Article 11 - EMERGENCY POWER

Section 27-396.4

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

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

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.