§ 2-04 Application for Work Permit/Certificate of Operation.
RCNY § 2-04
(a)Filing of application.
(1)The application, supplementary data and calculation sheet(s) and plans must be signed and sealed by a professional engineer or registered architect licensed under §§ 7202 or 7302 of the New York State Education Law. The application must include all essential details pertaining to the equipment, and the manner in which new equipment will be installed. The department may accept online applications from licensed individuals who pre-register with the department. All documents must be professionally certified by the same person.
(2)Only one type and size of equipment may be included on any one application. For example, a boiler and furnace, different sizes of similar equipment, identical boilers with different (although equivalent) burners must be filed separately.
(3)When filed, the application must include any supplementary data and calculation sheet(s), plans and any additional forms as may be required by the department.
(4)All filings specifying condensing boilers must be submitted with the installation specific ventilation requirements (louver or mechanical ventilation fan specifics), breeching requirements (dimensions and length specifics), and chimney (stack) requirements (dimensions and height specifics) obtained from the manufacturer. Such calculations and summary sheets must be submitted. The filing engineer must certify that all of the manufacturer's recommendations and specifications will be followed in the use of materials, design, installation, and operation of the condensing boiler. The fresh-air requirements, draft calculations, chimney, and breeching plan required in this section must not apply to condensing boilers.
(b)Contents of application. The application must include the following: (1) The authorization of the equipment owner and his or her name, address and signature. The signature must be that of the proprietor where the business is a sole proprietorship. If the business is a partnership, the signature must be that of a partner. In the case of a corporation, the signature must be that of an officer of the corporation. In all instances, the signatory must indicate his or her title after his or her signature.
(i)If, at the time of filing an application, an installer has not yet been selected, the statement "To be submitted on amendment" must be shown on the application form in place of the certification of the licensed installer. The department will notify the engineer or architect when the application is approved. The work permit will not, however, be issued until the required certification and information is submitted.
(5)Detailed data on equipment. Detailed data (as specified here) on the specific type of existing equipment or new equipment which is to be installed. Note that in the case of existing equipment, if a reasonable effort to determine the make and model number proves unsuccessful, an attempt must be made to compare unknown equipment to an equivalent known unit of equipment.
(6)Venting Calculations. Venting calculations for stack draft adequacy must be required for all new buildings, boilers, and chimneys. Calculations must be submitted on a form prescribed by the department or through summary sheets from computerized or hand venting calculations that conform to procedures in 2009 ASHRAE Fundamentals Chapter 21 and 2012 ASHRAE Systems and Equipment Chapter 35. The calculations must be stamped by a professional engineer. If needed, the department reserves the right to request that detailed venting calculations be submitted if further review is required.
(c)Plans.
(ii)location and names of cross streets and the northerly direction.
(iii)location of the boiler room and the stack outlet.
(iv)a statement which certifies: "The chimney extends a minimum distance of 3 ft above all construction located within 10 ft of the centerline of the chimney outlet." (v) for new chimneys, a statement that certifies: "The minimum radial distance from the centerline of the chimney to an acceptable receptor location is ________ ft," with the distance specified.
(vi)for existing chimneys, a statement that certifies: "The minimum radial distance from the centerline of the existing chimney to an acceptable receptor location (a) located at a height equal to or greater than the chimney outlet is ________ ft and (b) located below the chimney outlet is ________ ft," with the distance specified.
(vii)the engineer or architect must determine the distances for subdivisions (iv), (v), and (vi), to be shown in the blank spaces, in accordance with 15 RCNY § 2-13.
(v)location of fixed ventilation. Ducts and other such pertinent details must be shown and dimensioned. Length, elbows, cross-sectional dimensions and inlet and outlet locations must be included for any new ventilation ducts.
(viii)a plan note must be acceptable in all instances where they serve the same purpose as plan details.
