Retaining Walls
Rule status: Proposed
Agency: DOB
Comment by date: January 9, 2025
Rule Full Text
Proposed-Rule-Amendment-of-Rules-Relating-to-Retaining-Walls.pdf
The proposed rule amendments will clarify inspection procedures and requirements for documenting retaining wall conditions found during required inspections. They will also establish procedures for notifying the Department and the owner of unsafe conditions and for taking measures to safeguard the public.
In addition, the amendments propose to increase existing civil penalties for failure to file an acceptable report from $1,000 per year to $5,000 per year and for late filing of a report from $250 per month to $1,000 per month. The rule will also establish a new one-time penalty of $2,000 for failure to correct conditions classified as safe with repairs and/or engineering monitoring.
The proposed rule also amends the procedure for requesting civil penalty waivers to conform to the waiver language in similar rules.
Attendees who need reasonable accommodation for a disability such as a sign language translation should contact the agency by calling 1 (212) 393-2085 or emailing [email protected] by December 26, 2024
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- Email: [email protected]
- Mail: Department of Buildings, 280 Broadway ; New York, New York 10007
Public Hearings
Date
January 9, 2025
11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Location
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https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/10d0d6cd-c835-4729-9d9c-6a57bbdf4959@32f56fc7-5f81-4e22-a95b-15da66513befPhone: 646-893-7101
Phone Conference ID: 776 553 727#
Disability Accommodation
- Communication Access Real-Time Translation
Comments are now closed.
Online comments: 2
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Luis DePasquale
Comment added December 12, 2024 3:17pmA RETAINING WALL IS SHARED BY THE 2 PROPERTIES WHICH ADJOIN THE WALL. IF ONE OF THE PROPERTIES DOES NOT CO-OPERATE THE WALL WILL NEVER BE FIXED. IN ADDITION ARE 2 REPORTS BEING FILED, ONE PER PROPERTY BY A DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL ? PLEASE CLARIFY. I AM GOING THROUGH A SIMILAR PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
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Luis DePasquale RA
Comment added December 25, 2024 8:25pmCURRENTLY RETAINING WALLS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS, THOSE RETAINING THE SOILL & THOSE WHICH HAVE THEIR SOIL RETAINED. OFTEN, ONLY ONE OF THE PARTIES RECEIVES THE DOB VIOLATION. A RULE MUST BE ESTABLISHED SO THAT BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS GET SIMILAR VIOLATIONS & FINES. THIS PROCEEDURE WILL INSURE THAT BOTH PARTIES FIX THE WALL AND NOT ONLY ONE PROPERTY OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE. ALSO THEY BOTH MUST COOPERATE IN THE PROCESS. I HAVE RAN ACROSS THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO, LET US STOP USINGTHE WORD “ENGINEER” TO SDDRESS THIS ISSUE. ACHITECTS ARE JUST AS COMPETENT, SINCE WE ALSO MUST PASS STRUCTURAL CLASSES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE OUR DEGREES. IS YOU ARE GOING TO EXCLUDE SOMEBODY, TRY INTERIOR DESIGNERS.