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Int 2263-2021

Definition of major building.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2021-04-22Local Law 2021/147

Enacted as Local Law 2021/147.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2021-04-22Passed: 2021-12-11Enacted: 2021-12-11

Summary

This bill would lower the threshold for a major building construction site to include construction sites that involve existing or proposed buildings 7 or more stories or 75 feet or more in height. This change would trigger additional site safety requirements for more construction sites.

Committee on Housing and BuildingsDepartment of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.

How it compares

28% of similar bills passed

14 passed · 36 died

This bill: 201 days in committee

Similar bills: median 597 days · 271 days when passed

Sponsors (3)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2021-04-22 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2021-04-22 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-09-13 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2021-09-13 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-11-10 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2021-11-10 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
ActionAmended by Committee
2021-11-10 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2021-11-10 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
AdvancedApproved by Council
2021-11-10 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2021-11-10 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2021-12-11 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2021-12-13 · City Council

Votes (58)

Aye (47)
Fernando Cabrera Corey D. JohnsonAdrienne E. AdamsDiana I. AyalaInez D. BarronJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanSelvena N. Brooks-PowersMathieu EugeneOswald J. FelizJames F. GennaroBarry S. GrodenchikRobert F. HoldenBen KallosPeter A. KooKaren KoslowitzBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinMark LevineFarah N. LouisAlan N. MaiselSteven MatteoI. Daneek MillerFrancisco P. MoyaKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyCarlina Rivera Deborah L. RoseHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Mark TreygerPaul A. ValloneJames G. Van BramerKalman Yeger Margaret S. ChinRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Laurie A. CumboDarma V. DiazEric DinowitzDaniel Dromm Vanessa L. GibsonRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Fernando Cabrera Margaret S. ChinBarry S. GrodenchikFarah N. LouisHelen K. Rosenthal
Nay (2)
Mark Gjonaj Mark Gjonaj
Absent (8)
Alicka Ampry-Samuel Carlos MenchacaBill PerkinsYdanis A. RodriguezEric A. UlrichRuben Diaz, Sr.Bill PerkinsCarlina Rivera
Not voting (1)
Antonio Reynoso

Heard at (5)

City Council · 2021-11-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2021-11-10 · 12:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2021-09-13 · 11:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2021-06-30 · 10:00 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1)
City Council · 2021-04-22 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (20)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. The definition of "major building" in section 202 of chapter 2 of the New York city building code, as amended by a local law for the year 2021, relating to bringing the administrative code of the city of New York, the New York city plumbing code, the New York city building code, the New York city mechanical code and the New York city fuel gas code and related provisions of law up to date with the 2015 editions of the international building, mechanical, fuel gas and plumbing codes, is amended to read as follows: MAJOR BUILDING. An existing or proposed building [10] seven or more stories or [125 feet (38 100 mm)] 75 feet (22 860 mm) or more in height, or an existing or proposed building with a building footprint of 100,000 square feet (30 480 m2) or more regardless of height, or an existing or proposed building so designated by the commissioner due to unique hazards associated with the construction or demolition of the structure. � 2. This local law takes effect three years after it becomes law and shall apply to permits issued or renewed on or after such date, provided that the commissioner of buildings may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date. AS 10/29/21 3:13 p.m. 1