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Directives & Memoranda

Index for Selected Directives, Memoranda, Policy & Procedure Notices and Interpretations through 1996.

DISCLAIMER: This is an Index for selected documents issued through 1996. For documents issued after 1996, check our other Reference Materials (located in our Codes). You should check with the Department to ensure compliance with all rulings and interpretations.

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LABOR LAW

Article 10 & Industrial Rule 23
Memo 1-7-76 *

LANDMARK PRESERVATION & HISTORIC DISTRICTS

Building Notices
Memo 1-7-76

Avoidance of Damage to Historic Structures, Procedures for the
Memo 6-6-88 *

Landmark District Notification Procedures
Memo 7-6-88 *

LIABILITY INSURANCE

Street and Sidewalk Construction Liability Insurance
Memo 4-3-87 *

LICENSES (ALSO SEE "PLUMBING & PLUMBERS")

Home Improvement Contractors Licenses (LL 21/68)
Memo 9-30-68 * R

Section [B26-1.7] 26-138 One License - One Corp.
Memo 1-13-71

High Pressure Op. Engr. & Portable High Pressure Op. Engr.
Memo 12-15-75

Motion Picture Theatres - Mod. to Dir. 4/75
Memo 7-2-76 * S

Sidewalk Cafes Joint Approval
Memo 3-22-77 R

Games of Chance (P. of A.)
Letter 9-28-78 R

Legal Opinion No. 35-81 by Law Department RE: Effective Date of a Designation by Landmarks Preservation Commission
Letter 7-21-81 * R

Home Improvement Contractor's License to be Required for
PPN 7-5-90 * S

LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG)

Outdoor Storage of Liquid Propane Gas
Letter 7-5-88

LIMITED SUPERVISORY CHECK

Exclusionary Rule - Revoke of PPN #4/87
PPN 3-4-91

LOCAL LAW NO. 5 OF 1973 (ALSO SEE "FIRE SAFETY")

Fire Towers, Re-entry
Directive 8 of 1974

Sprinklers (Not Required in Toilet Rooms)
Directive 9 of 1974 R

Stair 8 Elevator Signs
Directive 10 of 1974

Sign at Elevator Landings
Directive 16 of 1974 R

Procedure
Directive 1 of 1975 S R

Wire Insulation
Directive 9 of 1975 *

Non-Central Air Conditioning Systems
Directive 10 of 1975 R

Advisory Relating to Reconsideration of E System
Memo 7-22-75 R

Certificate of Occupancy Request
Memo 5-3-77

Amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79
Memo 12-31-79 * R

Amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79
Memo 1-2-80 * R

Dismissal of Notices of Violation
Memo 1-15-80 *

Procedure for Compliance with Filing Requirements for Smoke and Heat Venting Provisions of LL 5 as Amended by LL 86/89 and effective Sept. 13, 1980
Memo 9-5-80 * R

Stair Pressurization - LL 5/73 as amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79 Sec. [C26-504.15]
Directive 2 of 1981 * R

Dept. of Buildings. Advisory Class E Alarm and Communication System for Compliance with LL 5/73 as Amended
Memo 3-31-81 R

Advisory - LL 5 Compliance
Memo 2-26-82 R

Local Law 5 Compliance
Memo 7-16-82 * R

Advisory LL 5 Compliance
Memo 8-23-82 * R

Local Law 5 Compliance
Memo 12-8-82 * R

Procedures for Enforcing LL 5 - Requirements for a Mini-Class E Fire Alarm and Communication System in Low-Rise Offices (Dir. 14/75)
Memo 12-22-83 * R

Stair Pressurization, Local Law Modification #6 of Dir. 2/81 dated April 7, 1981
Memo 11-29-84

Procedures and Revision of Directive 11/74
Memo 12-20-85 R

Compliance of LL 5/73 in Existing Office Buildings
Memo 5-13-86

Local Law 5 of 1973 (Sign-offs)
Memo 2-6-90 * R

Sign-off Guidelines
Memo 6-3-91 *

Fire Dampers - LL 5/73
Letter 11-7-91 R

Signs on Exit Stair Doors - LL 5/73
PPN 2-26-92 * R

LOCAL LAW NO. 6 OF 1993, "THE PADLOCK LAW" (ALSO SEE "ADMINISTRATION")

Implementation of Local Law #6/93
PPN 3-10-93 *

LOCAL LAW NO. 7 OF 1974 (SEE "SEWAGE & SEWERS")

LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF 1980 (SEE "INSPECTIONS" & "VIOLATION")

Local Law 10/80 Cycle 3
PPN 1-2-91 * R

Revisions to LL 10/80 Cycle 3
Memo 1-3-91 R

Local Law 10/80, Waivers of Penalties
PPN 5-28-96 * R

Local Law 10/80 - Cycle 4
PPN 12-3-96 * S

LOCAL LAW NO. 29 OF 1989 (SEE "PLUMBING")

LOCAL LAW NO. 31 OF 1981 (SEE "SPRINKLERS")

LOCAL LAW NO. 62 OF 1989 (SEE "SMOKE DETECTORS")

LOCAL LAW NO. 91 OF 1981 (SEE "ELEVATOR" & "INSPECTIONS")

LOCAL LAW NO. 16 OF 1984 (SEE "FIRE PROTECTION PLAN")

LOCAL LAW NO. 58 OF 1987

Handicap Access Ramps
Letter 4-22-88 R

Clarification (Handicap Access)
Memo 5-23-88 *

Waivers - Existing Buildings
Memo 5-23-88 *

Forms Waiver Letters
Memo 8-31-88 R

Acceptable Prototypes
Memo 9-6-88 R

Clarification (Audible and Visual Alerting Devices)
Memo 10-3-88 *

Required Elevator Openings as per ANSI A117.1-1986 (LL 58/87)
Memo 10-6-88

Bathrooms with More than 3 Fixtures
Memo 11-7-88 *

Wheelchair Lifts
Letter 6-23-89 R

Strobes in Mini-Class E Fire Alarm Systems
Letter 7-24-89 R

Waiver Procedures
PPN 12-17-91 *

Clarifications
PPN 1-7-92 * R

Acceptable Prototypical Kitchen
PPN 5-11-92 R *

Change of Use Spaces in Existing Buildings
PPN 6-30-92

Story at Grade
PPN 9-1-92 R

Minor Alterations
PPN 12-7-92 *

Minor Alterations in Reference to Certain LL 18/87 and ADA Compliance Work
PPN 3-10-95 R *

Accessibility to a Building's Primary Entrance(s)
Memo 9-20-95 R

LOCAL LAW NO. 58 OF 1988 (SEE "PERMITS")

Procedures for the Implementation of Local Law 58 of 1988
PPN 2-18-93 * R

LOCAL LAW NO. 100 OF 1989

Highlights of LL 100/89 in Relation to the Installation and Support of No-Hub Type Soil Pipe, Fittings and Couplings
Memo 7-3-90 *

LOT AREAS IN MAPPED STREET (SEE "MAPPED STREETS")

LOTS (SEE ALSO "ZONING RESOLUTION")

Subdivision of Lots (Tax lot number)
Memo 2-9-81 * R

Joint Department memorandum on Subdivision of Lots in Accordance
Memo 4-16-81 * R

with Local Law 7, 8 and 9 of 1981

Department of Buildings Documentation Required by the Dept. of Finance for Final Tax Lots
PPN 12-9-92 *

LUMBER

Fire Retardant & Treated Wood
Directive 20 of 1971