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DOB Welcomes
New Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca

Melanie E. La Rocca became the 24th
Commissioner of the NYC Department of Buildings on June 3rd, 2019. DOB
regulates and promotes the safe and lawful use of nearly 1.1 million
buildings and more than 45,000 active construction sites.

As Commissioner, Melanie is furthering the agency's efforts to create a culture of safety on construction sites and enforce laws to protect all New York City residents, workers, and visitors.

Under Commissioner La
Rocca's leadership, DOB is redoubling its modernization efforts to
improve response times, bring clarity and consistency to agency
operations, and insist on the highest standards of integrity, both in
the construction industry and within the department.

Commissioner's Message

Press Release

Reminder: Sprinkler
Requirements For Commercial Buildings in Effect

July 1, 2019 is the deadline for compliance with

Local Law 26 of 2004, requiring the installation of sprinklers in any commercial building over
100 feet tall.

Service Notice

Local Law 26 of 2004 FAQ

Project Guidelines: Sprinklers

New Work
Types Added in DOB NOW

Reminder: Starting July 1, 2019 all new filings for
structural, mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, and standpipe jobs are
required to be submitted in
DOB NOW: Build.

Service Notice

DOB NOW Training Sessions

Site Safety
Training Deadline December 1, 2019

There are 156 days left before workers
on larger construction sites in New York City will be required to have
at least 30 hours of safety training. Watch our
new television PSA on the upcoming training deadline.

Site Safety Training Website

Local Law 196 Site Safety Training FAQ

Major
Disciplinary Cases

$43,750 in total penalties issued to
Tracking Number Holder Lime-Light Construction for a failure to
safeguard a work site at 26 1st Avenue, Manhattan, which
resulted in a worker falling from a supported scaffold. The Tracking
Number Holder was cited for a number of violating conditions at the
work site including defective scaffold installation, incomplete
decking, missing guardrails and pins, and lack of required worker
training cards for scaffold work.

$10,000 in penalties issued to Safety
Registrant DLC Development for operating a crane in an unsafe manner
at 37-27 12th Street, Queens. The crane was being used
without proper DOB approvals, was found to be operating too close to
overhead power lines, and had improperly set up supporting
outriggers on a cracked sidewalk.

$25,000 in penalties issued to Safety
Registrant Mega Contracting GP, LLC, for failure to safeguard a
construction site at 540 West 53rd Street, Manhattan, which led to a worker falling 16 feet to
the ground. It was determined that the worker fell between a gap
between the building and a sidewalk shed, which should have been
closed off.

$10,000 in penalties issued to General
Contractor Vice Contracting LLC, for failure to safeguard a
construction site located at 5120 6th Avenue, Brooklyn.
DOB inspectors found that the rear of the site had been excavated and the building's rear fire
escape ladder could no longer be used as a safe means of egress.

DOB publishes monthly bulletins detailing
the agency's efforts to sanction and deter bad actors in the
construction industry. You can find this information posted on the

Enforcement Action Bulletin page of our website.

Additional Disciplinary Actions & Voluntary Surrenders

Industry Code of Conduct for Construction Professionals

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Service Updates

Periodic Parking Garage Inspections

Filing Requirements for Applications Requiring Final Inspection by
Registered Design Professional

Electrical Advisory Board (EAB) Eliminated

New Review Request Process for Civil Penalties (L2) in DOB NOW: Build

2014 Construction Code Updates

Update pages are printable
inserts to keep your hard copy Construction Codes up to date.

All

update pages for the 2014 NYC Construction Codes.

Local Laws

Local Law 119 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1533-A) A Local Law to amend the New York City Building Code, in
relation to the definition of site safety training full compliance date
and site safety training second compliance date.

Local Law 118 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1280-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to the tenant protection plan and penalties for
false statements relating to tenant occupancy on certain construction
documents.

Local Law 117 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1279-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to requiring the Department of Buildings and
the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to audit a
certain percentage of certifications of correction.

Local Law 116 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1278-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York and the New York City Building Code, in relation to
requiring heightened review of tenant protection plans and increased
enforcement of building code standards.

Local Law 115 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1277-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to preliminary inspections.

Local Law 114 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1275-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to denying permits for occupied buildings.

Local Law 111 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1257-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to inspections of construction sites for which
the Department of Buildings has issued a permit.

Local Law 110 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1247-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to providing residents with copies of notices
of violations.

Local Law 108 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1241-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to expanding sanctions for submission of
professionally-certified false or noncompliant building permit
applications or plans.

Local Law 107 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1171-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to identifying unlawful statements in
submissions to the Department of Buildings.

Local Law 106 of 2019 (Int.
No. 1107-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to submittal of construction documents,
applicant and owner statements, and tenant protection plans.

Local Law 105 of 2019 (Int.
No. 977-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to sanctions for submitting incorrect
professionally certified applications for construction document
approval.

Local Law 104 of 2019 (Int.
No. 975-A) A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City
of New York, in relation to denying building permits where a residential
building has an excessive number of violations.

Hearings + Rules

1 RCNY 34-01 Phase-in of new Standards for Electrical Work (Repeal)

Promulgated Effective Date 07/11/19

1 RCNY 34-02 Review of Applications for Electrical Permits and
Certificates of Electrical Inspection during the Phase-in Period
(Repeal)

Promulgated Effective Date 07/11/19

1 RCNY 34-03 Temporary Certification to Perform Low Voltage
Electrical Work (Repeal)

Promulgated Effective Date 07/11/19

1 RCNY 34-05 Amendment of Rules Governing Electrical Work
(Electrical Advisory Board Amendment)

Promulgated Effective Date 07/11/19

All Department Rules

Buildings Bulletins

All Buildings Bulletins

Website Updates

Local Law 78 of 2017 Incident Report

Build Safe | Live Safe 2019 Presentations

Find a DOB-Approved Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector

DOB Penalty Schedule

Design Professional Requirements: Commercial, Mixed-Use Buildings (Alterations)

Design Professional Requirements: Plumbing

Design Professional Requirements: Manufacturing (Alterations)

Cranes and Derricks Additional Important Regulations

Licensing

Department Approved Course Providers

Journeyman Plumber / Fire Suppression Piping Installer Registration Gas
Work Qualification Guide

Did
You Know?

DOB recently released a Site
Safety Construction Map, which shows all major construction sites in NYC where workers are required to have
site-safety training under Local Law 196.
You can view the map here, and
read more in our press release.

Melanie E.
La Rocca Commissioner

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