General

NYC Admin. Code tit. 27, ch. 1, subch. 14, art. 1

in effect

NYC Admin. Code § 27-787 Scope.

§ 27-787 Scope. This subchapter shall establish the minimum safety requirements for, and control the design, construction, installation, alteration and use of, heating, combustion, fuel storage and related equipment. In addition, within special flood hazard areas, and below the regulatory flood datum, as described in article ten of subchapter four of this chapter, heating, combustion, fuel storage and related equipment shall meet the requirements of the applicable provisions of reference standard RS 4-5.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-788 Standards.

§ 27-788 Standards. The provisions of reference standard RS-14 shall be a part of this subchapter.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-789 Definitions.

§ 27-789 Definitions. For definitions to be used in the interpretation of this subchapter, see subchapter two of this chapter.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-790 Plans.

§ 27-790 Plans. For the requirements governing the filing of plans and the work to be shown on plans, see subchapter one of this chapter.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-791 Permits.

§ 27-791 Permits. For the requirements governing equipment work permits and equipment use permits, see subchapter one of this chapter.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-792 General requirements.

§ 27-792 General requirements. All heating, combustion, and cooking equipment shall be installed with adequate clearances from combustible construction in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. Either the equipment shall be provided with insulation or the building construction shall be fire protected, so that during continued or intermittent operation the surface of combustible construction materials will not be raised to a temperature higher than one hundred seventy degrees Fahrenheit. Such equipment shall be located, arranged, and protected so that the means of access to them for ordinary operation and maintenance will not be hazardous. They shall not be located in exits, hoistways, nor in the same space with other equipment or materials when the proximity to the other equipment or materials would create a hazardous condition. All piping shall be installed so as to provide for adequate expansion and contraction.

Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-52070Fetched: 10/24/2026