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Editor's Note: The title of this article was
amended 9-27-1976 by L.L. No. 7-1976.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this article or by any law or ordinance, all buildings now existing
or hereafter erected shall be provided with such tanks, standpipes,
automatic sprinkler systems, hose nozzles, wrenches, fire extinguishers,
hooks, axes and all other such appliances as may be required by and
conforming to the rules of the Superintendent of Buildings.
A.
Standpipe systems, as provided in this article, § 86-108B, and the rules of the Superintendent of Buildings, shall be installed in:
B.
Size of standpipe risers. Standpipe risers in structures
or parts of structures, 150 feet or less in height shall be at least
four-inch standard iron pipe size, and in structures more than 150
feet in height, risers shall be at least six-inch standard iron pipe
size.
C.
Number and location of standpipe risers. The number
and location of standpipe risers shall be such that any point of a
structure shall be within 120 feet, measured horizontally, of a riser.
When a structure requiring standpipes faces on more than one street,
at least one standpipe riser shall be installed for each street front,
provided that for intersecting street fronts, one riser shall be sufficient
for each intersection. So far as practicable, standpipe risers shall
be placed within stair enclosures, otherwise they shall be as near
the stairs as possible. All risers shall extend from the lowest story
to and above the roof.
D.
Construction of standpipe systems. All standpipe systems
hereafter installed shall be constructed as prescribed by the rules
of the Superintendent of Buildings and shall be provided with such
outlets and equipped with such appliances as required by said rules.
All standpipe systems shall have one or more siamese hose connections
at or near the sidewalk. When there is more than one riser in any
standpipe system, all risers shall be cross-connected below the street
level.
A.
Sprinkler systems, as provided in this article and
the rules of the Superintendent of Buildings, shall be installed in:
(1)
Structures used for the storage of combustible goods
or merchandise and exceeding 10,000 square feet in area when of fireproof
construction or 7,500 square feet when of other construction.
(2)
Garages located in structures in which one or more
stories or parts thereof above such garages are occupied for other
purposes, when such garages are used as bus terminals for more than
two buses or are used for the storage and loading of two or more trucks.
(3)
Institutional buildings exceeding 2,500 square feet
in area of other than Class 1 or Class 2 construction in which the
occupants are bedridden, crippled, insane or otherwise involuntarily
confined.
(5)
Factories and mercantile establishments as required
by the state Labor Law.
B.
Construction of sprinkler systems. All sprinkler systems
hereafter installed shall be constructed as prescribed by the rules
of the Superintendent of Buildings.
[Added 9-27-1976 by L.L. No. 7-1976]
A.
Smoke-detecting alarm. Single-station smoke-detecting
alarm devices shall be provided in structures of all new construction
or in major alterations to existing one- and two-family dwellings,
multiple dwellings, senior citizen residences, hotels, motels, lodging
houses and dormitories. These detectors shall be located in or adjacent
to sleeping space as approved by the Superintendent of Buildings.
(1)
Single-station smoke-detection alarm devices.
(b)
Such device shall be designed and installed
so as to avoid dead airspace, detect smoke and activate the alarm,
be reasonably free from false alarm and provide visible indication
that the alarm is activated.
(c)
The alarm shall be clearly audible in sleeping
spaces with intervening doors closed.
(d)
The device shall be directly connected to the
lighting circuit of the dwelling unit or sleeping room with no intervening
wall switch. Cord-connected installations shall not be permitted.
B.
Heat-detecting alarm. A heat-detecting alarm system
shall be installed in conformity with this section for kitchens and
kitchenettes of any new senior citizen residence.
(1)
Heat-detecting alarm systems.
(b)
Such system shall be designed and installed
so as to detect abnormally high temperature, activate an audible alarm
in the corridor on the same floor as the detector which activated
the alarm and simultaneously activate the light indicator on the hallside
above the door of the dwelling unit.
(c)
The heat detector shall be located on or near
the ceiling in kitchens or kitchenettes in dwelling units.
(d)
The alarm shall be a common alarm for all heat detectors on the same floor level and shall be clearly audible in all dwelling units on the alarm initiated floor. Such alarm may be one of the audible alarms associated with other fireprotection equipment. For exception, see Subsection B(1)(f) of this section.
(e)
Such system shall be directly connected to the
lighting circuit of the dwelling unit with no intervening wall switch.
(f)
Where exits from dwelling units do not open
upon corridors but instead open directly to the exterior, the audible
alarm shall be an alarm common to all heat detectors in such dwelling
units and shall be centrally located on the exterior of the building
so as to be audible in all dwelling units. For such dwelling units,
the light indicator shall be located on the exterior above the door
of the dwelling unit.
C.
Mechanical shutdown. In all multiple dwellings, offices
and places of assembly which mechanically supply air by means of a
closed central system to more than 3,000 square feet of area, the
smoke-detecting device shall be placed at the end of the return duct
which, after detecting smoke, will shut down the entire system and
sound an audible alarm.
