§ 2-03 Improvement and Alteration of Property and Marginal Streets.
RCNY § 2-03
(a)No person shall erect, place or maintain any building, platform, sign, advertising device or any construction or obstacle of any kind on or about any wharf property or marginal street without first obtaining a written permit from the Commissioner. Such a permit shall also be required for the erection, placing or maintaining any of such signs, structures or devices on any waterfront property when such signs, structures or devices are used in conjunction with, or in furtherance of, waterfront commerce and/or navigation.
(b)No person shall drive any piles or fill in or make any removal, dredging or demolitions of any kind on or about any waterfront property or marginal street without first obtaining a written permit from the Commissioner.
(c)No person unless otherwise authorized by law shall make any repairs, installations or alterations upon, make any opening in, or close any opening in a marginal street for any purpose without first obtaining a written permit from the Commissioner.
(d)Whenever there is any construction, alteration or demolition in progress for which a permit is required by this chapter or otherwise, a permit card bearing the permit number, plan number, description of work, and the location of the premises for which issued, shall be posted in a conspicuous location on the exterior of the structure or premises where the work is in progress so as to be visible for public inspection. Any permit card relating to any work on or about any marginal street shall be posted in a conspicuous location within a reasonable distance of the construction area so as to be visible for public inspection.
(e)No person shall display a permit card at any location or for any work other than that for which said permit card was issued.
(f)Any permit may be suspended or revoked upon expiration of any workman's compensation or other required insurance, or at the discretion of the Commissioner. A permit shall normally be revoked whenever the Commissioner shall have determined that an unreasonable delay has occurred in the completion of the work authorized by such permit.
(g)Any permit issued by the Commissioner under which no work has begun within one year from the date thereof shall be revoked unless otherwise directed by the Commissioner. Whenever a permit is revoked for any reason, no work for which a permit is required by this 66 RCNY § 2-03 shall proceed unless any application for a new permit shall have been approved and a new permit issued.
(h)Any application for a permit which has been disapproved entirely or in part and upon which no further action has been taken by the applicant within one year after the notice of disapproval was given shall be cancelled unless otherwise directed by the Commissioner. An application once so cancelled may be reinstated at the discretion of the Commissioner, provided such application complies with all provisions of the law in effect at the time reinstatement is granted.
(i)No person shall perform any work pursuant to a permit without complying with all conditions of the permit and without obtaining, in a form satisfactory to the Commissioner, the authorization and approval of any other governmental agencies concerned, as specified in the permit.
(j)No person shall use or occupy any structure, land, fill area, facility, or any area on or about waterfront property where work has been done or is underway, for which a permit is required, unless a certificate or letter of completion is issued by the Commissioner, or unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Commissioner.
