Self-Inspection of Central Heating Plants

RCNY tit. 28, ch. 15

in effect

28 RCNY § 15-01 Definitions.

§ 15-01 Definitions. Central heating plant. The term "central heating plant" as used in this chapter shall include all portions of a central heating or hot water system that are located within the public parts of a building. Qualified persons. (1) Plumber licensed by the City of New York. (2) Oil burner installer licensed by the City of New York. (3) High pressure boiler operating engineer licensed by the City of New York. (4) Portable high pressure boiler operating engineer licensed by the City of New York. (5) Boiler inspector holding a certificate of competence from the New York State Department of Labor. (6) Certified employee of a public utility. (7) Energy auditor certified as oil burner or system replacement auditor qualified by the oil heating institutes of New York in accordance with training qualifications set by the Public Service Commission for purposes of the Home Insulation and Energy Act. (8) Employee of the owner holding a certificate of fitness for pre-heated oil burners issued by the Fire Department of the City of New York. (9) Employee of Department of Housing Preservation and Development's Office of Energy Conservation holding a certificate of competence issued by the Assistant Commissioner of that office and engaged by the owner of the premises to conduct self-inspection.

28 RCNY § 15-02 Form of Report.

§ 15-02 Form of Report. The report shall be filed on forms to be prescribed by the department.

28 RCNY § 15-03 Preliminary Certifications.

§ 15-03 Preliminary Certifications. (a) The report shall be submitted with a certification by the person preparing the report that such person is qualified pursuant to this chapter. (b) If the person preparing the report is an employee of a public utility, the report shall contain a certification by a supervisor of the employee that the utility has determined the employee is competent to perform the required tests and inspections. (c) If a license or certificate holder is assisted in preparing the report by an employee, the license or certificate holder shall certify that such employee, is competent to perform the assigned tasks and indicate which tasks were performed by such employees. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, inspections by Building Department personnel or by a duly authorized insurance company in conformance with § 27-793 of the Administrative Code shall be acceptable in lieu of the self-inspection by a qualified person as defined in 28 RCNY § 15-01 "qualified persons" provided the owner certifies as to the existence of such an inspection.

28 RCNY § 15-04 Certification by the Owner.

§ 15-04 Certification by the Owner. Such report shall be submitted with a certification by the owner that the person preparing the report is qualified under the terms of this chapter.

28 RCNY § 15-05 Certification by the Department.

§ 15-05 Certification by the Department. Upon the filing of a certified report of an inspection of a central heating plant, an employee of the department shall inspect such report and, if the report has been prepared by a qualified person under the terms of this chapter and the required certifications have been submitted, he or she shall prepare and file among the department's records a certificate stating that the report was prepared by a qualified person, unless the department determines that the person preparing the report is not in fact a qualified person under the terms of these regulations.

28 RCNY § 15-06 Administrative Procedures.

§ 15-06 Administrative Procedures. (a) Unless a postponement is granted in the manner provided below such certified report is required to be filed on or before October 15th of each year. (b) On or before October 15th an owner may request an extension of the time to file a report and to correct any defects disclosed in the report. Such application must be verified and must set forth an acceptable explanation for the applicant's inability to file or correct by October 15th. The department shall treat such application in the same manner as an application for a postponement made pursuant to § 27-2117(a) of the Housing Maintenance Code. The department shall not grant a postponement requested after October 15th. (c) After the date on which the report is required to be filed and until the date set forth on the notice of violation as the date by which the violation must be corrected, the owner may file the report and the department shall deem the violation corrected on the date that an employee of the department certified the report in the manner provided in 28 RCNY § 15-05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the department shall maintain the violation of its records with a notation of the date of the report's certification by the department, until the May 31st following the year in which the report was to be filed. (d) After the date set forth on the notice of violation as the date by which the violation must be corrected, the owner may file such report and the department shall enter a notation in its records of the date on which such report was certified by the department. After the date of certification by the department, the per diem penalty shall be stayed. The department shall maintain the violation on its records, with a notation of the date of the report's certification by the department, until May 31st following the year in which the report was to be filed.

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/0-0-0-56193Fetched: 10/24/2026