§ 1-07 Effect of Artist's Certification.
RCNY § 1-07
(a)Validity.
(1)Artist's certification shall be valid for so long as the artist so certified resides at the address contained on the certification form. An artist granted artist's certification may apply to the Department for a change in the address indicated on the certification form provided that (i) such artist returns his or her original certification form and submits adequate proof, such as a signed lease, that he or she now resides at the new address, and (ii) no more than one year has elapsed since the date certification was granted. The Department will then issue a new certification form containing the new address.
(2)The Department will not accept a request for a change in the address contained on a certification form in the event that such request is made more than one year after the date of such certification. In such instances, the person previously certified shall submit a new application for artist's certification, but unless otherwise requested by the Coordinator, such applicant need only submit information and supporting documentation relevant to that period of time which has elapsed since the date of his or her previous certification. Applications for re-certification shall be governed by the same procedures as set forth herein for the review of initial applications.
(b)Legal significance. The legal significance of a certification form issued by the Department is to evidence that the person named therein meets the legislative criteria regarding artist's certification and is therefore eligible to live in joint living-work quarters, in an area and dwelling unit where such use is permitted by law pursuant to the terms of the city's Zoning Resolution and New York State Multiple Dwelling Law. Artist's certification does not represent a determination by the Department that joint living-work quarters in a particular building is lawful under the Zoning Resolution or any other applicable law or regulation, nor that such space meets the relevant specifications of the Buildings Department Code.
