38B-073 227 South St unsafe 2018-12-14102.6.4 Existing Means of Egress, Lighting and Ventilation. The building official
may cite any of the following conditions in writing as a violation and order the
abatement within a time frame deemed necessary by the building official to make the
building environment safe, healthy, or otherwise comply with 780 CMR:
a. Inadequate number of means of egress.
b. Egress components with insufficient width or so arranged to be inadequate,
including signage and lighting.
c. Inadequate lighting and ventilation.
102.8 Maintenance of Existing Buildings and Structures. All buildings and structures
and all parts thereof, both existing and new, and all systems and equipment therein which
are regulated by 780 CMR shall be maintained in a safe, operable and sanitary condition.
All service equipment, means of egress, devices and safeguards which are required in a
building or structure, or which were required by a previous statute in a building or
structure, when erected, altered or repaired, shall be maintained in good working order.
SECTION 114 VIOLATIONS
114.1 Unlawful Acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect,
construct, alter, extend, repair, move, remove, demolish, occupy or change the use or
occupancy of any building, structure or equipment regulated by 780 CMR, or cause same
to be done, in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions of 780 CMR.
901.3 Maintenance. All fire protection systems shall be maintained in accordance with
applicable provisions of 527 CMR. The owner of every building or structure shall be
responsible for the care and maintenance of all fire protection systems, including
equipment and devices, to ensure the safety and welfare of the occupants. No person shall
shut off, disconnect, obstruct, remove or destroy, or cause or permit to be shut off,
disconnected, obstructed, removed or destroyed, any part of any sprinkler system, water
main, hydrant or other device used for fire protection or carbon monoxide detection and
alarm in any building owned, leased or occupied by such person or under his or her
control or supervision, without first procuring a written permit so to do from the head of
the fire department of the city or town wherein such building is situated in accordance
with M.G.L. c. 148, § 27A.
When installations of fire protection systems are interrupted for repairs or other
necessary reasons, the owner shall immediately advise the local fire department and shall
diligently prosecute the restoration of the protection.