The New York City Council - File #: Int 0604-2018

• File #: Int 0604-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Fire Safety Package - Requirements for smoke alarms and smoke detectors in residential and non-residential occupancies.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 2/15/2018
• In control: Committee on Housing and Buildings
• On agenda: 2/15/2018
• Final action: 6/9/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to requirements for smoke alarms and smoke detectors in residential and non-residential occupancies
• Sponsors: Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Chaim M. Deutsch, Ben Kallos

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2018	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
6/9/2018	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
5/29/2018	A	Mayor	Hearing Scheduled by Mayor
5/9/2018	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
5/9/2018	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
5/7/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
5/7/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amendment Proposed by Comm
5/7/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Amended by Committee
5/7/2018	A	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Approved by Committee	Pass
2/26/2018	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Laid Over by Committee
2/26/2018	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Hearing Held by Committee
2/26/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
2/26/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
2/15/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
2/15/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 604-A

By Council Members Cornegy, Deutsch and Kallos

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to requirements for smoke alarms and smoke detectors in residential and non-residential occupancies
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Article 312 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 28-312.8 to read as follows:
? 28-312.8 Location of smoke alarms and smoke detectors. On or after January 1, 2021, smoke alarms and smoke detectors installed or replaced in group R occupancies shall be installed in accordance with section 907.2.11.5 of the New York city building code.

? 2. Chapter 9 of the New York city building code is amended by adding a new section 907.2.11.5 to read as follows:
907.2.11.5 Smoke alarms and smoke detectors in group R occupancies. On and after January 1, 2021, smoke alarms and smoke detectors shall not be installed or replaced in an individual dwelling or sleeping unit, including dwellings or units in prior code buildings, within an area of exclusion determined by a 20 foot (6.0 m) radial distance along a horizontal flow path from a stationary or fixed cooking appliance, unless listed in accordance with the 8th edition of UL 217 for smoke alarms or the 7th edition of UL 268 for smoke detectors.

? 3. Appendix Q of the New York city building code is amended by adding a new section BC Q107 to read as follows:
SECTION BC Q107
INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS

Q107.1 General. Fire alarms, where required by this code, shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2010 edition, modified for New York City as set forth below. Refer to the rules of the department for any other additions, modifications or deletions that may have been made to this standard in accordance with Section 28-103.19 of the Administrative Code.

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