§ 13-02 Application for a Waiver.
RCNY § 13-02
(a)To be eligible for consideration of a financial hardship waiver, a business must: (1) Submit its tax returns for the most recent tax year, which must demonstrate that the business had an annual gross income of less than five hundred thousand dollars per location for such year; (2) Provide a list of expanded polystyrene single service items used by the business for which a waiver is sought; (3) Provide a list of comparable alternative products that cost more than the expanded polystyrene single service items the business currently uses; (4) Provide a detailed explanation of why the use of comparable alternative products creates an undue financial hardship for the business; and, (5) Provide any additional information related to the waiver request as requested by DSBS or DSNY.
(b)Applicants that are not-for-profit corporations must: (1) Submit a certificate of incorporation demonstrating that the applicant is a not-for-profit corporation; (2) Submit a current Form 990 filed with the Internal Revenue Service; (3) Provide a list of expanded polystyrene single service items used by the not-for-profit corporation for which a waiver is sought; (4) Provide a list of comparable alternative products that cost more than the expanded polystyrene single service items the not-for-profit corporation currently uses; (5) Provide a detailed explanation of why the use of comparable alternative products creates an undue financial hardship for the not-for-profit corporation; and (6) Provide any additional information related to the waiver request as requested by DSBS or DSNY. (Added City Record 6/23/2015, eff. 7/23/2015)
