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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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SAFETY COORDINATOR REQUIREMENTS
Requirements	Memo 12-10-80 *
SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION
Check List for Site Safety Program Required by Rules Relating to the Filing of Site Safety Programs and the Designation of Site Safety Coordinators	Memo 9-9-83 *
SANITARY FACILITIES - M.D. CODE (SEE "MULTIPLE DWELLINGS")
SATELLITE DISHES
Satellite Dishes	Letter 5-9-91
SCAFFOLDS
Window Cleaning Scaffolds	Directive 35 of 1970 *
Scaffolding, Shoring and Hoist Equipment	Letter 11-29-82 *
Power Operated Scaffolds	Memo 8-2-84
SCHOOLS
Portable	Memo 7-24-68 *
Temporary Metal	Memo 8-19-68 *
School Construction Authority Filing Procedures	PPN 11-5-92 *
School Construction Authority	PPN 11-24-92
School Construction Authority - (Fees)	PPN 7-16-93
SEALING OF EXTERIOR OPENINGS
	Memo 1-3-72
SEARCHES
Title Guarantee Co.	Memo 1-26-78
SECURITY OF RECORDS (SEE "RECORDS")
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS
Housing Authority Senior Citizen Centers	Memo 10-10-84
SEQRA (SEE "STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT")
SEWAGE & SEWERS
Building Connections to Sanitary, Storm, or Combined Sewers	Memo 10-24-86 *
Building House Sewers, New and Replacement	Letter 12-17-86 *
Filing of SD1 and SD2 Forms and Site Connection Proposal Forms	Memo 9-23-88
Detention Tanks	Letter 9-22-89
SHEDS
Replacement of Multiple Dwelling Windows	Letter 7-5-84
Sidewalk Shed Permits	PPN 11-6-91 *
SHOW WINDOWS (SEE "ZONING")
SIDEWALK CAFE
Approval of Plans & Issuance of Permits	Memo 5-18-73
Filing & Examination	Memo 9-24-74 *
Joint Approval	Memo 3-22-77
SIDEWALK CURBS & STREETS
	Memo 2-15-68 S
	Directive 13 of 1970S*
	Directive 9 of 1972 *
Amends Directive 9/72	Memo 11-9-72
Sidewalk Vaults	Directive 3 of 1973 *
Amends Directive 9/72	Memo 4-2-76
Clock Projecting beyond Street Line	Memo 5-7-86
SIGNS
	Directive 38 of 1967
Ground Signs and Illuminated Signs	Memo 10-4-76
Permit Guidelines	Memo 10-17-77 *
Advertising Signs	Memo 10-12-79 *
Controlled Inspections for Illumination Levels of the Signs Required in the Special Times Square Area as per Section 81-732 Z.R.	Memo 10-20-88
Sign Requirements at Construction Sites	Memo 11-3-88
Replacement of Existing Accessory Business Signs	Letter 5-15-92
Electric Sign Inspection Requirements	PPN 10-21-94
Illuminated Logos	Memo 7-18-95
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCIES (SRO)
SRO Moratorium	Memo 9-6-89
SITE SAFETY
Certificate for Site Safety Manager - Work not Requiring the Presence of a	PPN 7-27-87 & PPN 2-25-88
Alteration Work on Facades of Major Buildings - Site Safety Programs	PPN 8-29-91 *
SMALL LOTS (SEE "ZONING")
SMOKE CONTROL
Smoke Control Requirements	Letter 12-20-89
Fire and Smoke Damper Requirements in Occupancy Group (H-2)	Letter 6-5-90
Gravity Venting for Atriums of Malls	Letter 10-4-90
SMOKE DETECTORS
H-2 Occupancy Substituting Sprinklers	Memo 4-30-74 *
Voluntary	Letter 2-3-78
Local Law 62 of 1981	Memo 10-23-81
HPD Commissioner's Interpretation No. 1	Memo 12-23-81
Local Law 62 of 1981	Memo 3-22-82
Smoke Detectors in Class "B" Multiple Dwelling (Occ. Grp. J-1)	Memo 9-29-82
Teflon Wiring for Smoke Detection System	Letter 4-28-89
Area Smoke Detector	Letter 9-20-91 *
Smoke Detectors in Patient Bedrooms of Fully Sprinklered Hospitals	Letter 9-30-91
Clarification of RS 18-Rule 211.3B Smoke Detectors	Letter 7-6-95
SMOKING
Smoking Pollution Control Act	Memo 7-3-86 *
SOCIAL CLUBS
Violations	Memo 12-3-76
Social Club Task Force Activities	PPN 10-29-90 S *
SOIL INSPECTIONS (SEE "INSPECTIONS")
SOLAR ENERGY
Installation	Memo 5-11-78
SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS
Solid Waste Transfer Stations	PPN 3-28-91 *
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
Residential Structures	Memo 1-16-76 *
SPECIAL PERMITS
Special Permits	Memo 9-22-88
SPLIT LEVELS
Procedure	Memo 3-19-74 *
SPRAY ON FIRE PROOFING (SEE "FIREPROOFING")
SPRINKLERS
In Toilet Rooms, L. L. 5/73	Directive 9 of 1974
H-2 Occupancy In Lieu of Smoke Detectors	Memo 4-30-74 *
Fire Alarm, Detection & Extinguishing Equipment	Memo 3-9-79
Easements for Water Supply for Standpipe & Sprinkler Systems	Memo 7-10-80
Required Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems	Memo 11-6-80
Sprinklers, Fire Alarms & Emergency Lighting Apparatus	Memo 12-31-81
Local Law 3/181; Sprinkler/Drain Pipes within Stair Enclosures	Memo 6-10-82
Sprinkler/Standpipe System in Research Laboratory	Letter 12-3-85 *
Sprinkler System - RS 17-2 Water Reserve for 20 minute Duration	Letter 8-14-86
Combined Standpipe and Sprinkler Risers in Office Buildings	Letter 1-25-88
Combined Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems	Letter 10-7-88
Sprinkler Requirements for Catering Establishments and Banquet Halls	Memo 10-13-88
Combined Fire Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems	Letter 12-12-88
Plastic Piping (for Fire Sprinkler System)	Letter 1-29-90
Water Flow Valves (Flow Detectors) for Sprinkler Standpipe Systems	Letter 5-29-91
STAIRS (ALSO SEE "EXITS")
Door Hardware	Memo 1-24-72
Width, Landings, Doors	Memo 1-26-73
Local Law 8/76 - Enclosures	Memo 3-1-76
Places of Assembly - Acceptable Door Hardware	Memo 10-4-76
Stair Enclosures in Multi Dwellings	Memo 11-18-76
Installation of Electric Meters in Stairwells	Memo 12-27-79
Fail Safe Locking Systems	Memo 11-5-82
Cable Television Wires Inside Exit Stair Enclosures	Memo 8-4-88
STANDPIPE
Fire Hose Couplings	Memo 9-28-78
Removal	Memo 1-22-80
Easements for Water Supply for Standpipe & Sprinkler System	Memo 7-10-80
Required Standpipe and Sprinkler Systems	Memo 11-6-80
Combined Standpipe and Sprinkler Risers in Office Buildings	Letter 1-25-88
Location of Automatic Transfer Switch - Fire Pump Room	Letter 2-18-88
Forwarding Standpipe Documents to the Fire Department	PPN 5-1-91
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT (ALSO SEE "PLAN EXAMINATION") (ALSO SEE "ENVIRONMENT")(ALSO SEE "PARKING")
Indirect Source Permit for Parking Facilities; Accessory Parking for Residential Uses	Memo 4-30-80
STATEMENTS A & B (SEE "FORMS")
STEEL PLATES
Buildings Protected by	Memo 1-28-80
STEPS
	Directive 26 of 1970
STREET FAIRS
Street Fair Permits	Directive 12 of 1967 *
DOT Rules and Regulations re: Size and Placement Limitations	Memo 3-15-83
of Canopies - Street Fairs
Street Fairs and Carnivals, Procedures for Approval	Memo 5-30-89 *
STREET TREES
NYC Parks Department Permits (Street Trees)	Memo 4-19-90
Permissible Projects Beyond Street Lines	Int. 2-20-91 *
STREETS (SEE ALSO "SIDEWALKS, CURBS & STREETS")
Clock Projecting Beyond the Street Line	Memo 5-7-86
STROBE WARNING DEVICES
Strobe Warning Devices in Sub-Systems (LL 58/87)	Letter 5-6-91
SUBPOENA
New Universal Summons Employee Registry Number	Memo 7-17-70
SUMMONS (See "COMPLAINTS" & "VIOLATIONS")
New Universal Summons Employee Registry Number	Memo 7-17-70 S
SUPERMARKETS (SEE "EXITS")
SUSPENDED CEILINGS
	Memo 10-31-67
Celotex Ceilings	Memo 2-23-77
Ceiling Fixtures	Memo 7-22-86
SWIMMING POOLS
Safety Precautions for Swimming Pools, Section 27-493(b)	Memo 4-11-91
SYMBOLS
Symbols	Memo 9-5-91