§ 30-176. Design and installation specifications.

A. 

All carbon monoxide detection and carbon monoxide systems installed and maintained within the Town of Brookhaven shall be in compliance with these requirements, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, NFPA 70, NFPA 72 and NFPA 720.

B. 

All carbon monoxide detection devices shall be listed or approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory for the purpose for which they will be used and shall be installed in conformity with nationally recognized standards and the manufacturer's instructions and specifications. All initiating devices and/or circuits, when part of a carbon monoxide detection system or combination system, shall latch upon alarm activation. Non-latching system initiating devices or circuits shall not be permitted.

C. 

Carbon monoxide detectors shall be located and installed on the ceiling in the same room as permanently installed fuel-burning appliances, in addition to other locations specified by these requirements.

D. 

Carbon monoxide detectors shall be centrally located on every habitable level and in every heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) zone of a building. Where multiple HVAC zones exist in the same open area, and said area is less than 10,000 square feet, one carbon monoxide detector centrally located in said area shall be permitted. Where a HVAC zone of a building is 10,000 square feet or more in area, additional carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed such that no point in said area is more than 100 feet from a carbon monoxide detector. In all instances, any spacing requirements specified by the manufacturer of the carbon monoxide detector(s) installed shall be complied with and take precedence over the area requirements of this section when such manufacturer's spacing requirements are more restrictive than those specified herein.

E. 

In "I" occupancies, carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed on every story containing a sleeping area, within 15 feet of a sleeping area. More than one carbon monoxide detector shall be provided where necessary to assure that no sleeping area on such story is more than 15 feet away from a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed in each sleeping area containing a carbon monoxide source.

F. 

Assembly occupancies shall require additional carbon monoxide detectors in every room accommodating 50 or more occupants, in addition to other locations specified by these requirements.

G. 

Public waiting areas shall require carbon monoxide detection devices within the space, in addition to other locations specified by these requirements.

H. 

Upon activation of any system or device detecting carbon monoxide, a temporal 4 audible signal separate and distinct from a fire alarm audible signal shall be initiated, advising the occupants of the presence of carbon monoxide.

I. 

The activation of a carbon monoxide detection system shall initiate the shut-down of all heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, with the exception of exhaust systems related to cooking operations.

J. 

Carbon monoxide detectors that are ceiling-mounted shall be located a minimum of 12 inches from any wall or as specified by manufacturer's specifications.

K. 

Carbon monoxide detectors that are wall-mounted shall be a minimum of 80 inches off the finished floor and at least six inches from the ceiling or as specified by manufacturer's specifications.

L. 

Carbon monoxide detectors shall be located a minimum of 36 inches from any HVAC supply or return register.

M. 

Carbon monoxide detectors are considered life safety devices and therefore shall send trouble signals to the control panel and facilitate wiring supervision.

N. 

Carbon monoxide detectors interconnected to fire alarm control panels shall initiate a temporal four alarm sequence upon activation of the carbon monoxide detector.

O. 

Where an approved existing fire alarm control panel is not capable of a temporal four-alarm sequence, internal sounding bases for the carbon monoxide detectors may be an acceptable alternative, upon review and approval of the Chief Fire Marshal.

P. 

All system-initiating devices and circuits shall latch upon alarm activation.