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:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 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.

L.L. 2021/137

Enactment date: 11/21/2021

Int. No. 2259-A

By Council Members Cornegy and Gjonaj

A Local Law in relation to an extension of the deadlines for inspection and correction of building gas piping systems in certain community districts

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Periodic inspection of gas piping systems in certain community districts.

   a.   Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

      Certification form. The term "certification form" means the document required to be submitted to the department pursuant to clause (i) of item 4 of section 28-318.3.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York and paragraphs (3) or (4) of subdivision (d) of section 103-10 of title 1 of the rules of the city of New York regarding conditions identified, if any, in the inspection report.

      Commissioner. The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of buildings.

      Department. The term "department" means the department of buildings.

   b.   Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or rule, building gas piping systems in community districts 2, 5, 7, 13, and 18 in each borough required to be periodically inspected pursuant to article 318 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York shall be inspected on or between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, provided that the due dates for submitting certification forms to the department in section 103-10 of title 1 of the rules of the city of New York shall not apply on or before June 30, 2022.

   c.   Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or rule, for building gas piping systems in community districts 2, 5, 7, 13, and 18 in each borough required to be periodically inspected pursuant to article 318 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York that are inspected on or between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021, if the certification form indicates that there are one or more conditions requiring correction, such building owners may submit the certification form to the department later than 120 days following the building's inspection date or later than 180 days following the building's inspection date as provided in item 4 of section 28-318.3.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, but in no event shall the certification form be submitted later than June 30, 2022.

   d.   Nothing in this section shall affect the requirements to report and correct unsafe or hazardous conditions revealed by a gas piping system inspection as set forth in section 28-318.3.4 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

   e.   As soon as practicable, but no later than December 1, 2021, the department shall conduct targeted outreach and education regarding the provisions of this section, which shall at a minimum include notifying building owners in community districts 2, 5, 7, 13, and 18 in each borough and posting information on the department's website.

   f.   Notices and educational materials distributed pursuant to subdivision f of this section shall be prepared in plain language using words with common everyday meanings, and made available in all of the designated citywide languages, as defined in section 23-1101 of the administrative code of the city of New York. Such notices and educational materials shall include, but not be limited to:

      1.   Information regarding the requirements of article 318 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York, and to which buildings such article applies; and

      2.   Best practices related to hiring a plumber to perform a gas piping system inspection as set forth in article 318 of chapter 3 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of New York.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and subdivisions b and c of section one are retroactive to and deemed to have been in full force and effect as of January 1, 2021.

L.L. 2021/140

Enactment date: 11/21/2021

Int. No. 2404-A

By Council Members Lander, Chin, Kallos, Louis and Barron

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to certifications of no harassment

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 8. Section 4 of local law number 1 for the year 2018, the effective date of such local law having been amended by a local law for the year 2021, relating to extending the certification of no harassment pilot, as proposed in introduction number 2403, is amended to read as follows:

§ 4. The department, with the advice and assistance that may be provided by any community group described in paragraph (4) of subdivision d of section 27-2093.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section two of this local law, shall conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in reducing harassment of tenants in the areas described in 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. Such study shall be completed and a report shall be submitted to the [Speaker] speaker of the city council no later than [6 months prior to the expiration of this local law] June 27, 2021, provided that an additional such report shall be submitted to the speaker of the city council no later than November 27, 2025. Such [report] reports shall contain the following information:

   1.   the number of covered buildings where the owner applied for a [certificate] certification of no harassment disaggregated by whether the department issued a [certificate] certification of no harassment, a cure agreement was reached, or a waiver of a [certificate] certification of no harassment;

   2.   the location of buildings where the department determined that harassment had occurred, disaggregated by community board and council district disaggregated by whether such building was subject to a cure agreement;

   3.   metrics which the department determines appropriate to determine the preventive impacts of such program;

   4.   a determination, using such metrics, as to whether such program resulted in preventive impacts;

   5.   estimated costs of the program to the city; and

   6.   recommendations for improving the efficacy of such program if the pilot program continues.

§ 9. Section 5 of local law number 1 for the year 2018, as amended by a local law for the year 2021 amending such local law number 1 for the year 2018, relating to extending the certification of no harassment pilot, as proposed in introduction number 2403, 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 until [October 31, 2021] September 27, 2026, 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.

§ 10.   (i)   This local law takes effect immediately and is retroactive to and shall be deemed to be in force and effect on October 31, 2021, provided that a local law amending local law number 1 for the year 2018, relating to extending the certification of no harassment pilot, as proposed in introduction number 2403 for the year 2021, has been enacted by such date.

   (ii)   The amendments to sections 27-2093.1 and 28-505.3 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by sections one, two, three, four, five and seven of this local law, shall not effect the repeal of such sections of such administrative code pursuant to section 5 of local law number 1 for the year 2018 as amended by section nine of this local law.

   (iii)   Section six of this local law shall not apply to determinations by the department of housing preservation and development denying a certification of no harassment pursuant to sections 27-2093 and 27-2093.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York code issued prior to the date of enactment of this local law.

L.L. 2021/147

Enactment date: 12/11/2021

Int. No. 2263-A

By Council Members Cornegy and Chin (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to the definition of major building

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 2. This local law takes effect three years after it becomes law and shall apply to permits issued or renewed on or after such date, provided that the commissioner of buildings may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such effective date.

L.L. 2021/148

Enactment date: 12/11/2021

Int. No. 2264-A

By Council Members Cornegy, Chin, Kallos and Louis (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to cold-formed steel construction

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law amending 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, relating 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, as proposed in introduction number 2261 for the year 2021, takes effect, and shall apply to work related to applications for construction document approval filed on and after such effective date, except that:

   (i)   this local law shall apply to all work on major buildings as defined in section BC 202 of the New York city building code, for which a site safety plan is approved by the department of buildings on or after such effective date; and

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

L.L. 2021/149

Enactment date: 12/11/2021

Int. No. 2276-A

By Council Members Moya, Chin and Louis (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to construction superintendents

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 21. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law amending 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, as proposed in introduction number 2261-A for the year 2021, and shall apply to work related to applications for construction document approval filed on and after such effective date, except that:

   (i)   section 3301.13.1 of the New York city building code, as amended by section one of this local law, the definition of "approved documents" in section 3301.13.2 of such code, as amended by section two of this local law, section 3301.13.3 of such code, as amended by section three of this local law, section 3301.13.7 of such code, as amended by section five of this local law, section 3301.13.8 of such code, as amended by section six of this local law, section 3301.13.9 of such code, as amended by section seven of this local law, section 3301.13.10 of such code, as amended by section eight of this local law, section 3301.13.11 of such code, as amended by section nine of this local law, section 3301.13.12 of such code, as amended by section 10 of this local law, section 3301.13.13 of such code, as amended by section 11 of this local law, section 3301.13.19 of such code, as added by section 12 of this local law, section 3310.5 of such code, as amended by section 13 of this local law, section 3310.5.2 of such code, as amended by section 14 of this local law, section 3310.8 of such code, as amended by section 15 of this local law, section 3310.8.1 of such code, as amended by section 16 of this local law, section 3310.8.2 of such code, as amended by section 17 of this local law, section 3310.8.2.1.2, as added by section 18 of this local law, and section 3310.8.3.1 of such code, as amended by section 19 of this local law, shall apply to all work on major buildings as defined in section BC 202 of the New York city building code, for which a site safety plan is approved by the department of buildings on or after such effective date;

   (ii)   section 3301.13.6 of the New York city building code, as amended by section four of this local law, takes effect on January 1, 2022; 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.