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What is NYC RCNY § 34-03?

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The fee for a new registration or registration renewal is as follows: (a) (1) For boilers or water heaters: Input in MMBTU/HRFee No. 2 FUEL OIL &/Or NATURAL GASFee No.

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Effective: 4/28/2016Last amended: 9/4/2016

§ 34-03 Registration Fees.

RCNY § 34-03

The fee for a new registration or registration renewal is as follows: (a) (1) For boilers or water heaters: Input in MMBTU/HRFee No. 2 FUEL OIL &/Or NATURAL GASFee No. 4 FUEL OIL ONLY OR #4 FUEL OIL & NATURAL GAS0.35 to less than 1.0$110$1101 to less than 2.8$190$3452.8 to less than 4.2$345$345 (2) The fee for each field re-inspection required because of a notice of disapproval for a major deficiency shall be equal to the fee required in paragraph (1) of this subdivision for those boilers and water heaters 2.8 to less than 4.2 MMBTU/HR.

(3)There shall be an additional fee imposed for each registration issued or renewed on the basis of a notarized affidavit supplied in response to a notice of disapproval for a minor deficiency issued after a field inspection shall be equal to fifty percent of the fee required in paragraph (1) of this subdivision for those boilers and water heaters 2.8 to less than 4.2 MMBTU/HR.

(b)For demolitions, a person applying for the registration of the demolition of a building shall pay a fee to be computed by multiplying the street frontage in feet by the number of stories of the building times 25 cents, provided that the minimum fee shall not be less than $250.00. Wherever a building shall have frontage on more than one street, the longer frontage shall be used in the above computation.

(c)For spraying of insulation, a person applying for the registration of the spraying of insulating material shall pay a fee to be computed by multiplying the street frontage in feet by the number of stories of the building times 60 cents, provided that the minimum fee shall not be less than $250.00. Wherever a building shall have frontage on more than one street, the longer frontage shall be used in the above computation.

(d)For generators: Output in KWFee40 to less than 100$110100 to less than 280$190280 to less than 450$345 For higher outputs, see subdivision (h) of 15 RCNY § 34-04.

(e)For engines: Output in HPFee50 to less than 135$110135 to less than 375$190375 to less than 600$345 For higher outputs, see subdivision (i) of 15 RCNY § 34-04.

(f)For cogeneration, and other fossil fuel burning equipment: Total Heat Input in MMBTU/HRFee0.35 to less than 1.0$1101 to less than 2.8$1902.8 to less than 4.2$345 (g) For flares, one hundred ninety (190) dollars.

(h)For equipment used in a process with an environmental rating of C: Emission in CFMFee100 To 2,000$250 (i) For gasoline dispensing stations, one hundred ($190) dollars. Editor's note: the fee in 15 RCNY § 34-03(i) above is presented herein exactly as promulgated by DEP Rule effective 3/29/2016.

(j)The fee to amend a registration shall be sixty-five ($65) dollars.

(k)The fee to register a commercial char broiler shall be one hundred ten ($110) dollars.

(l)The fee to register a mobile food vending unit shall be one hundred ten ($110) dollars, except that the fee will be waived for up to twelve (12) years if a Tier IV engine is installed.

(m)The fee for any other registrations shall be one hundred ten ($110) dollars. (Added City Record 3/29/2016, eff. 4/28/2016; amended City Record 8/5/2016, eff. 9/4/2016)

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