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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1501 - Fire Detecting Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1501.5 - Location of thermal sensitive elements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Fire detecting devices shall be located
				  throughout the building in accordance with the generally accepted standards
				  listed in the appendix to these rules and regulations.[FN*]
(b) Thermostats shall be located so as to
				  operate promptly and shall be protected from injury. Not more than 65
				  thermostats will be permitted on any single circuit.
(c) Continuous line fire detecting wire shall
				  be located so as to operate promptly and shall be protected from injury. In no
				  case shall any point on the ceiling be more than seven and one-half feet from
				  the nearest portion of the fire detecting wire. A single circuit of fire
				  detecting wire shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length, nor shall any circuit be
				  used to protect more than the area of one floor or story except with the
				  approval of the department.
(d)
				  Continuous line fire detecting pneumatic tubing shall be located so as to
				  operate promptly and shall be protected from injury. In no case shall any part
				  of the ceiling be more than 15 feet from the nearest portion of the tubing; nor
				  shall any enclosed space or separate room contain less than 25 feet of exposed
				  tubing or less than five per cent of the length of the circuit. A single
				  circuit of fire detecting tubing shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length, nor
				  shall such pneumatic tubing be enclosed in conduit or other covering except
				  when necessary to isolate signals or to protect the tubing from mechanical
				  injury.
[FN*] See Appendix S-2.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1501 - Fire Detecting Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1501.6 - Manually operated alarm

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A new fire detecting system shall be equipped with at least
					 one manual fire alarm box located in a natural path of escape, to provide an
					 auxiliary means for actuating the alarm system. Where practicable such box
					 shall be located on the ground floor near the main means of
					 egress.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1501 - Fire Detecting Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1501.7 - Coded systems

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New fire detecting systems shall be of the coded type where
					 the system contains three or more fire detecting circuits, or where the
					 aggregate protected floor area exceeds 20,000 square feet, except that a
					 non-coded type system, with an annunciator located at a place within the
					 building where an authorized person is on duty at all times, will be permitted
					 when approved by the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1501 - Fire Detecting Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1501.8 - Testing

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New fire detecting systems shall be arranged so that the
					 entire system can be tested at regular intervals.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1501 - Fire Detecting Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1501.9 - Miscellaneous requirements

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In addition to the regulations set forth herein for fire
					 detecting systems, such systems shall also conform to the applicable
					 requirements of fire alarm systems in Part 1500 of these rules and regulations
					 as set forth under sections
					 1500.1, General requirements,
					 1500.4, Sounding devices, 1500.5, Electrical requirements, 1500.6,
					 Installation, and as set forth under section
					 1500.8, Maintenance of new and
					 existing systems.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1501 - Fire Detecting Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1501.10 - Standards for compliance

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The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance
					 of a new fire detecting system in accordance with the generally accepted
					 standards listed in the appendix to these rules and regulations[FN*], to the
					 extent that such standards are consistent with these rules and regulations,
					 shall constitute compliance with this Part or any applicable provision
					 thereof.
[FN*] See Appendix S-2.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1502 - Watchman's Clock Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1502.1 - General requirements

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(a)
				  Watchman's clock systems installed pursuant to sections 61(2), 61(3), and 62(1)
				  of chapter 61-B of the Consolidated Laws (Multiple Residence Law) of the State
				  of New York shall conform to the regulations as set forth herein, entitled Part
				  1502, Watchman's Clock Systems in Hotels and Similar Dwellings.
(b) Watchman's clock systems shall be used
				  for the purpose of recording the movements of the watchman.
(c) New watchman's clock systems shall
				  consist of the equipment set forth herein for checking the regularity and
				  continuity of the watchman's patrol of his route. This requirement shall not
				  exclude any other equipment which provides not less than the equivalent of the
				  requirements as set forth in this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1502 - Watchman's Clock Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1502.2 - Existing systems

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Before existing watchman's clock systems installed prior to
					 July 1, 1952, may be approved as complying with the requirements of this Part,
					 they shall be examined and tested by the department. The department may permit
					 the use of an existing clock system which is tamperproof and in good operative
					 condition and which requires the watchman to visit all spaces to record his
					 patrol.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1502 - Watchman's Clock Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1502.3 - Watchman's clock

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(a) For new
				  watchman's clock systems, the watchman's portable mechanically driven clock
				  shall be capable of running at least 48 hours without rewinding, shall contain
				  a mechanism which is manually operated by recording keys fixed at call
				  stations, and shall record legibly and permanently on a chart or tape each
				  station number and time of recording.
(b) Watchman's clocks shall be substantially
				  mounted and strongly encased.
(c)
				  New and existing watchman's clocks shall be enclosed so that access thereto
				  cannot be had without automatically recording the time of opening and
				  closing.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1502 - Watchman's Clock Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1502.4 - Key stations

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(a) The
				  number and location of key stations on each patrol route of new watchman's
				  clock systems and the number of routes shall be such that one complete circuit
				  of any route shall take no longer than 40 minutes. The system of routes shall
				  lead to or through each space of the building including public and service
				  spaces, but not including guest rooms and suites. The number and location of
				  key stations and the layout of routes shall be approved by the
				  department.
(b) Keys shall be made
				  difficult to duplicate and of a pattern permitting variations that will
				  preclude the probability that keys for one clock will fit other clocks. Keys
				  shall be fixed and so sealed that they cannot be removed from the stations
				  without giving evidence of such removal.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1502 - Watchman's Clock Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1502.5 - Manual fire alarm boxes

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
One or more manual fire alarm boxes shall be available to
					 the watchman in an accessible location on each floor and on each
					 route.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1502 - Watchman's Clock Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1502.6 - Records for new and existing systems

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(a)
				  All chart and tape records of watchmen shall be kept on file for at least six
				  months and shall be available to the department's authorized
				  inspector.
(b) Extra charts and
				  tapes for recording clocks shall be inaccessible to the watchman.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.1 - General requirements

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(a) New
				  sprinkler systems installed pursuant to sections 57(2), 61(3), 62(1), 62(2),
				  62(3), and 62(4) of chapter 61-B of the Consolidated Laws (Multiple Residence
				  Law) of the State of New York shall conform to the regulations as set forth
				  herein, entitled Part 1503, Sprinkler Systems in Hotels and Similar
				  Dwellings.
(b) New sprinkler
				  systems shall, upon actuation by heat produced by fire, automatically
				  distribute water upon the fire in sufficient quantities either to extinguish it
				  entirely or confine it without spread. Such sprinkler systems shall be
				  designed, constructed, installed and maintained so as to be structurally safe
				  and present no physical hazard.
(c)
				  The component parts of new sprinkler systems shall be made and assembled so as
				  to function as a unified system which will not require frequent major
				  replacements.
(d) Prior to making a
				  new installation or an alteration or an addition to an existing installation,
				  drawings and data showing complete details of the new installation, together
				  with all pertinent details of the existing installation, if there be one, shall
				  be furnished to the department, and approval obtained for the proposed work.
				  Upon completion of the work, and as a condition of approval, the entire system
				  shall be subjected to a test conducted in the presence of, and under the
				  direction of, a representative of the department; and the entire system must
				  prove satisfactory under such test.
(e) Connections to new or existing sprinkler
				  systems for other than sprinkler use are prohibited, except as otherwise
				  provided in section
				  1503.8 of this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.2 - Existing installations

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(a)
				  Before existing sprinkler systems installed prior to July 1, 1952, may be
				  approved as complying with the requirements of this Part, they shall be
				  examined and tested by the department. Such systems shall comply with the
				  following requirements:
(1) They shall be in
				  operative condition, shall be free from mechanical injury, structural defects
				  and obstructions and shall present no physical hazard.
(2) They shall have a water supply of
				  adequate pressure and capacity, and shall function automatically at the
				  operating temperatures set forth in this Part for new installations.
(3) They shall, upon actuation by heat
				  produced by fire, automatically distribute water upon the fire in sufficient
				  quantities either to extinguish it entirely or confine it without
				  spread.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.3 - Water supply

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(a) New
				  sprinkler systems shall have at least one automatic water supply of adequate
				  pressure, capacity and reliability meeting all of the requirements for
				  light-hazard conditions of the generally accepted standards listed in the
				  appendix to these rules and regulations[FN*].
(b) When primary supply is obtained from
				  water mains and the water pressure is insufficient to maintain 12 pounds per
				  square inch at the highest sprinkler head, but is sufficient to maintain at
				  least five pounds per square inch at such head, an automatic booster pump shall
				  be used as an auxiliary means of furnishing the required supply. The booster
				  pump shall be caused to operate when the flow of water through any portion of
				  the sprinkler piping is equal to or greater than that flowing from a single
				  sprinkler head. The booster pump shall be capable of supplying sufficient water
				  for a period of at least 20 minutes to at least 25 per cent of the total number
				  of sprinkler heads at a pressure of at least 12 pounds per square inch at the
				  highest sprinkler head. Such booster pump shall be so connected as not to
				  restrict the flow of water in the system.
(c) Gravity tanks, when used as the primary
				  means of water supply for new sprinkler systems, shall have a capacity of at
				  least 5,000 gallons and the bottom of the tank shall be not less than 20 feet
				  above the highest sprinkler head supplied from the tank.
(d) Where approved by the department, one
				  common source of water supply of adequate capacity may be acceptable for
				  adjacent buildings or contiguous buildings separated by fire walls.
[FN*] See Appendix S-2.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.4 - Piping systems

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(a) New
				  sprinkler systems shall be capable of withstanding a water pressure of at least
				  175 pounds per square inch. All parts of such systems, including tanks, that
				  are exposed to the weather or subjected to freezing shall be designed,
				  installed and protected so as to withstand damage and to function in a
				  satisfactory manner.
(b) Pipe sizes
				  for new sprinkler systems shall conform to the requirements of the generally
				  accepted standards listed in the appendix *, except that with the approval of
				  the department the supply main need be only as large as the largest pipe in the
				  system but in no case less than two inches in size.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.5 - Spacing of sprinkler heads

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(a)
				  Sprinkler heads installed in new sprinkler systems and additional sprinkler
				  heads installed in existing sprinkler systems shall be located and arranged to
				  spray all parts of the area to be protected, including closets and alcoves
				  opening from such areas.
(b)
				  Spacing of sprinkler heads installed in new sprinkler systems shall conform to
				  the requirements of the generally accepted standards listed in the
				  appendix*.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.6 - Fire department connection

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(a) New
				  sprinkler systems having more than 36 sprinkler heads shall be equipped with
				  approved fire department connections, and such connections shall be constructed
				  of corrosion-resistive metal, located on a street front of the building or
				  structure not less than 18 inches or more than 36 inches above grade; when
				  located more than two feet above grade, such connections shall not project
				  beyond the building face. Such connections shall be marked with raised letters
				  not less than one inch in size, reading as follows: AUTO SPKR.
(b) The number of fire department connections
				  required shall be determined by the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.7 - Sprinkler alarm

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New sprinkler systems shall be equipped with means for
					 sounding an audible signal to warn all the occupants when the flow of water
					 through any part of such systems is equal to or greater than that flowing from
					 a single sprinkler head. The alarm signal shall be automatically transmitted to
					 the local fire department or there shall be an appropriate sign located near
					 the sounding device in a conspicuous position and identified as follows:
					 SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM--WHEN ALARM SOUNDS CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.8 - House service water supply

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New and existing sprinkler systems shall be maintained for
					 sprinkler use only, and connections to such systems for any other purpose shall
					 be prohibited, except that a house service water-supply connection may be
					 tapped from the sprinkler water-supply connection to the water main, provided
					 the house service tap is not more than one and one-fourth inches for a
					 four-inch sprinkler connection to the main, and not more than two inches for a
					 six-inch or larger sprinkler connection to the main. Where a connection for
					 house service water supply is made to the sprinkler water supply such
					 connection shall be made on the supply side of the check valve in the service
					 main.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.9 - Maintenance

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(a) Sprinkler
				  systems shall be maintained in operative condition, free from mechanical
				  damage, structural failure, water failure or obstruction during the period that
				  the buildings are occupied.
(b)
				  Sprinkler systems shall be inspected by a competent person satisfactory to the
				  department. Such inspection shall be made at least once every three months
				  during the period that the buildings are occupied and within one week prior to
				  the resumption of occupancy after the buildings have been vacant for a period
				  exceeding one month. Such person shall be responsible for the making of all
				  tests to see that all parts of the system are in good repair and working order.
				  A detailed record of each inspection shall be kept, and records shall be open
				  to examination by the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1503 - Sprinkler Systems In Hotels And Similar Dwellings › Section 1503.10 - Standard for compliance

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance
					 of new sprinkler systems in accordance with the generally accepted standards
					 listed in the appendix to these rules and regulations[FN*], to the extent that
					 such standards are consistent with these rules and regulations, shall
					 constitute compliance with this Part or any applicable provision
					 thereof.
[FN*] See Appendix S-2.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.1 - General requirements

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(a) New
				  sprinkler systems installed pursuant to sections 26, 28, 30, 52, 53, 54, 55(3),
				  55(4), 58, 62(1), 62(2), 62(3), 62(4), 105(2a) and 137 of chapter 61-B of the
				  Consolidated Laws (Multiple Residence Law) of the State of New York shall
				  conform to the regulations as set forth herein, entitled Part 1504, Sprinkler
				  Systems for Special Locations in Multiple Dwellings.
(b) New sprinkler systems shall, upon
				  actuation by heat produced by fire, automatically distribute water upon the
				  fire in sufficient quantities either to extinguish it entirely or confine it
				  without spread. Such sprinkler systems shall be designed, constructed,
				  installed and maintained so as to be structurally safe and present no physical
				  hazard.
(c) The component parts of
				  new sprinkler systems shall be made and assembled so as to function as a
				  unified system which will not require frequent major replacements.
(d) Prior to making a new installation or an
				  alteration or an addition to an existing installation, drawings and data
				  showing complete details of the new installation, together with all pertinent
				  details of the existing installation, if there be one, shall be furnished to
				  the department, and approval obtained for the proposed work. Upon completion of
				  the work, and as a condition of approval, the entire system shall be subjected
				  to a test conducted in the presence of, and under the direction of, a
				  representative of the department; and the entire system must prove satisfactory
				  under such test.
(e) Connections to
				  new or existing sprinkler systems for other than sprinkler use are
				  prohibited.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.2 - Existing installations

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(a)
				  Before existing systems installed prior to July 1, 1952, may be approved as
				  complying with the requirements of the Part, they shall be examined and tested
				  by the department. Such systems shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) They shall be in operative condition,
				  shall be free from mechanical injury, structural defects, and obstructions, and
				  shall present no physical hazard.
(2) They shall have a water supply of
				  adequate pressure and capacity, and shall function automatically at the
				  operating temperatures set forth in this Part for new installations.
(3) They shall, upon actuation by heat
				  produced by fire, automatically distribute water upon the fire in sufficient
				  quantities either to extinguish it entirely or confine it without
				  spread.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.3 - Water supply

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(a) Except as
				  otherwise stated in subdivision (b) below, the water supply for new sprinkler
				  systems may be tapped from the domestic water supply system provided the supply
				  to the sprinkler system is of adequate pressure, capacity and reliability and
				  provided that the following requirements are met:
(1) The sprinkler connection shall be made to
				  a main or branch from a main with no intervening means of shut-off from the
				  main.
(2) Water pressure from the
				  main shall be sufficient to maintain at least 12 pounds per square inch at the
				  highest sprinkler head. Where the water pressure is insufficient to maintain 12
				  pounds per square inch at the highest head but is sufficient to maintain at
				  least five pounds per square inch at such head, an automatic booster pump shall
				  be used as an auxiliary means of furnishing the required supply. The booster
				  pump shall be caused to operate when the flow of water through any portion of
				  the sprinkler piping is equal to or greater than that flowing from a single
				  sprinkler head. The booster pump shall be capable of supplying sufficient water
				  for a period of at least 20 minutes to at least 25 per cent of the total number
				  of sprinkler heads at a pressure of at least 12 pounds per square inch at the
				  highest sprinkler head. Such booster pump shall be so connected as not to
				  restrict the flow of water in the system.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.4 - Piping systems

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(a) New
				  sprinkler systems shall be capable of withstanding a water pressure of at least
				  175 pounds per square inch, except that systems supplied from domestic piping
				  shall be capable of withstanding a water pressure of at least 125 pounds per
				  square inch. All parts of the system, including tanks, that are exposed to the
				  weather or subjected to freezing shall be designed, installed and protected so
				  as to withstand damage and to function in a satisfactory manner.
(b) The size of the domestic water supply
				  pipe from which the sprinkler connection is made shall be at least equal to the
				  required size of the main sprinkler connection.
(c) Pipe sizes for new sprinkler systems
				  shall conform to the requirements for light-hazard conditions of the generally
				  accepted standards listed in the appendix.[FN*]
[FN*] See Appendix S-2.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.5 - Spacing of sprinkler heads

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(a)
				  Sprinkler heads shall be located and arranged to spray all parts of the area to
				  be protected, including closets and alcoves opening from such areas.
(b) Spacing of sprinkler heads shall conform
				  to the requirements of the generally accepted standards listed in the appendix.
				  *
(c) Where practicable, sprinkler
				  heads shall be installed in the upright position.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.6 - Fire department connection

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(a) Fire
				  department connections shall be required for new sprinkler systems having a
				  total of 36 or more sprinkler heads in one building and where such sprinkler
				  heads are arranged so that in the event of fire there is a probability that
				  more than 25 per cent of the total number of heads in the building will be in
				  operation.
(b) The number of fire
				  department connections required shall be determined by the
				  department.
(c) A required fire
				  department connection to a sprinkler system shall be constructed of
				  corrosion-resistive metal, located on a street front of the building or
				  structure not less than 18 inches or more than 36 inches above grade; when
				  located more than two feet above grade, such connections shall not project
				  beyond the building face. Such connections shall be marked with raised letters
				  not less than one inch in size, reading as follows: AUTO SPKR.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.7 - Local water-flow alarm

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(a) A
				  local water-flow alarm shall be installed in new sprinkler systems that are
				  used to protect a public hall or stairs or a required means of egress, or for
				  systems where a new sprinkler pipe supplies more than five sprinkler heads, or
				  for other systems where deemed necessary by the department.
(b) Required local water-flow alarms shall
				  include sounding devices of sufficient size and so located that the sound can
				  be heard by the occupants or by an authorized person on duty at all times to
				  take proper action. The alarm shall be caused to sound when the flow of water
				  through any portion of the sprinkler piping is equal to or greater than that
				  flowing from a single sprinkler head.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.8 - Identification

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Valves controlling water flow to sprinkler systems shall be
					 provided with durable identification signs with conspicuous lettering which
					 shall be installed in a permanent manner near such valves.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.9 - Maintenance

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Sprinkler systems shall be maintained in operative
					 condition, free from mechanical injury, structural failure, water failure or
					 obstructions. Sprinkler heads shall be maintained clear and free from
					 corrosion, paint and whitewash, and shall be in full view and
					 unobstructed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1504 - Sprinkler Systems For Special Locations In Multiple Dwellings › Section 1504.10 - Standard for compliance

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The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance
					 of new sprinkler systems in accordance with the generally accepted standards
					 listed in the appendix to these rules and regulations[FN*] to the extent that
					 such standards are consistent with these rules and regulations, shall
					 constitute compliance with this Part or any applicable provision
					 thereof.
[FN*] See Appendix S-2.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1505 - Fire Escape Systems › Section 1505.1 - General requirements

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Fire escapes on old multiple dwellings, on hotels and
					 similar dwellings, and on nonfireproof new multiple dwellings, installed
					 pursuant to chapter 61-B of the Consolidated Laws (Multiple Residence Law) of
					 the State of New York, shall conform to the regulations as set forth herein,
					 entitled Part 1505, Fire Escape Systems.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1505 - Fire Escape Systems › Section 1505.2 - Terminus of fire escapes

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All required fire escapes shall lead to the street, or to a
					 yard, court, area or passageway affording continuous, safe and unobstructed
					 access to a street.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1505 - Fire Escape Systems › Section 1505.3 - Fire escapes supplemental to a required means of egress

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Wire, chain, cable, rope fire escapes, vertical ladder and
					 other fire escapes, supplemental to a required means of egress shall be
					 maintained in good order and repair, and be structurally safe and free of
					 obstruction.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1505 - Fire Escape Systems › Section 1505.4 - Fire escapes on old multiple dwellings permitted as a second means of egress

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Fire escapes installed on old multiple dwellings prior to
					 July 1, 1953, and permitted as a second means of egress, shall conform to the
					 following rules and regulations: (see §
										1505.5 below for requirements
					 governing such fire escapes installed on old multiple dwellings on and after
					 July 1, 1953).
(a) Access. Balconies
				  shall be accessible from the interior space through a clear opening whose
				  minimum dimensions are two feet wide and two feet six inches high.
(b) Enclosures and guard railings.
(1) Balconies shall be at least 31 inches
				  wide with a railing at least 33 inches high.
(2) Stairs shall have a braced handrail at a
				  minimum height of 27 inches above the center of tread, on at least the open
				  side.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1505 - Fire Escape Systems › Section 1505.5 - New fire escapes

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Such fire escapes shall comply with the provisions of
					 section 133 of chapter 61-B of the Consolidated Laws (Multiple Residence Law)
					 of the State of New York, and shall be constructed, installed, arranged and
					 maintained in accordance with the following rules and regulations:
(a) Access. All doors and windows affording
				  direct access to fire escapes shall open upon a balcony platform. The bottom of
				  the openable window providing access to the balcony shall be not more than 18
				  inches, nor less than seven inches above the balcony platform. Sills of doors
				  affording access to fire escapes shall be not more than eight inches nor less
				  than four inches above the balcony platform.
(b) Enclosures and guard railings.
(1) The open sides of balconies, stairwells
				  and stairways shall be provided with either enclosures or guard railings;
				  except such open sides of stairways located not more than six inches from the
				  wall at any point in their run shall not be required to have an enclosure or
				  guard railing.
(2) The height of
				  the enclosure or guard railing shall be not less than 33 inches nor more than
				  48 inches above the balcony platform; guard railings for stairways shall be not
				  less than 31 inches high, measured vertically above the center of the
				  tread.
(3) Openings, if any, in the
				  enclosure or guard railing shall not exceed six inches in width and 48 inches
				  in length.
(4) Enclosures and top
				  railings shall be capable of withstanding a horizontal load of at least 50
				  pounds per linear foot.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1506 - Motor Vehicle Storage In New Multiple Dwellings Or Upon The Premises Thereof › Section 1506.2 - Height and area requirements

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(a)
Motor vehicle storage facilities in multiple dwellings.
Facilities for storage of motor vehicles in any multiple
					 dwelling may be of unlimited height and area except that the total area of all
					 stories including any extensions beyond the perimeter of the multiple dwelling
					 shall not exceed that required for one vehicle for each apartment or suite of
					 rooms with at least 200 square feet of floor area allowed for each
					 vehicle.
(b)
Motor
				  vehicle storage facilities upon the same premises with a multiple
				  dwelling.
(1) The height and area of
				  motor vehicle storage facilities in a building upon the premises of a multiple
				  dwelling shall meet the requirements set forth in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Height and Area Requirements of Motor Vehicle Storage
					 Facilities in a Building Upon the Premises of a Multiple Dwelling
Maximum
								height1
Type of construction
Minimum fire resistance of floors in
								hours
in stories
in feet
Maximum area per floor in square
								feet
Fireproof .......
3
Unlimited
Unlimited
Fireproof .......
2
6
75
20,000
Protected noncombustible .......
11/2
5
65
12,000
Protected noncombustible .......
3/4
4
50
9,500
Heavy timber (mill) .......
3/4
4
50
9,500
Ordinary .......
3/4
2
30
6,500
Unprotected noncombustible .......
-
2
30
6,500
Wood frame .......
3/4
1
20
5,000
1 Where a motor vehicle storage
					 facility is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system the figures in the
					 height columns may be increased by one story and 12 feet
					 respectively.
(2) The
				  permissible floor area of motor vehicle storage facilities with frontages of
				  more than 25 per cent of the building perimeter on one or more streets, or
				  other accessible legal open space at least 30 feet wide, may be increased two
				  per cent for each one per cent of such frontage in excess, of 25 per cent.
Footnotes
1 Where a motor vehicle storage facility is equipped with
					 an automatic sprinkler system the figures in the height columns may be
					 increased by one story and 12 feet respectively.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1506 - Motor Vehicle Storage In New Multiple Dwellings Or Upon The Premises Thereof › Section 1506.3 - Motor vehicle service facilities

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(a)
				  Space within motor vehicle storage facilities in multiple dwellings shall not
				  contain volatile flammable solvents, nor facilities for oil or grease handling,
				  service, or repair, except that vehicle cleaning and washing shall be
				  permitted.
(b) Space within motor
				  vehicle storage facilities upon the premises of any multiple dwelling shall not
				  contain volatile flammable solvents, or facilities for oil or grease handling,
				  except on the ground floor or roof, and provided that such service facilities
				  shall comply with generally accepted safety standards.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1506 - Motor Vehicle Storage In New Multiple Dwellings Or Upon The Premises Thereof › Section 1506.4 - Separation requirements

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(a) The
				  walls enclosing motor vehicle storage facilities in a multiple dwelling, the
				  structural members therein and the floor over and the floor below the storage
				  facilities shall be of noncombustible construction having fire resistance
				  ratings of at least two hours but not less than that required for the
				  corresponding components of the multiple dwelling.
(b) The common wall between a multiple
				  dwelling and an attached building or structure for motor vehicle storage shall
				  be of noncombustible materials and have a fire resistance rating of at least
				  two hours. All portions of such building or structure that are less than 10
				  feet from the multiple dwelling shall be of noncombustible materials and have a
				  fire resistance rating of at least two hours, except that nonbearing walls
				  other than the common wall and bearing walls that are more than 10 feet but
				  within 20 feet from the multiple dwelling shall have a fire resistance rating
				  of not less than three-quarter hour.
(c) Motor vehicle storage facilities having
				  an above-grade building volume exceeding 8000 cubic feet or exceeding one story
				  in height and having exterior walls less than 20 feet from a multiple dwelling,
				  shall have such walls protected on the exterior with noncombustible facings of
				  at least three-quarter hour fire protection, but the fire resistance rating of
				  such walls shall be not less than that required for the type of construction of
				  such facility.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1506 - Motor Vehicle Storage In New Multiple Dwellings Or Upon The Premises Thereof › Section 1506.5 - Openings and opening protectives

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(a)
				  Openings in separating walls for passage between multiple dwellings and motor
				  vehicle storage facilities in or attached to a multiple dwelling shall be
				  provided with vestibules not less than six feet long and of noncombustible
				  construction having a fire resistance rating of not less than two hours and
				  equipped with self-closing doors having a fire resistance rating of not less
				  than one and one-half hours. Such fire-resistive doors may be provided with a
				  vision panel of wired glass of not more than 100 square inches in area with no
				  dimension exceeding 12 inches.
(b)
				  When a motor vehicle storage facility is not within the enclosing walls of a
				  multiple dwelling but is connected thereto by an enclosed passageway, the
				  requirements of subdivision (a) above for communicating openings between a
				  motor vehicle storage facility and a multiple dwelling shall apply.
(c) Openings for vehicles shall be directly
				  from the outside of the building and shall be located not less than 20 feet
				  from any door of the multiple dwelling and shall be at least seven feet in
				  width. Other openings in exterior walls of motor vehicle storage facilities in
				  multiple dwellings and openings less than 20 feet from a multiple dwelling and
				  in exterior walls of such storage facility upon the same premises with a
				  multiple dwelling, shall be equipped with opening protectives having a fire
				  resistance rating of at least three-quarter hour.
(d) Where a motor vehicle storage facility is
				  on the same premises with a multiple dwelling, and there are openings in the
				  walls of such multiple dwelling that are less than 30 feet above and less than
				  20 feet horizontally from the roof of the motor vehicle storage facility, such
				  openings shall be protected by three-quarter hour opening protectives, or, in
				  lieu thereof, the roof of such facility shall be of noncombustible construction
				  having a fire resistance rating of at least three-quarter hour.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter II - Fire Prevention And Safety: Multiple Residences › Part 1506 - Motor Vehicle Storage In New Multiple Dwellings Or Upon The Premises Thereof › Section 1506.7 - Ventilation

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Motor vehicle storage facilities in a multiple dwelling or
					 upon the premises thereof shall be provided with natural or mechanical
					 ventilation capable of preventing the accumulation of flammable gases or
					 vapors. Where such facilities do not have natural ventilation they shall have
					 mechanical ventilation providing not less than six complete changes of air per
					 hour at all times during occupancy of the garage. Where such facilities are
					 located above grade, every room or space therein shall be provided with
					 openings to the outer air, having a combined area of not less than two per cent
					 of the floor area; or such rooms or space shall have mechanical ventilation
					 providing six air changes per hour.