Electrical Plan Review (EPR)

UPDATES

• On or after December 21, 2025, all new Electrical Plan Review (EPR) filings submitted to DOB will be reviewed in accordance with the 2025 NYC Electrical Code (NYCEC). For filing submissions, based on 2025 NYCEC, prior to December 21, 2025, refer to the service notice titled Optional Filing of Electrical Plan Review (EPR) and Electrical Inspection Requests Under the 2025 NYC Electrical Code Before December 20, 2025.
• Electrical work that received EPR approval and an electrical permit under the 2011 NYCEC prior to December 21, 2025, will remain subject to the requirements of the 2011 NYC EC during electrical inspections. Refer to the service notice titled Deadlines for Filing Electrical Plan Review (EPR) and Requesting Electrical Inspection Under the 2011 NYC Electrical Code.
• For any open job related to the Electrical Advisory Board (EAB), which was eliminated in July 2019 (read the service notice), refer to the Follow-up #1: Electrical Advisory Board Eliminated service notice.

Electrical installation reviews are being performed by DOB’s EPR team. Electrical CCD1 (also known as Special Permission) Requests are being performed by the respective borough or DOB's HUB office. See below for details:

NOTE: Please visit Rule 4000-01 for full details regarding this Rule change.

Changes to EPR Process

• Electrical Work Guidance Document 

• Electrical Plan Review Initiated July 11, 2019

  • For full details visit Rule 4000-01
  • Submission by Licensed and Registered Professional Engineer or Licensed and Registered Architect or Individual with Comparable Qualification
  • Submissions by email only

Submission Details

• New Project Submission Process

  • Obtain a job number

    • Email your request to ElecJobNo@buildings.nyc.gov
  • Include Address of job
  • You will receive an email with detailed instructions

  • Prepare to submit a Plan Review Package

    • Follow the instructions in the email sent along with your Job Number

      • Pay the required fee, $650.00
      • Attach a paid receipt
        
      • Attach the completed EPR Cover sheet, signed by the building owner or authorized representative, and signed and sealed by the Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA).
      • Attach electrical plans as described in Rule 4000-01
      • Attach Asbestos documentation.
      • Include Coordination Statement
      • If applicable, a selective coordination report prepared by a professional engineer must be filed with the Department prior to the electrical inspection

    • Submit the Plan Review Package electronically

      • You must include the Job Number and Job Address ONLY in the subject line of your submittal email
      • Submit all the required documents to ElecPlanReview@buildings.nyc.gov

Electrical Plan Review (EPR)

Rule 4000-01 provides complete details for making a submittal for Electrical Plan Review. Below is a more detailed view of the submission process as required by Rule 4000-01.

Submissions must be in accordance with, and include, the following requirements:

1. All drawings must be clear, legible, and use standard notations.
2. Installations that are not all new must clearly mark what is new and what is existing. In addition, all new work must be encircled by a ‘bubble’ or ‘cloud’ on the drawings.
3. For residential installations, the calculations justifying a de-rating of the neutral must be submitted.
4. The plan view must be drawn to scale, showing the point of service entrance into the building. If the building sets back from the property line, the underground service feeder must be shown, including wire and raceway sizes.
5. The arrangement of service equipment and its proximity to the point of service entrance must be shown, including the manner in which service will be extended to the service equipment. If the switchboard is free standing, the clearance around the switchboard must be shown.
6. The location of the main switchboard and/or distribution panels in relation to the service equipment must be shown.
7. The location of the electric service room with respect to the surrounding areas must be shown.
8. The means of egress from the switchboard room and where it leads to must be shown. The legal exit(s) to which egress door(s) lead must also be shown.
9. When there is more than one service location within a building, drawings must contain a notation indicating that signs are posted at the entrance door of each switchboard room showing the location of all the other switchboard rooms. The location and wording of the signs must be specified.
10. If the existing service equipment and/or point of service entrance is to be discontinued, the drawings must so state.
11. If existing service equipment is to remain in conjunction with new service equipment and is to be supplied by the same service entrance, the drawing must indicate the make and size of the existing service equipment, and the type and size of the fuses in the existing equipment.
12. The drawing must show grouping of service equipment at the point of service entrance.
13. The drawing must show a method of cooling, with or without fresh air circulation, to prevent temperature rise of the room, when the service equipment totals 2000 KVA or larger (this may be in the form of a note on the drawing).
14. The drawing must show the available short circuit current at the point of service entrance and at the point of change in the interrupting rating of the overcurrent protection. Where used, series ratings must be indicated.
15. A statement confirming that all fuses and/or circuit breakers have been coordinated for selective short circuit overcurrent protection must be on the drawing.
16. A one-line diagram must be submitted indicating the service equipment and the distribution equipment up to the 2nd level overcurrent protection, showing all overcurrent devices and electrical equipment with their ampere rating, make and type, interrupting current ratings and wire sizes.  Frame and trip sizes for circuit breakers must be indicated.
17. Drawings must indicate that transformers are properly grounded. Service and distribution equipment proposed for future installation must be marked on the drawings as “future.”
18. All voltages must be clearly shown on the drawings, which must include voltages pertaining to all of the equipment overcurrent protection up to and including the second level protection.
19. When a generator (or other non-utility source) is part of a 1000 KVA submission and the generator itself is rated below 1000 KVA, a one-line diagram must be submitted showing how the generator is connected to the normal service.  The drawings must include the grounding of the generator frame and neutral bonding if needed (four pole transfer device). If the generator is rated 1000 KVA or larger, a room layout must be submitted along with a one-line diagram.

• • A selective coordination report prepared by a professional engineer must be filed with the Department prior to electrical inspection. Such engineer may be different from the applicant. The report must show selective coordination was achieved, including but not limited to time-current curves (TCCs) and short circuit calculations. A summary of findings must also be included to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards.
  • Where installation of equipment differs from the original approved drawings, amended drawings showing the as-built condition must be filed with the Department prior to electrical inspection.

Electrical Special Permission Requests (also known as Electrical CCD1 Requests)

• Electrical CCD1 special permission requests must comply with the requirements of 1 RCNY §4000-01.
• For the CCD1 process, see Follow-Up #1 of the Service Notice titled, Interim Process for CCD1 Requests, ZRD1 Requests, and Requests for Second Review of Plan Examination Objections to Launch in DOB NOW: Build, issued on December 4, 2023.
  

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