§ 2-18 Converted Craft and Houseboats.
RCNY § 2-18
(a)No person shall tie, anchor or make fast on or about waterfront property, a marginal street or the waters of the port of The City of New York any houseboat or converted craft for any period of time without the prior written permission of the Commissioner. Such written permission shall not be granted without satisfying the Com- missioner that all of the following requirements have been met: (1) All provisions of the Building Code deemed applicable by the Commissioner shall be complied with. By way of example, and not limitation, such provisions may relate to heating, power, sewage, plumbing public assembly and general construction; (2) All provisions of laws, rules and regulations of any governmental agency deemed applicable by the Commissioner to insure safety of persons or property shall be complied with. By way of example, and not limitation, such provisions may relate to air or water pollution, construction materials, sewage or waste disposal, sanitation, health, fire, safety, etc.; (3) All applicable labor laws, rules and regulations shall be complied with, where work is to be performed on or about a houseboat or converted craft; (4) All fire protection measures and equipment shall be as approved and authorized by the Fire Department of The City of New York; (5) All provisions for tying, anchoring or making fast such houseboat or converted craft, or for providing gangplanks, heat or electrical connections, plumbing or any attachments from one houseboat or converted craft to any other vessel or to any point on waterfront property or a marginal street shall be adequate to insure safety to person and property; and (6) Granting such permission shall be determined by the Commissioner to be consistent with the public interest and not in conflict with any plan or program for waterfront development.
(b)Any written permission granted under this section may be suspended or revoked by the Commissioner at his discretion whenever any of the conditions enumerated in paragraphs one through six of 66 RCNY § 2-18(a) above, are no longer satisfied, or whenever necessary to insure safety to persons or property.
(c)No person owning, chartering, occupying or using a houseboat or converted craft tied, anchored or made fast on or about waterfront property, a marginal street, or the waters of the port of The City of New York shall knowingly maintain such houseboat or converted craft, or any of its appurtenances or facilities, in an unsafe condition, or not in good repair, or in a condition which may endanger any person, or which impedes, encumbers or obstructs waterfront property or a marginal street in its free use or for navigation. Such persons shall comply forthwith with all orders of the Commissioner or the Fire Department of The City of New York directing that any such conditions be corrected or abated, or that such houseboat or converted craft be removed, pursuant to 66 RCNY § 2-06, or other applicable provisions of law.
(d)No person shall make any repairs, construction, installations, or alterations on or about any houseboat or converted craft, tied, anchored or made fast on or about waterfront property, a margin street or the waters of the port of The City of New York without first obtaining the written permission of the Commissioner, pursuant to 66 RCNY § 2-03 above. All such persons shall likewise obtain and exhibit upon demand the Certificate of Completion mentioned in 66 RCNY § 2-03 above, which is hereby made applicable in all respects to such work on such houseboats and converted crafts.
