§ 2-05 Temporary Installations.
RCNY § 2-05
LPC Staff is authorized to approve and issue a Certificate of No Effect (CNE) or Permit for Minor Work (PMW) for proposals calling for the temporary installation of signs, banners or other temporary installations such as various forms of artwork or kiosks, if the following criteria are met: (a) "Temporary Installation" is defined as an installation for one hundred eighty (180) days or less for signs and banners or one (1) calendar year or less for other temporary installations. The duration of any temporary installation authorized under this rule will be specified in the CNE or PMW. Any temporary installation must be for a single period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days for signs and banners or one (1) calendar year for other temporary installations. An approval for a temporary installation cannot be renewed pursuant to 63 RCNY Chapter 7, nor shall such installation be the subject of a subsequent application for a temporary approval. However, approvals of temporary installations related to approved construction on the property and temporary installations on publicly owned properties may be renewed for up to two additional installation periods. With respect to temporary installations related to approved construction on the property, LPC Staff will make a determination, prior to renewing the approval, that the project is proceeding with reasonable promptness; and (b) The installation will cause no damage to protected architectural features of the property; and (c) An acceptable plan and time schedule for the dismantling of the installation has been submitted to the Commission as a component of the application, along with specifications for any repair work that might be required after dismantling of the installation. In the case of artwork, the applicant is also required to submit a written instrument signed by the artist and the building owner that evidences the owner's authority to remove the artwork when the temporary installation permit expires and that waives any protection under applicable federal or state law afforded to the artist or artwork that would prevent such removal at the expiration of the temporary permit, including but not limited to, the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. and Article 14 of the New York State Law on Arts and Cultural Affairs; and (d) With respect to temporary installations related to approved construction work, an acceptable plan for dismantling, storing and reinstalling any significant features that had to be removed to perform such work has been submitted to the Commission; and (e) If the applicant is not a public or quasi-public agency, an escrow agreement or other adequate assurance acceptable to the Commission is provided to establish that a mechanism is available for the removal of the installation upon expiration of the permit should the applicant fail to remove the installation.
(f)The time period for an approval of a temporary installation will commence upon issuance of the temporary permit, unless the approval explicitly provides for a different commencement date. (Amended City Record 12/20/2018, eff. 1/19/2019)
