Right now, there are new and amended rules being proposed by Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) and the Department of Buildings (DOB) that could impact New York City buildings and the municipal approval process.
LPC Proposed New & Amended Rules:
LPC proposes a full restructuring of the LPC rules (set forth in Title 63 of New York City’s Rules) with the following: arrange the rules in a more logical way, update the definition of terms to reflect current agency practices, and eliminate outdated or duplicative rules. The new rule will streamline the LPC process as well as make the approval and review process more apparent for the applicants and public.
The LPC proposed rules are open for public comments until May 8, 2018.
DOB Proposed Rule Changes:
The DOB is proposing to modify the rules related to annual reporting of energy and water use by “covered buildings”. The proposed rule changes will affect approximately 16,000 more buildings in the City of New York to require owners to report energy and water use. The proposed changes include:
- Expanding reporting to include buildings that exceed 25,000 gross square feet in area. The previous rule applied to buildings that exceeded 50,000 gross square feet.
- The amended rule allows for the newly covered buildings the option to have their data entered by their utility company.
- The amended rule clarifies the reporting deadlines for the newly covered buildings.
- The amended rule allows for the challenging of violations under certain circumstances.
- The amended rule also seeks to clarify the method of reporting data based on special conditions such as the demolition or discontinued use of a covered building.
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