Source: http://rules.cityofnewyork.us/tags/compliance-19
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 20:32:57+00:00

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This rule is promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Commissioner of Buildings under Sections 643 and 1043(a) of the New York City Charter, section 28-308.4 of the New York City Administrative Code, 1 RCNY 103-07 and section 103.3 of the New York City Energy Code.
Section 28-308.4 of the Administrative Code requires an energy efficiency report to be filed by building owners every ten years. That section also allows the owner to apply for an extension of time to file the report. 1 RCNY 103-07 provides for a fee to be charged for filing energy efficiency reports.
Section 103.3 of the Energy Code provides for department examination of construction documents to determine whether they are in compliance with the requirements of the Energy Code.
· Add fees for initial filings, extensions and amendments of energy efficiency reports.
· Add fees for Energy Code compliance reviews.
Pursuant to § 282 of Article 7-C of the MDL (“Loft Law”), the Loft Board may promulgate rules to ensure compliance with the Loft Law. In 2010 and 2013, the Legislature amended the Loft Law by enacting Chapters 135 and 147 of the Laws of 2010 and Chapter 4 of the Laws of 2013. The 2010 amendments to the Loft Law established a new category of interim multiple dwellings (IMDs) covered by the Loft Law by adding a new MDL § 281(5). In 2013, the Legislature further amended the definition of an IMD in MDL § 281(5).
(i) and (m) of § 2-01. The proposed amendments in Sections 4 through 8 of this rulemaking would amend subdivisions (a) and (b) of 29 RCNY § 2-03. The proposed amendments in Sections 9 through 13 of this rulemaking would amend subdivisions (a), (b), (d), (e), (j), (k), (m), (n), (q), (r), and (s) of 29 RCNY § 2-08.
Extend other existing requirements in § 2-01 to the IMDs subject to the Loft Board’s jurisdiction pursuant to MDL § 281(5).
In Sections 4 through 8, the Loft Board proposes amendments to § 2-03 governing hardship exemption applications to the Loft Board. Pursuant to MDL § 285(2), owners may apply to the Loft Board for an exemption from Article 7-C coverage on the basis that the compliance with Article 7-C would cause an unjustifiable hardship as defined in § 285(2).
Generally extend existing provisions in § 2-03 to IMD owners subject to the Loft Board’s jurisdiction pursuant to MDL § 281(5).
In Sections 9 through 13, the Loft Board proposes amendments to 29 RCNY § 2-08, which governs Article 7-C coverage for IMDs.
Extend existing provisions of § 2-08 to IMDs subject to the Loft Board’s jurisdiction pursuant to the 2013 amendments to the Loft Law.
In 2010, the New York State Legislature added restrictions for Article 7-C coverage pursuant to § 281(5) based on, among other things, the size of the IMD and the other uses in the building existing on June 21, 2010. The 2010 amendments excluded from Article 7-C coverage buildings that contained uses that: 1) are listed in Use Groups 15 through 18 of the Zoning Resolution; 2) were currently and actively pursued in the building on June 21, 2010; and 3) the Loft Board determined to be inherently incompatible with residential use in the building. In May 2011, the Loft Board amended § 2-08 to reflect the 2010 amendments to the Loft Law by including the criteria for an IMD pursuant to MDL § 281(5) and by clarifying what uses in Use Groups 15 through 18 are "inherently incompatible" with residential use.
In 2013, the Legislature modified the criteria for Article 7-C coverage pursuant to § 281(5). It reduced the minimum size of an IMD unit from 550 to 400 square feet. It also provided that an activity described in Use Groups 15 through 18 would only bar Article 7-C coverage if the activity existed on June 21, 2010 and continued until the date of the application for Article 7-C coverage. The proposed amendments to § 2-08 reflect these 2013 changes to the Loft Law.
Opportunity to comment on proposed rule changes to: 1) § 2-01 of the Loft Board rules relating to code compliance work and the narrative statement process; 2) § 2-03 of the Loft Board rules relating to hardship applications and 3) § 2-08 of the Loft Board rules relating to Article 7-C coverage.

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