Section 27-396.4
§ 27-396.4 Requirements. Where required by this article or any other
provision of this code, an emergency power system shall be provided. The
emergency power system shall have a power source and fuel supply
sufficient to operate the following equipment in accordance with rules
and regulations promulgated by the department, where such equipment is
required to be provided by this code:
(a) Fire pumps and booster pumps.
(b) At least three elevators at one time, with manual transfer to
other elevators.
(c) Alarm systems.
(d) Communication systems.
(e) Emergency lighting, if battery packs are not provided.
(f) Ventilating systems used for smoke venting or control.
(g) Stair pressurization.
Section 27-396.5
§ 27-396.5 Registration. Emergency power generation equipment shall be
registered with the department of environmental protection, bureau of
air resources in accordance with the requirements of section 24-109 of
title twenty-four of the administrative code.
Section 27-396.6
§ 27-396.6 Applicability. Emergency power systems meeting the
requirements of this article shall be provided in the following
buildings and building sections:
(a) High rise buildings and building sections classified in occupancy
group C, E, G or H.
(b) Buildings and building sections classified in occupancy group E or
G which do not exceed seventy-five feet in height but have a gross area
of over fifteen thousand square feet per floor or a total gross area of
one hundred thousand square feet or more.
(c) Spaces classified in occupancy group F-4 having an occupant load
of three hundred or more persons.
(d) Buildings and building sections classified in occupancy group J-1.
(e) Buildings and building sections containing an atrium.