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(a) Before commencing the installation of a gas-fueled space or water heater in a dwelling a plumbing repair slip or building notice, as specified below must be filed in the borough office of the Department of Buildings where the installation is to be made, giving the address of the dwelling and all pertinent informati

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§ 25-06 Applications and Plans.

RCNY § 25-06

(a)Before commencing the installation of a gas-fueled space or water heater in a dwelling a plumbing repair slip or building notice, as specified below must be filed in the borough office of the Department of Buildings where the installation is to be made, giving the address of the dwelling and all pertinent information required on the forms.

(b)Before filing these forms in the offices of the Department of Buildings the applicant shall have the house numbers and the block and lot checked in the offices of the borough president where that procedure is followed in a particular borough, and in addition obtain a certification from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development of the classification of the multiple dwelling in which the appliances are to be installed.

(c)When applications are filed for permits to install gas-fueled space and water heaters the plumbing repair slips, the building notice forms and the envelopes in which they are placed shall be stamped by the plan clerk with a stamp reading: "GAS APPLIANCES".

(d)Plumbing repair slips shall be accepted only where gas appliances will be connected to flues in existing brick chimneys, and where no other venting or other work is required to be done. They shall not be accepted for installation of gas-fueled heaters in sleeping rooms. Plumbing repair slips shall clearly state the type of appliance to be installed, the floors, apartments and rooms in which they are to be placed, including the number of rooms in the apartment and the occupancy of each room, whether sleeping room or otherwise. They shall describe the condition of the chimney flue to be used and state whether the draft is satisfactory. If a gas meter is to be installed its location shall be given.

(e)Where vent pipes are to be installed, or other work done in connection with the installation of gas-fueled heaters, a building notice application shall be filed. It shall indicate the type of each such device, the floor on which, and the apartment and the occupancy of the room in which such appliance is to be installed, the material and dimensions of the vent pipe or flue, and the dimensions of the court or yard to which the exhaust vent will be carried. If a gas meter is to be installed, its location shall be shown. No plumbing specification sheet or plumbing repair slip need be filed with such a building notice.

(f)Application for permits to install gas-fueled space heaters and water heaters may be made separately or together on one application but each such application shall indicate that all apartments in the building will be provided with gas-fueled space and/or water heaters as the case may be. The location, type, make, and capacity of all such appliances previously installed or to be installed in a building shall be specified. If any of the appliances have been installed in multiple dwellings prior to December 9, 1955, which the owner desires to maintain, the necessary work to make them comply with these rules should be indicated.

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