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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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SAFETY COORDINATOR REQUIREMENTS

Requirements
Memo 12-10-80 *

SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION

Check List for Site Safety Program Required by Rules Relating to the Filing of Site Safety Programs and the Designation of Site Safety Coordinators
Memo 9-9-83 * R

SANITARY FACILITIES - M.D. CODE (SEE "MULTIPLE DWELLINGS")

SATELLITE DISHES

Satellite Dishes
Letter 5-9-91 R

SCAFFOLDS

Window Cleaning Scaffolds
Directive 35 of 1970 *

Scaffolding, Shoring and Hoist Equipment
Letter 11-29-82 * R

Power Operated Scaffolds
Memo 8-2-84 R

SCHOOLS

Portable
Memo 7-24-68 * R

Temporary Metal
Memo 8-19-68 * R

School Construction Authority Filing Procedures
PPN 11-5-92 * R

School Construction Authority
PPN 11-24-92

School Construction Authority - (Fees)
PPN 7-16-93

SEALING OF EXTERIOR OPENINGS

Memo 1-3-72 R

SEARCHES

Title Guarantee Co.
Memo 1-26-78

SECURITY OF RECORDS (SEE "RECORDS")

SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS

Housing Authority Senior Citizen Centers
Memo 10-10-84

SEQRA (SEE "STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT")

SEWAGE & SEWERS

Building Connections to Sanitary, Storm, or Combined Sewers
Memo 10-24-86 * R

Building House Sewers, New and Replacement
Letter 12-17-86 *

Filing of SD1 and SD2 Forms and Site Connection Proposal Forms
Memo 9-23-88

Detention Tanks
Letter 9-22-89

SHEDS

Replacement of Multiple Dwelling Windows
Letter 7-5-84 R

Sidewalk Shed Permits
PPN 11-6-91 *

SHOW WINDOWS (SEE "ZONING")

SIDEWALK CAFE

Approval of Plans & Issuance of Permits
Memo 5-18-73 R

Filing & Examination
Memo 9-24-74 * R

Joint Approval
Memo 3-22-77

SIDEWALK CURBS & STREETS

Memo 2-15-68 S R

Directive 13 of 1970 * S R

Directive 9 of 1972 * R

Amends Directive 9/72
Memo 11-9-72 R

Sidewalk Vaults
Directive 3 of 1973 *

Amends Directive 9/72
Memo 4-2-76 R

Clock Projecting beyond Street Line
Memo 5-7-86 R

SIGNS

Directive 38 of 1967

Ground Signs and Illuminated Signs
Memo 10-4-76 * R

Permit Guidelines
Memo 10-17-77 *

Advertising Signs
Memo 10-12-79 R

Controlled Inspections for Illumination Levels of the Signs Required in the Special Times Square Area as per Section 81-732 Z.R.
Memo 10-20-88

Sign Requirements at Construction Sites
Memo 11-3-88 R

Replacement of Existing Accessory Business Signs
Letter 5-15-92 R

Electric Sign Inspection Requirements
OPPN 8/94 R

Illuminated Logos
Memo 7-18-95 R

SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCIES (SRO)

SRO Moratorium
Memo 9-6-89 R

SITE SAFETY

Certificate for Site Safety Manager - Work not Requiring the Presence of a
PPN 7-27-87 & PPN 2-25-88

Alteration Work on Facades of Major Buildings - Site Safety Programs
PPN 8-29-91 *

SMALL LOTS (SEE "ZONING")

SMOKE CONTROL

Smoke Control Requirements
Letter 12-20-89 R

Fire and Smoke Damper Requirements in Occupancy Group (H-2)
Letter 6-5-90 R

Gravity Venting for Atriums of Malls
Letter 10-4-90

SMOKE DETECTORS

H-2 Occupancy Substituting Sprinklers
Memo 4-30-74 * R

Voluntary
Letter 2-3-78 R

Local Law 62 of 1981
Memo 10-23-81 R

HPD Commissioner's Interpretation No. 1
Memo 12-23-81 R

Local Law 62 of 1981
Memo 3-22-82 R

Smoke Detectors in Class "B" Multiple Dwelling (Occ. Grp. J-1)
Memo 9-29-82 R

Teflon Wiring for Smoke Detection System
Letter 4-28-89 R

Area Smoke Detector
Letter 9-20-91 * R

Smoke Detectors in Patient Bedrooms of Fully Sprinklered Hospitals
Letter 9-30-91 R

Clarification of RS 18-Rule 211.3B Smoke Detectors
Letter 7-6-95 R

SMOKING

Smoking Pollution Control Act
Memo 7-3-86 * R

SOCIAL CLUBS

Violations
Memo 12-3-76 R

Social Club Task Force Activities
PPN 10-29-90 * S

SOIL INSPECTIONS (SEE "INSPECTIONS")

SOLAR ENERGY

Installation
Memo 5-11-78 R

SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS

Solid Waste Transfer Stations
PPN 3-28-91 *

SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS

Residential Structures
Memo 1-16-76 * R

SPECIAL PERMITS

Special Permits
Memo 9-22-88

SPLIT LEVELS

Procedure
Memo 3-19-74 *

SPRAY ON FIRE PROOFING (SEE "FIREPROOFING")

SPRINKLERS

In Toilet Rooms, L. L. 5/73
Directive 9 of 1974

H-2 Occupancy In Lieu of Smoke Detectors
Memo 4-30-74 * R

Fire Alarm, Detection & Extinguishing Equipment
Memo 3-9-79

Easements for Water Supply for Standpipe & Sprinkler Systems
Memo 7-10-80

Required Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems
Memo 11-6-80 R

Sprinklers, Fire Alarms & Emergency Lighting Apparatus
Memo 12-31-81

Local Law 3/181; Sprinkler/Drain Pipes within Stair Enclosures
Memo 6-10-82 R

Sprinkler/Standpipe System in Research Laboratory
Letter 12-3-85 * R

Sprinkler System - RS 17-2 Water Reserve for 20 minute Duration
Letter 8-14-86 R

Combined Standpipe and Sprinkler Risers in Office Buildings
Letter 1-25-88 R

Combined Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems
Letter 10-7-88 R

Sprinkler Requirements for Catering Establishments and Banquet Halls
Memo 10-13-88

Combined Fire Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems
Letter 12-12-88 R

Plastic Piping (for Fire Sprinkler System)
Letter 1-29-90 R

Water Flow Valves (Flow Detectors) for Sprinkler Standpipe Systems
Letter 5-29-91 R

STAIRS (ALSO SEE "EXITS")

Door Hardware
Memo 1-24-72

Width, Landings, Doors
Memo 1-26-73

Local Law 8/76 - Enclosures
Memo 3-1-76 R

Places of Assembly - Acceptable Door Hardware
Memo 10-4-76 S

Stair Enclosures in Multi Dwellings
Memo 11-18-76

Installation of Electric Meters in Stairwells
Memo 12-27-79 R

Fail Safe Locking Systems
Memo 11-5-82

Cable Television Wires Inside Exit Stair Enclosures
Memo 8-4-88 R

STANDPIPE

Fire Hose Couplings
Memo 9-28-78 R

Removal
Memo 1-22-80 R

Easements for Water Supply for Standpipe & Sprinkler System
Memo 7-10-80 R

Required Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems
Memo 11-6-80

Combined Standpipe and Sprinkler Risers in Office Buildings
Letter 1-25-88 R

Location of Automatic Transfer Switch - Fire Pump Room
Letter 2-18-88 R

Forwarding Standpipe Documents to the Fire Department
PPN 5-1-91

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (ALSO SEE "PLAN EXAMINATION") (ALSO SEE "ENVIRONMENT")(ALSO SEE "PARKING")

Indirect Source Permit for Parking Facilities; Accessory Parking for Residential Uses
Memo 4-30-80 R

STATEMENTS A & B (SEE "FORMS")

STEEL PLATES

Buildings Protected by
Memo 1-28-80

STEPS

Directive 26 of 1970

STREET FAIRS

Street Fair Permits
Directive 12 of 1967 * R

DOT Rules and Regulations re: Size and Placement Limitations
Memo 3-15-83 R

of Canopies - Street Fairs

Street Fairs and Carnivals, Procedures for Approval
Memo 5-30-89 * R

STREET TREES

NYC Parks Department Permits (Street Trees)
Memo 4-19-90

Permissible Projects Beyond Street Lines
Int. 2-20-91 * R

STREETS (SEE ALSO "SIDEWALKS, CURBS & STREETS")

Clock Projecting Beyond the Street Line
Memo 5-7-86 R

STROBE WARNING DEVICES

Strobe Warning Devices in Sub-Systems (LL 58/87)
Letter 5-6-91

SUBPOENA

New Universal Summons Employee Registry Number
Memo 7-17-70

SUMMONS (See "COMPLAINTS" & "VIOLATIONS")

New Universal Summons Employee Registry Number
Memo 7-17-70 S

SUPERMARKETS (SEE "EXITS")

SUSPENDED CEILINGS

Memo 10-31-67 R

Celotex Ceilings
Memo 2-23-77 R

Ceiling Fixtures
Memo 7-22-86

SWIMMING POOLS

Safety Precautions for Swimming Pools, Section 27-493(b)
Memo 4-11-91 R

SYMBOLS

Symbols
Memo 9-5-91