[Adopted 10-3-1989 by L.L. No. 16-1989 (Ch. 48B of the 1965 Code)]
All buildings which are constructed after the effective date of this article shall be required to have sprinkler systems. Such systems shall be approved as per nationally accepted standards and the latest edition of the National Fire Protection Association bulletin.
No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any building, structure or portion thereof unless compliance is met, as defined in § 145-4.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for occupancy or use of any building, structure or portion thereof required to have a sprinkler system, as defined by § 145-4 above, unless such system is installed, inspected, tested and approved.
A. 
Sprinklers shall not be required to be installed in spaces where the discharge of water would be hazardous. In such places, other approved fire-extinguishing equipment shall be provided, as approved by the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
B. 
Detached garages are excluded from the requirements of this article.
[Added 8-16-1994 by L.L. No. 11-1994]
Alterations, additions or repairs of any building as defined herein equal to or exceeding 50% of the usable floor area of that building shall be required to comply with § 145-4 above.
[Amended 11-6-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991; 8-20-1996 by L.L. No. 7-1996]
In order to be in compliance with § 145-4 above, a Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be established, consisting of the Fire Chief, the Code Enforcement Officer, two members appointed by the Mayor and serving at his pleasure, who preferably shall be a New York State licensed professional engineer or a New York State registered architect, and one member appointed from the public at large by the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
[Added 11-6-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall serve as the municipal appeal agency and shall assume jurisdiction for an independent review of all applications pursuant to this article. In no event shall the Bureau of Fire Prevention interpret or modify any provision of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, nor shall it in any manner substitute for the regional boards of review with respect to Uniform Code provisions.
[Added 11-6-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
Any denial of a building permit on the basis of this article may be reviewed under the following standards:
A. 
Undue economic hardship or burden.
B. 
Restriction from the achievement of a valid state or federal policy.
C. 
Physical or legal impossibility.
D. 
Impediment to the intended objective of the regulation.
E. 
Unnecessary in light of a viable alternative which meets the intended objective of the more stringent ordinance.
[Added 11-6-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
Any appeal pursuant to this article must be filed no later than 30 days from the date of an adverse determination on the application.
[Added 11-6-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
All appeals shall be conducted at an open hearing or meeting and the procedures established by the Bureau of Fire Prevention, pursuant to a notice published 10 days prior to the hearing and the mailing of the notice, certified mail/return receipt requested, to all abutting property owners. Upon reading of the public notice and the convening of a quorum, the appeals board may hear such evidence as it deems appropriate and adjourn the meeting from time to time as may be necessary to render a determination. In any event, a determination shall be made no later than 90 days from the date of the initial hearing.
[Added 11-6-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991]
No member of the appeal agency may deliberate if he is involved in a family, business or professional manner with the applicant in a proceeding pursuant to this article.
[Amended 11-6-1991 by L.L. No. 8-1991; 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Two copies of all sprinkler system plans shall be submitted with calculations where needed, and said plans shall be stamped by a licensed New York State professional engineer or a licensed fire protection engineer.
[Added 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Any person violating this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $250, 15 days' imprisonment, or both, for each offense.