§ 105 — Cooking spaces

New York § 105

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law MRE: Multiple Residence
• Title 1: Light and Air
• Art. 5: New Multiple Dwellings--general Provisions

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§ 105. Cooking spaces. 1. Every space which is intended, arranged or\ndesigned for cooking or warming of food shall be either a kitchen or\nkitchenette.\n 2. A kitchen or kitchenette shall be unlawful unless it is\nconstructed, arranged and maintained in compliance with the following\napplicable provisions:\n a. The ceiling and walls, exclusive of doors, of all kitchenettes\nshall be fire-retarded or in lieu thereof such space shall be equipped\nwith one or more sprinkler heads to fuse at a temperature not higher\nthan two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit. Such heads shall be\nconnected to the water supply through a pipe of adequate size.\n b. In every kitchen and kitchenette, all combustible material\nimmediately underneath or within one foot of any apparatus used for\ncooking or warming of food shall be fire-retarded or covered with\nfire-resistive material.\n c. Every kitchenette shall be provided with a window opening upon a\nstreet or upon a yard, court or shaft. Such window shall be at least one\nfoot wide, have a total area of at least three square feet and be at\nleast ten per centum of the superficial floor area of such kitchenette.\nIn lieu of such window, in such kitchenette it shall be lawful to\ninstall a system of mechanical or gravity ventilation to provide at\nleast six changes per hour of the air volume of such kitchenette.\n d. Every kitchenette may be equipped with a door or doors, provided\nthe lower portion of each such door has a metal grille containing at\nleast forty-eight square inches of clear openings or, in lieu of such a\ngrille, there are two clear open spaces, each of at least twenty-four\nsquare inches, one between the floor and each such door, and the other\nbetween the top of each such door and the head jamb.\n