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Inspection of Parking Garages

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Rule status: Adopted

Agency: DOB

Effective date: February 23, 2025

Proposed Rule Full Text
Proposed-Rule-Amendment-of-Rules-Relating-to-Inspection-of-Parking-Garages.pdf

Adopted Rule Full Text
Final-Rule-Amendment-of-Rules-relating-to-Inspection-of-Parking-Garages.pdf

Adopted rule summary:

On June 24, 2024, Local law 71 for the year 2024 lapsed into law. Local law 71 of 2024 amends Article 323 of Title 28 of the Administrative Code regarding periodic inspections of parking structures to increase the frequency of parking structure inspections.

The Department of Buildings amends section 103-13 of subchapter C of chapter 100 of Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York to reflect the immediate changes made by the local law and to clarify some requirements related to Safe with Repairs and/or Engineering Monitoring (“SREM”) filings.

Specific changes include:

• Clarifying that a SREM condition assessment is required no earlier than 18 months and no later than two years after the initial filing date.
• Adding SREM compliance reports as grounds for an assessment of a civil penalty for late filing and failure to file.
• Adding a definition for engineer to require the engineers that work under the QPSI's direct supervision be in good standing with the New York State Education Department and DOB.

Comments are now closed.

Online comments: 2

  • Matthew Mowrer

    Although SREM conditions are sometimes difficult to timeline, it should be left to the QPSI assessment and not mandated as a minimum. I would also omit the requirement about engineers working under a QPSI be in good standing. The QPSI has the final review and say in the assessment and reporting, and thus should be using qualified staff as assistance.

    Comment added November 20, 2024 11:28am

  • ROBERT FRANCO

    I disagree with the 18 month minimum and 2-year time limit for reassessment of SREM conditions proposed for subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (c). Many SREM conditions do not need to be repaired within 2 years to avoid becoming unsafe; and if they are, subparagraph (iii) prohibits the QPSI from continuing to classify them as SREM in the amended report. So essentially any SREM condition would become administratively Unsafe after 2-years, which is not necessary.

    Comment added December 9, 2024 3:59pm