Int 1095-2013
Creating a manual on flood construction and protection standards.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2013-06-24Local Law 2013/082
Enacted as Local Law 2013/082.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2013-06-24Passed: 2013-10-02Enacted: 2013-10-02
Committee on Housing and Buildings — Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.
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Sponsors (17)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2013-06-24 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2013-06-24 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Transportation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Transportation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Waterfronts
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2013-06-27 · Committee on Waterfronts
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2013-09-24 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2013-09-24 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmended by Committee
2013-09-24 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2013-09-24 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Council
2013-09-24 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2013-09-24 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2013-10-02 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2013-10-02 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2013-10-02 · City Council
Votes (15)
Aye (10)
Gale A. BrewerErik Martin DilanLewis A. FidlerJames F. GennaroRobert JacksonMelissa Mark-ViveritoRosie MendezJames S. OddoEric A. UlrichJumaane D. Williams
Absent (5)
Leroy G. Comrie, Jr.Elizabeth S. CrowleyLetitia JamesBrad S. LanderJoel Rivera
Heard at (6)
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2013-09-24 · 11:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2013-09-24 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2013-06-27 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2013-06-27 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2013-06-27 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2013-06-24 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (11)
- Int. No. 1095 - 6/24/13
- Committee Report 6/27/13
- Hearing Testimony 6/27/13
- Hearing Transcript 6/27/13
- Committee Report 9/24/13
- Hearing Transcript 9/24/13
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Mayor's Letter
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-24-13
- Local Law 82
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter one of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 28-103.23 to read as follows:
§ 28-103.23 Manual on flood construction and protection standards. The commissioner shall create and make publicly available, in print and on the department’s website, a manual explaining in detail the flood construction and protection requirements and standards applicable in the city. Such manual shall be made available in plain English and Spanish and in other languages as determined by the commissioner and shall be updated as necessary to reflect changes to applicable flood construction requirements and standards. Such manual shall include, but need not be limited to, a description and explanation of the following:
1. The materials requirements imposed by applicable flood construction requirements and standards, including the elements of structures subject to such materials requirements;
2. The manner in which specific utilities and attendant equipment must be protected from flooding; and
3. The application of the flood construction and protection requirements and standards to existing structures.
§2. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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