A.
Owners and lessors of bars, cabarets and nightclubs having
a maximum permitted occupancy of 50 or more persons shall arrange for annual
inspections of the premises by an engineer licensed in the State of New York
and for submission of reports of such inspections to the Code Enforcement
Office. The first such inspection and report shall be submitted within 180
days of the effective date of this chapter.
B.
The engineer shall demonstrate satisfactory familiarity
with applicable codes and building construction to the Code Enforcement Officer.
The engineer shall submit an affidavit inspection report bearing his/her signature
and New York State seal to the Code Enforcement Office. Inspection reports
shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Office within 30 days of the date
of inspection. The affidavit shall state that the deponent has examined the
premises and the applicable codes.
C.
Inspections and reports shall monitor and report on,
with respect to applicable building and fire safety codes, safety and fire-related
issues including but not limited to the following: applicable building and
fire safety codes, alterations/renovations made to establishment premises,
changes in occupancy of other parts of the building, posting of maximum occupant
load, exits, exit marking, emergency lighting, hazards associated with cooking
equipment, classification of interior finishes, decorations, and furnishings
with regard to flame spread and smoke-developed indexes, trash storage facilities,
combustible goods storage facilities, flammable liquids storage, enclosure
of and clearance of construction from heating equipment, fire and smoke detection
and alarm equipment, sprinklers and fire extinguishers.
D.
Inspection reports shall identify conditions and certify
compliance or lack thereof.
E.
Beginning with the first such report for each establishment and every fifth year thereafter, the report shall include, in addition to those items addressed in Subsections C and D above, the following: an accounting of all grandfathered nonconformities, with specific reference to The Building and Fire Codes of New York State, for each item addressed in Subsection C above.
Owners and lessors of all bars, cabarets, and nightclubs, regardless
of maximum permitted occupancy, shall be required to arrange for inspection
and testing of heating equipment and systems. Such systems shall be inspected
at least once every 12 months by licensed heating contractors licensed by
the City of Oneonta. Reports of such inspections, signed by the inspector,
shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Office within 30 days of the date
of inspection. If any equipment or system is found to be defective or not
in proper operating condition upon inspection, the owner or lessor shall promptly
remedy such defect or condition. The first such inspection and report shall
be submitted within 60 days of the effective date of this chapter.
Owners and lessors of all bars, cabarets and nightclubs, regardless
of maximum permitted occupancy, shall be required to arrange for inspection
and testing of cooking equipment, cooking ventilation equipment and cooking
hood extinguishing systems. Such systems shall be inspected at least once
every 12 months by heating contractors licensed by the City of Oneonta or
by qualified persons who, because of experience or education, are recognized
as competent by the Code Enforcement Officer. Reports of such inspections,
signed by the inspector, shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Office
within 30 days of the date of inspection. If any equipment or system is found
to be defective or not in proper operating condition upon inspection, the
owner or lessor shall promptly remedy such defect or condition. The first
such inspection and report shall be submitted within 90 days of the effective
date of this chapter.
Owners and lessors of all bars, cabarets and nightclubs, regardless
of maximum permitted occupancy, shall be required to arrange for inspection
and testing of electrical equipment and systems. Such systems shall be inspected
at least once every 12 months by approved electrical inspection agencies.
Reports of such inspections, signed by the inspector, shall be submitted to
the Code Enforcement Office within 30 days of the date of inspection. If any
equipment or system is found to be defective or not in proper operating condition
upon inspection, the owner or lessor shall promptly remedy such defect or
condition. The first such inspection and report shall be submitted within
90 days of the effective date of this chapter.
Owners and lessors of all bars, cabarets and nightclubs, regardless
of maximum permitted occupancy, shall be required to arrange for inspection
and testing of sprinkler equipment and systems. Such systems shall be inspected
in accordance with state building code requirements and at least once every
twelve months by plumbing contractors licensed by the City of Oneonta or by
specialized sprinkler tradesmen who can demonstrate competency by experience
or education to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer. Reports
of such inspections, signed by the inspector, shall be submitted to the Code
Enforcement Office within 30 days of the date of inspection. If any equipment
or system is found to be defective or not in proper operating condition upon
inspection, the owner or lessor shall promptly remedy such defect or condition.
The first such inspection and report shall be submitted within 90 days of
the effective date of this chapter.
Owners and lessors of all bars, cabarets and nightclubs, regardless
of maximum permitted occupancy, shall be required to arrange for inspection
and testing of fire and smoke detection and alarm equipment and systems. Such
systems shall be inspected at least once every 12 months by electrical contractors
licensed by the City of Oneonta. Reports of such inspections signed by the
inspector shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Office within 30 days
of the date of inspection. If any equipment or system is found to be defective
or not in proper operating condition upon inspection, the owner or lessor
shall arrange for the prompt remediation of such defect or condition. The
first such inspection and report shall be submitted within 90 days of the
effective date of this chapter.
