New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter XXXIII - State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council › Subchapter A - Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code › Part 1225 - Fire Prevention › Section 1225.3 - Changes to the text of the 2020 FCNYS

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
For the purposes of applying the 2020 FCNYS in this State,
					 the 2020 FCNYS shall be deemed to be amended in the manner specified in this
					 section.
(a)
2020 FCNYS Section
				  202 Definitions. Section 202 of the 2020 FCNYS shall be deemed to be amended to
				  add the following definition:
HEATING OIL STORAGE TANK. A tank used for storing heating
					 oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored.
(b)
2020 FCNYS Section 5704.2.16
				  Abandonment of heating oil storage tanks.
Section 5704.2. 16 of the 2020 FCNYS shall be deemed to be
					 amended to read as follows:
5704.2.16 Abandonment or removal of heating oil storage
					 tanks. The abandonment or removal of heating oil storage tanks and related
					 piping shall be in accordance with all of the following:
1. The entire contents of the heating oil
				  storage tank and related piping shall be emptied, cleaned, and purged of all
				  vapor. The contents of the heating oil storage tank and related piping shall be
				  removed from the premises and disposed of in accordance with applicable local,
				  state or federal rules and regulations.
2. The suction, inlet, gauge, vapor return,
				  and vapor lines shall be disconnected.
3. All fill piping and other related piping
				  shall either be permanently removed or filled with concrete. All other
				  remaining piping shall be capped or plugged. Exception: Piping that is reused
				  for the installation of a new heating oil storage tank and meets the applicable
				  requirements for the new installation.
4. If abandoned in place, underground heating
				  oil storage tanks shall be filled completely with an approved inert solid
				  material. Above-ground heating oil storage tanks may either be filled with an
				  approved inert solid material or if not filled with an approved inert solid
				  material then the vent line shall remain open and intact. A record of tank
				  size, location, and date of abandonment shall be retained by the property
				  owner.
5. If removed, heating oil
				  storage tanks shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable local, State,
				  or Federal rules and regulations.
6. An inspection by the building official or
				  by an approved inspector is required to be made of the abandonment or removal
				  of the heating oil storage tank. If an approved inspector performs such
				  inspection, no approval of such abandonment or removal shall be granted by the
				  building official unless written proof of the heating oil storage tank"TMs oil
				  fill pipe having been removed or filled with concrete in accordance with this
				  section and the applicable provisions of the Uniform Code has been provided by
				  the property owner to the building official.
7. When conversion to an alternate fuel has
				  taken place and prior to the commencement of the new home heating service,
				  property owners shall provide written notice to their home heating oil supplier
				  or suppliers informing them of such conversion and instructing them to
				  discontinue deliveries.