New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter XXXII - Division of Code Enforcement and Administration › Part 1203 - Uniform Code: Minimum Standards For Administration And Enforcement › Section 1203.1 - Introduction and definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				Introduction. Section 381  of the Executive Law directs the Secretary of State
				to promulgate rules and regulations for administration of the New York State
				Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the New York State Energy
				Conservation Construction Code.
(b)
				Definitions. Unless otherwise expressly stated, for the purposes of this Part,
				the following terms shall be deemed to have the meanings shown in this
				subdivision:
(1) Assembly area. An area in
				any building, or in any portion of a building, that is primarily used or
				intended to be used for gathering fifty or more persons for uses including, but
				not limited to, amusement, athletic, entertainment, social, or other
				recreational functions; patriotic, political, civic, educational, or religious
				functions; food or drink consumption; awaiting transportation; or similar
				purposes.
(2) Authority having
				jurisdiction. Any city, town, village, county, state agency, or other
				governmental unit or agency responsible for administration and enforcement of
				either or both of the Codes.
(3)
				Building permit. A building permit, construction permit, demolition permit, or
				other permit that authorizes the performance of work.
(4) Certificate of compliance. A document
				issued by the authority having jurisdiction stating that work was done in
				compliance with approved construction documents and the Codes.
(5) Certificate of occupancy. A document
				issued by the authority having jurisdiction certifying that the building or
				structure, or portion thereof, complies with the approved construction
				documents that have been submitted to, and approved by the authority having
				jurisdiction, and indicating that the building or structure, or portion
				thereof, is in a condition suitable for occupancy.
(6) Codes. The Uniform Code and Energy
				Code.
(7) Energy Code. The New York
				State Energy Conservation Construction Code, Subchapter B of Chapter XXXIII of
				this Title, adopted pursuant to Article 11 of the Energy Law.
(8) FCNYS. The 2020 Fire Code of New York
				State as currently incorporated by reference in Part 1225 of this
				Title.
(9) Fire safety and property
				maintenance inspection. An inspection performed to determine compliance with
				the applicable provisions of Part 1225 of this Title and the publications
				incorporated therein by reference and the applicable provisions of Part 1226 of
				this Title and the publications incorporated therein by reference.
(10) Hazardous production materials. A solid,
				liquid, or gas associated with semiconductor manufacturing that has a
				degree-of-hazard rating in health, flammability, or instability of Class 3 or
				4, as ranked by NFPA 704 (Standard Systems for Identification of the Hazards of
				Materials for Emergency Response), and which is used directly in research,
				laboratory, or production processes which have, as their end product, materials
				that are not hazardous.
(11) Mobile
				food preparation vehicles. Vehicles that contain cooking equipment that
				produces smoke or grease-laden vapors for the purpose of preparing and serving
				food to the public. Vehicles intended for private recreation shall not be
				considered mobile food preparation vehicles.
(12) PMCNYS. The 2020 Property Maintenance
				Code of New York State as currently incorporated by reference in Part 1226 of
				this Title.
(13) RCNYS. The 2020
				Residential Code of New York State as currently incorporated by reference in
				Part 1220 of this Title.
(14)
				Repair. The reconstruction, replacement, or renewal of any part of an existing
				building for the purpose of its maintenance or to correct damage.
(15) Sugarhouse. A building used, in whole or
				in part, for the collection, storage, or processing of maple sap into maple
				syrup and/or maple sugar.
(16)
				Uniform Code. The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code,
				Subchapter A of Chapter XXXIII of this Title, adopted pursuant to Article 18 of
				the Executive Law.