Maintenance and Removal of Small Wind Turbines

NYC Admin. Code tit. 28, ch. 3, art. 319

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NYC Admin. Code § 28-319.1 Maintenance.

§ 28-319.1 Maintenance. The owner of a small wind turbine or small wind turbine tower, as such terms are defined in chapter 2 of the New York city building code, shall maintain such turbine and tower in accordance with department rules. (L.L. 2018/105, 5/26/2018, eff. 11/22/2018; Am. 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.

NYC Admin. Code § 28-319.2 Removal.

§ 28-319.2 Removal. The owner of a small wind turbine, as such term is defined in chapter 2 of the New York city building code, shall remove such turbine when (i) the time elapsed since installation exceeds the manufacturer's suggested useful life of such turbine or (ii) such turbine has been continuously inoperable for 12 months or more, whichever occurs sooner, provided that the commissioner shall by rule establish a timeframe for removing small wind turbines that do not have manufacturer's suggested useful lives. (L.L. 2018/105, 5/26/2018, eff. 11/22/2018; Am. 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.

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/NYCadmin/0-0-0-158869Fetched: 10/24/2026