§ 8303-01 General Precautions Against Fire in Pre-Existing Facilities.
RCNY § 8303-01
(a)Scope. This section consolidates the Fire Prevention Code and former Fire Department rules in effect on June 30, 2008 that are applicable to the design and installation of fire safety precautions in pre-existing facilities.
(b)Definitions. [Reserved.] (c) Boatyards, Marinas and Similar Facilities. Boatyards, marinas and similar facilities in compliance with former Fire Department rule § 5-01 are allowed and would be approved under the provisions of the Fire Code and the rules, and accordingly, such facilities shall be designed and installed in compliance with the requirements of 3 RCNY § 301-01, except that in pre-existing facilities with fire apparatus access roads less than 38 feet wide, such fire apparatus access roads shall be continued in compliance with the provisions of former Fire Department rule § 5-01(b) until such time as such facilities may be required to comply with the Fire Code and the rules with respect to such access roads.
(1)Former Fire Department Rule § 5-01(b) § 5-01 Fire Protection of Boatyards, Marinas and Similar Occupancies.
(d)Automotive salvage and wrecking facilities. Automotive salvage and wrecking facilities in compliance with former Fire Department rule § 4-01 are allowed and would be approved under the provisions of the Fire Code and the rules, and accordingly, such facilities shall be designed and installed in compliance with the requirements of FC 316, except that in pre-existing facilities with fire apparatus access roads less than 38 feet wide, such fire apparatus access roads shall be continued in compliance with the provisions of the former Fire Department rule § 4-01(e)(2)(i) until such time as such facilities may be required to comply with the Fire Code and the rules with respect to such access roads.
(e)Fire protection requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)Access and separation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(i)Driveways having a minimum width of fifteen feet shall be provided and shall be so spaced that a maximum grid system of not over fifty feet by one hundred feet is produced. Driveways shall be maintained unobstructed to provide access for Fire Department equipment. (Renumbered City Record 9/20/2023, eff. 10/20/2023)
