NYC Administrative Code

§ 28-118.3 — Completed buildings or open lots.

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What is NYC AC § 28-118.3?

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This section requires owners of tax lots with an existing certificate of occupancy to notify the Department of Buildings of any changes to the metes and bounds of their zoning lot after construction documents are approved. Applies to building owners with zoning lot changes requiring documentation updates.

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§ 28-118.3.3 Zoning lot change not inconsistent with existing certificate of occupancy.

AC § 28-118.3

Where metes and bounds of the zoning lot have been changed after the effective date of the local law that added this section and construction documents are approved for a new building or enlargement within such metes and bounds, an owner of a tax lot within such metes and bounds with a certificate of occupancy that does not indicate zoning lot metes and bounds shall file an application with the department notifying it of the amended metes and bounds, including the city registration file number (CRFN) numbers of the related zoning lot exhibits, and obtain approval and sign off within one year from the date of such change in metes and bounds. For purposes of this section, the date of change in the metes and bounds of the zoning lot shall be the date of the approval of construction documents for any new building or enlargement on the zoning lot, in accordance with article 104 following the reporting required in section 28-104.7.18. (L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.

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