What's happening
This bill allows cities to require building permit holders to submit to inspections and revoke permits if access is denied.
Why it matters
Expands city authority to ensure building code compliance. by allowing cities to require permit holders to submit to inspections at any time during the permit period, which could help catch violations or unsafe conditions before construction is completed.
Creates a new enforcement tool. by enabling cities to immediately revoke a building permit and issue a stop work order if the permit holder refuses inspection access, giving cities a stronger mechanism to prevent unapproved or unsafe work from proceeding.
May increase accountability for builders and property owners. , since the risk of losing a permit for denying access could deter attempts to hide code violations or unsafe practices, potentially leading to higher construction standards and safer buildings.
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Require Building Permit Inspections
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1889
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 11, 2017
Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing cities to require any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit to submit to inspections
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 24 of section 20 of the general city law, as amended by chapter 742 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
24. To regulate and limit the height, bulk and location of buildings hereafter erected, to require that any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit shall submit to an inspection of the premises by the city at any time during the term of such permit and to revoke such permit and issue a stop work order immediately if a permit holder fails to provide access to the premises for such inspection, to regulate and determine the area of yards, courts and other open spaces, and to regulate the density of population in any given area, and for said purposes to divide the city into districts. Such regulations shall be uniform for each class of buildings throughout any district, but the regulations in one or more districts may differ from those in other districts. Such regulations shall be designed to secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers and to promote the public health and welfare, including, so far as conditions may permit, provision for adequate light, air, convenience of access, and the accommodation of solar energy systems and equipment and access to sunlight necessary therefor, and shall be made with reasonable regard to the character of buildings erected in each district, the value of land and the use to which it may be put, to the end that such regulations may promote public health, safety and welfare and the most desirable use for which the land
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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of each district may be adapted and may tend to conserve the value of buildings and enhance the value of land throughout the city.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing cities to require any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit to submit to inspections
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 24 of section 20 of the general city law by requiring that any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit shall submit to an inspection of the premises by the city at any time during the term of such permit and to revoke such permit and issue a stop work order immediately if a permit holder fails to provide access to the premises for such inspection.
Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
Justification
Public safety dictates that persons,firms or corporations who have been granted a building permit by a city must provide access to the issuing city agency for an inspection of the premises to ensure that the work being performed is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Those permit holders who refuse access for an inspection should under- stand that issuance of the permit is conditional upon their compliance with applicable laws and regulations and is subject to immediate rescission and issuance of a stop work order for their failure to grant access for an inspection.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect ninety (90) days after it shall have become a law.
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