Int. No. 1046
By Council Member Powers (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to construction documents for properties under consideration for landmark or historic district designation
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivsion l of section 25-303 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
(4) The commission shall, within two business days of the adoption of a motion to calendar a property for consideration of designation as a landmark site, interior landmark, or as part of an historic district, give written notice to the department of buildings that such property has been calendared by the commission.
? 2. Section 28-104.2.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
? 028-104.2.1 The commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion, establish a program whereby construction and related documents may be accepted with less than full examination by the department based on the professional certification of an applicant who is a registered design professional. On a monthly basis, the commissioner shall audit no less than 25 percent of construction documents which are for multiple dwellings where 25 percent or more of the dwelling units are occupied and such multiple dwellings, in whole or in part, either (i) are subject to rent regulation, (ii) are being rehabilitated or maintained as affordable housing through a department of housing preservation and development program, (iii) are subject to a city regulatory agreement mandating the creation or preservation of a certain number of affordable units, (iv) contain affordable housing units created, sponsored or preserved through other city programs or initiatives, or (v) where the department knows or has reason to know, are the subject of a rent overch...
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