(a) Scope. This section sets forth the standards, requirements and procedures for the submission of design and installation documents for fire alarm system installations for Department review and approval.
(b) General Provisions.
(1) Submission and approval required. Pursuant to FC 907.3, design and installation documents for fire alarm system installations, containing such details as may be required by the Fire Code, Building Code, Electrical Code and this section, shall be submitted for Department review and approval prior to system installation in the form and manner prescribed on the Department's electronic portal.
(2) Certification of design and installation documents. Pursuant to FC 105.4.1, design and installation documents must be prepared by a registered design professional. Such documents shall bear the seal of such design professional, which shall serve to certify that the documents are in compliance with applicable provisions of the Fire Code, Building Code, rules, and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
(3) Filings upon completion of installation. Upon completion and satisfactory testing of a fire alarm system installation that comprises any part of a core building system, the owner shall submit a request for inspection pursuant to 3 RCNY § 105-01(c)(2). Upon completion of a fire alarm system installation that does not comprise any part of a building core fire alarm system, the owner may alternatively submit professional certification of the installation, except as may otherwise be provided in the letter of acceptance approving the design of the installation.
(4) Format of design and installation documents. The design and installation documents required by this section shall be formatted (to scale) in the form and manner prescribed on the Department's electronic portal.
(c) Submission and Approval Procedure.
(1) Submission and approval of design and installation documents.
(A) Submissions. Applications for approval of fire alarm systems shall be electronically filed with the Department in the form and manner prescribed on the Department's electronic portal, including completion of the applicable application form and payment of applicable fees.
(B) Approval. The Department will review the design and installation documents submitted pursuant to 3 RCNY § 105-01(c)(1)(A), and, if determined to be in compliance with the requirements of the laws, rules and regulations enforced by the Department, approve such documents in accordance with FC 105.4.4.2 and Department procedures.
(2) Department inspection filing.
(A) Submissions. Applications for Department inspection of a fire alarm system installation shall include the following documentation and such other information and documentation as the Department may require:
(1) the Department's "request for inspection" application form;
(2) "as built" design and installation documents of the fire alarm system installation, and the facility in which it is installed, as actually constructed, formatted in folio (11 × 17) size, and containing:
(a) the information required by Building Code Section 907.1; and
(b) the Input/Output programming matrix and written certification required by 3 RCNY § 105-01(c)(2)(A)(3) and (4).
If such "as built" design and installation documents cannot be electronically filed at the time of submission of the request for inspection because installation work has not been completed, such "as built" documents may be submitted thereafter but no later than the date of inspection of the installation, either by electronically filing them using the Department‘s electronic portal or by providing them to the Department representative at the time of inspection of the installation.
(3) a completed Input/Output programming matrix that defines the sequence of operation, as set forth in Section A.14.6.2.4 of Annex A to NFPA Standard 72; and
(4) a written statement from a registered design professional, a person holding a license to engage in the business of installing, servicing and maintaining fire alarm systems issued by the New York Secretary of State pursuant to Article 6-D of the New York State General Business Law, or a master electrician licensed by the Department of Buildings and registered with the New York Secretary of State in accordance with such Article 6-D, certifying that a functional test has been conducted of the fire alarm system and the system operates as designed and in accordance with the Input/Output programming matrix. If such functional test cannot be conducted at the time of submission of the request for inspection because installation work has not been completed, such written certification may be submitted to the Department in accordance with 3 RCNY § 105-01(c)(2)(A)(2).
(B) Acceptance. The Department will review such application for inspection and supporting documentation for completeness and/or other purposes, and if satisfactory, will authorize an inspection.
(3) Inspection and approval of fire alarm system installation.
(A) Availability of documents. A printed copy of standard-size (24" × 36") set of approved engineering drawings of the fire alarm system design and installation, and a set of "as built" design and installation documents of the installation, pursuant to 3 RCNY § 105.01(c)(2)(A)(2), shall be made available for inspection by the Department representative at the time of inspection of the fire alarm system installation.
(Amended City Record 3/27/2023, eff. 4/26/2023)