§ 18-02 Definitions.
RCNY § 18-02
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: Adjacent. "Adjacent" means sharing a border with, abutting, or contiguous to an area with exposure to flooding. Applicant. "Applicant" means an owner or tenant of a commercial property that is applying for this grant. Application. "Application" means a written request in a form satisfactory to DSBS, supplemented by all requested supporting documents, made by an applicant to DSBS to determine the eligibility of the applicant for a grant. Application deadline. "Application deadline" means a date posted on DSBS' website by which an applicant must submit an application in order to be eligible to be determined to be an awardee in round one pursuant to subdivision c of 66 RCNY § 18-04. Awardee. "Awardee" means an applicant determined to receive a risk assessment pursuant to this section. Business. "Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity involved in the sale of goods or services and operating from a non-movable physical location in the City. City. "City" means the City of New York. Commercial property. "Commercial property" means a building or a portion of a building that is used exclusively for business-related purposes. DSBS. "DSBS" means the Department of Small Business Services or its successor. Exposure. "Exposure" means being at risk for coastal flooding from a 1% annual chance storm as shown on the NYC Flood Hazard Mapper (Figure 1 in the Appendix), or being at risk from stormwater flooding during a "moderate stormwater" scenario as shown on the New York City Stormwater Flood Maps (Figure 2 in the Appendix). Geographically vulnerable area. "Geographically vulnerable area" means an area of the City that is at risk of or with exposure to flooding according to the NYC Flood Hazard Mapper or the NYC Stormwater Resiliency Maps included in the Appendix, as determined by DSBS. Grant. "Grant" means a reimbursement provided to an applicant pursuant to this chapter. Owner. "Owner" means any person or entity with an ownership interest in a commercial property. Resiliency equipment. "Resiliency equipment" means tangible assets, including but not limited to equipment, machinery, supplies, and furniture, and non-tangible assets, including but not limited to software, that support a business's ability to mitigate risks posed by extreme weather and ensure continuity of operations in the event of disruptions, and that do not require any permit for installation, provided that resiliency equipment does not include any inventory of a business. Examples of resiliency equipment include, but are not limited to, point of sale tools, scanners and database systems, flood barriers, flood pumps, and moveable backup generators. Risk assessment. "Risk assessment" means an on-site assessment of a small business or commercial property, including operations and assets, of potential exposure to damage from extreme weather events, conducted by a person or entity contracted by DSBS. Risk assessment report. "Risk assessment report" means a report that documents the results of a risk assessment and that provides recommendations to improve operational and physical resiliency and to mitigate risk. Small business. "Small business" means a business concern or other organization that has no more than the greater of: (i) 100 employees; or (ii) the size standard, in number of employees, established by the federal Administrator of the Small Business Administration for the industry in which the business concern or organization operates, if applicable. Tenant. "Tenant" means the owner or operator of a small business that occupies a commercial property pursuant to a lease or other agreement. (Added City Record 3/2/2023, eff. 4/1/2023)
