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Directives & Memoranda

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 (located in our Codes). You should check with the Department 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 * R
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 * S
Sidewalk Cafes Joint Approval Memo 3-22-77 R
Games of Chance (P. of A.) Letter 9-28-78 R
Legal Opinion No. 35-81 by Law Department RE: Effective Date of a Designation by Landmarks Preservation Commission Letter 7-21-81 * R
Home Improvement Contractor's License to be Required for PPN 7-5-90 * S
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 R
Stair 8 Elevator Signs Directive 10 of 1974
Sign at Elevator Landings Directive 16 of 1974 R
Procedure Directive 1 of 1975 S R
Wire Insulation Directive 9 of 1975 *
Non-Central Air Conditioning Systems Directive 10 of 1975 R
Advisory Relating to Reconsideration of E System Memo 7-22-75 R
Certificate of Occupancy Request Memo 5-3-77
Amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79 Memo 12-31-79 * R
Amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79 Memo 1-2-80 * R
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 * R
Stair Pressurization - LL 5/73 as amended by LL 84/79 & LL 86/79 Sec. [C26-504.15] Directive 2 of 1981 * R
Dept. of Buildings. Advisory Class E Alarm and Communication System for Compliance with LL 5/73 as Amended Memo 3-31-81 R
Advisory - LL 5 Compliance Memo 2-26-82 R
Local Law 5 Compliance Memo 7-16-82 * R
Advisory LL 5 Compliance Memo 8-23-82 * R
Local Law 5 Compliance Memo 12-8-82 * R
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 * R
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 R
Compliance of LL 5/73 in Existing Office Buildings Memo 5-13-86
Local Law 5 of 1973 (Sign-offs) Memo 2-6-90 * R
Sign-off Guidelines Memo 6-3-91 *
Fire Dampers - LL 5/73 Letter 11-7-91 R
Signs on Exit Stair Doors - LL 5/73 PPN 2-26-92 * R
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 * R
Revisions to LL 10/80 Cycle 3 Memo 1-3-91 R
Local Law 10/80, Waivers of Penalties PPN 5-28-96 * R
Local Law 10/80 - Cycle 4 PPN 12-3-96 * S
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 R
Clarification (Handicap Access) Memo 5-23-88 *
Waivers - Existing Buildings Memo 5-23-88 *
Forms Waiver Letters Memo 8-31-88 R
Acceptable Prototypes Memo 9-6-88 R
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 R
Strobes in Mini-Class E Fire Alarm Systems Letter 7-24-89 R
Waiver Procedures PPN 12-17-91 *
Clarifications PPN 1-7-92 * R
Acceptable Prototypical Kitchen PPN 5-11-92 R *
Change of Use Spaces in Existing Buildings PPN 6-30-92
Story at Grade PPN 9-1-92 R
Minor Alterations PPN 12-7-92 *
Minor Alterations in Reference to Certain LL 18/87 and ADA Compliance Work PPN 3-10-95 R *
Accessibility to a Building's Primary Entrance(s) Memo 9-20-95 R
LOCAL LAW NO. 58 OF 1988 (SEE "PERMITS")
Procedures for the Implementation of Local Law 58 of 1988 PPN 2-18-93 * R
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 * R
Joint Department memorandum on Subdivision of Lots in Accordance Memo 4-16-81 * R
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