Buildings news update - June 6, 2022

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June 6, 2022

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You're Invited to Buildings After Hours

We are opening
our doors every Tuesday for our Buildings After Hours customer service
event to make it easier for homeowners, small business owners, tenants and buildings managers to get questions
answered.

Beginning this
Tuesday, June 7th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at our five borough
offices, meet with DOB staff to get advice on construction projects,
address an open violation on a property or to get the status of an
application filed with us.

Find a borough office
near you

Learn more about
joining an after-hours event near you

New Document Submission Enhancements in
DOB NOW: Build

A new Prior to
Filing classification is being added for Required Documents in DOB NOW: Build.

To accommodate
applicants who may not have a required document at the start of the
filing process, starting on Tuesday, June 7th, the existing
Prior to Approval classification is being modified to allow filings to be
submitted for standard plan review without these documents.

Read the Full Service Notice

DOB NOW Updates

In order to enhance users' experience on DOB NOW: Build, the following additional system updates have been made:

Site
Survey: Initial and Plot Diagram: Added as Required Documents for New
Building, Alteration-COs and Alterations with enlargement, General
Construction (GC) filings.

Zoning and Special Districts: Paired
districts and three new special districts were added as selections for
Zoning Information.

Requests
to waive or defer a required document: Any stakeholder can now select
the option to request a waiver or deferral, not just the applicant. The
request is not submitted until the filing/permit is submitted by the
applicant. Also, waiver/deferral requests can be made at any time, not
just at the stage indicated on the required document. e.g.
a waiver for a document that is required prior to permit can now be
requested when the job is in pre-filing status.

Standpipe
Alarm Drawings document: Standpipe Alarm Drawings are no longer
populating as a required document for 1, 2 or 3-family properties. It is
a required document for NB and AltCO jobs where
the existing building height is <75 ft and the proposed building
height is >75 feet.

Work
Permit data fields added in the Public Portal: Applicant/Contractor
and Permit Expiration Date were added as fields when viewing permits in
the Public Portal.

Upcoming Buildings Events

Additional dates for our online Live Q&A Sessions and
online Industry Meetings have been posted for the months of June and
July.

Every week, DOB holds these free, borough-specific events
for industry professionals and members of the public, which are a great
opportunity to get your job-specific and regulation questions answered
from the comfort of your own home.

Thousands of your colleagues have already attended these
live online meetings. Sign up today to reserve your spot for the next
online session.

Check out our
full calendar of upcoming events

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Eric A. Ulrich, Commissioner

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