NYC Administrative Code

§ 28-507.6.1 — Issuance of an amended or partial certificate of occupancy.

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This section outlines the conditions under which a partial or amended certificate of occupancy may be issued, including compliance with approved construction documents and safety standards. It details exceptions related to pre-existing violations and the process for addressing them. Applies to building owners seeking occupancy certification for altered apartments.

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§ 28-507.6.1 Issuance of an amended or partial certificate of occupancy.

AC § 28-507.6.1

A partial or amended certificate of occupancy shall be issued subject to the following conditions: 1. Upon inspection, the apartment being created or altered (i) conforms substantially to the approved construction documents, complies with this code and other applicable laws, except as specifically provided in this article, and is safe for occupancy, or (ii) the department upon an inspection certifies that waiver of otherwise applicable requirements is appropriate because such apartment provides for the health and safety of all occupants of such dwelling by alternative means that are no less stringent than the requirements of this article.

2.Upon inspection, the required means of egress from all floors of the building comply with this code and other applicable laws.

3.A partial or amended certificate of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued where there are open pre-existing violations in the building. All such open violations, including those specified in the exceptions below, shall remain administratively open and the department may thereafter continue to enforce against such violations until, in accordance with applicable provisions of this code, outstanding penalties are paid and, if applicable, certificates of correction are approved by the department. Exceptions: 1. Where a pre-existing violation in parts of the building outside of the new or altered apartment is classified as “immediately hazardous,” the condition that gave rise to the issuance of such immediately hazardous violation must be removed or remedied in accordance with the New York city construction codes and to the satisfaction of the commissioner of buildings, and evidence of such removal or remediation in the form of plans, drawings, photos, affidavits, or a combination thereof, with the signature and seal of a registered design professional or, if applicable, a licensee of the department in the applicable trade, must be submitted to the department prior to the issuance of such amended or partial certificate of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy.

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