(a) Scope. This section establishes violation categories for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the New York City Fire Code (FC) (Title 29 of the Administrative Code); Title 15 of the Administrative Code (Fire Prevention and Control); the New York City Construction Codes (Title 28 of the Administrative Code); the rules promulgated by the Department and codified in Title 3 of the Rules of the City of New York (3 RCNY); and/or other laws, rules and regulations enforced by the Department. These violation categories will be cited by Department personnel in connection with the issuance of FDNY summonses returnable to OATH, in lieu of citation to a particular code or rule section.
(b) Violation Categories. The following violation categories are established for the aforementioned enforcement purposes:
Violation Category 1: Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fire Hoses
Failure to provide and/or maintain required portable fire extinguishers, fire hoses or other portable fire extinguishing devices, in violation of FC 303.5; 307.4; 307.5; 308.5; 308.6; 309.2; 309.3; 310.7; 315.3; 317.5; 319.6; 325.9; 603.3; 609.4; 609.6; 609.9; 901.4; 906.1; 906.2; 906.3; 2005.2; 2005.3; 2005.4; 2005.5; 2005.6; 2007.7; 2010.6; 2108.4; 2305.5; 2308.7; 2310.6; 2311.7; 2311.8.7; 2404.4; 2404.5; 2405.5; 2406.4; 2410.1; 2808.8; 2809.5; 2903.5; 3006.3; 3104.12; 3104.13; 3206.10; 3307.3; 3315.1; 3317.3; 3408.2; 3504.2; 3605.2.3; 3703.6; 3706.6; 4006.14; 5007.9; 5306.7; 5606.8; 5609.6; 5703.2; 5704.3; 5705.4; 5706.2; 5706.4; 5706.8; 5707.8; 5806.5; and 6108.2; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 2: Combustible Waste Containers
Failure to provide a required container for combustible waste and/or store combustible waste in a required container, in violation of FC 304.3; 310.6; 609.4; 2304.1; 2310.5; 2311.2; 2403.4; 2409.3; 3304.2; 3703.1; 4005.2; 4006.9; and 6504.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 3: Permits
Failure to obtain, renew or otherwise possess a Department permit required for any material, operation or facility regulated by the Fire Code, in violation of FC 105.6; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 4: Unlawful Quantity or Location of Regulated Material
Manufacturing, storing, handling, using, transporting, selling or possessing hazardous materials, combustible materials, or other materials regulated by the Fire Code in an amount in excess of the quantity authorized by Department permit and/or the quantity or location restrictions for such materials set forth in the Fire Code or the rules, in violation of FC 105.1; 303.7; 308.3; 308.4; 308.5; 308.6; 309.2; 313.3; 314.4; 315.5; 315.7; 317.7; 605.11; 608.9; 2106.2; 2106.3; 2310.2; 2410.1; 3206; 3207; 3208; 3306.3; 3306.4; 3306.5; 3704; 3705; 4003.3; 4003.4; 5003.1; 5003.11; 5006.6; 5106.2; 5106.3; 5106.4; 5106.5; 5704.3; 5704.4; 5705.3; 5705.5; 5804.1; 5804.2; 5811.3; 6105.3; 6109.12; 6306.3; 6504.5; and 6504.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 5: Recordkeeping
Failure to maintain and/or produce required recordkeeping, including records of inspections, tests, servicing, fire watch, emergency preparedness drills and other operations and maintenance, in violation of FC 105.3; 107.7; 311.5; 317.5; 401.4; 401.5; 401.7; 401.8; 412.3; 510.3; 604.3; 604.4; 606.1; 606.14; 608.12; 609.7; 609.10; 611.4; 901.6; 901.7; 901.9; 903.5; 904.6; 906.2; 907.18; 907.20; 908.5; 909.1; 909.2; 910.2; 2006.5; 2006.6; 2101.4; 2105.4; 2105.5; 2301.10; 2304.3; 2304.4; 2306.2; 2308.1; 2308.2; 2309.1; 2310.3; 3308.1; 3503.5; 3504.3; 3706.4; 5003.3; 5007.5; 5308.8; 5601.5; 5603.1; 5603.2; 5603.5; 5603.6; 5604.9; 5607.19; 5607.20; 5608.9; and 5704.2; and/or such other Fire Code or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 6: Signs, Postings, Notices and Instructions
Failure to provide and/or maintain required signs, postings, notices, and/or instructions, in violation of FC 105.3; 107.1; 107.4; 310.3; 310.4; 310.5; 316.2; 315.7; 401.2; 401.5; 401.6; 405.5; 406.2; 408.5; 410.4; 501.4; 503.2; 503.4; 504.4; 505.2; 505.4; 505.5; 509.1; 510.3; 603.1; 605.3; 606.7; 607.2; 608.11; 609.7; 703.2; 903.5; 904.3; 904.8; 904.10; 904.11; 906.6; 907.19; 912.4; 1027.8; 2003.2; 2005.7; 2006.3; 2104.2; 2105.1; 2304.1; 2304.2; 2305.4; 2308.1; 2308.8; 2309.1; 2310.5; 2310.6; 2403.2; 2407.4; 2410.6; 2507.1; 2603.3; 3007.1; 3104.6; 3205.3; 3304.1; 3305.4; 3306.2; 3309.1; 3318.1; 3503.6; 3509.3; 3509.5; 3706.5; 3706.6; 4006.12; 5003.5; 5003.6; 5003.7; 5003.11; 5004.3; 5303.2; 5307.6; 5308.8; 5503.4; 5604.6; 5607.9; 5607.10; 5607.16; 5608.6; 5703.5; 5704.2; 5704.3; 5705.4; 5706.2; 5706.4; 5706.8; 5707.6; 5803.1; 6005.3; 6107.2; 6203.3; 6303.3; 6306.2; 6306.6; 6603.3; and 6703.3; Administrative Code sections 28-103.1 and 15-127(c)(3); and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 7: Labels and Markings
Failure to provide and/or maintain a required and/or approved label, or other marking, in violation of FC 107.1; 112.3; 309.2; 309.3; 313.5; 316.2; 315.7; 504.4; 505.1; 505.3; 505.4; 509.1; 511.7; 512.4; 603.6; 603.9; 605.7; 609.4; 803.1; 803.2; 905.3; 906.2; 2306.7; 2308.2; 2506.1; 3007.2; 3104.2; 3303.1; 3306.2; 5003.5; 5003.7; 5103.2; 5303.2; 5503.4; 5703.5; 5704.2; 5704.3; 5705.4; 5706.4 ; and 6004.2; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 8: Storage, Accumulation and Removal of Combustible Material and Waste
Storage of combustible material, failure to timely remove combustible waste from the premises, and/or allowing the accumulation of combustible waste and/or vegetation upon a premises, in violation of FC 304.1; 304.2; 307.5; 309.3; 311.3; 311.5; 315; 317.5; 318.3; 319.3; 325.8; 606.10; 804.2; 1027.3; 1027.4; 2003.3; 2006.4; 2105.1; 2304.1; 2310.5; 2505; 2505.1; 2803.3; 2808; 3104.5; 3104.22; 3304.2; 3305.3; 3403.3; 3504.1; 3504.3; 3509.4; 3603.2; 3604.2; 3703.1; 4005.2; 4006.9; 4007.5; 5003.12; 5004.11; 5005.3; 5303.5; 5504.3; 5604.7; 5704.4; 5706.2; 5707.4; 5804.2; 5810.5; 5904.3; 6107.3; 6503.2; and 6504.1; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 9: Rooftop Access and Means of Egress
Failure to provide required rooftop access to, or required means of egress from, any premises or part thereof, free from obstructions or impediments, including unobstructed passage across the building parapet, unobstructed landing areas, and unobstructed clear paths, and overcrowding by reason of the presence of persons in locations that obstruct or impede egress, and/or failure to maintain rooftop access or means of egress, in violation of FC 315.2; 318; 501.4; 504; 512.2; 801.6; 1001.2; 1027; 2404.3; 3104.4; 3104.18; 3311.1; 3311.2; 5104.3; 5303.3; 5704.3; 5706.4; 5806.3; 6109.4; and 6503.3; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 10: Overcrowding
Failure to limit the number of persons in a premises or any part thereof, in violation of FC 107.6; 202; 403.2; and 1027.3; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 11: General Maintenance
Failure to maintain devices, equipment, systems, facilities or premises, or part thereof, in good working order (except as otherwise provided in Violation Categories 6 and 7), in clean condition, or in compliance with other general maintenance or housekeeping requirements, in violation of FC 107.1; 111.1; 304.1; 309.3; 315.6; 325.8; 607.5; 609; 1027.7; 2105.1; 2203.2; 2311.2; 2406.4; 2407.4; 2408.3; 3205.4; 3305.3; 4006.11; 5003.2.6; 5308.6; and 5604.8; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 12: Fire Protection Systems
Failure to provide and/or maintain fire protection systems and other emergency building systems, including sprinkler systems and other fire extinguishing systems, standpipe systems, fire pumps, fire alarm systems, emergency alarm systems, in-building auxiliary radio communication systems, and/or other devices, and equipment associated with such systems, or to prevent unnecessary alarms and unwarranted alarms, in violation of FC 309.3; 509.2; 510; 608.9; 901.1; 901.6; 901.7; 901.9; 903.5; 903.6; 904.5; 904.6; 905.12; 907.20; 908; 909.1; 909.2; 910.2; 912.6; 913.5; 914.2; 2108.2; 2108.3; 2306.8; 2308.7; 2309.3; 2310.6; 2311.8; 2404; 2405; 2406; 2407; 2703.12; 2903; 3605; 4003.5; 4007.4; 5004.9; 5104.4; 5106.3; 5307.5; 5609.6; 5704; 5706.4; and 6004; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 13: Flame-Resistant Materials
Failure to provide and/or maintain flame-resistant materials, in violation of FC 306.3; 310.7; 804.4; 805; 3104.2; 3104.4; 3604.2; and 5006.11; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 14: Fire-Rated Doors and Windows
Failure to provide, protect and/or maintain a required door or window, including fire-rated doors, self-closing doors, access doors, or fire-rated glass, in violation of FC 315.2; 703.1; 703.2; 703.4; 704.1; 904.3; 3206.3; 3206.6; 3207.2; 3208.2; 3504.1; 4003.4; 5003.8; 5104.3; 5104.6; 5306.2; and 5705.3; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 15: Fire-Rated Construction
Failure to provide and/or maintain required fire-rated construction, including walls and other partitions, in violation of FC 309.3.3; 311.2; 311.5; 315.2; 315.7; 608.9; 608.13; 703.1; 2108.3; 2703.14; 3206.3; 3304.8; 3504.1; 3704; 4003.4; 4007.4; 5003.8; 5006.6; and 5306.2; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 16: Ventilation
Failure to provide and/or maintain required and/or approved natural or mechanical ventilation, including required devices, equipment or systems, in violation of FC 309.2; 309.3; 310.7; 608.9; 609; 904.3; 2104.2; 2105.2; 2105.3; 2108.3; 2311.4; 2311.8; 2404.2; 2404.3; 2404.4; 2404.5; 2405.3; 2405.4; 2406.3; 2407.3; 2409.2; 2410.5; 2703.14; 2905.5; 3003.1; 3305.2; 4003.4; 4003.7; 5004.3; 5306.2; 5307.5; 5308.5; 5309.2; 5704; 5705; 5706; 5806.3; and 6103.2; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 17: Certificates of Fitness and Certificates of Qualification
Failure to obtain and/or produce a certificate of fitness and/or certificate of qualification for the supervision and/or operation of materials, operations and/or facilities, in violation of FC 303.4; 306.2; 307.6; 310.7; 313.5; 317.3; 325.6; 401.3; 401.4; 401.5; 403.1; 404.3; 405.3; 405.4; 406.2; 407.2; 407.3; 408.3; 410.3; 410.4; 413.3; 414.2; 414.3; 415.1; 510.2; 511.2; 601.4; 603.1; 604.5; 606.1; 606.6; 608.7; 608.10; 608.13; 609.3; 609.5; 609.6; 801.7; 901.6; 901.7; 903.5; 904.5; 905.1; 906.2; 907.20; 908.5; 914.3; 2010.6; 2101.4; 2301.7; 2301.8; 2308.1; 2309.1; 2311.1; 2401.4; 2601.4; 3104.20; 3303.6; 3304.5; 3306.2; 3308.1; 3318.1; 3503.4; 3504.2; 3510.4; 3706.4; 3706.8; 4001.6; 5006.4; 5007.7; 5101.3; 5301.4; 5307.4; 5401.4; 5501.4; 5601.3; 5601.5; 5604.3; 5606.8; 5608.5; 5608.6; 5608.8; 5608.9; 5609.4; 5701.6; 5706.2; 5706.4; 5801.4; 5810.3; 5901.4; 6001.5; 6005.3; 6101.5; 6109.15; 6201.5; 6301.4; 6401.5; 6501.5; 6601.5; and 6701.5; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 18: Certificates of Approval, Certificates of License and Company Certificates
Failure to obtain and/or produce a certificate of approval, certificate of license or company certificate, in violation of FC 104.7; 112; 608.5; 609.3; 609.5; 801.8; 901.4; 901.6; 906.2; 907.3; 1025.5; 2301.9; 2401.5; 2601.4; 3501.7; 4004.5; 5601.3.3; 5601.5; 5608.2; 5608.8; 5609.4; 5701.8; and 5807.3; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 19: Affidavits, Design and Installation Documents and Other Documentation
Failure to prepare, produce, file with the Department and/or submit for Department approval affidavits, applications, certifications, design and installation documents and/or other required documentation, in violation of FC 105.2; 105.3; 105.4; 401.4; 401.5; 407.4; 504.4; 801.7; 904.6; 907.3; 907.4; 2301.3; 2301.5; 2309.8; 5003.4; 5603.2; 5607.4; 5607.22; 5703.3; 5703.6; 5704.2; 5704.3; 5706.4; and 5810.4; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 20: Inspection and Testing
Failure to conduct a required initial or periodic inspection or test of any device, equipment, system, facility or premises, in violation of FC 105.4; 507.4; 507.5; 510.2; 604.4; 606.6; 609.5; 609.6; 703.4; 901.6; 903.5; 903.6; 904.1; 904.4; 904.5; 904.11; 905.12; 906.2; 907.17; 907.20; 908.5; 909.1; 910.2; 912.6; 913.5; 1027.9; 2006.19; 2007.6; 2105.4; 2306.9; 4001.4; 5003.2.9; 5703.6; 5704.2; 5706.4; and 5807.4; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 21: Portable Containers
Failure to provide or use a required container, in violation of FC 309.2; 2304.1; 2310.3; 4005.1; 5303.1; 5503.1; 5704.3; 5705.2; 5706.2; and 6303.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 22: Stationary Tanks
Failure to provide a required stationary tank storage system, including aboveground or underground flammable or combustible liquid storage tank systems, and devices and equipment associated with such systems, in violation of FC 610.2; 2107.3; 2306.2; 2311.2; 2909.2; 4005.1; and 5704; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 23: Storage Facilities
Failure to provide a required storage facility, including storage cabinets, enclosures, rooms or vaults, in violation of FC 309.3; 315.7; 608.9; 609.4; 3306.3; 3306.4; 3704; 4001.1; 4003.4; 4005.3; 5003.8; 5006.8; 5303.5; 5404; 5704.3; 5804; 5808; 5904; 6003; 6005.3; 6109; 6204; 6304; 6404; 6504; 6604; and 6704; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 24: Storage of Hazardous Materials and Commodities
Failure to provide required racks and shelf storage, and/or failure to store hazardous materials, commodities or other goods in an approved manner, in violation of FC 3207; 3208; 4005.3; and 5704.3; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 25: Electrical Hazards
Failure to provide and/or maintain required electrical devices and/or equipment (except as otherwise provided in Violation Category 27 for electrical lighting hazards), and/or allow electrical hazards to exist, in any facility or premises, in violation of FC 309.3; 603.1; 604.1; 605; 606.15; 804.3; 904.3; 2006.3; 2006.5; 2104.2; 2301.5; 2304.1; 2308.1; 2308.8; 2309.2; 2311.3; 2311.8.8; 2403.2; 2404.4; 2404.5; 2405.7; 2406.4; 2410.3; 2504.2; 2603.2; 2904; 2905.6; 3304.7; 3506; 4001.4; 4003.4; 4003.8; 4004.3; 5003.8; 5004.7; 5005.1; 5303.6; 5308.5; 5503.6; 5604.6; 5703.1; 5705.3; 5706.5; 5706.8; 5804.2; 6004.2; 6109.14; 6204.1; and 6204.2; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 26: Heating and Refrigerating Equipment and Systems
Failure to provide and/or maintain required heating and/or refrigerating systems and/or devices and equipment associated with such equipment or systems, in violation of FC 313.6; 315.2; 603.5; 605.10; 606.5; 606.8; 606.9; 606.11; 606.12; 908.1; 2104.2; 2203.1; 2301.6; 2310.2; 2403.2; 2404.3; 2504.5; 2905.6; 3104.15; 3303.5; 4004.5; 5303.5; 5604.6; 5705.3; 5706.4; and 6504.4; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 27: Electrical Lighting Hazards
Failure to provide and/or maintain required lighting devices or equipment and/or protection therefor, in violation of FC 605.2; 605.9; 605.11; 804.3; 904.3; 2404.3; 2404.4; 2504.4; 3104.9; 3304.7; 4003.8; 5005.1; 5503.10; and 6503.4; Administrative Code section 28-103.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 28: Open Fires, Open Flames and Sparks
Causing or allowing an open fire, open flame or sparking device or equipment to be built, kindled, lit, maintained, operated or used, and/or failure to provide protection therefor, in violation of FC 307; 308; 309.2; 309.6; 317.2; 317.5.2; 804.3; 2004.6; 2006.10; 2006.14.1; 2203.1; 2304.1; 2308.1; 2310.5; 2403.2; 2408.3.8; 2506.2; 2603.2; 2903.6; 2905.6; 3304.3; 3404.1; 3504; 3505.5; 3603.3; 3604.3; 3704.6; 4006.12.2; 5003.7; 5601.3.5; 5604.7.2; 5609.8; 5704.2.4; 5704.2.7.6; 5706.2.1; and 6306.3.2; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 29: Designated Handling and Use Rooms or Areas
Failure to provide a required room or area for handling and/or use of materials, operations or other activity regulated by the Fire Code, in violation of FC 309.2; 309.3; 310.2; 608.9.4; 2404.2; 2404.5; 3501.3; 4003.4; 4005.2; 4005.3; 4007.4; 5005; 5405.1; 5705.3; 5805.1; 5808; 5905.1; 6003; 6205.1; 6305.1; 6405.1; 6504.1; 6605.1; and 6705.1; and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
Violation Category 30: Emergency Planning and Preparedness
Failure to comply with emergency planning and preparedness requirements (except as otherwise provided in Violation Categories 5, 6 and 17), in violation of FC Chapter 4, including 401.3.6.1 (incorporating by reference former FC 404); and/or such other Fire Code, Administrative Code, or rule sections as provide therefor.
(Amended City Record 8/30/2017, eff. 10/1/2017; amended City Record 4/21/2022, eff. 4/21/2022)