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What is NYC RCNY § 48-05?

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(a) The building for which the proposed Project will be implemented must be fully constructed and in a condition to accept the Retrofit at the time of application. (b) The proposed Project must manage stormwater runoff from the surrounding impervious tributary drainage area and be designed in accordance with the Progra

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Effective: 6/10/2017Last amended: 1/8/2020

§ 48-05 Project Feasibility Requirements.

RCNY § 48-05

(a)The building for which the proposed Project will be implemented must be fully constructed and in a condition to accept the Retrofit at the time of application.

(b)The proposed Project must manage stormwater runoff from the surrounding impervious tributary drainage area and be designed in accordance with the Program Guide.

(c)Projects must be determined to be feasible by a structural analysis that has been performed by a professional structural engineer licensed by the State of New York and that concludes that the loading capacity of the roof is sufficient to support the proposed Project. (Added City Record 5/11/2017, eff. 6/10/2017; amended City Record 12/9/2019, eff. 1/8/2020)

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