Details Meeting Name: Committee on Housing and Buildings Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 6/25/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (30) 30 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2024-2119 *       Oversight - Sidewalk Sheds. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2024-2119 *       Oversight - Sidewalk Sheds. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0369-2024 * Keith Powers     Pilot program for the use of unmanned aircraft systems in the inspection of the exterior walls of buildings greater than six stories in height. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to establish a pilot program for the use of drones, in conjunction with physical examinations and close-up inspections, in the inspection of building façades. The pilot program must run for at least one year. This bill would also require DOB to continue to study the impact of the use of drones in building façade inspections, and their potential use in the course of other DOB work, and to submit a report of the study’s findings. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0369-2024 * Keith Powers     Pilot program for the use of unmanned aircraft systems in the inspection of the exterior walls of buildings greater than six stories in height. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Buildings (DOB) to establish a pilot program for the use of drones, in conjunction with physical examinations and close-up inspections, in the inspection of building façades. The pilot program must run for at least one year. This bill would also require DOB to continue to study the impact of the use of drones in building façade inspections, and their potential use in the course of other DOB work, and to submit a report of the study’s findings. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0391-2024 * Keith Powers     Sidewalk shed design requirements. Introduction This bill would create new sidewalk shed design requirements, such as allowing mesh netting as an alternative protection against unsafe facade conditions, disallowing sidewalk sheds in favor of cantilevered platforms during the construction of new major buildings, requiring that sidewalk sheds have a minimum height of 12 feet, and allowing sheds to be painted in a manner that would better blend with their surroundings. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0391-2024 * Keith Powers     Sidewalk shed design requirements. Introduction This bill would create new sidewalk shed design requirements, such as allowing mesh netting as an alternative protection against unsafe facade conditions, disallowing sidewalk sheds in favor of cantilevered platforms during the construction of new major buildings, requiring that sidewalk sheds have a minimum height of 12 feet, and allowing sheds to be painted in a manner that would better blend with their surroundings. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0392-2024 * Keith Powers     Requiring permit holders responsible for sidewalk sheds or scaffolding to repair or replace certain damaged city-owned trees. Introduction This bill would require the permit holder utilizing a sidewalk shed or scaffolding to repair or replace, within six months, any city-owned tree that is damaged as a result of the use or placement of equipment. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0392-2024 * Keith Powers     Requiring permit holders responsible for sidewalk sheds or scaffolding to repair or replace certain damaged city-owned trees. Introduction This bill would require the permit holder utilizing a sidewalk shed or scaffolding to repair or replace, within six months, any city-owned tree that is damaged as a result of the use or placement of equipment. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0393-2024 * Keith Powers     Removing construction-related equipment. Introduction This bill would create timeframes for the removal of construction-related equipment when there is no active construction and would permit the city to correct unsafe conditions of exterior walls. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0393-2024 * Keith Powers     Removing construction-related equipment. Introduction This bill would create timeframes for the removal of construction-related equipment when there is no active construction and would permit the city to correct unsafe conditions of exterior walls. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0394-2024 * Keith Powers     Altering the timeline of initial façade examinations for new construction and coordinating all façade examinations on each city block. Introduction This bill would require the critical examinations of building façades for newly constructed buildings, currently due five years after the completion of any exterior wall or appurtenance, to be submitted eight years after completion, and would require the Department of Buildings to coordinate the submission of critical examination reports as practicable so that all façades repairs on a given block occur simultaneously. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0394-2024 * Keith Powers     Altering the timeline of initial façade examinations for new construction and coordinating all façade examinations on each city block. Introduction This bill would require the critical examinations of building façades for newly constructed buildings, currently due five years after the completion of any exterior wall or appurtenance, to be submitted eight years after completion, and would require the Department of Buildings to coordinate the submission of critical examination reports as practicable so that all façades repairs on a given block occur simultaneously. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0436-2024 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     Electrical code and local law 55 for the year 2024, in relation to electric vehicle supply equipment in open parking lots and parking garages, and repealing chapter 3 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York in relation thereto. Introduction This bill would update the New York City (“NYC”) Electrical Code by adopting the standards of the 2020 National Electrical Code, with certain amendments based on unique conditions within the City. It would also incorporate the NYC Electrical Code into the City’s Construction Codes under Title 28 of the Administrative Code. The bill would also amend licensing, permitting, enforcement, disciplinary standards, and penalties related to the electrician trade, to be consistent with standards for other trades licensed by the Department of Buildings (“DOB”), and it would remove the quorum requirement for the Electrician License Board. The bill’s technical provisions would, among other things, set forth exceptions for the use of arc fault circuit interrupters in residences and the use of manufactured wiring systems, create guidelines for the use of PVC risers in buildings, and allow a “qualified person,” as defined in the National Electrical Code, to conduct low voltage work. Additionally, this bill would amend the due date of the electric vehicle charging report required by Local Law 55 of 2024 to June 30, 2026. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0436-2024 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     Electrical code and local law 55 for the year 2024, in relation to electric vehicle supply equipment in open parking lots and parking garages, and repealing chapter 3 of title 27 of the administrative code of the city of New York in relation thereto. Introduction This bill would update the New York City (“NYC”) Electrical Code by adopting the standards of the 2020 National Electrical Code, with certain amendments based on unique conditions within the City. It would also incorporate the NYC Electrical Code into the City’s Construction Codes under Title 28 of the Administrative Code. The bill would also amend licensing, permitting, enforcement, disciplinary standards, and penalties related to the electrician trade, to be consistent with standards for other trades licensed by the Department of Buildings (“DOB”), and it would remove the quorum requirement for the Electrician License Board. The bill’s technical provisions would, among other things, set forth exceptions for the use of arc fault circuit interrupters in residences and the use of manufactured wiring systems, create guidelines for the use of PVC risers in buildings, and allow a “qualified person,” as defined in the National Electrical Code, to conduct low voltage work. Additionally, this bill would amend the due date of the electric vehicle charging report required by Local Law 55 of 2024 to June 30, 2026. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0503-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Requiring the department of buildings to create and maintain an assistance and outreach program for compliance with façade inspection requirements. Introduction This bill would mandate the department of buildings to create and maintain a program that assists building owners in finding labor and financial resources for their façade inspection requirements. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0503-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Requiring the department of buildings to create and maintain an assistance and outreach program for compliance with façade inspection requirements. Introduction This bill would mandate the department of buildings to create and maintain a program that assists building owners in finding labor and financial resources for their façade inspection requirements. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0659-2024 * Erik D. Bottcher     Preventing interference of sidewalk sheds in parks and playgrounds. Introduction This bill would require that sidewalk sheds avoid obstructing parks and playgrounds in New York City, and would require all sidewalk sheds located in parks and playgrounds to be constructed to allow for the elimination of any cross-bracing and have a minimum clear ceiling height of 12 feet, while still maintaining sidewalk shed safety requirements. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0659-2024 * Erik D. Bottcher     Preventing interference of sidewalk sheds in parks and playgrounds. Introduction This bill would require that sidewalk sheds avoid obstructing parks and playgrounds in New York City, and would require all sidewalk sheds located in parks and playgrounds to be constructed to allow for the elimination of any cross-bracing and have a minimum clear ceiling height of 12 feet, while still maintaining sidewalk shed safety requirements. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0660-2024 * Erik D. Bottcher     Required lighting under sidewalk sheds. Introduction This bill would increase the required level of lighting under sidewalk sheds from 45 lumens per watt or greater to 90 lumens per watt or greater. It would also require that lighting under sidewalk sheds be provided specifically by LED lights. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0660-2024 * Erik D. Bottcher     Required lighting under sidewalk sheds. Introduction This bill would increase the required level of lighting under sidewalk sheds from 45 lumens per watt or greater to 90 lumens per watt or greater. It would also require that lighting under sidewalk sheds be provided specifically by LED lights. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0661-2024 * Erik D. Bottcher     Penalties for failure to apply for corresponding work permits after installing a sidewalk shed. Introduction This bill would create penalties for property owners who fail to apply for corresponding work permits within 6 months of installing a sidewalk shed, and would require the Department of Buildings to inform applicants regarding expected delays in the issuance of work permits following the issuance of a sidewalk shed a permit. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0661-2024 * Erik D. Bottcher     Penalties for failure to apply for corresponding work permits after installing a sidewalk shed. Introduction This bill would create penalties for property owners who fail to apply for corresponding work permits within 6 months of installing a sidewalk shed, and would require the Department of Buildings to inform applicants regarding expected delays in the issuance of work permits following the issuance of a sidewalk shed a permit. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0774-2024 * Christopher Marte     Sidewalk shed inspections. Introduction 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. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0774-2024 * Christopher Marte     Sidewalk shed inspections. Introduction 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. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0796-2024 * Althea V. Stevens     Providing local community boards and elected officials with advance notice of the installation of sidewalk sheds Introduction This bill would require that at least 72 hours before a new sidewalk shed is installed, the Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner notify the Council Member and community board in which the sidewalk shed will be located and provide the reason for the installation of such sidewalk shed. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0796-2024 * Althea V. Stevens     Providing local community boards and elected officials with advance notice of the installation of sidewalk sheds Introduction This bill would require that at least 72 hours before a new sidewalk shed is installed, the Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner notify the Council Member and community board in which the sidewalk shed will be located and provide the reason for the installation of such sidewalk shed. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0956-2024 * Carlina Rivera   Proposed Int. No. 956-A Display of artwork on temporary protective structures on construction sites. Introduction This bill would allow approved or alternative artwork to be painted directly on a sidewalk shed or construction fence. It would also allow approved artwork or alternative artwork remain on display for as long as the sidewalk shed or construction fence has a valid permit. This bill also makes certain technical and clarifying changes. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0956-2024 * Carlina Rivera     Display of artwork on temporary protective structures on construction sites. Introduction This bill would allow approved or alternative artwork to be painted directly on a sidewalk shed or construction fence. It would also allow approved artwork or alternative artwork remain on display for as long as the sidewalk shed or construction fence has a valid permit. This bill also makes certain technical and clarifying changes. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0956-2024 * Carlina Rivera     Display of artwork on temporary protective structures on construction sites. Introduction This bill would allow approved or alternative artwork to be painted directly on a sidewalk shed or construction fence. It would also allow approved artwork or alternative artwork remain on display for as long as the sidewalk shed or construction fence has a valid permit. This bill also makes certain technical and clarifying changes. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available