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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 09:03:50+00:00

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File #: Int 1107-2018 Version: * A Name: Submittal of construction documents, applicant and owner statements, and tenant protection plans.
Summary: This bill would require contractors to prepare and submit for approval tenant protection plans when seeking a permit to perform construction. The bill would require statements by buildings owners and contractors regarding the occupancy of a building and the scope of work of a construction project. Finally, this bill would create the option to submit phased tenant protection plans to reflect the current stage of work.
§ 28-104.7.16 Tenant protection plan. The title sheet of construction documents shall contain a statement requiring a tenant protection plan be submitted in accordance with the requirements of article 120 prior to the issuance of a permit for alteration, construction or partial demolition work in a building containing one or more occupied dwelling units.
§ 28-104.8 Applications. All applications shall comply with sections 28-104.8.1 through [28-104.8.4] 28-104.8.3.
§ 3. Item 2 of section 28-104.8.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 141 for the year 2013, is repealed and items 3 and 4 of section 28-104.8.1 are renumbered 2 and 3, respectively.
3. If the building to be altered, constructed or demolished contains occupied housing accommodations subject to rent control under chapter 3 of title 26 of the administrative code, the application shall contain a signed statement indicating that the owner has notified the New York state division of homes and community renewal that the owner has complied with all requirements imposed by the regulations of such agency as preconditions for such filing; or that the owner has not notified such agency because the nature and scope of the work proposed, pursuant to such regulations, does not require notification; or, if the building is subject to Article 7-C of the Multiple Dwelling Law, the application shall contain a signed statement indicating that the owner will notify the New York City Loft Board of the filing of the construction documents and will comply with all requirements imposed by Multiple Dwelling Law Article 7-C and the Loft Board’s rules.
3. Health requirements. Specification of means and methods to be used for control of dust, disposal of construction debris, pest control, and maintenance of sanitary facilities[, and limitation of noise to acceptable levels] shall be included.
6. Noise restrictions. Specification of means and methods to be used for the limitation of noise to acceptable levels in accordance with the New York city noise control code shall be included. Where hours of the day or the days of the week in which construction work may be undertaken are limited pursuant to the New York city noise control code, such limitations shall be stated.
7. Maintaining essential services. Where heat, hot water, cold water, gas, electricity, or other utility services are provided in such building or in any dwelling unit located therein, the tenant protection plan shall specify the means and methods to be used for maintaining such services during such work in accordance with the requirements of the New York city housing maintenance code. If a disruption of any such service is anticipated during the work, then such plan shall specify the anticipated duration of such disruption and the means and methods to be employed to minimize such disruption, including the provision of sufficient alternatives for such service during such disruption. Notification of the disruption must be given to all affected occupants of occupied dwelling units.
1. Work in occupied one- and two-family homes.
2. Work limited to the interior of a single dwelling unit of an occupied multiple dwelling with no disruption to the essential services of other units, where such dwelling is owner-occupied. For a dwelling unit within a property that is owned by a condominium or held by a shareholder of a cooperative corporation under a proprietary lease, the unit must be occupied by the owners of record for such unit.
[§ 28-104.8.4.1] § 28-120.1.1 Public availability of tenant protection plan. Upon issuance of a permit for work containing a tenant protection plan, the department shall make the tenant protection plan publicly available on its website.
[§ 28-104.8.4.2] § 28-120.1.2 Provision of copy of tenant protection plan to occupants upon request. The owner of a building undergoing work for which a tenant protection plan is required by section [28-104.8.4] 28-120.1 shall, upon request from an occupant of a dwelling unit within such building, provide such occupant with a paper copy of the tenant protection plan approved by the department.
§ 28-120.2 Phased tenant protection plans. Multiple layouts of the tenant protection features enumerated in section 28-120.1 may be submitted at any time during construction operations to show phased tenant protection plan designs consistent with the phase of anticipated work. Layouts submitted subsequent to a previously approved tenant protection plan shall constitute an amendment to such plan. Such amended plan shall be approved by the department prior to the commencement of the work requiring such amended plan.
§ 28-120.3 Contractor statement. The permit holder for the underlying alteration, construction, or partial demolition shall sign a statement certifying that the tenant protection plan submitted by the registered design professional coordinates with the scope of work intended.
2. Work limited to the interior of a single dwelling unit of an occupied multiple dwelling with no disruption to the essential services of other units, where such dwelling is owner -occupied. For a dwelling unit within a property that is owned by a condominium or held by a shareholder of a cooperative corporation under a proprietary lease, the unit must be occupied by the owners of record for such unit.
§28-105.12.10 Tenant protection plan required. Where a tenant protection plan is required by article 120, all work shall adhere to the tenant protection plan.
110.3.7 Tenant protection plan compliance inspections. For buildings undergoing work for which a tenant protection plan is required by [section 28-104.8.4] Article 120 of Title 28 of the [administrative code] Administrative Code, inspections shall be made by the department to determine compliance with the tenant protection plan.
3303.10.1 Tenant protection plan. In buildings containing any occupied dwelling units, including newly constructed buildings that are partially occupied where work is still ongoing within the building, all alteration, construction, or partial demolition work shall be performed in accordance with a tenant protection plan as required by [Chapter 1] Article 120 of Title 28 of the Administrative Code.
d. Tenant protection plan. When notice is required pursuant to this section, the owner shall (i) distribute a notice meeting the requirements of [section 28-104.8.4.3 of the code] article 120 of title 28 of the administrative code regarding the tenant protection plan to each occupied dwelling unit [or] and (ii) post such notice in a conspicuous manner in the building lobby, as well as on each floor within 10 feet of the elevator, or in a building where there is no elevator, within 10 feet of the main stairwell on such floor.
§ 10. This local law takes effect nine months after it becomes law, except that the commissioner of buildings may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.

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