A.
Operation permits required. Operating permits shall
be required for conducting the activities or using the categories
of buildings listed below:
(1)
Manufacturing, storing or handling hazardous materials
in quantities exceeding those listed in Tables 27.03.1.1(1), 2703.1.1(2),
2703.1.1(3) or 2703.1.1(4) in the publication entitled "Fire Code
of New York State" and incorporated by reference in 19 NYCRR 1225.1;
(2)
Hazardous processes and activities, including but
not limited to, commercial and industrial operations which produce
combustible dust as a byproduct, fruit and crop ripening, and waste
handling;
(3)
Use of pyrotechnic devices in assembly occupancies;
(4)
Buildings containing one or more areas of public assembly
with an occupant load of 100 persons or more; and
(5)
Buildings whose use or occupancy classification may
pose a substantial potential hazard to public safety, as determined
by resolution adopted by the Common Council of the City of Amsterdam.
B.
Any person who proposes to undertake any activity
or to operate any type of building listed in this article shall be
required to obtain an operating permit prior to commencing such activity
or operation:
(1)
The Fire Department shall conduct an inspection prior
to the issuance of an operating permit.
An application for an operating permit shall
be in writing on a form provided by the Engineering Department and
approved by the Division. Such application shall include such information
as the Division deems sufficient to permit a determination by the
Division that quantities, materials, and activities conform to the
requirements of the Uniform Code. If the Division determines that
tests or reports are necessary to verify conformance, such tests or
reports shall be performed or provided by such person or persons as
may be designated by or otherwise acceptable to the Division, at the
expense of the applicant.
Operating permits shall be issued for such period
of time, not to exceed one year in the case of any operating permit
issued for an area of public assembly and not to exceed three years
in any other case, as shall be determined by the Division to be consistent
with local conditions. The effective period of each operating permit
shall be specified in the operating permit. An operating permit may
be reissued or renewed upon application to the Division.
A.
Where activities do not comply with applicable provisions
of the Uniform Code, an operating permit shall be revoked or suspended.
B.
The Fire Department shall conduct firesafety inspections
of buildings and structures listed within this article at least once
every 12 months.
(1)
If, upon the findings of the Fire Chief or his or
her duly authorized personnel, the subject building warrants the need
for an operating permit(s) in the terms listed within this article,
the Fire Chief shall notify the Division and the owner of the building
or structure of the need for an operating permit and the possible
need for a building permit.
In any circumstance in which more than one activity
listed is to be conducted at a location, the Division may require
a separate operating permit for each such activity, or the Division
may, in his or her discretion, issue a single operating permit to
apply to all such activities.
