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Code & Zoning / Department of Buildings / Industry News
By Mario Aurioso The LAA 1 – Limited Alteration Application for Plumbing, Oil Burning or Fire Suppression has new form to coordinate with new changes for 2015. The new form has several important changes, which are: Section #1: You can ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Environmental Control Board (ECB) has proposed a Rule to amend its Department of Transportation (DOT) Penalty Schedule. This rule lowers the penalty for failure to obtain a confirmation number for a street opening permit on a protected street. ...
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By Penny Laughlin The Landmarks Preservation Committee will hold a hearing on December 9th to review properties and propose “No Action” letters be issued for sites that have been Calendared for over 5 years, yet have not yet been designated ...
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By Frank Fortino Filing for Year 2014 starts on January 1st, 2015. All filings must be completed by March 1st. The New York City Right-to-Know Law, Local Law 26 of 1988, deems it necessary that all commercial, industrial, or public ...
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By Penny Laughlin The 2014 Construction Code is around the corner, and with it comes a slate of new Application forms. The DOB has published final versions of several new forms, and we can anticipate seeing more in the next ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Health Tribunal at OATH proposes to modify the provisions in Chapter 6 in Title 48 of the Rules of the City of New York. The changes modify various procedures relating to pre-hearing rescheduling, adjournments, notifications, defaults, ...
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By Penny Laughlin From the outside looking in, the NYC’s Landmark Preservation Commission at times seems like a secret society shrouded in mystery, that shares more questions than answers. As arbiters of NYC’s past, the LPC weighs heavily on how ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has requested that the Environmental Control Board (ECB) amend the Air Asbestos and Air Code Penalty Schedules. Some of these proposed changes have been requested to address evolving industry practices that ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani The challenge of converting the Javits Center from a tired, inefficient behemoth into a state of the art convention center took plenty of time and vision. Five years after the start of the redesign process, the ...
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By Penny Laughlin The Flood Zone requirements in a Post-Sandy world have been a bit of a moving target. Now, the DOB has finally posted a consolidated guide to development and rebuilding of projects in the Flood Zone after Sandy. ...
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By Frank Fortino After months of consideration and deliberation, Mayor de Blasio officially announced his appointment for the next leader of the DOB – Commissioner Rick Chandler. I had the great pleasure of meeting Commissioner Chandler back in the 80’s ...
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By Frank Fortino Developers of new buildings and those conducting major alterations are hearing more from FEMA than they’re used to. Since Hurricane Sandy, FEMA has taken an active role in understanding, measuring and upgrading the City’s floodplains and elevations. ...
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