§ 13-01 Cessation of Operation and Removal and Sealing of Refuse Burning Equipment.
RCNY § 13-01
(a)Prohibition.
(1)Pursuant to Local Law 39 of 1989, effective June 28, 1993, all owners of refuse burning equipment shall cease the operation of and remove and seal such refuse burning equipment.
(2)Compliance with prohibition. All such owners shall comply with the prohibition set forth in subdivision (a)(1) by either removal of all auxiliary burners and sealing of all doors to refuse burning equipment, or by conversion of the charging chute for such refuse burning equipment to a refuse chute in accordance with all applicable Department of Buildings laws and rules. For the purposes of this paragraph "sealing" means the removal of incinerator grates and compliance with Subdivision (e) of 1 RCNY § 24-01 of the Rules of Department of Buildings of the City of New York governing fireproofing.
(3)Unless otherwise required by law, no owner of refuse burning equipment shall be required to install a refuse compacting system upon the cessation of operation and the removal and sealing of such refuse burning equipment.
(b)Request for change in Department of Sanitation collection service.
(c)Department of Buildings requirements for renovation and alteration of refuse and/or chute rooms.
(d)Department of Environmental Protection requirements for notice of cessation and removal and sealing of refuse burning equipment. All owners of a building containing refuse burning equipment subject to cessation of operation and removal and sealing pursuant to Local Law 39 of 1989 shall notify the Department of Environmental Protection in writing of such cessation and removal and sealing in accordance with subdivision (f) of § 24-122 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and mail such notice to: John Penn, Department of Environmental Protection, Records Control Unit, 59-17 Junction Boulevard, Elmhurst, New York 11373-5107.
