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Index of Directives, Memoranda, Policy & Procedure

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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LABOR LAW
Article 10 & Industrial Rule 23	Memo 1-7-76 *
LANDMARK PRESERVATION & HISTORIC DISTRICTS
Building Notices	Memo 1-7-76
Avoidance of Damage to Historic Structures, Procedures for the	Memo 6-6-88 *
Landmark District Notification Procedures	Memo 7-6-88 *
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Street and Sidewalk Construction Liability Insurance	Memo 4-3-87 *
LICENSES (ALSO SEE "PLUMBING & PLUMBERS")
Home Improvement Contractors Licenses (LL 21/68)	Memo 9-30-68 *
Section [B26-1.7] 26-138 One License - One Corp.	Memo 1-13-71
High Pressure Op. Engr. & Portable High Pressure Op. Engr.	Memo 12-15-75
Motion Picture Theatres - Mod. to Dir. 4/75	Memo 7-2-76 *
Sidewalk Cafes Joint Approval	Memo 3-22-77
Games of Chance (P. of A.)	Letter 9-28-78
Legal Opinion No. 35-81 by Law Department RE: Effective Date of a Designation by Landmarks Preservation Commission	Letter 7-21-81 *
Home Improvement Contractor's License to be Required for	PPN 7-5-90 *
LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG)
Outdoor Storage of Liquid Propane Gas	Letter 7-5-88
LIMITED SUPERVISORY CHECK
Exclusionary Rule - Revoke of PPN #4/87	PPN 3-4-91
LOCAL LAW NO. 5 OF 1973 (ALSO SEE "FIRE SAFETY")
Fire Towers, Re-entry	Directive 8 of 1974
Sprinklers (Not Required in Toilet Rooms)	Directive 9 of 1974
Stair 8 Elevator Signs	Directive 10 of 1974
Sign at Elevator Landings	Directive 16 of 1974
Procedure	Directive 1 of 1975 S
Wire Insulation	Directive 9 of 1975 *
Non-Central Air Conditioning Systems	Directive 10 of 1975
Advisory Relating to Reconsideration of E System	Memo 7-22-75
Certificate of Occupancy Request	Memo 5-3-77
Amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79	Memo 12-31-79 *
Amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79	Memo 1-2-80 *
Dismissal of Notices of Violation	Memo 1-15-80 *
Procedure for Compliance with Filing Requirements for Smoke and Heat Venting Provisions of LL 5 as Amended by LL 86/89 and effective Sept. 13, 1980	Memo 9-5-80 *
Stair Pressurization - LL 5/73 as amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79 Sec. [C26-504.15]	Directive 2 of 1981 *
Dept. of Buildings. Advisory Class E Alarm and Communication System for Compliance with LL 5/73 as Amended	Memo 3-31-81
Advisory - LL 5 Compliance	Memo 2-26-82
Local Law 5 Compliance	Memo 7-16-82 *
Advisory LL 5 Compliance	Memo 8-23-82 *
Local Law 5 Compliance	Memo 12-8-82 *
Procedures for Enforcing LL 5 - Requirements for a Mini-Class E Fire Alarm and Communication System in Low-Rise Offices (Dir. 14/75)	Memo 12-22-83 *
Stair Pressurization, Local Law Modification #6 of Dir. 2/81 dated April 7, 1981	Memo 11-29-84
Procedures and Revision of Directive 11/74	Memo 12-20-85
Compliance of LL 5/73 in Existing Office Buildings	Memo 5-13-86
Local Law 5 of 1973 (Sign-offs)	Memo 2-6-90 *
Sign-off Guidelines	Memo 6-3-91 *
Fire Dampers - LL 5/73	Letter 11-7-91
Signs on Exit Stair Doors - LL 5/73	PPN 2-26-92 *
LOCAL LAW NO. 6 OF 1993, "THE PADLOCK LAW" (ALSO SEE "ADMINISTRATION")
Implementation of Local Law #6/93	PPN 3-10-93 *
LOCAL LAW NO. 7 OF 1974 (SEE "SEWAGE & SEWERS")
LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF 1980 (SEE "INSPECTIONS" & "VIOLATION")
Local Law 10/80 Cycle 3	PPN 1-2-91 *
Revisions to LL 10/80 Cycle 3	Memo 1-3-91
Local Law 10/80, Waivers of Penalties	PPN 5-28-96 *
Local Law 10/80 - Cycle 4	PPN 12-3-96 *
LOCAL LAW NO. 29 OF 1989 (SEE "PLUMBING")
LOCAL LAW NO. 31 OF 1981 (SEE "SPRINKLERS")
LOCAL LAW NO. 62 OF 1989 (SEE "SMOKE DETECTORS")
LOCAL LAW NO. 91 OF 1981 (SEE "ELEVATOR" & "INSPECTIONS")
LOCAL LAW NO. 16 OF 1984 (SEE "FIRE PROTECTION PLAN")
LOCAL LAW NO. 58 OF 1987
Handicap Access Ramps	Letter 4-22-88
Clarification (Handicap Access)	Memo 5-23-88 *
Waivers - Existing Buildings	Memo 5-23-88 *
Forms Waiver Letters	Memo 8-31-88 S
Acceptable Prototypes	Memo 9-6-88
Clarification (Audible and Visual Alerting Devices)	Memo 10-3-88 *
Required Elevator Openings as per ANSI A117.1-1986 (LL 58/87)	Memo 10-6-88
Bathrooms with More than 3 Fixtures	Memo 11-7-88 *
Wheelchair Lifts	Letter 6-23-89
Strobes in Mini-Class E Fire Alarm Systems	Letter 7-24-89
Waiver Procedures	PPN 12-17-91 *
Clarifications	PPN 1-7-92 *
Acceptable Prototypical Kitchen	PPN 5-11-92 *
Change of Use Spaces in Existing Buildings	PPN 6-30-92
Story at Grade	PPN 9-1-92
Minor Alterations	PPN 12-7-92 *
Minor Alterations in Reference to Certain LL 18/87 and ADA Compliance Work	PPN 3-10-95 *
Accessibility to a Building's Primary Entrance(s)	Memo 9-20-95
LOCAL LAW NO. 58 OF 1988 (SEE "PERMITS")
Procedures for the Implementation of Local Law 58 of 1988	PPN 2-18-93 *
LOCAL LAW NO. 100 OF 1989
Highlights of LL 100/89 in Relation to the Installation and Support of No-Hub Type Soil Pipe, Fittings and Couplings	Memo 7-3-90 *
LOT AREAS IN MAPPED STREET (SEE "MAPPED STREETS")
LOTS (SEE ALSO "ZONING RESOLUTION")
Subdivision of Lots (Tax lot number)	Memo 2-9-81 *
Joint Department memorandum on Subdivision of Lots in Accordance	Memo 4-16-81 *
with Local Law 7, 8 and 9 of 1981
Department of Buildings Documentation Required by the Dept. of Finance for Final Tax Lots	PPN 12-9-92 *
LUMBER
Fire Retardant & Treated Wood	Directive 20 of 1971