Int. No. 582
By Council Members Halloran, Dromm, Fidler, Koppell, Mark-Viverito, Nelson, Palma, Rose, Williams, Gonzalez, James, Rodriguez and Ulrich
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the installation of a system of automatic sprinklers in horse stables.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Table 17-2 of article 4 of subchapter 17 of chapter 1 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York, is amended by adding a line following the last line of such table to read as follows:
TABLE 17-2 SUMMARY OF SPRINKLER REQUIREMENTS
Where Required Type of System |
Automatic Sources Required |
Partial System Permitted |
Connection to Domestic Permitted |
Alternate Permitted (§27-955) |
Siamese Required (§27-959) |
Centrala Station Required (§27-955) (§27-967) |
Waterb Flow Alarm Required (§27-957) |
Automatic Dry Sprinkler Permitted (§5212 of RS17) |
Dry Nonautomatic Sprinkler Permittedc |
Stables (§27-954 (aa)) |
1 |
No |
Yes §27-961(c) |
No |
Yes |
Nonea |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
§2. Subdivisions c and d of section 27-954 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended to read as follows:
c. Buildings classified in storage occupancy group B-1 exceeding one thousand square feet in floor area, or seventy-five feet or more in height, except as modified under subdivisions a, b and c of section 27-455 of article ten of subchapter seven of this code and in accordance with subdivision bb of this section.
d. Spaces classified in storage occupancy group B-1 exceeding five hundred square feet in floor area, except as modified under subdivisions a, b and c of section 27-455 of article ten of subchapter seven of this code and in accordance with subdivision bb of this section.
§3. Section 27-954 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision bb to read as follows:
bb. In all existing buildings and structures classified in occupancy group B-1 that are used as stables for horses.
§4. Section 903 of the New York City building code is amended by adding a new section 903.2.8.3 to read as follows:
903.2.8.3. Horse stables. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all S-1 buildings and structures used as stables for horses.
§5. Section 903 of the New York City building code is amended by adding a new section 903.2.9.4 to read as follows:
903.2.9.4. Horse stables. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all S-2 buildings and structures used as stables for horses.
§6. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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LS 2094
5/4/11