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What is NYC RCNY § 13-07?

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(a) A DEP demolition registration shall be filed with the Department 10 days prior to the commencement of demolition. Such registration shall include the following information: name of owner or demolition contractor, address of owner or demolition contractor, description of the building, structure, facility or installa

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§ 13-07 Demolition.

RCNY § 13-07

(a)A DEP demolition registration shall be filed with the Department 10 days prior to the commencement of demolition. Such registration shall include the following information: name of owner or demolition contractor, address of owner or demolition contractor, description of the building, structure, facility or installation, scheduled starting and completion dates of demolition, method of demolition to be employed, and procedure to be employed to meet the requirements of these Rules.

(b)Adequate wetting shall be employed before and during the demolition of any section or wall of the structure.

(c)Debris shall be transported through dust-tight chutes or in buckets and shall not be dropped or thrown from any floor. Any debris in chutes or buckets shall be sufficiently wetted to preclude dust dispersion at the point of discharge.

(d)Dust and debris from the demolition operations shall be removed daily from the adjacent streets, sidewalks and alleys.

(e)Any contractor or person who intends to demolish a building, structure, facility or installation to which the provisions of this section apply is exempt from the requirements of this section if such building, structure, facility or installation has been declared by a state or local governmental authority to be structurally unsound and in danger of imminent collapse.

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