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Int 0966-2023

Sidewalk shed inspections.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2023-03-16

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2023-03-16Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to conduct sidewalk shed inspections every six months and charge fees for each inspection, with the fee proportionate to the size of the sidewalk shed.

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

How it compares

34% of similar bills passed

17 passed · 33 died

This bill: 290 days in committee

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Sponsors (13)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2023-03-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2023-03-16 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2023-03-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 3307.6.5.8 of the New York city building code, as amended by local law number 141 for the year 2013, is amended to read as follows: 3307.6.5.8. Periodic inspection. Six months following the initial installation inspection, and every six months thereafter, the sidewalk shed shall be inspected by [a qualified person designated by the designer, the permit holder for the shed, or a third party acceptable to both the designer and the permit holder] the department to verify that the sidewalk shed is in a safe condition and is in compliance with drawings and the requirements of this chapter. [Following the inspection, the qualified person who inspected the sidewalk shed shall prepare, sign, and date an inspection report.] The department shall charge the owner of a building, to which such sidewalk shed is attached, a fee for each inspection performed by the department, provided that the fees are determined by the department and based on the size of the sidewalk shed that is being inspected. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. Session 12 APM LS 11174 2/21/2023 Session 11 KS LS 5366 Int. 1253-2019 1