Int 1939-2020
Requiring standby power for nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing and certain assisted living facilities.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2020-05-13
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2020-05-13Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would require that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing and certain assisted living facilities have standby power that is sufficient to maintain, for no less than 72 hours: at least one elevator serving all floors, cooling or heating in at least one common area that can accommodate all occupants, refrigerators and freezers and hallway lighting.
Committee on Housing and Buildings — Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.
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This bill: 596 days in committee
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Sponsors (8)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2020-05-13 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2020-05-13 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-05-04 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2021-05-04 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2021-05-04 · 10:30 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2)
City Council · 2020-05-13 · 1:30 PM · REMOTE HEARING
Attachments (10)
- Summary of Int. No. 1939-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1939
- Int. No. 1939
- May 13, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-13-20
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 13, 2020
- Proposed Int. No. 1939-A - 12/21/20
- Committee Report 5/4/21
- Hearing Testimony 5/4/21
- Hearing Transcript 5/4/21
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 4 of the New York city building code is amended by adding a new section BC 426 to read as follows:
SECTION BC 426
NURSING HOMES, ADULT HOMES, ENRICHED HOUSING
AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
426.1 General. The provisions of Section 426.2 apply to I-1, I-2 and R-2 occupancies that are nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing and assisted living facilities.
Exception: This section does not apply to alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers, halfway houses, congregate care facilities and social rehabilitation facilities.
426.2 Standby power. Nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing and assisted living facilities shall be provided with standby power systems capable of providing power for at least 72 hours for the standby power loads specified in Section 426.2.1.
426.2.1 Standby power loads. The following loads are classified as standby power loads:
1. In buildings having more than one occupied floor, at least one elevator serving all floors, or one elevator per bank where different banks serve different portions of the building;
2. Air conditioning, cooling, and heating systems sufficient to maintain temperature and humidity in accordance with Section 1204 in at least one common space which can accommodate all occupants of such facility or in all spaces used by occupants of such facility for sleeping purposes;
3. Refrigerators and freezers located in the facility; and
4. Lighting in all hallways.
� 2. Section 2702.2 of the New York city building code is amended by adding a new section 2702.2.21 to read as follows:
2702.2.21 Nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing and assisted living facilities. Standby power shall be provided in I-1, I-2 or R-2 occupancies that are nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing and assisted living facilities, other than those excluded by exception pursuant to Section 426.1, in accordance with Section 426.2.
� 3. This local law takes effect immediately.
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