Inside Buildings: add "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(9)

Part 1002.8: Storage of Flammable Liquids in Drums: add "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(10)

Part 1003.1: Hazardous Gases General Requirements (all subsections): add "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(11)

Part 1060.2a-4: Article XII - Equipment Requirements — Part 1060 Fire Protection Equipment General Requirements: add after first sentence (line 4): ", and a permit from LFD shall be required, also."

(12)

Part 1060.4e-1: Sprinkler Alarm: add, after last sentence, "in which case a permit is required from LFD."

(13)

Part 1061.2c: Fire Control Panel: add, after first subparagraph, "in which case, a permit is required from LFD."

(14)

Part 1061.2d: add "and a permit shall be required from the LFD."

(15)

Part 1061.2e: add "and a permit shall be required from the LFD."

(16)

Part 1162.2g: Means of Egress Aisles: add "Where applicable, aisles shall not be less than 36 inches wide, and stock shall not be located nearer than 24 inches from the ceiling."

(17)

Part 1163.3g: Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Containers and Tanks: add, after subsection, "storage limited to 100 gallons' water capacity unless permit is obtained from LFD and storage in excess of 230 gallons' water capacity is prohibited."

(18)

Part 1163.4: Liquefied Natural Gas Installations, Storage and Handling Facility: add "prohibited." Delete language.

(19)

Part 1163.5: Compressed Natural Gas Installations, Storage and Handling Facility: add "prohibited except by permit from LFD."

(20)

Part 1163.6b-1, 2: Fuel Oil Systems - Storage Tanks (above ground): add "prohibited."

(21)

Part 1163.13b: Sprinkler Systems: add, before subsections: "Maintenance Inspections: Part 1163.13b-1a: The owner or lessee of any building having an automatic sprinkler system shall have an inspection of the system performed by a person with a certificate of fitness at least once a year."

(22)

Part 1163.13b-1b: The owner or lessee shall cause the person performing the inspection to provide written certification of the date the inspection is performed and written certification that the system is in proper working order. The said written certification shall be maintained on the premises for inspection by the LFD at any time.

(23)

Part 1163.13b-1c: The owner or lessee of sprinklered premises shall keep at least six operable spare sprinkler heads on the premises at all times and shall have one or more employees instructed in the maintenance of the system.

(24)

Part 1163.13b-1d: The Fire Chief shall order every sprinkler system tested at least once every five years. The test shall be conducted by the owner or lessee. The Fire Department connection shall be tested as part of the test. These tests are to be conducted at the owner's or lessee's risk and expense in the presence of a Fire Department representative and the Village Engineer.

(25)

Part 1163.13b-13: The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be notified immediately in the event that any sprinkler system shall become inoperative.

(a)

Parts 13b-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall be renumbered to read 13b-2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively.

(26)

Part 1164.2a: Assembly Spaces: add "A permit from LFD is required."

(27)

Part 1164.3: Self-Service Stations, Regular Service Stations and Garages: add before subsections: "A permit is required from LFD."

(28)

Part 1164.3b-7 Dispensing of Class I and Class II Liquids: substitute "25 feet" for "100 feet" on line 4.

(29)

Part 1164.4 (all subsections) Bulk Plants and Terminals: add "prohibited." Delete subsections.

(30)

Part 1164.6a-1 Dry Cleaning Plants - General Requirements: add "A permit from LFD is required."

(31)

Part 1164.6a-2: add "prohibited."

(32)

Part 1164.7 (all subsections) Bowling Establishments: add "A permit is required."

(33)

Part 1164.8 (all subsections) Lumber Yards: add "A permit is required."

(34)

Part 1164.9 (all subsections) Tents: add "A permit is required."

(35)

Part 1164.10 (all subsections) Tire Rebuilding Plant: add "prohibited." Delete subsections.

(36)

Part 1164.11 (all subsections) Vehicle Wrecking Yards, Junk Yards and Waste Material Handling Plants: add "prohibited." Delete subsections.

(37)

Part 1164.12 (all subsections) Airports, Heliports and Helistops: add "prohibited unless a permit is obtained from the LFD."

(38)

Part 1171.2b Storage Tanks - above ground: add "prohibited."

(39)

Part 1171.3b (all subsections) Storage Inside Buildings: add, prior to subsections, "storage in excess of five gallons is prohibited unless a permit from LFD is obtained."

(40)

Part 1171.3c (all subsections) Outside Storage: add, prior to subsections, "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD and quantities will be limited according to the opinion of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.

(41)

Part 1171.4 Dip Tanks: add, prior to subsections, "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(42)

Part 1171.5 Spray Finishing: add, prior to subsections, "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(43)

Part 1171.6 Electrostatic Apparatus: add, prior to subsections, "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(44)

Part 1171.7 Dry Cleaning (all subsections): add "prohibited — see Part 1164.6."

(45)

Part 1171.8 Automobile Undercoating: add "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(46)

Part 1172 Combustible Fibers: add "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(47)

Part 1173 Dust: add "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(48)

Part 1174 Hazardous Materials: add "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(a)

Table 1 - 1174 Warning Sign Requirements: add "permit from LFD is required for any of the above categories, and further limited as follows:

	Poison Gas - may be prohibited.
	Poison and Irritant - may be prohibited.
	Flammable Liquid - any amount.
	Flammable Solid - may be prohibited.
	Flammable Gas - over 500 cubic feet: prohibited.
	Nonflammable Gas - over 500 cubic feet: prohibited.
	Oxidizer - any amount may be prohibited.
	Organic Peroxide - any amount may be prohibited.
	Combustible Liquid - over 5 gallons inside building; any amount outside building: above ground storage prohibited.
	Radioactive Material - may be prohibited.
	Corrosive Material - any amount may be prohibited.
	Dangerous When Wet - may be prohibited.
	Etiologic Material - may be prohibited.
	Highly Toxic Materials - may be prohibited.
	Unstable Materials - may be prohibited.

(49)

Part 1175.2a - Bulk Oxygen: substitute 500 cubic feet for 20,000 cubic feet; permit required from LFD.

(50)

Part 1175.3 - Hydrogen: "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(51)

Part 1175.4 - Flammable Anesthetics: "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(52)

Part 1175.5 - Non-Flammable Medical Gases: "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(53)

Part 1175.6 - Anhydrous Ammonia: "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD."

(54)

Part 1176 - Explosives, Ammunition and Blasting Agents: "prohibited unless permit is obtained from LFD, and bond is posted with Village of Larchmont, except as delineated in that Part 1176.1a-1 through 1176.1a-9."

(55)

Part 1177 Fireworks (all subsections): "prohibited except as provided by Sections 270.00 and 405.00 of the Penal Law of the State of New York. Permit is required from LFD."

(56)

Part 1178.1 - Material for Welding and Cutting - General Requirements: add "This part shall also apply to brazing and soldering." Add "A permit is required from LFD."

(57)

Part 1178.3a - Oxy-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting: add "All storage in excess of 1 pound inside of buildings is prohibited without a permit from LFD, and any storage in excess of 500 cubic feet of gas or 20 pounds of liquefied petroleum gas is expressly prohibited. Storage of cylinders outside of buildings is prohibited."

(58)

Part 1178.3h: substitute "500 cubic feet" for "3,000 cubic feet" and "20 pounds" for "300 pounds" where it appears in this part.

(59)

Part 1178.3i: delete language and substitute "prohibited."

(60)

Part 1178.3j: substitute 500 cubic feet for 6,000 cubic feet.

(61)

Part 1178.3k: delete language and substitute "prohibited."

(62)

Part 1178.5 - Acetylene Generator Houses and Rooms: substitute "prohibited."

(63)

Part 1179 - Fumigants and Thermal Insecticidal Fogging Liquids: add, before subsections, "prohibited except by permit from LFD."

(64)

Part 1180 - Fruit Ripening Gas: substitute "prohibited."

(65)

Part 1181.la - Matches: substitute "3 feet in height" for "10 feet in height" and "45 cubic feet" for "1,500 cubic feet."

(66)

Part 1182 - Powder Coatings: add, before subsection, "prohibited except by permit from LFD."

(67)

Part 1183 - Magnesium: add, before subsections, "prohibited except by permit from LFD.

(68)

Part 1184 - Organic Coatings: add, before subsections, "prohibited except by permit from LFD."

(69)

Part 1185 - Organic Peroxides: add before subsections "prohibited except by permit from LFD."

(70)

Part 1186 - Cryogenic Liquids: add, before subsections, "prohibited except by permit from LFD."

(71)

Part 1187 - Cellulose Nitrate (Pyroxlin) Plastics: add, before subsections, "prohibited except by permit from LFD."

(72)

Part 1188 - Cellulose Nitrate Motion-Picture Film: delete and add "prohibited."

(73)

Part 1191.3d-1 - Fire Safety Practice - Portable Heaters: substitute for last sentence: "Unvented portable heaters are expressly prohibited in one-or two-family dwellings, and all other applications referred to in this part shall be prohibited unless a permit is obtained from LFD."

(74)

Part 1192: Flame-Producing Devices.

[Added 11-9-1987 by L.L. No. 5-1987]

(a)

1192.la General Requirements. It shall be prohibited to thaw out frozen pipes with a torch or other flame-producing device unless there is a listed and appropriate type fire extinguisher and/or a water hose connected to a water supply that is capable of applying a water stream on all affected areas. In occupied structures, the person or persons thawing the pipes shall remain in view of this area at all times and for one hour after using the torch or flame producing device.

(b)

1192.1b It shall be prohibited to remove paint with a torch or other flame producing device from any part of any structure, inside or outside.

(75)

Part 1197.la - Code Enforcement Office Notification (for solid fuel burning appliance): add "by obtaining a permit from Building Department."