A.
Plumbing, heating, electrical, ventilating, air-conditioning,
refrigerating, cooking, fire protection and radiation production equipment,
elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other mechanical additions,
installations or systems for the use of the building shall be installed,
located and maintained so that, under normal conditions of use, such
equipment and systems will not be a danger to health or welfare, a
danger because of structural defects or a source of ignition or a
radiation hazard and will not create excessive noise or otherwise
become a nuisance. Equipment and systems include, but are not limited
to apparatus, devices, fixtures, piping, pipe hangers, pipe covering,
wiring, fittings and materials used as part of or in connection with
such installations.
B.
Equipment and systems subject to damage from freezing
shall be adequately protected against freezing.
C.
Moving parts of equipment which may be a potential
hazard shall be guarded to protect against accidental contact.
D.
Mechanical equipment, such as but not limited to blower
units, air-conditioning units, heating units, ducts, vents, etc.,
located on the roof or exterior of any building or structure, or on
the premises adjacent to any building or structure, shall be constructed
so as not to be visible from the grade level from a distance of 200
feet, or else they will be so enclosed or screened so as to blend
with their surroundings.
[Amended 12-4-1972]
B.
Water supply.
(1)
Potable water from an approved source shall be available
at all times in residential buildings. The domestic water supply system
of the building shall be connected to such approved source and shall
not be subject to contamination. When supplied from a public source,
the potable water-supply system shall not be connected to private
or unsafe water supplies.
(2)
Water supply systems shall be installed and maintained
so as to provide at all times a supply of water to plumbing fixtures,
devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate
to enable them to function satisfactorily and without undue noise
under all normal conditions of use.
(3)
Water-supply systems shall be installed and maintained
so that water used for purposes of cooling or heating shall not be
reintroduced into the domestic water-supply system nor be distributed
through such equipment to plumbing fixtures.
(4)
Hot water-supply systems shall be provided with safety
devices arranged to relieve hazardous pressures and excessive temperatures.
C.
Bathrooms.
(1)
Number and location In one-family dwellings, there
shall be at least one bathroom located within the dwelling. In two-or-more
family dwellings, each dwelling unit shall have at least one bathroom
located within each unit
(2)
Arrangement. Bathrooms in dwelling units shall be
accessible from any sleeping room without passing through any other
sleeping room. Bathrooms within dwelling units and those in public
spaces available for the use of dwelling units shall have provisions
made for privacy.
(3)
Floors. Shower stalls shall be provided with waterproof
floors and with a wall wainscot made of at least a water-resistant
material and extending to a minimum height of five feet six inches
above the floor level. The floors of existing bathrooms shall be provided,
as a minimum, with a surface treatment which is reasonably impervious
to moisture. The floors of bathrooms in private dwellings shall be
covered, as a minimum, with a moisture-resistant material. The floors
of new bathrooms in multiple dwellings shall be waterproof; such waterproofing
shall extend six inches or more on the walls above the floors except
at doors. Floors shall be kept in a dry, clean and sanitary condition
by the occupant.
(4)
Employee facilities. Where there are five or more
employees in a multiple dwelling, separate bathroom facilities shall
be provided for them and for each sex. Said facilities shall be readily
accessible to the employees and shall not open directly into any public
kitchen or other public space used for the cooking or preparation
of food.
(5)
Light and ventilation. Every bathroom in a building
shall be provided with adequate light and ventilation, either natural
or artificial, in accordance with the requirements of the New York
State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
[Amended 6-11-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992]
A.
General. Heating facilities and their accompanying
chimneys, flues or stacks are to be installed in compliance with the
ordinances of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson and be maintained
in good order and repair so that they are capable of safely and adequately
providing heat to enclosed spaces which are or may be normally occupied.
Doors, windows and other parts of a building shall be constructed
and maintained so as to prevent abnormal heat losses. Heating facilities
utilizing gas as a fuel shall have a shutoff valve provided at or
near the source of supply to the facility.
B.
Heating facilities shall be provided to safely and
adequately maintain heat in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, kitchenettes,
toilet rooms or compartments within the walls of a dwelling to a temperature
of at least 68º F. at a distance of three feet and more from
the exterior walls and at a level of five feet above the floor level.
The capability of said heating equipment shall be based upon an outside
temperature of 0º F.
C.
Room heaters. No room heater that is independent of
the heating system in the dwelling shall be used except where the
unit or appliance is first approved by the office of the Fire Inspector
of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson.
D.
Water heaters. Every dwelling shall be supplied with
an approved water heater or heaters capable of supplying a sufficient
quantity of water, heated to a temperature of at least 120º to
every kitchen sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower located therein. Such
water heater or heaters shall be properly connected to a supply of
potable water.
A.
Existing electrical fixtures, devices, wiring and
systems shall be maintained in safe working conditions and in a manner
which will avoid a potential source of ignition or shock and shall
be properly connected to a reasonable, adequate source of electrical
power. Any old deteriorated, unused and/or unapproved materials and
equipment shall be removed and replaced, as may be required, with
approved materials and equipment.
B.
Existing electrical installations or systems shall
further be installed in accordance with standards in force at the
time of installation and approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
Any alterations, major repairs or additional installations shall comply
with requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
C.
Fixed wiring, equipment, fixtures and devices shall
be firmly secured to the surface on which they are mounted.
D.
Electrical wiring and equipment shall be protected
against excessive current demands by properly rated overcurrent devices
installed in approved locations.
E.
All panel boards shall be kept free from encumbrances
and shall be accessible at all times.
