(a) Petition form. An application for a new revocable consent or for a renewal, modification, assignment or rescission of an existing revocable consent shall be made on a petition form obtained from the Department, and shall be signed by the petitioner or a person authorized to enter into binding agreements on behalf of the petitioner. In the case of a new consent, the petitioner shall submit the original plus ten copies of the completed form; in the case of a renewal, modification, assignment or rescission, petitioner shall submit the original plus five copies.
(b) Business certificates. The petitioner shall submit a copy of any applicable business certificate, such as a certificate of incorporation or partnership certificate. With respect to petitions for an assignment or transfer of a revocable consent, the petitioner shall submit a copy of the business certificate of the assignee or transferee.
(c) Plans.
(1) Paper or mylar prints of a plan shall be submitted in the equivalent number of prints as are required for the petition form. Each plan print shall measure 18 by 24 inches unless otherwise authorized by the Department.
(2) The plan shall bear the seal of a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect licensed by the State of New York.
(3) The plan shall be drawn to scale and shall indicate the block and lot number of the property of the petitioner. The plan shall indicate in detail the method of construction, applicable technical information, and the materials to be used. A title box shall be placed on the right hand side of each sheet containing the words "Plan Showing Location of Proposed (structure type) to be Constructed in (name of street), Borough of (borough), to Accompany Application of (petitioner's name), dated (petition date), to the Department of Transportation of the City of New York" and shall indicate the date it was prepared and any subsequent revisions.
(4) All details of existing structures shall be shown in standard line thickness. All proposed new construction and existing structures which are the subject of the petition shall be plainly shown in red. Proposed removals or relocations, if any, of existing conduits, pipes lines, or other structures shall be clearly indicated by red dashed lines.
(5) The plan shall show the building lines and curb lines, railroad tracks, and, if applicable, any electrical conduits, sewers and other substructures in the street which may be affected in any manner by the proposed construction. All such information shall be obtained and verified by the petitioner. The location, character and dimensions of all such structures and substructures shall be accurately shown and indicated by dimensions on the plan.
(6) The plan shall include longitudinal and transverse sections to show the relative position of the existing structures in the street and the proposed new construction.
(7) The applicant shall provide photographs of the existing conditions and may be required to provide photo simulations of the proposed structure and its surroundings as they would appear after installation.
(8) The plan shall also include the Professional Engineer's or Registered Architect's estimate of the current cost to remove or deactivate the proposed improvement and restore all sidewalks and pavements to current Department standards for new construction. Alternatively, the cost of removal may be provided on a separate sheet of paper provided that it is signed and sealed by a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect.
(9) Following the installation of any improvement for which a consent has been granted, the petitioner shall submit to the Department two copies of a plan indicating the "as built" condition. Such plan shall include any changes approved by the Department, with any deviations from the original plan shown by a double red line. Such plan shall be signed, sealed and dated by a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or a Licensed Land Surveyor and shall include a certification which reads: "This drawing represents the as-built condition and shows the actual location of all subsurface conditions uncovered during this installation."
(d) Pedestrian congestion. The Department may require a petitioner to submit additional information concerning pedestrian density and volume as well as the width of the usable pedestrian path at the site of a proposed revocable consent structure. The Department may require that such information include a pedestrian flow analysis conducted according to the performance standards described in the Transportation Research Board's Highway Capacity Manual chapter on pedestrian flow.
(e) Additional copies and information. Upon the request of the Department, the petitioner shall provide additional copies of the petition and/or plan. The petitioner shall also provide any additional supporting information requested by the Department or by DCP, where referral has been made to DCP.
(f) Waiver of plan requirements. For petitions concerning minor improvements, such as planters, trash and litter receptacles, or benches, the Department may waive the requirement that the plan be prepared by a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect where such submission is not otherwise required by law, and where the petitioner has requested a waiver in writing.
(g) Exception. The requirements of this section shall not apply to revocable consents for public service corporation facilities ancillary to, but not within, a franchise, if the revocable consent covers multiple structures whose locations are not known at the time of the granting of the consent. Plans for each such structure shall be submitted prior to construction and shall meet the requirements of 34 RCNY Chapter 2 of the Rules of the City of New York.