For the purpose of this article, the terms used
herein are defined as follows:
Any liquid used as fuel and having a flash point of not less
than 110º F. For the purpose of making a test of such "fuel oil,"
the Pensky-Martens closed cup tester shall be authoritative. The test
shall be made in accordance with the methods of the test adopted by
the American Society of Testing Materials.
Any device designed and arranged for the purpose of burning gas as specified in § 2-58 of this article except gas burners used for cooking purposes and gas clothes dryers.
Any combustible gaseous mixture used as fuel.
Any system designed and operated for purposes of transferring
heat between the ground and the structure's heating and cooling systems
via nontoxic liquid circulating through a closed loop system of buried
pipes or tubing.
[Added 5-13-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014; amended 7-15-2014 by L.L. No. 11-2014]
Any device designed and arranged for the purpose of burning oil or preparing to burn fuel oil as specified in § 2-58 and having a tank or container with a capacity for more than 20 gallons connected thereto.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or their agents governed by this article to install or cause to be installed any heating burner, unless said burner shall have been approved by the Chief Building Inspector of the Town of North Hempstead, and a permit for such installation has been issued in accordance with § 2-49M of this article, and the rules, regulations or ordinances of the County of Nassau, Town of North Hempstead and the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
B.
Application for such approval shall be made on forms
furnished by the Building Department and shall be accompanied by blue
prints or diagrams showing construction of the device, indicating
moving parts, oil passages, gas passages and air passages and also
by a report issued by the Underwriters' Laboratories of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters.
C.
The Chief Building Inspector of the Town of North
Hempstead shall, within 30 days of the filing of the above application,
issue a certificate of approval or disapproval as provided according
to the provisions of this article.
D.
The said Chief Building Inspector of the Town of North
Hempstead shall approve any heating burner listed by the Underwriters'
Laboratory or any other nationally recognized inspection board or
laboratory. Heating burners not listed by the Underwriters' Laboratory
or other nationally recognized inspection board or laboratory shall
not be approved until they have been inspected by the Chief Building
Inspector of the Town of North Hempstead. This test shall cover arrangements
of parts, suitability of material, strength of parts, electrical control,
thermostatic arrangement, reliability of automatic features, positiveness
of ignition and safeguards against flooding. In case the Chief Building
Inspector aforesaid does not feel that he is competent to make the
above test, he is hereby authorized to require the applicant to submit
a report from a recognized laboratory.
E.
With a certificate of disapproval, the said Chief
Building Inspector of the Town of North Hempstead aforesaid shall
issue to the applicant and to the manufacturer of the device a clear,
concise statement as to the reason or reasons for disapproval.
F.
New applications made after the issuance of a certificate
of disapproval shall not be made until 90 days from date of issuance
of said certificate.
G.
New applications shall be accompanied by a clear,
concise statement giving reasons for reconsideration, based on information
received with certificate of disapproval.
I.
A filing fee shall be paid in accordance with the
Town of North Hempstead Fee Schedule with each and every application.
[Amended 10-22-1974 by L.L. No. 9-1974; 4-11-2006 by L.L. No. 5-2006]
J.
Heating equipment. For the purpose of this article,
"heating equipment" shall consist of all equipment connected to a
heating burner and located within the building, including oil-fired
hot-water heaters and necessary water connections for domestic hot
water, boiler water feed, safety and functional devices, internal
and external supply of storage tanks, and provisions for filling and
venting same, piping, wiring and all accessories. Approved equipment
shall mean approval by some nationally recognized laboratory.
K.
Each existing dwelling and each dwelling hereafter
constructed in the Town of North Hempstead shall contain a central
heating system designed to maintain a minimum temperature of 70º
F. in every room in such dwellings.
L.
Any owner violating the provisions of the aforesaid
subsections shall immediately comply with said subsections within
30 days after written notice thereof shall be served either personally
or by registered or certified mail upon said owner.
[Amended 9-26-1978 by L.L. No. 3-1978]
M.
Permit to install heating equipment. Any person, firm,
corporation or their agents may install, or cause to be installed,
heating equipment in connection with any heating burner on which a
certificate of approval has been issued by the Chief Building Inspector,
in accordance with the provisions made in this article, provided such
person, firm, corporation or their agent shall make application to
the Chief Building Inspector for a permit to install the same, and
such permit shall have been granted by said Chief Building Inspector.
At the time of the application for such permit to install or replace,
or cause to be installed or replaced in any particular premises, such
heating equipment, there shall be paid to the Chief Building Inspector
the sum of $5. It is understood that this permit is issued for the
installation of heating equipment as defined herein only, and does
not carry with it permission to do plumbing work of any other kind.
If water connections, hot-water boilers or any other kind of plumbing
work is required on the job it will be necessary to employ a plumber
licensed in the Town of North Hempstead. Any installation must be
inspected by a representative of the Chief Building Inspector of the
Town of North Hempstead.
[Added 5-13-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or their agents governed by this article to install or cause to be installed any geothermal system, unless said geothermal system shall have been approved by the Chief Building Inspector of the Town of North Hempstead, and a permit for such installation has been issued in accordance with § 2-49M of this article, and the rules, regulations or ordinances of the County of Nassau, Town of North Hempstead and the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
B.
All systems
must be of the type known as a "closed loop system" and may not make
use of either groundwater or surface water.
[Amended 7-15-2014 by L.L. No. 11-2014]
C.
Applications
for permits to install geothermal systems shall be made, in writing,
to the Building Department on a form provided by the Building Department
for that purpose, and shall include plans stamped by a professional
engineer, registered architect or professional licensed land surveyor
indicating the extent, location and depth of excavation and borings
required for the installation of the systems underground components
and the location of all underground utilities. Such application shall
include such other information as may reasonably be required by the
Building Commissioner to establish the compliance of the proposed
work with the requirements of the applicable building laws, ordinances
and regulations.
E.
A filing
fee shall be paid in accordance with the Town of North Hempstead Fee
Schedule with each and every application.
F.
A final
as-built survey indicating the location of underground components
must be submitted before a certificate of approval will be issued.
A.
Tanks shall be constructed of galvanized steel, open
hearth steel or wrought iron of a minimum gauge United States Standard
depending on capacity as given below:
|
Capacity
(gallons)
|
Minimum Gauge
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1 to 560
|
12
| |
|
560 to 1,100
|
10
| |
|
1,100 to 4,000
|
7
| |
|
4,000 to 12,000
|
1/4
|
B.
For tanks of 1,100 gallons or more a tolerance of
10% in capacity may be allowed.
C.
All joints shall be riveted and caulked, brazed, welded
or made tight by some equally satisfactory process. Tanks shall be
made tight and sufficiently strong to bear without injury, the most
severe strains to which they may be subjected in practice. Shells
of tanks shall be properly reinforced where connections are made.
All connections shall be made through the top of the tank above the
liquid level, except in tanks having a capacity of 275 gallons and
less, where one connection may be made, not larger than one inch opening
iron pipe size in the bottom of the tank. Such tanks shall be inspected
before being covered.
D.
Underground tanks shall be thoroughly coated on the
outside with asphaltum or other suitable rust-resisting material,
dependent upon the condition of the soil in which they are placed.
E.
Inside and aboveground tanks and auxiliary tanks shall
be coated with a good quality rust-resisting paint.
A.
Inside storage gravity and auxiliary pressure tanks
not enclosed in masonry or concrete shall be provided with securely
attached, substantial incombustible supports, and be securely bolted
to a cement floor or otherwise secured to avoid strains on piping,
and shall not be located within seven feet, measured horizontally,
from any fire or source of flame.
B.
Tanks having a capacity of not more than 275 gallons
each may be located in the cellar or basement above the floor level.
No more than two such tanks shall be installed in connection with
any one burner. Tanks of a capacity of 275 gallons and less may be
used to supply oil to a burner by gravity, provided that there is
a suitable automatic safeguard to prevent abnormal discharge of oil
at the burner. When more than one storage tank is installed, such
tanks shall be connected with the main feed pipe leading to the burner
through a manually-operated three-way valve, so that not more than
one tank can in any way discharge its contents at one time.
C.
Storage tanks of over 275 gallons' individual capacity
shall be placed in a protective enclosure having solid masonry walls
not less than eight inches thick and of a dimension not less than
15 inches greater on all sides than the outside dimensions of the
storage tanks. The walls of the enclosure shall be carried up to a
height of not less than two feet above the top of the tank or to the
ceiling where the ceiling is less than two feet above the top of the
tank. A fireproof access door shall be installed in the enclosure
above the point where the enclosure has a capacity equal to the largest
tank installed, and for each additional 10 feet or fraction thereof
by which the longest inside dimension of the enclosure exceeds 35
feet, an additional fireproof access door shall be similarly installed
at one or more intervals of not less than 10 feet. Columns, pipes
or similar obstructions may project into the required 15 inches of
space within the enclosure, provided that access door or doors are
so arranged that all portions of the enclosure are accessible. The
ceiling above the tank enclosure shall be either fireproof or fire-retarded.
D.
Storage tanks having a capacity greater than 275 gallons
may be placed in the cellar or basement of any building, below the
level of the floor, provided that they are so placed that the top
of the tank is not less than 12 inches below the level of the floor
and covered with not less than four inches of concrete.
E.
Tanks outside of the building underground shall be
located at least three feet from the wall of any building and at least
three feet from any property line. They shall be so placed that the
top of the tank is not less than two feet below the surface of the
ground except that in lieu of the two-foot cover, the tank may be
buried under 12 inches of earth and a cover of concrete at least six
inches in thickness provided. Reinforcement shall extend 12 inches
on the sides of the top of the tank.
F.
Tanks of sixty-gallon capacity and less, may be under
pressure, provided they shall be designed for six times the maximum
working pressure. Working pressure shall not exceed 50 pounds per
square inch, and shall be proved tight at twice the maximum working
pressure. Pressure tanks shall be equipped with a reliable pressure
gauge, and an automatic relief valve piped to a discharge by gravity
to the storage tank.
G.
No tanks shall be installed under sidewalks or highway.
A.
All tanks shall have a separate vent pipe of ample
size to prevent abnormal pressure in case of fire or when filling;
in no case to be less than one-and-one-quarter-inch iron pipe size
for tanks having a capacity of fifteen hundred (1,500) gallons. For
tanks having a capacity of more than fifteen hundred (1,500) gallons,
the vent pipe shall be at least two-inch iron pipe size.
B.
The lower end of the vent pipe shall extend through
the top of the tank for a distance of not more than one inch.
C.
Vent pipes shall terminate outside of buildings at
a point not less than two feet measured vertically or horizontally
from any window or other building opening. Outer ends of vent pipes
shall be provided with a weatherproof hood. Vent pipes shall terminate
two feet above the ground to prevent their being obstructed with snow
and ice. Ventpipes of tanks containing heaters shall be extended to
a location where all vapors discharging from the vent shall be readily
diffused without danger of ignition.
All filling pipes shall terminate outside of
a building, and when installed in the vicinity of a door or building
opening, shall be provided with a metal cover or cap which may be
closed tight when not in use.
A.
No oil tank used in connection with oil heating equipment
shall be equipped with a glass gauge, or any gauge the breaking of
which will permit the oil to escape from the tank.
B.
Test wells shall not be located within the buildings.
Test wells located outside of buildings shall be capped oiltight.
A.
Standard full weight wrought iron, steel or brass
pipe or copper tubing with substantial fittings shall be used, and
shall be carefully protected against mechanical injury. In all piping
systems, proper allowance shall be made for expansion and contraction,
jarring and vibration. Flexible metallic tubing may be used to reduce
the effect of jarring and vibration.
B.
All threaded joints shall be tight and shall be made
up with litharge and glycerin or equivalent pipe joint compound.
C.
All piping shall be secured rigidly and protected
from injury in a manner which is consistent with good practice.
A.
All auxiliary pumps used for pumping oil from storage
tank to auxiliary tanks shall be approved types. They shall be rigidly
mounted.
B.
Automatic pumps not an integral part of the oil heating
burner shall be approved type, provided with automatic means for preventing
a continuous discharge of oil in case of pipe breaking. They shall
be rigidly mounted.
A.
Readily accessible shutoff valves of approved type
shall be installed in supply lines or source of supply near each burner
and close to gravity and pressure supply tanks. Shutoff valves of
approved type shall be installed on each side of oil strainers which
are not a part of the oil burner unit, and on the discharge and suction
side of oil pumps which pump directly to the burner but which are
not a part of the burner unit.
B.
Where design of the valve requires the use of a stuffing
box, the stuffing box shall be of liberal size, containing supped
gland designed to compress the packing against the steam, and arranged
so as to facilitate removal. The use of packing affected by oil or
heat is prohibited.
C.
Where gravity feed is permitted, the oil supply line
must be equipped with a quick-closing approved fusible fire valve
placed near the burner.
D.
Where tanks are located so that the top of the tank
is above the level of the suction inlet of the pump supplying oil
to the burner or the burner assembly, a siphon-breaking device, consisting
of an antisiphon valve, a vacuum tank underwriters siphon breaker,
siphon-breaking pump set or equivalent devices to prevent siphoning
shall be installed.
A.
Fireproofing. The clear distance between a hot air
furnace hot water or low pressure steam boiler and combustible material,
including plaster on combustible base, should not be less than four
feet at the top or front, and not less than three feet at the sides
and rear; provided that when the appliance is encased in brick or
has an incombustible protective covering not less than 1 1/2
inches thick, such distance may be three feet at the top or front
and two feet at the side and rear.
B.
Smoke pipes. The smoke pipes shall not pass through
any combustible partition. The clear distance between a smoke pipe
or metal breeching and combustible material or construction, including
plaster on combustible base, should be not less than 18 inches, provided
that the clearance may be reduced to nine inches when the smoke pipe
or breeching is protected with not less than one inch of asbestos
or equivalent protection, or such combustible material or construction
is protected by sheet metal or equivalent covering placed at least
one inch from the surface to be protected and extending the full length
of the smoke pipe and not less than 12 inches beyond it on both sides.
C.
Fireproofing shall be made of wire lath and plaster
or cement not less than 3/4 of an inch thick, or any suitable sheet
rock or fireproof board approved by the Chief Building Inspector and
shall be securely nailed to the beams.
D.
Fireproofing shall extend from a brick chimney to
a point not less than three feet forward of burner unit, and shall
extend not less than three feet on both sides of boiler or furnace.
E.
Burning equipment shall be provided with some means
for manually, electrically or mechanically stopping the flow of oil
or gas to the burner, from a conveniently located point at a safe
distance from the burner. With electrically driven equipment this
may be accomplished by a switch in the motor supply circuit, placed
near the entrance to the room where the burner is located or at the
head of the cellar stairs.
F.
All oil heating burners subject to automatic ignition
must be provided with a permanent automatic device, so designed that
oil, upon being turned into the combustion chamber, will immediately
become ignited or shut off.
G.
All heating burners used in connection with hot water,
steam or warm air heating systems shall be equipped with an automatic
device to reduce or extinguish the fire in event of undue pressure
or overheating within the boiler or furnace.
H.
Electrical installations. All electrical installations
used in connection with heating burners or heating equipment shall
be installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code and a
certificate of inspection obtained.
I.
No heating burner shall be installed in any boiler
or furnace unless said boiler or furnace is connected with a chimney
having sufficient draft at all times to ensure the safe operation
of the burner.
J.
Hot water controls. No indirect heater or direct heater
connected so as to heat water and heating burners in conjunction with
hot water storage tanks for domestic use shall be installed unless
an approved relief valve has been installed and inspected.
K.
All boiler or furnace rooms shall be provided with
adequate ventilation to assure continuous complete combustion.
L.
No burner shall be used for other than test purposes
until a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Chief Building
Inspector. Application for such certificate must be accompanied by
an electrical certificate of the Board of Fire Underwriters covering
electrical installations in connection with said burner.
M.
This article shall not apply in the case of the manufacturing
plants, except for heating buildings or generating steam for power.
N.
It shall be the duty of the Chief Building Inspector
of the Town of North Hempstead to enforce the rules in a manner that
is consistent with safety and good practice as determined by the Underwriters'
Laboratories and the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
O.
A printed copy of the rules and instructions of the
manufacturers shall be conspicuously posted near the heating burner.
P.
Violation of any of the provisions of this article
or of any rules made thereunder will make the offender subject to
the penalties of this ordinance, and in addition, no further permits
for the installation of other burning equipment will be issued if
a violation order exists against a previous installation.
