File #: Int 1008-2013    Version: * Name: Requiring carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in certain assembly spaces.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Housing and Buildings
On agenda: 2/27/2013
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code and the Building Code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in certain assembly spaces.
Sponsors: Vincent Ignizio, Mathieu Eugene, Lewis A. Fidler, Peter A. Koo, G. Oliver Koppell, Rosie Mendez, Michael C. Nelson, Annabel Palma, Albert Vann, Jumaane D. Williams, Ruben Wills, Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Daniel J. Halloran III
Council Member Sponsors: 13
Int. No. 1008
By Council Members Ignizio, Eugene, Fidler, Koo, Koppell, Mendez, Nelson, Palma, Vann, Williams, Wills, Rodriguez and Halloran
 
 
A Local Law to amend the administrative code and the Building Code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in certain assembly spaces.
 
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Article 312 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 75 of 2011, is amended by adding a new section 28-312.3 to read as follows:
§28-312.3. Carbon monoxide alarms or detectors required for certain existing assembly spaces. In all existing spaces classified as occupancy group A-1, A-2, or A-3, carbon monoxide alarms or detectors shall be installed in accordance with Section BC 908.7.2 by June 7 2013.
§2. Section BC 908.7.2 of the New York city building code is amended to read as follows:
§908.7.2 Group A-1, A-2, A-3, E, I-2 and I-4 occupancies. Listed carbon monoxide alarms or detectors shall be installed as follows:
1. Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed within any occupied space containing carbon monoxide producing equipment and in all occupied spaces above and below the story where carbon monoxide producing equipment or enclosed parking is located.
2. Carbon monoxide detectors and audible notification appliances shall be installed within any unoccupied space containing carbon monoxide producing equipment.  Such detector shall activate an audible alarm at a constantly attended location.
§3. This local law shall take effect immediately.
LER / LS 4723/ 2-7-13