Sentences with phrase «city building code»

RESOLVED, Community Board Five supports the investigation of the implementation of the Passive House Classic, Passive House Plus (net zero) and Premium (net positive) Standards for application to new construction and renovation in our community; and... supports working towards the adoption of a zero net energy standard, such as Passive House, into the New York City building code by adjusting existing regulations...»

So far, Mr. Fischer and the New Museum have hired as many as 120 outside employees to help with architectural drawings, construction, plumbing and expediting city building code approvals.

This incident underlined the value of sprinklers, which were subsequently required by the city building code.

Under city building code, rooms without windows can not legally be used as bedrooms.

Strict city building codes and ordinances were making it more expensive to build single - family homes, thus making home ownership more costly for buyers.

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Plans developed for each building are submitted to the City for review to verify compliance with all local and State adopted codes and regulations.

City records show more than 1,300 applications for building permits for commercial remodeling and finish - outs — work done before a new business can open — have been submitted in 11 ZIP codes east of Interstate 35 in the past year.

City permitting and building codes is an area where there needs to be improvement.»

Built in 1904 as the first motion picture theatre in the city, it eventually became a coffee saloon (code for bar).

The city upgraded the mansion to meet current building codes, then gave it to the Park District.

A state building codes specialist who was exonerated after being accused of misconduct by Syracuse city officials did not lose any pay while the matter was investigated, according to a union official who represented him.

For the last two winters, the Salvation Army has hosted Saratoga Springs» Code Blue program at its building on Woodlawn Avenue, on the city's west side.

In 2011, an audit by the city comptroller found that Aguila - operated sites had more than 1,700 open code violations related to «hazardous conditions,» which «compromised buildings» structural integrity and fire safety.»

It would also have exempted any proposed development for that area from all city regulations except the building code.

Today, Mr. de Blasio seeks to pass a mandatory inclusionary zoning plan for the entire city, and has wedded it to a set of alterations to existing codes that would let developers build without concern for creating parking or keeping their construction in context with the area.

Under the bill, city inspectors will be charged with determining which buildings frequently have code violations, and landlords would have four to six months to make the required repairs.

If Cor for any reason decided not to dedicate the street to the city, it would make no difference under the state's fire code because the city would never allow the company to put a building on the pathway, she said.

Terence Moakley of West Nyack helped gain disability access on MTA city busses and subways, fought for more accessible taxis and wrote building codes

Roughly 10 percent of those property owners account for 48 percent of the 3,265 cluster units in the city, which in turn recorded 56 percent of the 1,119 «high priority» health, fire, building and code violations at cluster sites as of September, a report by Stringer's office found.

Hundreds of state - owned buildings in New York City do not have to comply with the city's building and fire coCity do not have to comply with the city's building and fire cocity's building and fire codes.

Hundreds of state - owned buildings around the city, including the Deutsche Bank building, are not required by law to comply with the city's building and fire codes because of a loophole in the law.

The City of Niagara Falls, which in August posted mocking signs in front of five zombie homes owned by Citizens Bank, has filed a State Supreme Court lawsuit demanding that the bank either sell the vacant houses or repair building code violations found there.

Also at 10 a.m., the New York Department of State hosts a public meeting of the state Fire Prevention and Building Code Council, held via video - conference at 99 Washington Ave. in Albany, 123 William St. in New York City and 65 Court St. in Buffalo.

Gallo, who helped draft nuisance abatement legislation in his role as city assistant corporation counsel, hammered on themes like building code enforcement and holding social service agencies responsible for their clients» behavior in a bid to appeal to working - class residents of Midtown, where quality - of - life crime and neighborhood eyesores are irksome and perennial issues.

While the city's code enforcement department currently performs periodic interior inspections of buildings with three or more families, there were no periodic interior inspections of one - and two - family homes until the passage of the amendment.

HPD's Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services will hold sessions in City Council offices citywide to advise on concerns about building maintenance issues and code enforcement services

Through HPD's Summer Office Hours Program, HPD will hold office hours in each City Council District to address the needs of constituents seeking information about building maintenance issues, and code enforcement process and services.

HPD's Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services will hold sessions in City Council offices citywide to advise on concerns about building maintenance issues and code enforcement services New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner -LSB-...]

City lawyers claimed - for the first time, according to Cor - that the buildings» position on the lot would violate state fire codes.

Because each building will extend to the edge of existing lot lines, building codes do not permit windows or doors on several sides of the buildings, because fire could theoretically «hop» across the lot line to an adjacent building, city officials say.

GOP county exec candidate calls for new court to get tough on property owners BY BILL DEMAREST NEW CITY — Rockland County Executive candidate Ed Day, R - New City, has called for a countywide effort targeting what he calls «irresponsible overdevelopment» that would include giving the county government authority to enforce building, fire and safety codes.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A state building codes specialist who was exonerated after being accused of misconduct by Syracuse city officials did not lose any pay while the matter was investigated, according to a union official who represented him.

City lawyers claimed — for the first time, according to Cor — that the buildings» position on the lot would violate state fire codes.

The city issues fines for a variety of offenses, from parking violations to building code and public safety infractions.

The Resilient Buildings Task Force report, unveiled at the City Lights Building in Long Island City, outlined 33 specific changes to the buildiBuilding in Long Island City, outlined 33 specific changes to the buildingbuilding code.

The City of Buffalo adopted its Green Code on April 3 which affects the way developers construct buildings.

A task force convened by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to assess the damage done by Superstorm Sandy has released a proposal to overhaul the city's building code with the goal of ensuring buildings are more storm - resilient, Crain's reporCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn to assess the damage done by Superstorm Sandy has released a proposal to overhaul the city's building code with the goal of ensuring buildings are more storm - resilient, Crain's reporcity's building code with the goal of ensuring buildings are more storm - resilient, Crain's reported.

A de Blasio spokesman denied any connection between WeWork's donations and lobbying, and the work done at the Wall Street building, saying: «It was approved based on its merits and its compliance with existing building codes and the city's zoning resolution, as is the case for all building projects under this administration.»

Borough President Scott Stringer and State Sen. Daniel Squadron say more than 800 buildings in New York — including the former Deutsche Bank building, which was razed — are exempt from city safety codes because they are owned by the state or federal government.

The NYC Green Codes Task Force, which the mayor and city council sepaker convened to make the city's building code more environmentally - friendly, unveiled 111 recommendations yesterday, which await review by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

City records show that one of the buildings now in arrears, at 2155 Seventh Ave., has 21 unresolved building code violations, including missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and defective power outlets.

The city has unsuccessfully tried to rein in these hotels in the past, sometimes through building code violations.

Through a provision in California's building energy efficiency code, cities throughout the state have been converting flat, commercial roofs, like those on big - box stores, to light - colored cool roofs when a new topper is needed.

By analyzing current building codes and the like, the New York City Panel on Climate Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat waCity Panel on Climate Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat wacity, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat waves.

And taking a cue from recent initiatives in New York City, the task force is calling on the state to undertake a complete review of zoning laws and building codes, including even fire and health codes, directing the development of New York's waterfront for decades out.

A similar New York City team assigned to review building codes in order to enhance the city's energy efficiency and cut greenhouse gas pollution took over a year to complete its work, and implementation of its plan is expected to occur gradually over the next decCity team assigned to review building codes in order to enhance the city's energy efficiency and cut greenhouse gas pollution took over a year to complete its work, and implementation of its plan is expected to occur gradually over the next deccity's energy efficiency and cut greenhouse gas pollution took over a year to complete its work, and implementation of its plan is expected to occur gradually over the next decade.

Miami residents interested in elevation can face a lot of resistance from contractors, neighbors, and members of the city's sea level rise committee, but the city has been clarifying its building codes to make it simpler for residents to explore options for making their homes more resilient to sea level rise.

Following the deadly tornado that tore through the city of Joplin, Mo., in 2011, researchers have developed new building codes they hope will better protect people in the face of a EF - 5 category tornado.

Actor Dominic Monaghan attends the Build Series to discuss» 100 Code» at Build Studio on May 22, 2018 in New York City.

A city wouldn't pass a new building code without consulting engineers, would they?