New York Laws
Article 18 - New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Act
382-B - Residential Buildings With Truss Type, Pre-Engineered Wood or Timber Construction; Notice Requirements.

§ 382-b. Residential buildings with truss type, pre-engineered wood or
timber construction; notice requirements. 1. a. Any person utilizing
truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction for the erection
of any new residential structure, for any addition to an existing
residential structure, or for any rehabilitation of an existing
residential structure, shall, upon application for a building permit
with the local government having jurisdiction, include on the permit
application that truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction
is being utilized.

b. The property owner or the property owner's representative shall
complete a form prescribed by the council designating the structure as
truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction and file such
form with the application for a building permit.

c. Upon receiving the application for a building permit and a form
designating the structure as truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber
construction, the local government having jurisdiction shall notify by
certified mail, facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means, the chief
of the fire district, fire department or fire company having
jurisdiction over the structure to be erected, added to, or modified, or
his or her designee, that truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber
construction is being utilized.

d. As a condition of the final receipt of a certificate of occupancy
or certificate of completion, a sign or symbol designed and approved by
the council shall be affixed to any electric box attached to the
exterior of the structure, if one exists.

e. The property owner or his or her representative shall be
responsible for maintaining the sign or symbol on the electric box of
the residence, as required by paragraph d of this subdivision, and shall
replace the sign or symbol when any changes or modifications are made to
the electric box or the sign or symbol is damaged.

2. a. The local building department or local code enforcement official
having jurisdiction over the residential structure to be erected, added
to, or modified, or his or her designee shall consult with the county
fire coordinator, local 911 and emergency dispatchers, and the local
fire protection provider or entity deemed pertinent to determine the
manner sufficient to warn persons conducting fire control and other
emergency operations of the existence of truss type, pre-engineered wood
or timber construction in the structure.

b. The chief of the fire district, fire department, or fire company
having jurisdiction over the residential structure to be erected, added
to, or modified, or his or her designee shall use the information
provided under subdivision one of this section to warn persons
conducting fire control and other emergency operations of the existence
of truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction in the
structure.

c. Nothing contained in this section shall in any way affect or
diminish section two hundred five-b of the general municipal law.

3. The council shall promulgate rules and regulations it deems
necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this section including,
but not limited to, the dimensions and color of such sign or symbol.

4. Local governments shall provide by local law or resolution for the
enforcement of the provisions of this section, if necessary. Local
governments may provide for joint enforcement of the provisions of this
section by agreement pursuant to article five-G of the general municipal
law.

5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any city with a
population of one million or more persons.