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The State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council [Code Council] is empowered to adopt higher or more restrictive standards [MRLS] upon the recommendation of local governments in accordance with Section 379 of the Executive Law. Within thirty days of such enactment or adoption of a local law or ordinance pertaining to construction, the chief executive officer, or if there be none, the chairman of the legislative body of such local government, shall notify the Code Council, and shall petition the Code Council for a determination of whether such local laws or ordinances are more stringent than the standards for construction in the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code [Uniform Code].
This list is compiled from responses to a questionnaire which was sent to local governments regarding More Restrictive Local Standards. Listed below are local laws or ordinances that have been reported to the Code Council as imposing higher or more restrictive standards, and have been adopted by the Code Council in whole or in part.
Note: The asterisk * denotes that the local government approved the local law or ordinance prior to January 1, 1984, and subsequently the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council approved such adoption as a higher or more restrictive local standard.
| Jurisdiction | Local Law #’s or Ordinance(s) | Subject of MRLS |
|---|---|---|
| Albany, City of | Ordinance #2.22.95 of 1995 Ordinance #123.111.89 of 1989 |
CO Detectors LP Gas |
| Ardsley, Village of | LL No. 2 of 1981* | Fire Code |
| Auburn, City of | LL No. 2 of 1991 | Housing Code |
| Babylon, Town of | Ordinance of 1972* | Fire Code |
| Binghamton, City of | LL No. 3 of 1950* | Plumbing Code |
| Brighton, Town of | LL No. 7 of 1990, as amended by LL No. 1 of 1993 |
Fire Code |
| Brookhaven, Town of | LL No. 8 of 1988, as amended by LL No. 22 LL No. 15 of 1995 LL No. 14 of 2009 |
Fire Code
Sprinklers Flood damage prevention |
| Canandaigua, City of | Ordinance of 1983, Minimum Housing Standards* | Housing Standards |
| Croton-on-Hudson, Village of | LL No. 1 and No. 2 of 1995 | Fire Code |
| Dobbs Ferry, Village of | LL No. 6 of 1983* | Fire Code |
| Dunkirk, City of | Ordinance of 1962, Housing Code* | Property Maintenance |
| Fredonia, Village of | LL No. 1 of 1970, Housing Code* | Housing Code |
| Fulton, City of | LL No. 8 of 1995 | Property Conservation |
| Gates, Town of | LL No. 1 of 2004 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Greece, Town of | LL No. 1 of 2004 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Greenburgh, Town of | LL No. 8 of 1994 and LL No. 6 of 1995 | Fire Protection Code, Building and Plumbing Codes |
| Guilderland, Town of | LL No. 6 of 1991 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Harrison, Town/Village of | LL No. 1 of 2006 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Hopewell, Town of | LL No. 2 of 1990 | Fire Suppression Systems |
| Irvington, Village of | LL No. 9 of 1992 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Ithaca, City of | Housing Ordinance of 1977* | Housing Code |
| Ithaca, Town of | LL No. 7 and No. 10 of 1988 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Jamestown, City of | Ordinance of 1975, Property Rehabilitation and Conservation Code, and Ordinance of 1961, Fire Protection* |
Housing Code, and Fire Protection |
| Kingston, City of | LL No. 3 of 1993 | CO Detectors |
| Long Beach, City of | Building/Fire Prevention/Housing Code of 1984 | Building/Fire Prevention/Housing |
| Mount Pleasant, Town of | Fire Prevention Ordinance of 1984 | Fire Code |
| Mount Vernon, City of | Ordinance of 1987 (amending Chapter 131) as amended by Ordinance No. 3 of 1989 and Ordinance No. 10 of 1992, and Articles 3 & 21 of the Building Code |
Demolition, Vacation, or Repair of Unsafe Buildings |
| Nassau, County of | Ordinance No. 24 of 2003 | Pyrotechnics Ordinance |
| Newburgh, Town of | LL No. 2 of 1991 | Sprinkler Systems |
| New Castle, Town of | LL No. 25 and No. 42 of 1990 | Sprinkler Systems |
| New Rochelle, City of | LL No. 4 of 1995 | Plumbing Code, Housing and Building, and Fire Code |
| New Windsor, Town of | LL No. 3 of 1980* and LL No. 5 of 1990 | Fire Prevention, Chemical and Hydrocarbon Spills* |
| North Syracuse, Village of | LL No. 4 of 1990 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Oneonta, City of | Ordinance No. 1 of 1984* | Housing Code |
| Onondaga, Town of | LL No. 1 of 1989 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Ossining, Village of | LL No. 12 of 1991 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Penfield, Town of | LL No. 2 of 1994 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Poughkeepsie, City of | LL No. 3 of 1989 | Housing Code |
| Rochester, City of | Ordinance No. 79-241 of 1979* and provisions amending Chapter 90 of the Municipal Code by Ordinance No. 203-233 |
Property Conservation |
| Rye Brook, Village Of | LL No. 9 of 2005 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Schenectady, City of | LL 3 of 1986 | Building/Plumbing/Fire Prevention/Housing |
| Sleepy Hollow, Village of (formerly, Town of North Tarrytown) |
LL No. 16 of 1989 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Smithtown, Town of | LL No. 4 of 1990 | Fire Prevention |
| Somers, Town of | LL No. 1 and No. 2 of 1977* | Fire Prevention |
| Southampton, Town of | LL No. 6 of 1994 | Fire Prevention |
| Syracuse, City of | Ordinance of 1963, amended 1986 | Housing Code |
| Tarrytown, Village of | LL No. 3 of 1992 | Sprinkler Systems |
| Troy, City of | Ordinance No. 24 of 1973* | Housing Code |
| Tuxedo, Town of | LL No. 2 of 1991 | Fire Prevention |
| Valley Stream, Village of | LL No. 4 of 1981 | Fire Prevention |
| Victor, Town of | LL No. 4 of 1995 | Fire Prevention, Building Construction |
| Watertown, City of | Fire Prevention Ordinance* | Fire Prevention |
| White Plains, City of | Supplemental Provisions to the U.F.P.&B.C. of 1986 |
Building, Fire, Plumbing and Housing |
| Yorktown, Town of | LL No. 6 of 2010 | Sprinkler System |
