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Subdivision (d) of section 1220.1 in Part 1220 of Title 19 NYCRR is amended by adding a new paragraph (13) to read as follows:
(13)
2007 RCNYS section RR313.4. For the purposes of applying the 2007 RCNYS
in this State, the text of section RR313.4 in chapter R3 of the 2007
RCNYS shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:
“RR313.4 Carbon monoxide alarms.
This section covers the installation, performance and maintenance of
carbon monoxide alarms and their components in new and existing
buildings. The requirements of this section shall apply to all new and
all existing buildings, without regard to the date of construction of
the building and without regard to whether such building shall or shall
not have been offered for sale.
“Exception: Compliance
with this section is not required where no carbon monoxide source is
located within or attached to the structure. However, compliance with
this section is required if any carbon monoxide source is subsequently
located within or attached to the structure.
“For the purposes of this section RR313.4, the following terms will have the following meanings:
“The term ‘carbon monoxide source’
includes fuel fired appliances, equipment, devices and systems; solid
fuel burning appliances, equipment, devices and systems; all other
appliances, equipment, devices and systems that may emit carbon
monoxide; fireplaces; garages; and all other motor vehicle-related
occupancies.
“The term ‘dwelling unit’
means a single unit providing complete, independent living facilities
for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
“The term ‘sleeping area’ means a room or space in which people sleep.
“The term ‘sleeping unit’
means a room or space in which people sleep, which can also include
permanent provisions for living, eating, and either sanitation or
kitchen facilities but not both. Such rooms and spaces that are also
part of a dwelling unit are not sleeping units.
“In
the case of a building constructed on or after January 1, 2008, a
carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed in each of the following
locations:
“1. Within each dwelling unit or sleeping unit, on each story having a sleeping area.
“2. Within each dwelling unit or sleeping unit, on each story where a carbon monoxide source is located.
“One carbon monoxide alarm installed on a story of a dwelling unit or
sleeping unit having both a sleeping area and a carbon monoxide source
shall suffice for that story within that dwelling unit or sleeping unit.
“In the case of a building constructed before January 1, 2008, a carbon
monoxide alarm shall be installed in each of the following locations:
“1. Within each dwelling unit or sleeping unit, on the lowest story having a sleeping area.
“When
more than one carbon monoxide alarm is required to be installed within
an individual dwelling unit, the alarms shall be interconnected in such
a manner that the actuation of one alarm will activate all of the
alarms in the individual unit. The alarm shall be clearly audible in
all sleeping areas over background noise levels with all intervening
doors close.
“Exception:
Interconnection is not required where carbon monoxide alarms are
permitted to be battery operated in accordance with section RR313.4.2.
“All carbon monoxide alarms shall be listed and labeled as complying
with UL 2034 or CAN/CSA 6.19, and shall be installed in accordance with
the manufacturer's installation instructions and this code.
“RR313.4.1 Prohibited locations.
Carbon monoxide alarms shall not be located within or near the openings
to garages, bathrooms or furnace rooms. Carbon monoxide alarms shall
also not be located in or near locations specified as ‘prohibited,’
‘not recommended’ or the like in the manufacturer’s installation
instructions.
“RR313.4.2 Power source.
The required carbon monoxide alarms shall receive their primary power
from the building wiring when such wiring is served from a commercial
source or an on-site electrical power system, and when primary power is
interrupted, shall receive power from a battery. Wiring shall be
permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required
for overcurrent protection.
“Exception.
Carbon monoxide alarms shall be permitted to be battery operated when
installed in buildings without commercial power or an on-site
electrical power system or in buildings constructed before January 1,
2008.
“RR313.4.3 Maintenance.
Carbon monoxide alarms shall be maintained in an operative condition at
all times, shall be replaced or repaired where defective, and shall be
replaced when they cease to operate as intended.
“RR313.4.4 Disabling of alarms. Carbon monoxide alarms shall not be removed or disabled, except for service or repair purposes.
“RR313.4.5 One-family dwellings converted to bed and breakfast dwellings.
One-family dwellings converted to bed and breakfast dwellings shall
have carbon monoxide alarms installed in accordance with the
requirements of section F611 of the Fire Code of New York State.
“RR313.4.6 Buildings under custody, licensure, supervision or jurisdiction of a department or agency of the State of New York.
A building which is under the custody, licensure, supervision or
jurisdiction of a department or agency of the State of New York and
which is regulated as a one-or two-family dwelling or multiple
single-family dwelling (townhouse), in accordance with established laws
or regulations of such department or agency, shall have carbon monoxide
alarms installed in accordance with the stricter of the requirements of
this section or the requirements of section F611 of the Fire Code of
New York State.”
Subdivision (d) of section 1225.1 in Part 1220 of Title 19 NYCRR is amended by adding a new paragraph (3) to read as follows:
(3) 2007 FCNYS section F611. For the purposes of applying the 2007
FCNYS in this State, the text of section F611 in chapter F6 of the 2007
FCNYS shall be deemed to be amended and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:
“F611 CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
“F611.1 General.
This section covers the application, installation, performance and
maintenance of carbon monoxide alarms and their components in new and
existing buildings and structures. The requirements of this section
shall apply to all new buildings and structures and to all existing
buildings and structures, without regard to the date of construction of
the building or structure and without regard to whether such building
or structure shall or shall not have been offered for sale.
“F611.1.1 Definitions. For the purposes of this §F611, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Carbon monoxide source.
The term ‘carbon monoxide source’ includes fuel fired appliances,
equipment, devices and systems; solid fuel burning appliances,
equipment, devices and systems; all other appliances, equipment,
devices and systems that may emit carbon monoxide; fireplaces; garages;
and all other motor vehicle-related occupancies.
“Dwelling unit.
The term ‘dwelling unit’ means a single unit providing complete,
independent living facilities for one or more persons, including
permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and
sanitation.
“Existing buildings and structures. The term ‘existing buildings and structures’ means buildings and structures constructed before January 1, 2008.
“Multiple dwelling.
The term ‘multiple dwelling’ means a dwelling which is either rented,
leased, let or hired out, to be occupied, or is occupied as the
temporary or permanent residence or home of three or more families
living independently of each other, including but not limited to the
following: a tenement, flat house, maisonette apartment, apartment
house, apartment hotel, tourist house, bachelor apartment, studio
apartment, duplex apartment, kitchenette apartment, hotel, lodging
house, rooming house, boarding house, boarding and nursery school,
furnished room house, club, sorority house, fraternity house, college
and school dormitory, convalescent, old age or nursing homes or
residences, and a dwelling, two or more stories in height, and with
five or more boarders, roomers or lodgers residing with any one family.
“New buildings and structures. The term ‘new buildings and structures’ means buildings and structures constructed after December 31, 2007.
“The term ‘sleeping area’ means a room or space in which people sleep.
“The term ‘sleeping unit’
means a room or space in which people sleep, which can also include
permanent provisions for living, eating, and either sanitation or
kitchen facilities but not both. Such rooms and spaces that are also
part of a dwelling unit are not sleeping units.
“F611.2 Equipment.
Carbon monoxide alarms shall be listed and labeled as complying with UL
2034 or CAN/CSA 6.19, and shall be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer's installation instructions and this section.
“F611.2.1 Combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
Combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are permitted, provided
the alarm is listed for such use. Combination smoke and carbon monoxide
alarms shall have distinctly different alarm signals for smoke or
carbon monoxide alarm activation.
“F611.3 Where required. Single and multiple station carbon monoxide alarms shall be provided in the locations described in this section.
“Exception:
Compliance with this section is not required where no carbon monoxide
source is located within or attached to the structure. However,
compliance with this section is required if any carbon monoxide source
is subsequently located within or attached to the structure.
“F611.3.1 New buildings and structures: one-and two-family dwellings,
multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses), and buildings owned as a
condominium or cooperative and containing dwelling accommodations. A
carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed in each of the following
locations:
“1. Within each dwelling unit or sleeping unit, on each story having a sleeping area.
“2. Within each dwelling unit or sleeping unit, on each story where a carbon monoxide source is located.
“One carbon monoxide alarm installed on a story of a
dwelling unit or sleeping unit having both a sleeping area and a carbon
monoxide source shall suffice for that story within that dwelling unit
or sleeping unit.
“F611.3.2 New buildings and structures: Group I-1 occupancies. A carbon
monoxide alarm shall be installed in the each of following locations:
“1. On each story having a sleeping area.
“2. On each story where a carbon monoxide source is located.
“One carbon monoxide alarm installed on a story having both
a sleeping area and a carbon monoxide source shall suffice for that
story.
“F611.3.3 New buildings and structures: Group R occupancies not covered
by section F611.3.1 or section F611.3.2, nursery schools (with sleeping
units) not covered by section F611.3.1 or §F611.3.2, bed and breakfast
uses not covered by section F611.3.1 or section F611.3.2, and multiple
dwellings not covered by section F611.3.1 or section F611.3.2. A
carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed in each of the following
locations:
“1. In
each dwelling unit or sleeping unit where a carbon monoxide source is
located. In a multiple-story dwelling unit or sleeping unit, a carbon
monoxide alarm shall be installed on each story having a sleeping area
and on each story where a carbon monoxide source is located. One carbon
monoxide alarm installed on a story having both a sleeping area and a
carbon monoxide source shall suffice for that story.
“2. In each dwelling unit or sleeping unit that is on the same story as a carbon monoxide source.
“F611.3.4 Existing buildings and structures: one-and two-family
dwellings, multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses), and buildings
owned as a condominium or cooperative and containing dwelling
accommodations. A carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed within each
dwelling unit or sleeping unit on the lowest story having a sleeping
area.
“F611.3.5 Existing buildings and
structures: Group I-1 occupancies. A carbon monoxide alarms shall be
installed on each story having a sleeping area.
“F611.3.6 Existing buildings and structures: Group R occupancies not
covered by section F611.3.4 or section F611.3.5, nursery schools (with
sleeping units) not covered by section F611.3.4 or section F611.3.5,
bed and breakfast uses not covered by section F611.3.4 or section
F611.3.5, and multiple dwellings not covered by section F611.3.4 or
section F611.3.5. A carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed in each
of the following locations:
“1. In each dwelling unit or sleeping unit where a carbon monoxide
source is located. In a multiple-story dwelling unit or sleeping unit,
a carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed on the lowest story having a
sleeping area.
“2. In each dwelling unit or sleeping unit that is on the same story as a carbon monoxide source.
“F611.3.7 Work completed
within one-and two-family dwellings, multiple single-family dwellings
(townhouses), buildings owned as a condominium or cooperative and
containing dwelling accommodations, Group R occupancies, bed and
breakfast uses not covered by section F611.3.8, and multiple dwellings
not covered by section F611.3.8. Where work includes the addition or
installation of a carbon monoxide source, the construction of a
chimney, or the connection of the building to a garage or to any other
motor vehicle-related occupancy, a carbon monoxide alarm shall be
installed within each dwelling unit or sleeping unit on the lowest
story having a sleeping area.
“F611.3.8 Work completed within Group I-1 occupancy.
Where work includes the addition or installation of a carbon monoxide
source, the construction of a chimney, or the connection of the
building to a garage or to any other motor vehicle-related occupancy, a
carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed on each story having a
sleeping area.
“F611.4 Prohibited locations.
Carbon monoxide alarms shall not be located within or near the openings
to garages, bathrooms, or furnace rooms. Carbon monoxide alarms shall
also not be located in or near locations specified as ‘prohibited,’
‘not recommended’ or the like in the manufacturer’s installation
instructions.
“F611.5 Power source.
When the building wiring is served from a commercial or on-site power
source, carbon monoxide alarms shall receive their primary power from
the building wiring and, when primary power is interrupted, shall
receive power from a battery. Wiring shall be permanent and without a
disconnecting switch other than those required for overcurrent
protection.
“Exceptions:
“1.
Carbon monoxide alarms installed in buildings without a commercial or
on-site power source shall be permitted to be battery operated.
“2.
In existing buildings and structures, cord-type, direct plug, or
battery-operated carbon monoxide alarms shall be permitted.
“F611.6 Interconnection.
When more than one carbon monoxide alarm is required to be installed
within an individual dwelling unit or sleeping unit, the alarms shall
be interconnected.
“Exception: Interconnection is not required where cord-type, direct plug, or battery-operated carbon monoxide alarms are permitted.
“F611.7 Maintenance. Carbon monoxide
alarms shall be maintained in an operative condition at all times,
shall be replaced or repaired where defective, and shall be replaced
when they cease to operate as intended.
“F611.8 Disabling of alarms. Carbon monoxide alarms shall not be removed or disabled, except for service or repair purposes.”