194 – Sprinkler Heads in Rooms.
§ 194. Sprinkler heads in rooms. 1. On and after July first, nineteen hundred fifty-seven, in every room used for class B occupancy whether in a class A or class B non-fireproof converted dwelling, there shall be one or more sprinkler heads. Such sprinkler heads shall be installed in accordance with the supplementary rules and […]
186 – Extension Roofs.
§ 186. Extension roofs. The under-surface of the roof of any extension shall be fire-retarded or sprinklered unless such ceiling has already been plastered in a manner satisfactory to the department.
187 – Egress.
§ 187. Egress. 1. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, egress from every apartment on each story shall be provided as follows: a. If a dwelling is two stories or less in height, or if it is three stories including a basement in height and conforms to […]
188 – Bulkheads and Scuttles.
§ 188. Bulkheads and scuttles. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, bulkheads and scuttles shall conform to the following provisions: 1. Every required bulkhead to and through the roof shall be fireproof or constructed of wood covered with metal on the outside and fire-retarded on the inside, […]
189 – Stair and Public Hall Construction.
§ 189. Stair and public hall construction. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, stairs and public halls shall conform to the following provisions: 1. In a dwelling more than a basement and three other stories in height or occupied by four families or more, the soffit and […]
190 – Cellar Stairs.
§ 190. Cellar stairs. 1. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision two hereof, every stair leading from a cellar to the floor above shall be constructed of incombustible materials, shall have closed risers, shall be completely enclosed with partitions of […]
191 – Wainscoting.
§ 191. Wainscoting. Wainscoting in any stair or public hall shall be removed unless such wainscoting is backed against a fire-retarded wall or the stair or hall is equipped with a sprinkler system conforming to the provisions of section one hundred eighty-seven. Where wainscoting is removed in order to fire-retard a public hall or stair, […]
192 – Cellar Entrance.
§ 192. Cellar entrance. a. If there is a cellar, there shall be an independent entrance thereto from outside the dwelling by means of a metal fire ladder or fireproof stair leading to an opening in the outside cellar wall at least two feet six inches in width and six feet in height. Such entrance […]
193 – Frame Buildings.
§ 193. Frame buildings. No frame building shall be erected or maintained upon the same lot with a dwelling converted after April twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred thirty, nor shall any frame building not occupied on April thirteenth, nineteen hundred forty, as a multiple dwelling be altered or converted to such use; except that if the walls […]
185 – Cellar Ceilings.
§ 185. Cellar ceilings. 1. Except as provided in paragraph g of subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, the ceiling of the cellar, or of the lowest story if there be no cellar, shall be fire-retarded unless such dwelling is three stories or less in height and the ceiling has already been plastered in […]