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Technical Bulletins

Technical Bulletins which apply to the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code in effect January 1, 2008
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Structural

Clarification of Wind Maps    Wind Contour Maps

Inspection of Fabricators

Flood Venting in Foundations and Enclosures Below Design Flood Elevation

Structural Tests and Special Inspections

Systems

LP-Gas for Residential Use

National Electrical Code and Arc-fault Circuit-interrupter Protection

Generator Signs

Outdoor Wood Boilers

Elevators and Conveyances

Elevators, conveying systems and automotive lifts regulated by Chapter 30 of BCNYS

Countertop Plug-in Cooking Appliances

Elevator Lobbies

NEC Service entrance conductor length and length concealed in a wall prior to disconnecting means

Fire Prevention

Visible alarm notification devices for fire alarm system

Prohibition of barbeque grills on combustible balconies and decks

Reduction in fire-resistance rating and area increase with automatic sprinkler systems

Fire Stations

Portable Fire Extinguishers

Gasoline Dispenser at one-family dwelling

Interior Finishes in the mall portion of the covered mall building and on the kiosks in the mall portion

Bottom seal for a fire-resistance rated opening protective

Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems

Live Fire Training Building

Use of the State of California Technical Bulletin 133, Standard Method for Fire Testing of Real Scale Upholstered Furniture Items

Applicability of Chapter 38 FCNYS to existing propane exchange facilities

 

Administration/Occupancy

Temporary Greenhouse(pdf)

Motor Vehicles

Agricultural building versus Horse riding arena

Microwave and coffee pots in any rooming and dormitory unit

Elevators and Conveyances

Alternative materials, design and methods of construction and equipment - CEO approval or ES Reports(pdf)

Overcrowding

Required Separation of Occupancies, footnote e Assembly uses accessory to Group E

Procedure for Evaluation of Flood Damaged Buildings

Temporary Greenhouse

Shell Buildings

Periodic Inspections of Agricultural Buildings

Hazardous Materials: Chapter 27

Communication Towers, Cellular Towers, and Wind Generators

Mausoleums

Weeds and the agricultural property

Occupancy Classification of APA Hunting and Fishing Cabins

Residential

Requirements for Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Accessibility requirements for townhouses

Occupancy classification of a leased one-family dwelling

Townhouse Fire Separation Distances

Gasoline Dispenser at one-family dwelling

Flood Venting in Foundations and Enclosures Below Design Flood Elevation

Residential exit doors, stairways, landings, handrails and bulkheads

Fire separation distance for two buildings on the same lot

Emergency escape and rescue openings

Can the Building Code of New York State (BCNYS) be used to construct all or part of a building regulated by the Residential Code of New York State (RCNYS)

 

Modular/Mfg. Housing

 

Required documentation for acceptance of Factory Manufactured Homes (Modular Buildings)

 

 

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Ronald Piester AIA, Director

New York State Department of State
Division of Code Enforcement and Administration

One Commerce Plaza

99 Washington Ave.

Albany, NY 12231

E-mail: codes@dos.state.ny.us
Telephone: (518) 474-4073
Fax: (518) 486-4487