Beginning January 1, 2022, Local Law 126 of 2021 requires owners of parking structures to hire a NYS licensed professional engineer who is designated by the Department as a Qualified Parking Structure Inspector
Beginning July 15, 2022, site safety plans can be submitted before the job is approved and are no longer required for subsequent filings in DOB NOW.
Read NYCDOB's Final Rule - Rules regarding Site Safety Managers, Site Safety Coordinators and Construction Superintendents will be published in the City Record on 7/15/22, effective 8/14/22
As of June 1, 2022, per Local Law 149 of 2021, no individual may be designated as the primary construction superintendent for more than five jobs
Final Rule - Amendment of Rules Governing Parking Structures. This Final Rule will be published in the City Record on 5/23/22. The effective date is 6/22/22.
NYC DOB releases comprehensive bulletin clarifying when to apply the 2014 Construction Codes or the 2022 Construction Codes
Property owners who were required to submit their CY2021 benchmarking information by May 1, 2022, are required to submit a fully compliant report by May 31, 2022.
Applicants for work that will result in an amount of soil disturbance greater than or equal to 20,000 square feet, or in the creation of 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface, are required to submit DEP Stormwater Construction and Stormwater Maintenance Permits.
NYCDOB has issued the following Service Notice for the interim process for submitting SSPs in DOB NOW before the GC or FO job is approved.
On Friday, April 1, The New York City Department of Buildings issued a clarification on periodic boiler inspections: