N.Y.C. Admin. Code § FC 2809: Section FC 2809: Outdoor Storage of Finished Lumber Products

2809.1 General.

Finished lumber products shall be stored in accordance with this section.

2809.2 Size of piles.

Outdoor lumber storage shall be arranged to form stable piles with a maximum height of 20 feet (6096 mm). Piles shall not exceed 150,000 cubic feet (4248 m

3

) in volume.

2809.3 Fire apparatus access roads.

Fire apparatus access roads in accordance with FC 503 and the construction codes, including the Building Code, shall be located so that a maximum grid system unit of 50 feet by 150 feet (15 240 mm by 45 720 mm) is established.

2809.4 Security.

Permanent outdoor lumber storage areas shall be surrounded with an approved fence.

2809.5 Fire protection.

The commissioner may require that the yard hydrant system specified in FC 507.2.3 to include monitor nozzles connected to the fixed water supply where the facility arrangement, pile arrangement, pile heights, number of piles or total volume of piles would hamper the effectiveness of hose streams to control or extinguish a fire. Portable fire extinguishers shall be provided in accordance with FC 906 for extra-high hazards and located so that the travel distance to the nearest portable fire extinguisher does not exceed 75 feet (22 860 mm).