Assembly Bill A4857

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires notice to be given to the fire department with jurisdiction over a residential building where construction, additions, or modifications will utilize truss type construction

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4857 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §382-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A1869

2011-A4857 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notice to be given to the fire department with jurisdiction over a residential building where construction, additions, or modifications will utilize truss type construction.

2011-A4857 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4857

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  notice  requirements
  and enforcement for residential buildings with truss type construction

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  382-b
to read as follows:
  S  382-B.   RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH TRUSS TYPE CONSTRUCTION; NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS.  1. A. ANY PERSON UTILIZING TRUSS  TYPE  CONSTRUCTION  FOR
THE  ERECTION  OF  ANY NEW RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, FOR ANY ADDITION TO AN
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, OR FOR ANY REHABILITATION OF AN EXISTING
RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, SHALL, UPON APPLICATION  FOR  A  BUILDING  PERMIT
WITH  THE MUNICIPALITY HAVING JURISDICTION, INCLUDE ON THE PERMIT APPLI-
CATION THAT TRUSS TYPE CONSTRUCTION OR LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION IS BEING
UTILIZED.
  B. UPON APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY HAVING
JURISDICTION, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE SUCH MUNICIPALITY A  NOTARIZED
AFFIDAVIT  OF  MAILING  AFFIRMING  THAT  THE  APPLICANT HAS NOTIFIED, BY
CERTIFIED MAIL, THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DISTRICT HAVING JURISDICTION  OVER
THE STRUCTURE TO BE ERECTED, ADDED TO, OR MODIFIED, OR HIS OR HER DESIG-
NEE,  THAT  TRUSS TYPE CONSTRUCTION OR LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION IS BEING
UTILIZED.
  2. A. THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DISTRICT OR ANY ENTITY THAT PROVIDES  FIRE
PROTECTION  HAVING  JURISDICTION  OVER  THE  RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE TO BE
ERECTED, ADDED TO, OR MODIFIED, OR HIS OR  HER  DESIGNEE  SHALL  CONSULT
WITH  THE  COUNTY FIRE COORDINATOR, LOCAL 911 DISPATCHERS, AND ANY OTHER
PERSON OR ENTITY DEEMED PERTINENT TO DETERMINE THE MANNER SUFFICIENT  TO
WARN  PERSONS  CONDUCTING FIRE CONTROL AND OTHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OF
THE EXISTENCE OF TRUSS TYPE CONSTRUCTION IN THE STRUCTURE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07616-03-1

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