Int 0324-2010

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Article 3 of subchapter 5 of chapter 1 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-330.1 to read as follows: §27-330.1 Retroactive sprinkler requirements for buildings or portions thereof occupied as student housing built prior to July 1, 2008. Regardless of occupancy group classification, buildings or portions thereof occupied as student housing that have been built prior to July 1, 2008 shall have an automatic sprinkler system, as defined by section BC 902.1 of title 28 of this code. For the purposes of this section “student housing” shall mean housing for students under the age of twenty-two including, but not limited to, student dormitories that are under the ownership or control of a school, college, university or other educational institution, and units of other buildings in which students have been placed by such school, college or university, including all common areas that are used for ingress or egress by such students. §2. This local law shall take effect July 1, 2015, except that the commissioner of buildings and the commissioner of housing preservation and development shall take all actions necessary, including the promulgation of rules, to implement this local law on or before such date upon which it shall take effect. LF LS#278 2/18/10