Greenburgh, NY Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Greenburgh Code § 100-14
- Baseline requirement
- smoke/heat detectors, NFPA 72
- Multi-family hallway spacing
- 1 detector per 50 linear feet
- Stairwell rule
- 1 detector at top of each stairwell
- Monitoring
- central/remote/proprietary station
- CO/Certificate of Occupancy tie-in
- no C.O. until system approved
Summary
Greenburgh requires every building to have smoke- and heat-detection devices meeting NFPA 72 and the Uniform Code, with multi-family buildings held to added rules: stairwell detectors, hallway spacing every 50 feet and central-station monitoring.
All buildings shall contain smoke- and heat-detection devices in accordance with the Uniform Code, NFPA 72, and § 100-13 of the Code of the Town of Greenburgh. ... All multiple-family residences shall have smoke detectors as follows: (1) One smoke detector at the top of each stairwell open to common hallways or corridors. (2) One smoke detector for each 50 linear feet in common hallways and/or corridors where no point is less than 25 feet from a smoke detector.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4570580; v39 updated 2025-10-22; through 10-22-2025).
Full Breakdown
" Subsection C layers specific rules onto multiple-family residences: one smoke detector at the top of every stairwell open to common hallways or corridors; one smoke detector for every 50 linear feet of common hallway or corridor, positioned so no point is more than 25 feet from a detector; at least one smoke detector in any storage area over 50 square feet, with additional units as the manufacturer's coverage specifications require; smoke detectors connected to a central station, remote station, proprietary station or other NFPA 72 monitoring facility approved by the Fire Marshal; and heat detectors in boiler rooms per NFPA 72 spacing rules.
Subsection D extends the central-station monitoring and full automatic fire alarm requirement, including pull stations, duct detectors and elevator recalls, to buildings used for commercial purposes. Before a Fire Alarm Permit issues, § 100-14B requires the applicant to submit two sets of plans prepared by a New York State licensed engineer, architect or fire protection engineer (or NICET III), along with proof the installer holds a New York State Alarm Installer's License. Section 100-14H bars issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any building required to have a fire alarm system until that system is installed, inspected, tested and approved to NFPA and Uniform Code standards.
Violations & Fines
A building found without required smoke- or heat-detection coverage is subject to a Notice of Violation under § 100-26B requiring correction within a stated time, and continued noncompliance carries the same misdemeanor penalties as other Chapter 100 violations: $500 to $1,000 and/or up to three months' imprisonment for a first offense, $750 to $2,500 and/or up to six months for a repeat offense within two years, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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