N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 1506.9

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 16, April 17, 2024

Section 1506.9 - Equipment requirements

(a) General. The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment in motor vehicle storage facilities, except as otherwise specified in this Part, shall be in accordance with the generally accepted standards listed in the appendix[FN*].

(b) Plumbing. Plumbing systems shall be designed and installed to supply water and to convey waste in a manner free from health and physical hazards.

(c) Gas piping.

(1) Gas piping systems shall be designed and installed so as to be free from health and physical hazards under normal conditions of use.

(2) Gas piping systems shall provide a supply of gas sufficient to meet the maximum expected demand of the installed gas-burning appliances, shall be of materials resistant to the corrosive effect of gases conveyed, and shall remain, with a minimum of maintenance, gastight, safe, frost-free, and operative under conditions of use.

(3) Gas piping systems shall have a valve in an accessible location outside the building for shutting off all gas to the system.

(d) Heating.

(1) Heating facilities shall be designed and installed in a manner free from fire, health, and physical hazards under conditions of use.

(2) Heat producing equipment shall not be operated beyond the safe capacity for which it has been designed.

(3) Heat producing equipment, other than direct-fired unit heaters installed eight feet or more above the floor level, shall be located in separate buildings or in rooms enclosed by solid and vaportight noncombustible construction. Such rooms shall be separated from other parts of the building with constructions having fire resistance rating of at least two hours. Separating constructions shall be unpierced except where necessary for the passage of heating pipes or ducts. Openings around such pipes and ducts shall be sealed with masonry or other noncombustible material. Entrance to such rooms shall be from the outside of the building.

(4) Flue and gasvent outlets shall be located so as not to be lower than the level of the top of any window or other exterior wall opening which is less than 15 feet horizontally or 30 feet vertically from the outlet, nor shall such outlets be less than two feet above the level of any unprotected combustible part of any building or construction when such part is 10 feet or less from the outlet.

(e) Electrical wiring and equipment. Electrical wiring and equipment shall be designed and installed so as not to be a potential source of ignition of combustible material or become a potential source of electrical hazard.

(f) Lighting. Facilities for the storage of motor vehicles and private thoroughfares leading thereto shall be wired for electricity, and light outlets and fixtures shall be installed to provide adequate lighting.

(g) Elevators and hoisting equipment.

(1) Elevators and hoisting equipment shall be designed and installed so as to perform their functions in a manner free from physical and fire hazards.

(2) Elevator hoistways shall be enclosed in constructions having a fire resistance rating of at least two hours, except that in motor vehicle storage facilities not more than two stories in height the elevator hoistway enclosure on above-grade floors may be of unprotected noncombustible material. Door openings in hoistways in two-hour fire-resistive enclosures shall be provided with fire doors or opening protectives having a fire resistance rating of at least one and one-half hours.

(h) Fire-extinguishing equipment.

(1) Sprinkler systems.

(i) Where motor vehicle storage facilities are located in a multiple dwelling and have a capacity of 20 or more vehicles, an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in such facilities in conformity with the requirements entitled Part 1503, Sprinkler Systems in Hotels and Similar Dwellings.

(ii) When motor vehicle storage facilities are located in a basement or cellar of a building upon the premises of a multiple dwelling, and such storage facility has a capacity of 20 or more vehicles, an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in such basement or cellar in conformity with the requirements entitled Part 1503, Sprinkler Systems in Hotels and Similar Dwellings.

(iii) When approved by the department, a tank supplying a standpipe system may be used to supply the sprinkler system.

(2) Standpipes.

(i) Motor vehicle storage facilities in a multiple dwelling or upon the premises thereof which are more than two stories or 30 feet in height or which have a floor area above the grade floor exceeding 10,000 square feet per floor shall be equipped with standpipes not less than two and one-half inches in diameter, unless:

(a) such facilities are more than four stories or 50 feet in height, in which event the premises shall be equipped with standpipes not less than four inches in diameter; or

(b) such facilities are more than six stories or 75 feet in height, in which event the said premises shall be equipped with standpipes not less than six inches in diameter.

(ii) No standpipes shall be required when such facilities are equipped with a sprinkler system installed pursuant to the requirements entitled Part 1503, Sprinkler Systems in Hotels and Similar Dwellings.

(iii) Standpipes required by this Part shall conform to approved standards, and shall be of such number and so located that all parts of each floor can be reached by a 30-foot stream from a nozzle attached to 100 feet of hose connected to the riser and outlet on that floor.

(iv) Standpipes shall be equipped with fire department outlets on every floor.

(v) Standpipes shall be equipped with outlets and first-aid hose in conformity with the regulations set forth in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (3) of this subdivision.

(vi) Standpipes shall be protected from freezing and damage.

(vii) Standpipes shall be equipped with approved fire department inlet connections. The number of such fire department connections shall be determined by the department having jurisdiction. Fire department inlet 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, and when located more than two feet above grade, shall not project beyond the building face. Such connections shall be marked with raised letters not less than one inch in height reading: TO STANDPIPE; or identified otherwise for type of standpipe.

(viii) Standpipe systems shall be supplied with water in conformity with generally accepted standards listed in the appendix to this Part [FN*] to the extent that such standards are consistent with this Part.

(ix) When approved by the department, a tank supplying a domestic water system or a sprinkler system may be used to supply the standpipe system.

(3) First-aid fire equipment.

(i) Motor vehicle storage facilities in a multiple dwelling or upon the premises thereof shall be equipped with manual fire extinguishing equipment of a type suitable for the occupancy and shall be so located and installed as to be visible and readily accessible. There shall be at least one such fire extinguisher located in each 4,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.

(ii) Motor vehicle storage facilities in a multiple dwelling or upon the premises thereof shall be equipped with standpipe outlets and first-aid fire hose on every floor when standpipes are required by this Part, except when such facilities are equipped with an automatic sprinkler system. Such outlets and hose shall be in conformity with generally accepted standards and shall be located in or near stairways or exitways.

(iii) First-aid fire equipment shall be maintained in good operating condition at all times.

[FN*] See Appendix S-2.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 1506.9