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Reference Materials - Index of Directives, Memorandums, Policy and Procedures

Index for Selected Directives, Memoranda, Policy & Procedure Notices and Interpretations Through 1996

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This is an Index for selected documents issued through 1996. For documents issued after 1996, check our other Reference Materials and our Guides and Publications. You should check with the Department of Buildings to ensure compliance with all rulings and interpretations.

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ACCESSORY USE (See "Zoning")
Automobile Service Station, Accessory Use to, Denial of appeal to BSA	Memo 8-12-88 *
Accessory Day Care Center and Day Nurseries . .	PPN 11-16-93 *
ACCESSORY FACILITIES
Accessory bathrooms and kitchen facilities in connection with commercial uses	Memo 2-18-82 *
Accessory bathrooms and kitchen facilities in connection with commercial uses (memo 2-18-82)	Memo 6-22-88
ADMINISTRATION
Home improvement contractor's license, LL 21/68	Memo 9-30-68 *
After hour variance procedures	Memo 12-10-1987*
Scheduled construction inspections	PPN 7-23-1990 *
Implementation of Local Law #6/93 a.k.a. "the Padlock Law"	PPN 3-10-93 *
Use Letters in the absence of a C of O	PPN 5-17-1993
Quality Housing Data Sheet	PPN 9-21-1993
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE - [TITLE C - PART I (CHAPTER 26)] TITLE 26 (SUBCHAPTER 3)
Section [C26-32.0] 26-212 (See "Fees")	Memo 4-8-76
Section [C26-32.0] 26-212 (Fees) Refund Payment Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . .	Memo 12-28-1977 *
Section [C26-32.0] 26-212 (Fees) Refund Payment Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . .	Memo 2-16-1978
Section [C26-34.0] 26-214	Directive 20 of 1969
Section [C26-34.0] 26-214	Memo 9-19-69
Section [C26-34.0] 26-214	Memo 10-26-70
Section [C26-80.0] thru [84.0] 26-235 thru 243	Memo 5-29-78 *
Section [C26-80.0] 26-235 Dismissal of Unsafe Building Orders . . . . . . . . . .	Memo 12-14-1978 *
Section [C26-85.5] 26-246	Memo 10-7-77 *
Section [C26-85.5(d)] 26-246(d)	Memo 10-7-77 *
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE [TITLE C - PART II (CHAPTER 26)] TITLE 27 (CHAPTER 1)
[Article 3] & [Article 5] Subchapter 3 & Subchapter 5	Memo 4-7-70
Section [C26-100.5] 27-105 Applicability of 1968 Code to Construction	Directive 10 of 1972*
Section [C26-103.0] 27-114 " " " " " " " .	Directive 10 of 1972*
Section [C26-104.2] 27-125	Memo 2-3-75 *
Section [C26-104.2] 27-125 Blocking Cellar Windows - Ordinary Repairs	Memo 10-28-76
Section [C26-104.2] 27-125 Celotex Ceilings, etc.	Memo 2-23-77
Section [C26-106.0] Art. 7	Memo 12-27-68
Section [C26-106.1] 27-130	Directive 1 of 1970 A*
Section [C26-106.2] 27-131	Directive 1 of 1970 A*
Section [C26-106.2(d) 27-131(d) Swimming Pools	Memo 2-15-78
Section [C26-106.3] 27-132 Controlled Inspection	Directive 9 of 1969 *
Section [C26-106.3] 27-132	Memo 12-12-69 *A
Section [C26-106.3] 27-132	Directive 1 of 1970 A *
Section [C26-106.3] 27-132 Soil Inspections	Directive 15 of 1971 *
Section [C26-106.3] 27-132 Controlled Inspection Guidelines	Directive 7 of 1973 *
Section [C26-106.3(a)] 27-132(a) Controlled Inspection	Memo 1-7-80
Section [C26-106.3] 27-132 Controlled Inspection of Certain Alterations	Memo 7-14-80
Section [C26-106.4] 27-133	Directive 1 of 1970 A *
Section [C26-107.0] Subchapter 1, Art. 8	Memo 12-27-68
Section [C26-107.3] 27-136	Directive 9 of 1969 *
Section [C26-108.2] 27-139	Memo 8-29-69
Section [C26-108.3] 27-140 Building Notice Applications - Filing by owner and contractor	Directive 7 of 1975 *
Section [C26-108.3] 27-140	Memo 5-5-78
Section [C26-108.5] 27-142	Memo 10-5-70
Section [C26-108.5] 27-142	Memo 9-24-73 *
Section [C26-108.5] 27-142	Memo 8-6-70 *
Section [C26-108.6] 27-143 Plan examination and Building Laws Interpretations	Directive 2 of 1975 *
Section [C26-108.7] 27-144	Memo 1-19-72 *
Section [C26-110(a)(1)] 27-157(a)(1) Surveys	Directive 12 of 1971*
Section [C26-112.0] Subchapter 1, Art. 13 Foundation Permits	Memo 8-27-69 *
Section [C26-112.3] 27-169	Directive 44 of 1970 *
Section [C26-112.3] 27-169 Five-Day Notice to Owners of Adjoining Property before Foundation or Earthwork	Memo 10-19-83*
Section [C26-113.2] 27-168	Memo 3-16-70
Section [C26-113.2] 27-168	Memo 8-6-70 *
Section [C26-113.2] 27-168	Memo 10-5-70
Section [C26-113.2] 27-168	Memo 9-24-73 *
Section [C26-113.3] 27-169 Five-Day Notice to Owners of Adjoining Property before Demolition	Memo 10-19-83
Section [C26-114.5] 27-176 Gas Cards & Tests of Gas Piping	Memo 9-1-83 *
Section [C26-117.0] Subchapter 1, Art. 18 Equipment Use Permits	Directive 16 of 1971*
Section [C26-118.1] 27-191	Memo 1-19-72 *
Section [C26-118.7] 27-197	Directive 3 of 1972 *
Section [C26-120.5] 27-209	Directive 15 of 1971 *
Section [C26-121.5] 27-217 Change of Use	Memo 2-21-78
Section [C26-121.7] 27-219 Surveys	Directive 12 of 1971 *
Section [C26-121.10] 27-222	Directive 33 of 1970 *
Section [C26-123.1] 27-227	Directive 3 of 1972*
Section [C26-201.0 of 1938 Code] 27-232 Mezzanine, Duplex and Split-level apartments	Memo 3-19-74*
Section [C26-201.0 of 1938 Code] 27-232 " " " " " " "	Memo 8-2-77*
Section [C26-201.0(b) of 1938 Code]	Memo 10-8-68*
Section [C26-272.0 of 1938 Code] Exit signs	Memo 10-24-68
Section [C26-279.0 of 1938 Code] Occupancy Group of Cellar and Basement Storage	Memo 10-24-68
Buildings ofJ-2 and J-3Classification
Section [C26-301.6] 27-242	Memo 6-24-71
Section [C26-406.2] 27-306	Directive 25 of 1970
Section [C26-408.1 (a)(4) 27-313(a)(4) Marquees	Memo 6-1-81
Section [C26-408.2] 27-314 Sidewalk Vaults	Directive 3 of 1973*
Section [C26-409.2] 27-317 Multi-family Residential Structures within "Special Flood Hazard Areas"	Memo 1-16-76*
Section [C26-502.6] 27-328 Fire Retardant Treated Wood	Directive 20 of 1971
Section [C26-504.7] 27-345 Fire Stopping	Memo 5-26-81
Section [C26-504.10] 27-348	Directive 2 of 1970
Section [C26-504.13] 27-351 Finish Flooring in Buildings or Spaces of Construction Class 1	Memo 1-11-72
Section [C26-504.13] 27-351	Directive 2 of 1970
Section [C26-563.0 of 1938 Code]	Directive 23 of 1959
Section [C26-603.1] 27-365 Egress - Door Hardware	Memo 8-2-77*
Section [C26-603.2] 27-366	Memo 3-19-74*
Section [C26-603.2] 27-366	Memo 8-2-77*
Section [C26-604.4(j)] 27-371(j)	Memo 1-24-72
Section [C26-604.8] 27-375(g) Required Width of Stair Landings and Swing of Stair Doors	Memo 1-26-73
Section [C26-604.8(i)(1)g] 27-375(i)(1)g Stair Enclosures in Multiple Dwellings	Memo 11-18-76
Section [C26-604.9] 27-376 Construction and Location of Exterior Steps - One or Two Family Dwellings	Directive 26 of 1970
Section [C26-605.1] 27-381 Emergency Lighting Compliance Procedures	Memo 6-16-87
Section [C26-605.2] 27-382 " " " " " " "	Memo 6-16-87
Section [C26-606.1] (correction) 27-383	Memo 4-3-73
Section [C26-607.2] 27-389 Designation of Required Means of Egress	Memo 2-21-78
Section 27-493(b) Safety Precautions for Swimming Pools, Clarification of	Memo 4-11-91
Section [C26-717.1] 27-509 Special Planning Community Preservation Districts	Memo 12-2-74
Section [C26-906.2] 27-579	Memo 2-23-72*
Section [C26-1101.0] Subchapter 11, Art. 2	Directive 34 of 1970
Section [C26-1103.2} 27-676 Soil Inspections	Directive 15 of 1971*
Section [C26-1103.2] 27-676	Directive 1 of 1973*
Section [C26-1112.5] 27-723 Soil Inspections	Directive 15 of 1971*
Section [C26-1202.2] 27-733	Memo 8-25-80
Section [C26-1205.5] 27-749 Mezzanine, Duplex and Split-level apartments	Memo 3-19-74*
Section [C26-1205.5] 27-749 " " " " " " "	Memo 8-2-77*
Section [C26-1206.3] 27-754 Fresh Air Requirements	Letter 2-26-73*
Section [C26-1225.0 of 1938 Code]	Memo 3-29-71 *
Section [C26-1355.0 of 1938 Code]	Memo 6-1-71*
Section 27-777.01(a)(2) Smoke Control - Corridors of Hospitals	Memo 12-10-87
Section 27-777.02 Ventilation of Existing J-1 Buildings	Memo 12-10-87
Section [C26-1600.9] 27-904 Gas Cards & Tests of Gas Piping	Memo 9-1-83*
Section [C26-1606.3(b)] 27-921(b)	Memo 11-29-77
Section [C26-1606.4(d)] 27-922(d) Gas Cards & Tests of Gas Piping	Memo 9-1-83*
Section [C26-1700.1] 27-923 Fire Protection Systems - Building Code Interpretations	Memo 12-1-81*
Section [C26-1701.2(a)] 27-931 Fire Protection Systems - Building Code Interpretations	Memo 12-1-81*
Section [C26-1702.16(b)(1)] 27-947(b)(1) Fire Protection Systems - Building Code Interpretations	Memo 12-1-81*
Section [C26-1702.16(b)(2)] 27-947(b)(1) " " " "	Memo 12-1-81*
Section [C26-1703.8(a)] 27-961(a) " " " "	Memo 12-1-81*
Section [C26-1703.9(e)] 27-962(e) " " " "	Memo 12-1-81*
Section [C26-1704.5(f)(9(d] 27-972(f)(9)d	Directive 10 of 1975
Section [C26-1704.5(g)(8)d] 27-972(g)(8)d	Directive 10 of 1975
Section [C26-1704.5(h)] 27-972(h)	Directive 11 of 1975
Section 27-972(j)(2) Existing Low Rise Hotels	Letter 11-6-87
Section [C26-1704.8(b)(7)] 27-975(b)(7)	Directive 10 of 1975
Section [C26-1705] Subchapter 17, Art. 6 Smoke Detecting Devices	Memo 12-23-81
Section [C26-1800.8] 27-989	Directive 14 of 1969*
Section [C26-1802.0] Subchapter 18, Art. 3	Directive 10 of 1970*
Section [C26-1900] Subchapter 19, Art. 1	Memo 1-7-76
Section [C26-1902.1] 27-1026 Walls Adjacent to Demolition Sites	Directive 1 of 1979*
Excavations
Section [C26-1905.2] 27-1037 Walls Adjacent to Demolition Sites	Directive 1 of 1979*
Section [C26-1905.4] 27-1039 Use of Mechanical Means for Demolition	Directive 10 of 1973*
Section [C26-1909.3] 27-1056	Directive 19 of 1969*
Section [C26-1909.4] 27-1057	Directive 19 of 1969*
ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS
Zoning Compliance	PPN 12-15-94 (Rev. 1-3-95)*
Applications and Complaint Procedure	PPN 10-25-96*
Places of Worship/Churches	PPN 10-25-96*
Measuring the 500' Distance Requirement	PPN 10-25-96*
Filing Process	PPN 12-27-95*
ADULT USES (SEE "ZONING")	.
AGENCIES (See "INSPECTION AGENCIES, PRIVATE")
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (Also See "FIREPROOFING")
	Memo 12-15-70*
	Memo 10-8-71
	Memo 10-28-71
Fuel Burning Equipment	Memo 11-15-73
AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURES
Fees, Temporary C of O	Memo 12-17-74
AMENDMENTS TO APPLICATIONS (SEE "PLAN EXAMINATION")
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (SEE "PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH")
Minor Alterations
Americans with Disabilities Act	PPN 5-17-93*
AMMUNITION
Storage . . . . . . .	Memo 10-18-74*
AMUSEMENT ARCADES (SEE "ZONING")
AMUSEMENT MACHINES
Accessory Coin or Token Operated	PPN 5-22-96*
AMUSEMENT RIDES (SEE "ELEVATORS")
APPLICATIONS
Extensions of Approval	Directive 17 of 1971*
Bulk Filing of Plumbing Repair Approval Applications	Memo 10-6-89*
Custody of Application Folders for which Building Permits have not been Issued	PPN 12-4-90*
Plumbing Repair Applications	Memo 10-9-91*
Mail-in/Drop-off Procedure for Alteration Filings for 1, 2, and 3 Family Houses	Memo 6-18-93
APPEALS (Also See "RECONSIDERATION")
To Bd. Stds. & Appeals and City Planning Commission	Directive 7 of 1970*
To the Borough Commissioners	Memo 5-2-72
Interpretations, Consultations and Reconsiderations	Directive 1 of 1985*
ARREST PROCEDURES
Arrest Procedures	PPN 10-25-91*
ARSON
Arson Strike Force	Memo 8-10-83
ART COMMISSION
Demolition Permits	Directive 2 of 1978
Demolition Permits	Directive 2 of 1978 (rev. 11-24-78)*
ASBESTOS
Asbestos Forms	Memo 3-13-87*
Filing Requirements for Asbestos Related Work	Memo 6-8-87
Asbestos Procedure	Memo 7-6-87*
Asbestos Filing	PPN 1-20-88
Asbestos - Forms ACP-5 and ACP-7	Memo 2-16-88
Filing of Asbestos Forms	Memo 3-14-89
Asbestos Fees	Memo 9-13-89
Seal Requirements for ACP-5 Forms	Memo 9-10-90
ACP-5 Photocopying (Asbestos)	PPN 8-8-91
ASBESTOS SPRAY-ON (See "FIREPROOFING")
ASSAULTS
ATTIC SPACE (SEE "ZONING")
AUTOMOBILE LAUNDRIES (SEE "ZONING")
AUTOMOBILE RENTAL ESTABLISHMENTS (SEE "ZONING")
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION (SEE "ZONING")
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION
Retail Convenience Stores, Accessory to (U.G. 6)	PPN 4-15-94*

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