A.
Plumbing systems shall be maintained in sanitary and
serviceable condition and installed and maintained in accordance with
the plumbing standards of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code.
B.
Plumbing systems shall be maintained so as not to
weaken structural members nor cause damage or deterioration to any
part of the building through fixture usage.
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 be 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 system shall be connected to a public sewer or to
an adequate and approved system of sewage disposal.
B.
Where a public sewer is not available, a system shall
be provided to receive and dispose of sewage without health hazard
or nuisance.
C.
Sewage or other waste shall not be discharged into
the ground or into a waterway unless it has first been rendered harmless
through subjection to treatment or to natural processes in conformity
with generally accepted standards.
D.
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.
E.
Each fixture directly connected to the sewage drainage
system shall be equipped with a water seal trap.
F.
Adequate cleanouts shall be provided and maintained
so that the pipes may be readily cleaned.
G.
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.
H.
Each vent terminal to the outer air shall be installed
and maintained so as to minimize the possibilities of clogging, frost
closure, the return of foul air to the building or the creation of
a nuisance to adjacent premises.
I.
Drains provided for fixtures, devices, appliances
or apparatus containing food, water, sterile goods or similar material
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.
A.
Roofs and paved areas, including yards and courts,
shall be properly 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.
A.
Buildings 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 multiple
dwellings, hot water shall be furnished at a minimum of 120º
F.
D.
Where multiple dwellings contain sleeping accommodations
arranged as a dormitory, for each multiple of 15 persons or fraction
thereof so accommodated there shall be provided and located adjacent
thereto, plumbing fixtures consisting of at least:
E.
Urinals may be substituted in men's toilet room for
not more than 1/3 of the required number of water closets.
F.
Privies, privy vaults and outhouses shall be prohibited
on premises which are included in the scope of this chapter.
A.
Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth, absorbent
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 using 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, rodentproof, 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.