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Department of Buildings

RCNY tit. 1
in effect

Contents

chapter1. Material and Equipment Application Procedures [Repealed]chapter2. Boiler Inspections [Repealed]chapter3. Vacant and Unguarded Buildingschapter4. Certificates of Occupancy, Live Loads and Occupancy Loadschapter5. Concretechapter6. Cranes [Repealed]chapter7. Installation and Maintenance of Vent Damper Devices in Existing Boilers and Furnaces [Repealed]chapter8. Demolition [Repealed]chapter9. Rigging Operations [Repealed]chapter10. Drums for Derrick Load and Boom Hoistschapter11. Elevators, Escalators, Personnel Hoists and Moving Walkschapter12. Emergency Power Systems [Repealed]chapter13. Adjudications [Repealed]chapter14. Fees [Repealed]chapter15. Fire Protectionchapter16. Inspection of Existing Structures During Construction Operationschapter17. Testing Laboratories and Testing Serviceschapter18. Resistance to Progressive Collapse Under Extreme Local Loadschapter19. Master Plumbers and Licensed Fire Suppression Piping Contractorschapter20. Piping Systemschapter21. Planschapter22. Pressure Tankschapter23. Noncommercial Greenhouseschapter24. Refuse Chutes and Refuse Roomschapter25. Climber and Tower Crane Riggers [Repealed]chapter26. Safety of Public and Property During Construction Operations. [Repealed]chapter27. Signschapter28. Smoke Detecting Devices and Systems and Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devices and Systems [Repealed]chapter29. Sprinkler Systemschapter30. Storage of Certain Waste Materialschapter31. Suspension, Revocation Or Limitation of Registration [Repealed]chapter32. Walls [Repealed]chapter33. Exemptions from Civil Penalties [Repealed]chapter34. Electrical Code Ruleschapter35. Electrical Inspectionchapter36. Electrical Contractorschapter38. Ventilationchapter39. Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condenserschapter40. Installation and Maintenance of Gas-Fueled Water and Space Heaters in All Portions of Dwellings Used or Occupied for Living Purposeschapter41. Venting of Gas Water Heaters and Other Gas Appliances In Multiple Dwellingschapter42. Entrance Doors, Locks and Intercommunication Systemschapter43. Installation of Security Items in Multiple Dwellingschapter44. Exemptions from Filing Requirements [Repealed]chapter45. Building Permit Application Procedureschapter46. Authorized Representativeschapter47. Licensed Oil-Burning Equipment Installerschapter48. Construction Superintendents [Repealed]chapter49. Outdoor Signschapter50. Distributed Energy Resource Standardschapter51. Dormitorieschapter52. Notification to the Department of Commencement of Work Pursuant to an Earthwork Permitchapter100. [Administration; Enforcement; Maintenance of Buildings; Licensing; Miscellaneous Provisions]chapter300. Use and Occupancy Classificationchapter400. Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy [Repealed]chapter900. Fire Protection Systemschapter1000. Means of Egresschapter3000. Elevators and Conveying Systemschapter3300. Safeguards During Construction and Demolitionchapter3500. Referenced Standardschapter4000. Electrical Codechapter6000. Fuel Gas Codechapter7000. Mechanical Codechapter8000. New York City Plumbing Codechapter9000. Zoning
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-4Fetched: 10/24/2026