N.Y. Multiple Residence Law § 105: Cooking spaces

§ 105. Cooking spaces. 1. Every space which is intended, arranged or

designed for cooking or warming of food shall be either a kitchen or

kitchenette.

2. A kitchen or kitchenette shall be unlawful unless it is

constructed, arranged and maintained in compliance with the following

applicable provisions:

a. The ceiling and walls, exclusive of doors, of all kitchenettes

shall be fire-retarded or in lieu thereof such space shall be equipped

with one or more sprinkler heads to fuse at a temperature not higher

than two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit. Such heads shall be

connected to the water supply through a pipe of adequate size.

b. In every kitchen and kitchenette, all combustible material

immediately underneath or within one foot of any apparatus used for

cooking or warming of food shall be fire-retarded or covered with

fire-resistive material.

c. Every kitchenette shall be provided with a window opening upon a

street or upon a yard, court or shaft. Such window shall be at least one

foot wide, have a total area of at least three square feet and be at

least ten per centum of the superficial floor area of such kitchenette.

In lieu of such window, in such kitchenette it shall be lawful to

install a system of mechanical or gravity ventilation to provide at

least six changes per hour of the air volume of such kitchenette.

d. Every kitchenette may be equipped with a door or doors, provided

the lower portion of each such door has a metal grille containing at

least forty-eight square inches of clear openings or, in lieu of such a

grille, there are two clear open spaces, each of at least twenty-four

square inches, one between the floor and each such door, and the other

between the top of each such door and the head jamb.