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Senate Bill S4361

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits self-certification of building plans by engineers and architects where there are vertical enlargements of buildings

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2009-S4361 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add ยง28-103.22, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2090

2009-S4361 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits self-certification of building plans by engineers and architects where there are vertical enlargements of buildings.

2009-S4361 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4361 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4361

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to prohibiting self-certification of building plans by engi-
  neers and architects where there are vertical enlargements  of  build-
  ings

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 28-103.22 to read as follows:
  S 28-103.22 EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION AND PLANS. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR
APPROVAL  OF  PLANS AND ALL PLANS SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND
ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, SHALL BE NUMBERED, DOCKETED AND EXAMINED PROMPT-
LY AFTER THEIR SUBMISSION. THE  EXAMINATION  SHALL  BE  MADE  UNDER  THE
DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
CODE  AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY AT
HIS OR HER DISCRETION, WHEN THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED BY AN ARCHITECT
OR AN ENGINEER, DESIGNATE PORTIONS OF THE EXAMINATION FOR LIMITED SUPER-
VISORY CHECK, EXCEPT IN THE  EXAMINATION  OF  PLANS  INVOLVING  VERTICAL
ENLARGEMENTS OF BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THOSE VERTICAL ENLARGEMENTS CONSID-
ERED  TO  BE  BUILDINGS  SEPARATE  FROM  THE  EXISTING CONSTRUCTION. THE
PERSONNEL EMPLOYED FOR EXAMINATION OF PLANS SHALL BE QUALIFIED ENGINEERS
OR ARCHITECTS EXPERIENCED IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06635-01-9

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