The Chief shall survey or cause to be surveyed all buildings
and premises in the Town of Colonie, except the interior of single-
and two-family dwellings, and shall specify what fire-detecting devices
or extinguishing appliances shall be provided therein or thereon.
In special hazardous processes or storage, appliances of more than
one type or special systems may be required.
Except for single- and two-family dwellings, a permit shall
be obtained from the Town of Colonie Building Department prior to
the installation or alteration of any fire alarm system, sprinkler
or water-based fire protection system or any other special fire-extinguishing
or fire-detection system or for any hood-and-duct system intended
for the removal of smoke and grease laden vapors from commercial cooking
equipment.
No device, equipment or system installed pursuant to this chapter
shall be deemed acceptable or approved until an inspection of it has
been conducted by the Division of Fire Services and an appropriate
letter of compliance has been issued for the same.
[Amended 4-6-2017 by L.L.
No. 4-2017]
Sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire alarm systems and
other fire-protection or extinguishing systems or appliances which
have been installed in compliance with any permit or order or because
of any law or local law shall be maintained in operative condition
at all times, and it shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant to
reduce the effectiveness of the protection so required, except that
this shall not prohibit the owner or occupant from temporarily reducing
or discontinuing the protection where necessary to make tests, repairs,
alterations or additions. The Division of Fire Services shall be notified
before such tests, repairs, alterations or additions are started unless
the work is to be continuous until completion. Where the New York
State Fire Code and its referenced or incorporated standards and guides
require that inspection or maintenance written reports be provided
to the owners for kitchen hood cleaning inspections, such reports
must also be provided to the Division of Fire Services within 30 days
of the service. Submitted reports must be fully and accurately completed.
A company’s failure to comply with this section may result in
the Town not accepting further reports from that company.
Every fire protection system shall be inspected, tested and
maintained in accordance with the appropriate standards of the New
York State Fire Code and any other applicable codes, rules or regulations.
Buildings or structures or any portion thereof occupied or used
by persons for whom sleeping accommodations are provided therein shall
be protected by an approved automatic smoke detection and alarm device
located in or adjacent to all sleeping quarters or where otherwise
specified by the New York State Fire Code.