Article 5: Swimming Pools

§ 27-913 Requirements.

All plumbing for swimming pools, including display pools and fountains, shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter, the requirements of reference standard RS-16, and the requirements of the New York city health code.

§ 27-914 Construction.

For requirements covering the general construction of swimming pools, the provisions of article sixteen of subchapter seven of this chapter shall apply.

§ 27-915 Operation.

No swimming pool regulated by the provisions of this code shall be operated without a permit from the department of health and mental hygiene.

Article 6: Existing Buildings and Installations

§ 27-916 General.

When alterations are made requiring the addition of two or more plumbing fixtures in an existing building, or when a building is remodeled for an extension in size or change in use in which plumbing, drainage, or gas piping work is involved, all the new work shall be made to conform to all the applicable sanitary requirements of this code and the affected portions of the system made adequate for the added load.

§ 27-917 Existing soil and vent stacks.

   (a)   When a new building is erected higher than an existing building, no operable windows or other wall openings shall be located closer than ten feet to an existing stack vent or vent stack on the lower building. Wherever necessary, the owner of the new building shall at his or her own expense and with the approval of the adjoining owner, offset the stack vent or vent stack to a distance ten feet or more from such windows or wall opening, or shall extend such stack vents or vent stacks to a height of at least three feet above the topmost opening.

   (b)   When the existing adjoining building is higher than the new building, all new soil, waste, or vent stacks of the new building shall be located at least ten feet from the common lot line, or shall be carried to a level above the higher existing roof, adequately supported and with the consent of the owners of both the new and existing structures.

§ 27-918 Existing gas meter rooms.

Existing gas meter rooms shall comply with the provisions of section P-115.5(c) of the reference standard RS-16 no later than December first, nineteen hundred seventy-two.