A.
Plumbing, heating, electrical, ventilating, air conditioning,
refrigerating, cooking and fire protection equipment, elevators, dumbwaiters,
escalators and other mechanical additions, installations or systems for use
in residential buildings shall be constructed, installed, located, connected
and maintained and repaired, when necessary, so that such equipment and systems
will operate satisfactorily and not be a danger to safety, health and welfare.
B.
Installation, maintenance and repairs shall be performed
in accordance with the relevant codes and/or regulations of the Village of
Pelham.
C.
All installations, maintenance and repairs made by owners,
operators or occupants and required by this code shall be done in a workmanlike
manner. Materials used for repairs shall be similar to and blend in with surrounding
structures so that the repair is not obvious to sight or touch.
D.
All facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition so as not to breed insects, vermin or rodents or produce noxious
or offensive gases or odors.
E.
Moving parts of equipment that may be a potential hazard
shall be guarded to protect against accidental contact.
F.
Equipment and systems subject to damage from freezing
shall be adequately protected against freezing.
G.
Equipment or systems that create excessive or undue noise
or otherwise become a nuisance shall be adequately baffled or otherwise soundproofed.
H.
No person shall cause any service, facility, equipment
or utility required to be supplied by the provisions of this code to be removed
from, shut off from or discontinued for any dwelling unit, except for necessary
repairs, alterations or emergencies or if the building is vacated.
A.
All plumbing fixtures installed within residential buildings
shall be connected to sewer lines that discharge into a public sanitary sewage
system.
B.
Substances that 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 closure,
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 backup of sewage through the direct or indirect drainage piping.
A.
Every residential building and every dwelling unit shall
be supplied at all times with potable water from a public source. There shall
be sufficient volume and pressure at all hot and cold water outlets. They
shall function without undue noise.
B.
Water supply systems shall be installed and maintained
so that water used for cooling or heating shall not be reintroduced into the
domestic water supply system nor be distributed through such equipment to
plumbing fixtures.
A.
Every residential building, dwelling unit and rooming
unit shall be provided with an adequate electrical service, properly connected
to an adequate source of electric power.
B.
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be installed and
maintained so as not to be a potential source of ignition of combustible materials
or a potential source of electrical hazard.
C.
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be firmly secured
to the surface on which it is mounted.
D.
Electrical wiring and equipment in damp or wet locations
or exposed to explosive or flammable gases or to excessive temperatures shall
be of a type approved for the purpose and location.
E.
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be protected against
excessive current by properly rated overcurrent devices.
F.
Electrical service equipment and over-current protection
devices shall be installed in readily accessible locations, and access to
such locations shall be kept unobstructed.
G.
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 lighting or other causes.
H.
Electrical equipment that in ordinary operation produces
arcs or sparks shall be enclosed, unless separated and isolated from all combustible
materials.
I.
Flexible cord shall not be run through holes in walls,
ceilings or floors or through doorways, windows or similar openings or attached
to building surfaces or concealed behind building walls or above ceilings
or under floors or floor coverings.
J.
Defective wiring and equipment shall be repaired or replaced.
A.
The owner of every residential building that is intended
for occupancy between September 15 and May 15 of the following year shall
provide to such building and keep in good repair approved, safe central heating
facilities, capable of maintaining a minimum inside temperature of sixty-five
degrees Fahrenheit (65º F.) or such other minimum inside temperature
as might be mandated or recommended by the Westchester County Department of
Health in an emergency crisis. Said temperature shall be based on outside
design temperature and be provided in all habitable rooms and bathrooms, shower
rooms and water closet compartments. Such temperature requirements shall be
measured thirty-six (36) inches from the floor at approximately the center
of the room.
B.
Heating equipment shall be installed in a manner that
will avoid the dangerous concentration of fumes and gases.
C.
Every heating, cooking and water-heating device burning
solid fuels shall be rigidly connected to a chimney or flue. Any such equipment,
burning liquid or gaseous fuels shall be rigidly connected to a supply line
and, where required, to a chimney, flue or vent.
D.
Fuel tanks for such equipment shall be permanently installed
and refilled only from outside the building.
E.
Supply lines shall be installed in an approved manner.
F.
Where necessary, exposed heating risers, heating ducts
and hot water lines shall be covered with an insulating material or guard.
G.
Every heating, cooking and water-heating device located
in a residential building shall be maintained and operated so as to be free
from fire, health and accident hazards.
H.
All fuel-burning equipment, components and accessories
shall be free from leaks and obstructions and shall function properly.
I.
Heating equipment shall not be forced to operate beyond
the safe capacity for which it was designed.
J.
Portable space heaters burning liquid or gaseous fuels
and heating, cooking and water-heating equipment with integral fuel tanks
are prohibited.
A.
Every residential building shall have an adequate supply
of hot water, properly connected to plumbing fixtures requiring hot water.
B.
Water heating equipment shall be installed in accordance
with the applicable regulations of the Village of Pelham. Such equipment shall
be capable of delivering water at a constant minimum temperature of one hundred
twenty degrees (120º), at pressure adequate to enable them to function
satisfactorily at all times, at each hot water outlet. The system shall be
capable of delivering an adequate supply of hot water to each dwelling unit,
one-family house and rooming house.
C.
Hot-water supply systems shall be provided with safety
devices arranged to relieve hazardous pressures and excessive temperatures.
A.
Stormwater shall be properly drained to prevent recurrent
ponding or the entrance of water into any basement or cellar.
B.
Conductors or drain pipes, where used, shall function
properly. They shall be discharged in such a manner that water will not flow
onto sidewalks or into sewers intended for sewage only or onto the property
of others.
C.
Stormwater sewers, dry wells or other satisfactory drainage
systems shall be used where necessary.
A.
All fuels stored on the premises of a residential building
for the operation of heat-producing equipment shall be stored in a safe manner
in accordance with generally accepted practice and in a manner that will minimize
the danger of fire.
B.
No fuel oil, gasoline or other highly flammable fuel
shall be stored within a residential building, except in a manner approved
by the Fire Safety Code of the municipality.
C.
Fuel oil shall be received, stored and conveyed by means
of fixed liquidtight equipment.
D.
Storage tanks shall be installed and maintained so as
not to be a hazard to the premises serviced or the surrounding property. They
shall be provided with means for venting.
A.
Incinerators are prohibited unless approved and registered
with the Fire Department and shall not emit contaminants into the atmosphere
in violation of air pollution control regulations pursuant to New York State
Law or to any other governmental authority having jurisdiction.
B.
Incinerators shall be of adequate capacity for the intended
use.
C.
Connections to incinerators shall provide free passage
of garbage and refuse without clogging.
D.
Service openings shall be readily accessible to the building
occupants.
E.
Durable signs, with plainly legible letters, shall be
conspicuously posted at service openings, stating:
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"Throwing lighted matches, cigars or cigarettes, carpet sweepings, naphthalene,
camphor balls or flakes, floor scrapings, oil soaked rags, paint cans, aerosol
containers or any other flammable or highly combustible or explosive substance
into incinerator chutes is unlawful and subjects the offender to a penalty."
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A.
Fuel gas piping systems shall be installed and maintained
so as to remain gastight, safe and operative under conditions of use.
B.
Fuel gas piping systems shall provide a supply of gas
sufficient to meet the maximum expected demand of the installed gasburning
appliances connected thereto.
C.
Gas piping systems shall have at least one (1) accessible
means for shutting off all gas supply. Such means shall be maintained in good
operating condition.
D.
Gas services, gas meters and gas pressure regulators
shall be located so that they are protected from damage.
E.
Gas refrigerators and ranges shall be installed with
clearance for ventilation. They shall be maintained in good operating condition.
F.
Undiluted liquefied petroleum gas in liquid form shall
not be conveyed through piping equipment and systems in residential buildings.
G.
Liquefied petroleum gas containers shall be designed,
stored and located so as not to be a hazard to the premises served or to the
surrounding property.
H.
Fuel gas systems shall be provided with safety devices
to relieve excessive pressure and shall be so arranged that the discharge
terminates in a safe location.
I.
Fuel gas systems shall have at least one (1) accessible
means of shutting off the gas. Such means shall be located outside the building
and shall be maintained in good operating condition.
A.
Elevators installed in residential buildings for travel
between floors shall be maintained in continuous service.
B.
Defective equipment shall be repaired immediately. Elevators
required for vertical travel by human occupants above the third floor of any
structure shall not be out of service for more than twenty-four (24) hours.
C.
Elevators shall be adequately lighted at all times.
D.
All such elevators shall be inspected and maintained
in accordance with the Building Code of the Village of Pelham or with the
American National Standards Safety Code for Elevators.
A.
Air conditioning and ventilation in multiple dwellings.
(2)
Ventilating systems.
(a)
Ventilating systems shall be installed and maintained
so that the rapid spread of heat, flame or smoke through the system 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.
(b)
Stairways, passageways, exits, shafts, hoistways or attics
shall not be used as plenum chambers.
(c)
Ducts shall be securely fastened in place and appropriately
fire-stopped.
(d)
Ducts and other air-handling equipment shall be of noncombustible
material.
(e)
Filters shall be installed and maintained so as not to
constitute a fire or smoke hazard.
(f)
Ducts passing through or located within combustible construction
shall be separated from such construction by a clearance of at least one-half
(1/2) inch or by a noncombustible insulating material or shall be quality
controlled.
(g)
Air required for ventilation shall be taken from the
exterior or shall be quality controlled.
(h)
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.
(3)
Air intake and exhaust openings.
(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
(d)
Exhaust openings shall be located so that the exhaust
air will not create a nuisance.
(4)
Ventilation requirements.
(a)
Enclosures or spaces where heat, gases, vapors or odors
may accumulate and become a potential source of hazard or nuisance shall be
provided with adequate means of ventilation to remove such excess.
(b)
Public spaces shall be provided with means for obtaining
air supply for the maximum number of persons for which such spaces are designed.
(5)
Safety controls.
(a)
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.
(b)
Every system using recirculated air and serving an assembly
space for more than one (1) fire area or more than one (1) story of a building
shall be provided with controls arranged so that, under abnormal rise in temperature
of the air in the system, the fans causing normal circulation shall stop and
require manual restart.
(c)
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.
