BISP CH 5 REF 7.1 Flashcards
Multiple dwelling law Roof requirements for any MD, except garden type maisonette dwelling project
Where a bulkhead door or scuttle cover opens within 4 feet of the edge of the roof, that part of the roof immediately adjacent to such door or cover shall be protected with guard rails or parapet walls extending at least 3 feet 6 inches above the level of the roof unless the dwelling is immediately adjacent to and also on the same level as or on a lower level than the roof of a contiguous building
Multiple dwelling law Roof requirements concerning parapet walls on MD’ s erected after 4/18/29
Parapet wall or guard rail 3 feet 6 inches or more in height above the level of any open area of a roof, terrace, areaway, outside stair, stair landing, retaining wall or porch and every stair window
Multiple dwelling law concerning all radio antenna or other wires over any roof shall
Be kept 10 feet or more above such roof and not attached to any fire escape, soil or vent line extending above the roof
In both the 1968 and the 2008 building codes when a railing or fence is located on a rooftop in lieu of a required parapet, the railing or fence may be located inward from the face of the wall a distance not exceeding
6 feet
The 2008 building code requires buildings that have a roof slope less than 20 degrees to the horizontal required parapets, a high railing fence, a fence or combination thereof, that is not less than 42 inches high on all exterior walls, unless the building is greater than
22 Feet high
Cell phone site installations require that the antennas not extend higher than _____ above the height of the roof, the parapet on the roof, or any penthouse or bulkhead if placed on such penthouse or bulkhead
6 Feet
When a cell phone site is discovered what must be done
- Admin company should do an on site inspection
- Admin company should submit a CIDS card specifying the location of the cell site room, backup power supply, shut offs, emergency phone number of cell phone company
- ADMIN BATTALION should make an on site inspection
- ADMIN BATTALION should set up company/MUD drill at the site and include a cell phone company rep
The Fire Code requires on rooftops that a minimum clearance of ___ feet in all directions is provided from each door opening onto a rooftop from a dwelling unit, stairway, bulkhead or other occupied space or other means of egress, as measured from the door hinge
6 Feet
A minimum clearance of ____ feet in all directions is required from any fire escape or rooftop access ladder as measured from each side of the ladder or landing
3 Feet
A clear path is required on a rooftop of not less than____from the front of the building to the rear of the building and from one side of the building to the other, EXCEPT that a conduit or pipe that does impact the clearance requirements for access from doors, stairways, bulkheads, fire escapes or rooftop ladders
6 feet horizontal width and 9 feet in height
The path must be accessible from each point of rooftop access - bulkhead door, fire escape…..
Steps or ramps constructed of non combustible material and equipped with railings shall be provided in the clear paths for any conduits or piping installations that exceed ____ in height above the rooftop
1 Foot
It would be correct to state that conduits and piping on rooftops shall be color coded with continuos, durable and weatherproof reflective or luminescent markings as follows Red Orange Yellow Yellow w/black stripes
RED - High Voltage Wiring
ORANGE - Low Voltage Wiring
YELLOW - Natural Gas Piping
YELLOW W/BLACK STRIPES - Fuel Oil Piping
Other Compressed Gas Piping will be colored YELLOW AND LABLED at regular intervals with the type of gas
Conduits if possible should be installed on the
Rooftop side of the parapet wall. If not practical then in the periphery of the rooftop.
