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Index of Directives, Memorandums and Policy & Procedures

Index for Selected Directives, Memoranda, Policy & Procedure Notices and Interpretations Through 1996

DISCLAIMER

This is an Index for selected documents issued through 1996. For documents issued after 1996, check our other Reference Materials. You should check with the Department of Buildings to ensure compliance with all rulings and interpretations.

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LEGEND - S = Superceded A = Amended Note: Adobe® Acrobat Reader required to read the files.	*=Filesize over 50k
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DATA ENTRY
Pilot Program on Staten Island for Data Entry of Information	PPN 5-18-95 *
onto BIS for a 1 or 2 Family Home
DAY CARE CENTERS
Day Care centers and nurseries in existing buildings	Directive 2 of 1976 *
Accessory Day Care Center and Day Nurseries	PPN 11-16-93 *
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
	Directive 13 of 1971
Commissioner powers to Boro Supts	Directive 1 of 1974
Supercedes Prior Directives	Directive 4 of 1977
DEMOLITION
Emergency	Memo 10-8-68 *
	Directive 12 of 1969 *
	Directive 21 of 1969
	Memo 2-26-70 S
	Memo 3-16-70
	Memo 4-9-70
	Directive 3 of 1971
	Memo 4-23-71
Electrical Disconnect	Memo 4-27-71
	Memo 7-1-71
	Memo 12-16-70 S
Demolition Under Board of Health Urban Renewal Sites	Memo 8-17-71
	Memo 12-16-71 S
Protection of Exposed Stud Walls	Directive 11 of 1972
Notice of Adjoining Owners	Memo 9-29-72 *
Unsafe and Unlawful Operations	Memo 11-1-73
Dept. of Development & H.U.D.	Memo 1-28-74
Dept. of Development, etc.	Memo 3-21-74 *
Mech. Means of Demo. Dept. of Development Approval	Memo 11-20-74
Extermination Letter	Memo 11-27-74
Operation Black-out	Letter 11-3-77 *
Art Commission	Directive 2 of 1978
Art Commission	Directive 2 of 1978, Rev. 11-24-78 *
Walls Adjacent to Demolition Sites	Directive 1 of 1979 *
Unsafe Bldgs Demolition Requests	Memo 5-10-79
Community Board Notification	Memo 5-16-79
Emergency Demolition Requests	Memo 10-12-79
Emergency Priority "A" Designation	Memo 12-19-79 *
Emergency & Priority Demolition Designation of	Memo 1-31-80 *
Inspection of Demolition Sites Subsequent to Approved Application	Memo 8-11-87 *
Permits	Memo 12-31-87 *
Demolition Sign-Offs	PPN 2-28-90 *
Notification to HPD Regarding Emergency Demolitions	PPN 10-29-93 *
Demolition Permits	Memo 12-31-87 Rev. 2/1/88 *
DEMOLITIONS, MECHANICAL
	Memo 9-5-69
Illegal Mechanical Demolition	Memo 8-17-71
	Memo 3-2-72 *
Means of Demolition	Directive 10 of 1973 *
Mechanical Demolition	Memo 8-22-75 *
Mechanical Demolition	Memo 11-5-75
Height of Structure	Memo 4-7-77 *
Mechanical Demolition	Memo 4-12-90
DENTAL LABORATORIES (SEE "ZONING")
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DEP Water Tunnels, NYC Charter	Memo 11-15-89 *
DEPOSITS FOR DROP CURBS (SEE "FEES")
DERRICKS (SEE "CRANES")
	Directive 14 of 1975 *
Sign-offs	PPN 4-29-96
DIRECTIVES AND MEMORANDA
Administrative Procedures concerning Inspections, Stop Orders & Information	Memo 4-22-69
	Memo 6-18-69
	Memo 9-1-70 *
Standardized Fromat for Procedures & Directives	Memo 9-25-70
Cancellation	Memo 12-13-72
Obsolete and Superceded	Memo 9-10-76 *
Building Notices, Permits, Approvals and Inspections	Directive 14 of 1975 *
Exclusionary Procedure	Memo 4-13-87 S
Directive 2 of 1975 Limited Supervisory Check
Exclusionary Procedure	Memo 4-13-87
Interpretations, Consultations and Reconsiderations	Directive 1 of 1985 *
DISTRICT SERVICE CABINETS
Planning Board Meetings	Memo 3-2-77
Designation of Representatives	Memo 6-30-78
Liaison	Memo 10-19-78
Community Board Notification of Demolition	Memo 5-16-79
DOCKET SHEETS
Borough Office Docket sheets for New Buildings, Altered Buildings And Buillding Notice Applications	Memo 1-19-76
Distribution of	Memo 12-1-78 *
Revision #2 (Staten Island)	Memo 1-22-79
Docket Information Sheet (Manhattan Only)	Memo 10-23-79
Revision #3	Memo 11-20-79
Revision #4	Memo 12-3-80
Revision #5	Memo 6-25-81
Revision #6	Memo 1-12-82 *
Revision #7 (Manhattan Only)	Memo 6-13-82 *
Arson Strike Force	Memo 8-10-83
DOOR LOCKS
Electromagnetic Door Locks	Letter 11-21-91 *
DOORS, HARDWARE (SEE "STAIRS")
DOORS, REVOLVING	Int. 2-15-91 *
DROP CURBS
	Memo 10-6-53
DRUG REHABILITATION
Drug Rehabilitation Program - Residential Building	Letter 2-22-88
DUMBWAITERS
Discontinued	Directive 3 of 1964 *