# 255.163 Compressor stations: design and construction. **Citation:** 16 NYCRR 255.163 **Type / status:** regulation / current **Agency:** New York State Public Service Commission **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** Not stated Transmission and Distribution of Gas. (a) Each main compressor building of a compressor station must be located on property under the control of the operator. It must be far enough away from adjacent property, not under control of the operator, to minimize the possibility of catching on fire from a conflagration at structures on adjacent property. There must be enough open space around the main ## Document text (a) Each main compressor building of a compressor station must be located on property under the control of the operator. It must be far enough away from adjacent property, not under control of the operator, to minimize the possibility of catching on fire from a conflagration at structures on adjacent property. There must be enough open space around the main compressor building to allow the free movement of firefighting equipment. (b) Each building on a compressor station site must be made of noncombustible materials if it contains either: (1) pipe more than two inches (51 millimeters) in diameter that is carrying gas under pressure; or (2) gas handling equipment other than gas utilization equipment used for domestic purposes. (c) Each operating floor of a main compressor building must have at least two separated and unobstructed exits located so as to provide a convenient possibility of escape and an unobstructed passage to a place of safety. Each door latch on an exit must be of a type which can be readily opened from the inside without a key. Each swinging door located in an exterior wall must be mounted to swing outward. (d) Each fence around a compressor station must have at least two gates located so as to provide a convenient opportunity for escape to a place of safety, or have other facilities affording a similarly convenient exit from the area. Each gate located within 200 feet (61 meters) of any compressor plant building must open outward and, when occupied, must be openable from the inside without a key. (e) Electrical equipment and wiring installed in compressor stations must conform to the National Electric Code, NFPA-70 (as described in section 10.3 of this Title), so far as that code is applicable. ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `ny-dps-nycrr` - SHA-256: `1cc94ac6f76ce647e63bd39d00576a27587b92f1911c44534889878754732550` - Retrieved: 2026-08-12T06:20:40.894Z - Exported: 2026-08-25T10:39:40.982Z - Document slug: `ny-nycrr-255-163` ### Source metadata ```json { "jurisdiction": "US-NY", "title": 16, "part": "255", "partTitle": "Transmission and Distribution of Gas", "scopeKind": "gas-pipeline-safety", "tocPath": [ "Part 255 Transmission and Distribution of Gas", "Design of Pipeline Components" ], "legalScope": "Complete current terminal legal unit exposed by the DPS-designated Title 16 NYCRR pipeline-safety part inventory.", "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on the part and section, Commission jurisdiction, commodity and facility type, intrastate or interstate status, operator and activity, exemptions, waivers, federal preemption, Commission orders, and incorporated law. DPS inspects portions of interstate systems for PHMSA, but PHMSA retains federal enforcement authority. DPS states that all jurisdictional Part 256 gas-holder and Part 257 LPG-plant facilities have been decommissioned even though those regulations remain unrepealed.", "incorporationCaveat": "These parts incorporate or rely on federal pipeline regulations, federal and New York statutes, Commission rules and orders, and privately authored technical standards. Part 10 supplies incorporation details. References metadata preserves explicit citations but does not reproduce external material, determine licensing rights, or decide whether a particular incorporation is static or dynamic.", "publicationCaveat": "The New York Department of Public Service identifies these eleven Title 16 NYCRR parts as its state pipeline-safety regulations and links to the public DOS/Westlaw NYCRR reading copy. 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