Int. No. 97
By Council Members Spigner and Stabile (by the request of the Mayor); also Council Members Lasher, Michels, Robles and Carrion.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to inspection of the exterior walls of buildings greater than six stories in height.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 27-129 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(c) Necessary repairs. Upon the filing of the architect's or engineer's report of unsafe condition with the commissioner, the owner, his or her agent or the person in charge shall immediately commence such repairs, reinforcements or precautionary measures as may be required to make the
building's [front] exterior walls or appurtenances thereof conform to the provisions of this code. Such ameliorative work shall be completed within a time period to be established by rule or regulation of the commissioner.
§ 2. Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of section 27-129 of such code is amended to read as follows:
(1) [Exterior walls set back more than twenty-five feet from the street and/or any paved pedestrian walkway] Any part of an exterior wall which is less than twelve inches from the exterior wall of an adjacent building.
§ 3. With respect to buildings in existence on the effective date of this local law, the initial examination of an exterior wall which was not subject to examination under the provisions of paragraph one of subdivision d of section 27-129 of the administrative code of the city of New York in effect prior to the effective date of this local law shall be conducted within two years after the effective date of this local law.
§ 4. This local law shall take effect immediately.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Building.