2006 New York Code - Refuse Collection Rooms.

 
    §  27-836  Refuse  collection rooms. A refuse collection room shall be
  provided for refuse reduction systems which utilize methods  other  than
  burning. Such rooms shall comply with the requirements of section 27-837
  of this article.
    a.  Existing  refuse  rooms  and  incinerator  rooms  which  have been
  approved for such use, may be retained as approved.
    b. Existing incinerator combustion chambers may be used in whole or in
  part as refuse collection rooms provided  the  grates  are  removed  and
  provided  they  comply  with  the  provisions  of section 27-837 of this
  article.
    c. Floors of refuse collection rooms shall be constructed of  concrete
  and  shall  be sloped to a floor drain within the room, connected to the
  house drain. A hose connection shall be provided within the room.
    d. A hopper and cut-off door shall be provided at the  bottom  of  the
  refuse  chute.  Where  compacting equipment is used, it shall be located
  entirely within the enclosure of the refuse collection room except  that
  motors, pumps and controls may be installed in adjacent rooms.
    e.  Compacting  equipment shall meet the criteria of the department of
  environmental protection  and  be  approved.  Where  such  equipment  is
  installed  so  that  the  refuse  flows directly into it, the compacting
  equipment may  be  used  in  place  of  the  hopper  and  cut-off  door.
  Compacting equipment shall be arranged to operate automatically when the
  level  of  refuse  is  not  more than three feet below the lowest hopper
  door.