(ii) "place of public assembly" shall mean a facility which is open to the public as a theater, meeting hall, hearing room, amphitheater, auditorium, or in any other similar capacity. b. Standards for such systems shall be developed by the state fire prevention and building code council upon receiving recommendations from the advisory board on assistive listening systems in places of public assembly. c. The appropriate building code or ordinance shall designate such places of public assembly which shall be required to install such assistive listening systems. 11. Standards for buildings shall authorize the installation of potable water heaters for all domestic uses, including space heating. * 12. a. Standards for bed and breakfast dwellings shall be promulgated for fire safety. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for the purposes of this subdivision a "bed and breakfast dwelling" shall include an owner-occupied residence providing at least three but not more than five rooms for temporary transient lodgers with sleeping accommodations and a meal in the forenoon of the day. Such standards shall distinguish bed and breakfast dwellings from one and two family dwellings, provide specific options for hard-wired single-station smoke detectors and provide a notice to each guest that contains:

(i) the location of nearest exits and fire alarms;

(ii) procedures to be followed when fire or smoke detectors give warning; and

(iii) procedures to be followed in the event of fire or smoke development. b. Such standards shall also include egress design options to preserve the aesthetic charm and historical significance of such dwellings that shall be limited to one of the following:

(i) an automatic sprinkler head in the stairwell area of any means of egress;

(ii) an external second floor egress; or

(iii) a portable escape device for each guest room. c. The standards required by this subdivision shall be promulgated and implemented not later than one hundred twenty days after the effective date of this paragraph. * NB There are 2 sub 12's * 12. Standards for hospice residences, as defined in section four thousand two of the public health law, which shall be deemed to be either a single family dwelling or a two family dwelling for the purposes of local laws and ordinances relating to fire safety and building construction standards. * NB There are 2 sub 12's 13. Standards for the abandonment or removal of heating oil storage tanks and related piping in connection with the conversion of liquid fuel burning appliance to alternative fuel requiring: a. The entire contents of the heating oil storage tank and related piping shall be emptied, cleaned and purged of all vapor. The contents of the storage tank and related piping shall be removed from the premises or property and disposed of in accordance with applicable local, state or federal rules and regulations; b. If the heating oil storage tank is to be abandoned in place, the vent line shall remain open and intact, unless the tank is filled with an inert material. The oil fill pipe and other related piping shall either be removed, or the oil fill pipe shall be filled with concrete; c. If the heating oil storage tank is to be removed, the vent line, oil fill pipe and related piping shall also be removed, or the oil fill pipe shall be filled with concrete; d. An appropriate and qualified inspector, as determined by the local government, shall cause an inspection to be made of the abandonment or removal in connection with the conversion to determine conformity with the uniform code; provide, however, that the local government official may waive such inspection for good cause shown; and e. No approval of such abandonment or removal shall be granted unless written proof of the heating oil storage tank's oil fill pipe having been removed or filled with concrete in accordance with appropriate provisions of the uniform code has been provided by the property owner to the local inspector or, in the event that an inspection has been waived for good cause shown, to the local government official. f. For the purposes of this subdivision, "heating oil storage tank" shall mean a tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored. g. In cities with a population of over one million, such cities' local code provisions shall be at least as stringent as the provisions of this subdivision. 14. Provide that any: a. gates required to be provided in a swimming pool enclosure shall be self-closing and self-latching with the latch handle located within the enclosure and at least forty inches above grade, and shall be securely locked with a key, combination or other child proof lock sufficient to prevent access to such swimming pool through such gate when such swimming pool is not in use or supervised; b. residential or commercial swimming pool constructed or substantially modified after the effective date of this paragraph shall be equipped with an acceptable pool alarm capable of detecting a child entering the water and of giving an audible alarm; and * c. hot tub or spa with a safety cover which complies with American Society of Testing and Materials International standard F1346 (2003) or any similar standard which may be approved by the council or swimming pool, other than a hot tub or spa, with an automatic power safety cover which complies with American Society of Testing and Materials International standard F1346 (2003) or any similar standard which may be approved by the council shall be exempt from the provisions of paragraph b of this subdivision. * NB There are 2 paragraph c's * c. temporary swimming pool enclosure shall be required to be replaced by a permanent enclosure which is in compliance with New York state codes, regulations or local laws within ninety days from the issuance of a local building permit or the commencement of the installation of an in-ground swimming pool, whichever is later. A local building department may issue a waiver to allow an extension of such ninety day time period for good cause including but not limited to adverse weather conditions delaying construction. * NB There are 2 paragraph c's 15. Standards for temporary swimming pool enclosures used during the installation or construction of swimming pools requiring that any such enclosure shall sufficiently prevent any access to such swimming pool by any person not engaged in the installation or construction of such swimming pool and shall sufficiently provide for the safety of any such person. 16. Standards requiring the installation and maintenance of at least one safe, sanitary, and convenient diaper changing station, deck, table, or similar amenity which shall be available for use by both male and female occupants and which shall comply with section 603.5 (Diaper Changing Tables) of the two thousand nine edition of the publication entitled ICC A117.1, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, published by the International Code Council, Inc., on each floor level containing a public toilet room in all newly constructed buildings in the state that have one or more areas classified as assembly group A occupancies or mercantile group M occupancies and in all existing buildings in the state that have one or more areas classified as assembly group A occupancies or mercantile group M occupancies and undergo a substantial renovation. The council shall prescribe the type of renovation to be deemed to be a substantial renovation for the purposes of this subdivision. The council may exempt historic buildings from the requirements of this subdivision. 17. Standards requiring that, in each building that has one or more areas classified as assembly group A occupancies or mercantile group M occupancies and in which at least one diaper changing station, deck, table, or similar amenity is installed, a sign shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each public toilet room indicating the location of the nearest diaper changing station, deck, table, or similar amenity that is available for use by the gender using such public toilet room. The requirements of this subdivision shall apply without regard to whether the diaper changing station, deck, table, or similar amenity was installed voluntarily or pursuant to subdivision sixteen of this section or any other applicable law, statute, rule, or regulation. No such sign shall be required in a public toilet room in which any diaper changing station, deck, table, or similar amenity is located. 18. a. Except as otherwise provided by statute, no change to the building code shall become effective until at least ninety days after the date on which notice of such change has been published in the state register, unless the council finds that:

(i) an earlier effective date is necessary to protect health, safety and security; or

(ii) the change to the code will not impose any additional compliance requirements on any person. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision, the council may provide that, in the period during which changes to the code have been adopted but are not yet effective pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivision, a person shall have the option of complying with either the provisions of the code as changed or with the code provisions as they were set forth immediately prior to the change.