Int. No. 722-A
By Council Members Duane and Fisher; also Council Members Leffler, Michels, Pinkett, Robinson, Linares, Williams and Rosado
A LOCAL LAW
To amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that the building owner's name and address be submitted to the Department of Buildings upon the renewal of a sidewalk shed permit.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 26-252 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law 33 of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
26-252 Sidewalk sheds, fences, railings, etc. a. It shall be unlawful to construct any sidewalk shed, fence, railing, footbridge, catch platform, builder's sidewalk shanty, or an over-the-sidewalk chute, unless and until a special permit therefor shall have been issued by the building commissioner. The fees for such permit shall be as provided in section 26-214 of [the] this chapter. Each applicant for a sidewalk shed permit shall state the reason the sidewalk shed is needed. The term of the sidewalk shed permit shall be one year, or the expiration of the contractor's insurance if such time period is less than one year. No renewals of shed permits, except for new buildings under construction, will be given unless an architect or engineer conducts a thorough examination of that part of the premises on which work is being conducted and submits a report acceptable to the commissioner, which clearly documents the condition of the applicable part of the premises and the scope of work that has been performed thereon, and estimates the time needed to complete the work. To renew a shed permit for a new building under construction, each applicant shall file an application with the commissioner. All renewal applications shall include the name and address of the owner of the premises.
2. Subparagraph a of paragraph one of subdivision a of section 27-1021 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law 33 of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
(1) a. A sidewalk shed shall be erected when a structure higher than forty feet is to be constructed or a structure higher than twenty-five feet is to be demolished and the horizontal distance from the structure being built or demolished to the inside edge of the permanent or temporary walkway is equal to one-half or less of the height of the structure. No sidewalk shed shall be erected unless and until a special permit therefor has been issued by the department. Each applicant for a sidewalk shed permit shall state the reason the sidewalk shed is needed. The term of the sidewalk shed permit shall be one year, or the expiration of the contractor's insurance if such time period is less than one year. No renewals of shed permits, except for new buildings under construction, will be given unless an architect or engineer conducts a thorough examination of that part of the premises on which work is being conducted and submits a report acceptable to the commissioner, which clearly documents the condition of the applicable part of the premises and the scope of work that has been performed thereon, and estimates the time needed to complete the work. To renew a shed permit for a new building under construction, each applicant shall file an application with the commissioner. All renewal applications shall include the name and address of the owner of the premises.
3. This local law shall take effect thirty days after its enactment into law.