§ 101-03 Fees Payable to the Department of Buildings.
RCNY § 101-03
The department shall be authorized to charge the following fees: Periodic inspection or Reinspection of high-pressure boilers, low-pressure boilers and elevators following a violation.$65 per deviceAcknowledgement.$2 eachCertificate of occupancy.$5 per copyCertificate of pending violation: Multiple and private dwellings.$30 per copyCertified copy of license.$5 per copyRecords management fee for applications for new buildings and alterations and associated documentation.$45 for one-, two- or three-family dwellings$165 for all other types of buildings • Exception: Applications that are exempt from fees in accordance with § 28-112.1 of the Administrative CodeBoiler filings • Affirmation of correction$30 • Filing extension$15 • Removal or disconnection$45 • Waiver of penalties$30Preparing only or preparing and certifying a copy of a record or document filed in the department, other than a plan, certificate of occupancy or certificate of pending violation.$8.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page or part thereof (a page consists of one face of a card or other record)Half-size print from microfilm of a plan thirty-six by forty-eight inches or less.$8.00 per copy$5.00 per additional copyHalf-size print from microfilm of a plan exceeding thirty-six by forty-eight inches.$16.00 per copy$5.00 per additional copyElectrician's license.Initial: $310Renewal: $90Late Renewal: $400 (initial fee plus renewal fee)Reissuance: $50Licensing: • Written examination$585 • Practical examination$530 • Background investigation class 1 (includes experience)$500 • Background investigation class 2 (does not include experience)$330Elevator agency director / co-director license. Initial: $100Renewal: $150Late-renewal: $50Reissuance: $50Elevator agency inspector license. Initial: $50Renewal: $75Late-renewal: $50Reissuance: $50Elevator agency technician license card processing. Initial: $50Renewal: $50Late-renewal: $50Reissuance: $50Restricted elevator agency technician license card processing. Initial: $50Renewal: $50Late-renewal: $50Reissuance: $50Elevator agency helper card. Initial: $50Reissuance: $50Concrete safety manager registration.Initial: $150Renewal: $100Late-renewal: $50Reissuance: $50Electrical permit initial application (excluding minor work).$40Electrical permit (excluding minor work)Fee per unit (NOTE: The total additional fee is computed by calculating the sum of the units. The total additional fee, due prior to electrical sign-off or as otherwise provided by the department's rules, shall not exceed five thousand dollars): • Each outlet, each fixture, each horsepower or fraction thereof of a motor or generator, each kilowatt or fraction thereof of a heater, each horsepower or fraction thereof of an air conditioner, each kilovolt-ampere or fraction thereof of a transformer installed, altered or repaired shall be assigned the value of one unit: 1 - 10 units$0 Over 10 units$.25 • For each service switch installed, altered or repaired:0 - 100 Amperes$8.00101 - 200 Amperes$30.00201 - 600 Amperes$105.00601 - 1,200 Amperes$225.00Over 1,200 Amperes$375.00 • For each set of service entrance cables and for each set of feeder conductors installed, altered or repaired:Up to #2 conductors$15.00Over #2 to #1/0 conductors$30.00Over #1/0 to 250 MCM$45.00Over 250 MCM$75.00 • For each panel installed, altered or repaired:1 phase up to 20-1 or 10-2 pole cutouts or breakers$15.001 phase over 20-1 or 10-2 pole cutouts or breakers$37.503 Phase up to 225 amperes$50.003 Phase over 225 amperes$75.00 • For each sign manufactured (in-shop inspections):$40.00 • For each sign manufactured (on-site inspections): 0 to 30 square feet$65.00 31 to 60 square feet$90.00 Over 60 square feet$115.00 • For each elevator:10 floors or less$125.00Every additional ten or fewer floors$83.00 • For wiring or rewiring boiler controls in buildings.$12.00Electrical permit (minor work pursuant to § (h) of the Administrative Code).$15Duplicate copy of notice of electrical violation.$5Elevator filings • Category 3 and 5$40 • Affirmation of correction$40 • Waiver of penalties$35Technical report filings • Concrete$130 per filingFacade inspection reports • Initial filing$425 • Amended/subsequent filing$425 • Application for extension of time to complete repairs$305 • Request for waiver of penalties$140 Reinspection made necessary by a failure to correct a condition or respond to a request for corrective action. $225 each inspection On-site inspection of cranes application renewal.$100 each inspection Accelerated inspection made necessary by a request for an after hours inspection.$95 each inspection plus $50 for every 2,000 square feet of floor area, but not less than $50 per story. Special inspection agency registration.Initial: $200 plus a $30 endorsement fee per special inspection categoryRenewal: $90 plus a $30 endorsement fee per special inspection categoryEnergy efficiency reports • Initial filing$375 • Extension request$155 • Amendments$145Energy Code compliance review • One-, two- or three-family dwellings$220 • Alteration for other than one-, two- or three-family dwellings$525 • New buildings and Alteration that changes the C of O for other than one-, two- or three-family dwellings$875 Filing representative registration.Initial: $50 for a 1-year registration or $150 for a 3-year registration.Renewal: $50 for a 1-year renewal or $150 for a 3-year renewal.Late-renewal: $50Reissuance: $50Filing structurally compromised buildinginspection report$500Retaining wall inspection reports • Initial filing$355 • Amended filing$130 • Application for extension of time to complete repairs$260Registration of energy auditor or retro-commissioning agent who is not a registered design professional.Initial: $200Renewal: $90Individual private on-site sewage disposal system$725 o First plan examination reviewIncluded in the filing fee o Second plan examination - review of objection(s)Included in the filing fee o Appeal after the above two reviews that consist of (1) a plan examination objection and (2) an affirmation of that objection after a second plan examination (which results in an Appeal Determination)$1,000 o Request for a variation of the Construction Codes$1,000 o Request for a variation of the 1968 or prior Building Code$1,000 o Request for a variation of Section 277.16 of the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law (MDL) for Article 7B buildings$1,000 o Pre-determination request with respect to the Zoning Resolution, Construction Codes or 1968 or prior Building Code$1,000 • Exception: No fee will be charged for proposed one-, two-, or three-family dwellings or for alterations to one-, two- or three-family dwellings (excluding conversions of one-, two- or three-family dwellings to any structure other than a one-, two- or three-family dwelling). • Exception: No fee will be charged for any building that the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development certifies is for the construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing and is expected to receive or has received (i) a conveyance of municipally owned property, pursuant to Article 15 or 16 of the General Municipal Law, (ii) a loan, grant or tax exemption, pursuant to the Private Housing Finance Law or the General Municipal Law, (iii) a tax exemption, pursuant to Section 420-c of the Real Property Tax Law, (iv) a transfer, pursuant to an in rem foreclosure judgment, pursuant to § 11-412.1 of the code, or (v) funding for repairs, pursuant to Section 778 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. Appeal from: o Denial of a request for a variation of the Construction Codes$2,500 o Denial of a request for a variation of the 1968 or prior Building Code$2,500 o Denial of a request for a variation of Section 277.16 of the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law (MDL) for Article 7B buildings$2,500 o Pre-determination with respect to the Zoning Resolution, Construction Codes or 1968 or prior Building Code$2,500 o Appeal Determination$2,500 • Exception: No fee will be charged for proposed one-, two-, or three-family dwellings or for alterations to one-, two- or three-family dwellings (excluding conversions of one-, two- or three-family dwellings to any structure other than a one-, two- or three-family dwelling). • Exception: No fee will be charged for any building that the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development certifies is for the construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing and is expected to receive or has received (i) a conveyance of municipally owned property, pursuant to Article 15 or 16 of the General Municipal Law, (ii) a loan, grant or tax exemption, pursuant to the Private Housing Finance Law or the General Municipal Law, (iii) a tax exemption, pursuant to Section 420-c of the Real Property Tax Law, (iv) a transfer, pursuant to an in rem foreclosure judgment, pursuant to § 11-412.1 of the code, or (v) funding for repairs, pursuant to Section 778 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law. Gas work qualification application fee $15.00Limited gas work qualification application fee $15.00Filing an application for a building emissions limit adjustment for calendar years 2024 - 2029 pursuant to § 28-320.8 of the Administrative Code $2,450Filing application for a building emissions limit adjustment for not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare facilities pursuant to § 28-320.9 of the Administrative Code $335Consultations for a major project development covered by the program set out in 1 RCNY § 101-17 regarding all phases of construction including applications, permitting, and the issuance of a certificate of occupancy $50,000Consultations for a major project development covered by the program set out in 1 RCNY § 101-17 regarding all phases of construction including applications, permitting, and the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a development that the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development certifies is for the construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing and has received or, based on documentation deemed sufficient to the department, reasonably expects to receive (i) a conveyance of municipally owned property pursuant to Article 15 or 16 of the General Municipal Law, (ii) a loan, grant or tax exemption pursuant to the Private Housing Finance Law or the General Municipal Law, (iii) a tax exemption pursuant to Section 420-c of the Real Property Tax Law, (iv) a transfer pursuant to an in rem foreclosure judgment pursuant to § 11-412.1 of the code, or (v) funding for repairs pursuant to Section 778 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law $25,000Parking structure compliance reports • Initial filing• Amended filing• Subsequent filing• Application for extension of time to complete repairs• Request for waiver of penalties$485$940$485$95$140Filing fee for periodic boiler inspection report [ $30 for each boilerFiling fee for report of periodic inspections and category 1 tests of elevator and other devices [ $30 for each deviceSite safety plan review [ • Initial filing• Amended filing$610$545Lift Director Registration Initial: $115Renewal: $115Filing fee for reporting required upgrades to lighting systems and required installation of electrical sub-meters pursuant to §§ 28-310.2 and 28-311.5 $115Filing fee for annual building emissions reports pursuant to 1 RCNY § 103-14: • Simple Reports• Complex Reports• Requests for Extensions• Good Faith Efforts Report$210$615$60$950Annual Emission Limits Compliance Reports for Certain Buildings pursuant to 1 RCNY § 103-17 • Compliance Report• Mediated Resolution Reports$210$800Filing fee for application for adjustment to the annual building emissions limit pursuant to § 28-320.7 • External constraints pursuant to 1 RCNY § 103-12(b)• Financial constraints pursuant to 1 RCNY § 103-12(c)(3)• Financial constraints pursuant to 1 RCNY § 103-12(c)(4)$3,540$690$300Course provider registration Initial: $3,250Renewal: $3,185Filing fee for certification of the gas piping system periodic inspection$35 Filing fee for extension request to submit initial certification or extension request to correct conditions$35 Filing fee for gas piping certification of correction$35 Filing fee for certification of no gas piping system in the building$375 Filing fee for documentation regarding no gas service in the building$480 Inspection made necessary by a failure to file required parking structure compliance report$575 Parking Structure Verification Request$685 Parking Structure Partial Protection Removal Request$695 InitialRenewalLate Renewal FeeReissuance FeeLimited License for Articulating Boom Crane$100$75$50$50Limited License for Boom Trucks$100$75$50$50Limited License for Mini Cranes$100$75$50$50Limited License for Sign Hanging Cranes$100$75$50$50Limited License for Telehandler$100$75$50$50 (Amended City Record 9/18/2017, eff. 10/18/2017; amended City Record 12/29/2017, eff. 1/28/2018; amended City Record 11/7/2019, eff. 12/7/2019; amended City Record 6/15/2020, eff. 7/15/2020; amended City Record 2/11/2021, eff. 3/13/2021; amended City Record 3/10/2021, eff. 4/9/2021; amended City Record 7/14/2021, eff. 8/13/2021; amended City Record 10/6/2021, eff. 11/5/2021; amended City Record 3/4/2022, eff. 4/3/2022; amended City Record 1/27/2022, eff. 5/1/2022; amended City Record 5/23/2022, eff. 6/22/2022; amended City Record 4/27/2023, eff. 5/27/2023; amended City Record 12/7/2023, eff. 1/6/2024; amended City Record 4/29/2024, eff. 5/29/2024; amended City Record 6/25/2024, eff. 7/25/2024; amended City Record 11/18/2024, eff. 12/18/2024; amended City Record 12/20/2024, eff. 1/19/2025; amended City Record 5/20/2025, eff. 6/19/2025; amended City Record 12/4/2025, eff. 1/3/2026; amended City Record 1/2/2026, eff. 2/1/2026)
