§ 105-01 Approval of Fire Alarm System Design and Installation.
RCNY § 105-01
(a)Scope. This section sets forth the standards, requirements and procedures for the submission of design and installation documents for fire alarm system installations for Department review and approval.
(b)General Provisions.
(1)Submission and approval required. Pursuant to FC 907.3, design and installation documents for fire alarm system installations, containing such details as may be required by the Fire Code, Building Code, Electrical Code and this section, shall be submitted for Department review and approval prior to system installation in the form and manner prescribed on the Department's electronic portal.
(2)Certification of design and installation documents. Pursuant to FC 105.4.1, design and installation documents must be prepared by a registered design professional. Such documents shall bear the seal of such design professional, which shall serve to certify that the documents are in compliance with applicable provisions of the Fire Code, Building Code, rules, and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
(3)Filings upon completion of installation. Upon completion and satisfactory testing of a fire alarm system installation that comprises any part of a core building system, the owner shall submit a request for inspection pursuant to 3 RCNY § 105-01(c)(2). Upon completion of a fire alarm system installation that does not comprise any part of a building core fire alarm system, the owner may alternatively submit professional certification of the installation, except as may otherwise be provided in the letter of acceptance approving the design of the installation.
(4)Format of design and installation documents. The design and installation documents required by this section shall be formatted (to scale) in the form and manner prescribed on the Department's electronic portal.
(c)Submission and Approval Procedure.
