L.L. 2021/119

Enactment date: 10/24/2021

Preconsidered Int. No. 2403

By Council Members Lander and Kallos

A Local Law in relation to extending the certification of no harassment pilot

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 5 of local law number 1 for the year 2018 is amended to read as follows:

§ 5. This local law takes effect 270 days after it becomes a law except that the departments of housing preservation and development and the department of buildings may promulgate rules or take other administrative action for the implementation of this local law prior to such date. This local law shall remain in effect [for 36 months] until October 31, 2021, after which date it is deemed repealed. Notwithstanding the repeal of this local law, the provisions of this local law shall remain in effect for any pilot program building which submits an application for construction document approval pursuant to section 28-505.4 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section three of this local law, prior to the repeal of such section. This local law shall not apply to work relating to applications for construction document approval filed with the department of buildings prior to the inclusion of a building on the pilot program list pursuant to subdivision b of section 27-2093.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this local law.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately and shall be retroactive to and be deemed to be in effect on and after September 27, 2021.

L.L. 2021/125

Enactment date: 11/7/2021

Int. No. 2006-A

By Council Members Moya, Ayala, Reynoso, Lander, Kallos, Rivera, Levine, Chin, Powers, Van Bramer, Gibson, Brannan, Adams, Salamanca, Koslowitz, Cabrera, Ampry-Samuel, Gjonaj, Louis, Menchaca, Grodenchik, Rosenthal, Cornegy, Treyger, Eugene, Barron, Gennaro, Yeger, Riley, Dinowitz and Vallone

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing prevailing wage requirements for security guards and fire guards at city-contracted shelters

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

* * *

[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

* * *

§ 2.   a.   This local law takes effect immediately, except that:

      1.   subdivisions b and f of section 6-109.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section one of this local law, shall take effect 180 days after it becomes law; and

      2.   Compliance with the provisions named in paragraph one of this subdivision, beginning 180 days after the enactment date, shall be a requirement of (A) any shelter contract entered into after such enactment date, and (B) any shelter contract renewed or amended after such enactment date for the renewal term of such contract or the portion of the term of such contract following such amendment, as applicable.

   b.   For the purposes of this section, the term "shelter contract" has the meaning set forth in subdivision a of section 6-109.1 of such code.

L.L. 2021/126

Enactment date: 11/7/2021

Int. No. 2261-A

By Council Members Cornegy, Levine, Gennaro and Louis (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the New York city plumbing code, the New York city building code, the New York city mechanical code and the New York city fuel gas code in relation to bringing such codes and related provisions of law up to date with the 2015 editions of the international building, mechanical, fuel gas and plumbing codes, with differences that reflect the unique character of the city, clarifying and updating administration and enforcement of such codes and the 1968 code and repealing chapters 2 and 35, appendices K and M, section N102 of appendix N, appendices P and Q, and section R103.3 figures 1A and 1B of appendix R of the New York city building code, chapter 15 and appendix A of the New York city mechanical code and chapter 8 of the New York city fuel gas code in relation thereto

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative intent. This local law implements sections 28-601.1, 28-701.1, 28-801.1 and 28-901.1 of the administrative code, which require regular updates of the New York city plumbing code, the New York city building code, the New York city mechanical code and the New York city fuel gas code to reflect changes in the International Plumbing, Building, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes. These amendments will bring the New York city codes up to date with the 2015 editions of the International Plumbing, Building, Mechanical and Fuel Gas Codes published by the International Code Council, with differences to accommodate the unique nature of construction in the City. The local law is divided into parts A through E. Part A contains amendments to chapters 1 through 5 of title 28 of the administrative code in separately numbered sections within part A. Chapters 1 through 5 contain general provisions governing administration and enforcement of all such codes and the 1968 code. Parts B, C, D and E contain amendments to chapters 6 through 9 of title 28 of the administrative code and to the codes within such chapters – chapter 6, containing the New York city plumbing code (part B); chapter 7, containing the New York city building code, (part C); chapter 8, containing the New York city mechanical code, (part D); and chapter 9, containing the New York city fuel gas code, (part E). Each part amends the relevant chapters and appendices of the relevant code in separately numbered sections within the part.

* * *

[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

* * *

Section 3. Section 4 of local law number 14 for the year 2020 is amended to read as follows:

§ 4. This local law shall take effect on the same date as the effective date of a local law amending the administrative code of the city of New York [in relation to bringing the New York city building code up to date with the 2014 edition of the International Building Code published by the International Code Council] the New York city plumbing code, the New York city building code, the New York city mechanical code and the New York city fuel gas code in relation to bringing such codes and related provisions of law up to date with the 2015 editions of the international building, mechanical, fuel gas and plumbing codes, except that this local law shall not apply to plumbing work related to applications for construction document approval filed prior to such effective date.

Section 4. Notwithstanding any other law or rule, tables, figures or equations in PDF or other electronic format to be added to the New York city construction codes or amended pursuant to this local law need not be underlined to denote new matter being added. The absence of underlining to denote new matter being added shall not affect the validity of new tables, figures or equations in PDF or other electronic format to be added to the New York city construction codes or amended pursuant to this local law.

Section 5. This local law takes effect 12 months after it is enacted into law and shall apply to work related to applications for construction document approval filed on and after such effective date, except that:

   (i)   section 28-401.11 and articles 421, 422 and 425 of chapter 4 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York as amended by section 4 of part A of this local law and articles 303, 304 and 323 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York as amended by section 3 of part A of this local law shall take effect on January 1, 2022;

   (ii)   the amendments to section 28-110.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York made by section 1 of part A of this local law and the amendments to chapter 33 of the New York city building code made by sections 32 through 50 of part C of this local law shall apply to:

      1.   all work on major buildings as defined in section BC 202 of chapter 2 of the New York city building code, as added by section 3 of part C of this local law, for which a site safety plan is approved by the department of buildings on or after such effective date;

      2.   all temporary construction equipment permits and all crane and derrick permits, as required by article 105 of chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Administrative Code, as amended by section 1 of part A of this local law, where the application for approval for such permit is filed with the department of buildings on or after such effective date; and

   (iii)   the commissioner of buildings may promulgate rules or take other actions for the implementation of this local law prior to such effective date.

L.L. 2021/128

Enactment date: 11/21/2021

Int. No. 499-A

By Council Members Koslowitz, Kallos and Rivera

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing corporations, partnerships and other business entities to obtain newsstand licenses; and to repeal section 20-241 of the administrative code of the city of New York

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

* * *

[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

* * *

§ 7. The department shall mail the following information to each newsstand licensee prior to their next license renewal: (i) an explanation of the process by which such licensee may convert their newsstand license to one held by a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other association, including the requirements of sections 20-110 and 20-111 of this code; and (ii) the requirements of licensees to engage in business as a retail dealer, pursuant to subchapter 1 of this chapter, and as an electronic cigarette retail dealer, pursuant to subchapter 35 of this chapter, that would be imposed on such licensee as a result of holding each such license as a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other association.

§ 8. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that section 7 of this local law takes effect immediately.