Chapter 1: Administration
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Applications for such permits shall be accompanied by the applicable fees in accordance with article 112. Fees for subsequent requests for renewals shall be paid upon approval of such requests.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article the use of a temporary structure or the temporary use of space as a place of assembly shall require a temporary place of assembly certificate of operation issued pursuant to section 28-117.2.
A permit, inspection, or other service or privilege as regulated in this code shall not be valid until the fees prescribed herein or in rules have been paid, nor shall a renewal of a permit or other service or privilege or an amendment to a permit be released until the fee has been paid. In addition, an approval required to be reissued due to a change in product name, company name and/or address, contact information or principals, shall not be reissued until a reissuance fee, if any, has been paid. The department shall adopt such rules and shall prescribe such forms as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
Exceptions:
1. A permit, inspection or other service or privilege as regulated in this code shall not be subject to this provision if the current deed holder of the building or property affected is a corporation or association organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable or educational purposes, or for one or more such purposes, no part of the earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, and provided that the property affected is to be used exclusively by such corporation or association for one or more of such purposes.
2. A permit, inspection or other service or privilege as regulated in this code shall not be subject to this provision if the work proposed is emergency work performed by a city agency or by a contractor pursuant to a contract with a city agency.
3. A permit, inspection, or other service or privilege as regulated in this code shall not be subject to this provision if the work proposed is under a new building or alteration of an existing building for a one-, two-, or three-family dwelling that will be a green building project. The application for any such project must comply with the requirements of section 28-104.7.9, and must show how such work will result in a sufficient decrease in emissions.
(Am. L.L. 2023/126, 9/3/2023, eff. 3/1/2024)
Permits for new buildings, structures, mechanical, and plumbing, and electrical systems or alterations requiring a permit shall be accompanied by a fee for each permit in accordance with the fee schedule of Table 28-112.2 and sections 28-112.2.1 and 28-112.2.2. The commissioner may require reasonable substantiation of any statement or other form that may be required by the department.
Permit Type | Filing Fee | Renewal Fee | Comments |
Permit Type | Filing Fee | Renewal Fee | Comments | |
New Buildings | ||||
1. | New building work permit: One-, two- or three-family dwelling, where no existing building elements are to be retained in place as part of the new building. | $0.06 for each square foot, or fraction thereof, of the total floor area of the new building, but not less than $130 for each structure. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | $130 per work type | For the purposes of this fee schedule item, "building elements" means any portion of an existing building or structure, including but not limited to party walls, foundations, footings, piles and slabs on grade. |
• Subsequent applications related to initial new building work permit application, filed prior to the first temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), or the final certificate of occupancy if no TCO is issued. | $130 | $130 per work type | ||
2. |
New building work permit: One-, two- or three-family dwelling, where any existing building elements are to be retained in place as part of the new building, pursuant to section 28-101.4.5. | Minimum Filing Fee - $130 Minimum filing fee for the first $5,000 or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $2.60 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of cost of alterations in excess of $5,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | $130 per work type | For the purposes of this fee schedule item, "building elements" means any portion of an existing building or structure, including but not limited to party walls, foundations, footings, piles and slabs on grade. |
3. |
New building work permit: Garage for not more than three cars when accessory to and filed with plans for one-, two- or three-family dwelling to which it is accessory on the same lot. | $130 | $130 per work type | |
4. | New building work permit: All other new buildings fewer than 7 stories and less than 100,000 square feet, where no existing building elements are to be retained in place as part of the new building. | $0.26 for each square foot, or fraction thereof, of the total floor area of the new building, but not less than $280 for each structure. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | $130 per work type | For the purposes of this fee schedule item, "building elements" means any portion of an existing building or structure, including but not limited to party walls, foundations, footings, piles and slabs on grade |
• Subsequent applications related to initial new building work permit application, filed prior to the first temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), or the final certificate of occupancy if no TCO is issued. | $130 | $130 per work type | ||
5. |
New building work permit: All other new buildings fewer than 7 stories and less than 100,000 square feet, where any existing building elements are to be retained in place as part of the new building, pursuant to section 28-101.4.5. | Minimum Filing Fee - $280 Minimum filing fee for the first $3,000, or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $10.30 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of the alteration cost in excess of $3,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | $130 per work type | For the purposes of this fee schedule item, "building elements" means any portion of an existing building or structure, including but not limited to party walls, foundations, footings, piles and slabs on grade. |
6. | New building work permit: All other new buildings 7 stories or more or 100,000 square feet or more, classified in occupancy group R-2, where at least 50 percent of the occupancy units are affordable to households whose income is less than 165 percent of the area median income for New York city, as determined by the United States department of housing and urban development or successor agency, which are financed entirely or in part by a grant or loan from the city of New York or the New York city housing and development corporation, and where no existing building elements are to be retained in place as part of the new building. | $0.26 for each square foot, or fraction thereof, of the total floor area of the new building, but not less than $130 for each structure. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | $130 per work type | For the purposes of this fee schedule item, "building elements" means any portion of an existing building or structure, including but not limited to party walls, foundations, footings, piles and slabs on grade. |
• Subsequent applications related to initial new building work permit application, filed prior to the first temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), or the final certificate of occupancy if no TCO is issued. | $130 | $130 per work type | ||
7. |
New building work permit: All other new buildings 7 stories or more or 100,000 square feet or more, classified in occupancy group R-2, where at least 50 percent of the occupancy units are affordable to households whose income is less than 165 percent of the area median income for New York city, as determined by the United States department of housing and urban development or successor agency, which are financed entirely or in part by a grant or loan from the city of New York or the New York city housing and development corporation, and where any existing building elements are to be retained in place as part of the new building, pursuant to section 28-101.4.5. | Minimum Filing Fee - $280 Minimum filing fee for the first $3,000 or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $10.30 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of the alteration cost in excess of $3,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | $130 per work type | For the purposes of this fee schedule item, "building elements" means any portion of an existing building or structure, including but not limited to party walls, foundations, footings, piles and slabs on grade. |
8. | New building work permit: All other new buildings 7 stories or more, or 100,000 square feet or more, where no existing building elements are to be retained in place as part of the new building. | $0.45 for each square foot, or fraction thereof, of the total floor area of the new building, but not less than $290 for each structure. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | $130 per work type | For the purposes of this fee schedule item, "building elements" means any portion of an existing building or structure, including but not limited to party walls, foundations, footings, piles and slabs on grade. |
9. | • Subsequent applications related to initial new building work permit application, filed prior to the first temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), or the final certificate of occupancy if no TCO is issued. | $130 | $130 per work type | |
10. |
New building work permit: All other new buildings 7 stories or more, or 100,000 square feet or more, where any existing building elements are to be retained in place as part of the new building, pursuant to section 28-101.4.5. | Minimum Filing Fee - $290 Minimum filing fee for the first $3,000, or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $17.75 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of the alteration cost in excess of $3,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | $130 per work type | For the purposes of this fee schedule item, "building elements" means any portion of an existing building or structure, including but not limited to party walls, foundations, footings, piles and slabs on grade. |
Alterations | ||||
11. | Alteration work permit: • One-, two or three-family dwelling | $130 per work type | ||
• Alteration Type 1 • Alteration Type 2 • Alteration Type 3 • Limited Alteration Application | Minimum Filing Fee - $170 Minimum Filing Fee - $130 Minimum Filing Fee - $130 Minimum Filing Fee - $130 Minimum filing fee for the first $5,000 or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $2.60 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of cost of alterations in excess of $5,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | |||
12. | Alteration work permit: Alterations in all other buildings and structures fewer than 7 stories and less than 100,000 square feet, including but not limited to aerial towers and masts, tank structures, fire escapes, etc., which are unoccupied and not easily valued by area. | $130 per work type | Such alterations work shall include:
• Applications related to new building work permit application, filed after the first temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), or the final certificate of occupancy if no TCO is issued.
• Installation or alteration of elevators, escalators, amusement devices and other devices regulated under this code, except those filed under a new building application. | |
• Alteration Type 1 • Alteration Type 2 • Alteration Type 3 • Limited Alteration Application | Minimum Filing Fee - $280 Minimum Filing Fee - $225 Minimum Filing Fee - $195 Minimum Filing Fee - $195 Minimum filing fee for the first $3,000, or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $10.30 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of the alteration cost in excess of $3,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | |||
13. | Alteration work permit: Alterations in all other buildings and structures 7 stories or more, or 100,000 square feet or more, classified in occupancy group R-2, which are unoccupied and not easily valued by area, where at least 50 percent of the occupancy units are affordable to households whose income is less than 165 percent of the area median income for New York city, as determined by the United States department of housing and urban development or successor agency, and which are financed entirely or in part by a grant or loan from the city of New York or the New York city housing and development corporation. | $130 per work type | Such alterations work shall include:
• Applications related to new building work permit application, filed after the first temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), or the final certificate of occupancy if no TCO is issued.
• Installation or alteration of elevators, escalators, amusement devices and other devices regulated under this code, except those filed under a new building application. | |
• Alteration Type 1 • Alteration Type 2 • Alteration Type 3 • Limited Alteration Application | Minimum Filing Fee - $280 Minimum Filing Fee - $225 Minimum Filing Fee - $195 Minimum Filing Fee - $195 Minimum filing fee for the first $3,000, or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $10.30 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of the alteration cost in excess of $3,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | |||
14. | Alteration work permit: Alterations in all other buildings and structures 7 stories or more, or 100,000 square feet or more, including but not limited to aerial towers and masts, tank structures, fire escapes, etc., which are unoccupied and not easily valued by area. | $130 per work type | Such alterations work shall include:
• Applications related to new building work permit application, filed after the first temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), or the final certificate of occupancy if no TCO is issued.
• Installation or alteration of elevators, escalators, amusement devices and other devices regulated under this code, except those filed under a new building application. | |
• Alteration Type 1 • Subsequent or related filings | Minimum Filing Fee - $290 Minimum Filing Fee - $290 Minimum filing fee for the first $3,000, or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $17.75 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of the alteration cost in excess of $3,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | |||
15. | Alteration work permit: Alterations in all other buildings and structures 7 stories or more, or 100,000 square feet or more, including but not limited to aerial towers and masts, tank structures, fire escapes, etc., which are unoccupied and not easily valued by area. | $130 per work type | Such alterations work shall include:
• Applications related to new building work permit application, filed after the first temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO), or the final certificate of occupancy if no TCO is issued.
• Installation or alteration of elevators, escalators, amusement devices and other devices regulated under this code, except those filed under a new building application. | |
• Alteration Type 2 • Alteration Type 3 • Limited Alteration Application | Minimum Filing Fee - $225 Minimum Filing Fee - $195 Minimum Filing Fee - $195 Minimum filing fee for the first $3,000, or fraction thereof, of the cost of alteration; plus $10.30 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of the alteration cost in excess of $3,000. The rates and fees set forth above shall be subject to increases as provided by department rules. | |||
15.1 | Permit for electrical work.
| As provided by department rules. | As provided by department rules. | |
16. | Permit to install or alter service equipment except plumbing and fire suppression piping service equipment. | Filing fee calculated as for respective building alteration. | $130 | |
17. | Permit to install, alter or replace oil-burning equipment, gas or electric heating or any other energy source equipment. | $130 (Per Type, Device or Equipment) | ||
Other | ||||
18. | Permit for foundation, earthwork or open space without roof, whether enclosed or unenclosed, on sites such as parking lots, gasoline or oil-selling stations, storage yards, sales or exhibition or show spaces used for generally similar purposes | $10 for each two thousand square feet of area or fraction thereof, but not less than $130 | $130 | |
19. | Permit for golf driving range. | $7.50 for each twenty thousand square feet of area or fraction thereof, but not less than $130. | $130 | |
20. | Accessory building to golf driving range, not to exceed 144 square feet. | $130 | $130 | |
21. | Permit for demolition and removal. | Multiply building frontage in feet or fraction thereof x number of stories of the building x $2.60, but not less than $260. For corner lot, use the longer building frontage. | $130 | |
22. | Curb cut, private dwelling. | $3 for each linear foot including splay; minimum $130 | ||
23. | Curb cut, other. | $6 for each linear foot including splay; minimum $130 | ||
Amendments | ||||
24. | Filing of amendments to active applications and active permits. | The greater of $130 or the fees for the additional scope or cost of work as calculated pursuant to this Table 28-112.2. | ||
Signs | ||||
25. | Permit to erect, install or alter sign: Ground sign, wall sign, or any sign mounted to the wall or any other structure. | Filing fee calculated as for respective building alteration, plus $5 for each one hundred square feet of surface area, or fraction thereof, but not less than $35 | $130 | Each face of any sign, when fronting on different streets, shall be treated as a separate sign. |
26. | Permit to erect, install or alter sign: Roof sign having a tight, closed or solid surface. | Filing fee calculated as for respective building alteration; plus $15 for each 100 square feet of surface area, or fraction thereof, but not less than $70 | $130 | Each face of any sign, when fronting on different streets, shall be treated as a separate sign. |
27. | Permit to erect, install or alter sign: Roof sign without a tight, closed or solid surface, extending to a height of not more than 31 feet above roof level. | Filing fee calculated as for respective building alteration; plus $15 for each 100 square feet of surface area, or fraction thereof, but not less than $130 | $130 | Each face of any sign, when fronting on different streets, shall be treated as a separate sign. |
28. | Permit to erect, install or alter sign: Roof sign without a tight, closed or solid surface, extending to a height over 31 feet above roof level. | Filing fee calculated as for respective building alteration; plus $25 for each 100 square feet of area, or fraction thereof, but not less than $135. | $130 | Each face of any sign, when fronting on different streets, shall be treated as a separate sign. |
29. | Permit to erect, install or alter sign: Illuminated sign on storefront or wall or any other structure projecting beyond street line having 30 square feet or less on one side. | Filing fee calculated as for respective building alteration. | $130 | Illuminated sign is subject to annual use fee: $45. |
30. | Permit to erect, install or alter sign: Illuminated sign on storefront or wall or any other structure projecting beyond street line having more than thirty square feet but no more than 50 square feet on one side. | Filing fee calculated as for respective building alteration. | $130 | Illuminated sign is subject to annual use fee: $70. |
31. | Permit to erect, install or alter sign: Illuminated sign on storefront or wall or any other structure projecting beyond street line and having more than 50 square feet on one side. | Filing fee calculated as for respective building alteration. | $130 | Illuminated sign is subject to annual use fee: $0.75 for each square foot or part thereof annually, but not less than $130. |
32. | Maintenance permit for outdoor signs. | As provided by department rules. | ||
Temporary Structures and Construction Installations | ||||
33. | Sidewalk shed. | $160 for the first 25 feet or fraction thereof in the length of the shed; plus $10 for each additional 25 feet or fraction thereof. | $130 | |
34. | Scaffold. | $160 | $130 | |
35. | Construction Fence. | $160 | $100 | |
36. | Permit for temporary shed, railing, footbridge, catch platform, building sidewalk shanty, over-the-sidewalk chute. | $160 for each permit | $100 | |
37. | Permit for temporary structure other than those listed above, including but not limited to tents, grandstands, stages. | For the initial 30 days of permit duration: $130 for the first 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof; plus $0.10 for each square foot or fraction thereof in excess of one thousand square feet; $130 for each additional 30 day period of permit duration. | $130 for each additional 30 days | |
Reinstatement of Applications/Permits | ||||
38. | Application reinstatement fees: | |||
• Following first permit issuance but prior to commencing work. | Full fee at the rate in effect on the date of reinstatement. | |||
• Following first permit, with work partially complete. | Full fee at the rate in effect on the date of reinstatement. | |||
• Reinstatement of an abandoned application. | Based upon the full fee at the rate in effect on the date of reinstatement, the percentage of the fee equal to the percentage of work remaining as determined by the department inspector, plus the renewal fee. | |||
39. | Permit reinstatement fees: | |||
• Following first permit issuance but prior to commencing work and more than 1 year since filing. | Full fee at the rate in effect on the date of reinstatement. | |||
• Following first permit, but more than 1 year with work partially complete. | Based upon the full fee at the rate in effect on the date of reinstatement, the percentage of the fee equal to the percentage of work remaining as determined by the department inspector, plus the renewal fee. | |||
• Following first permit, more than 1 year after work suspended or abandoned. | Based upon the full fee at the rate in effect on the date of reinstatement, the percentage of the fee equal to the percentage of work remaining as determined by the department inspector, plus the renewal fee. | |||
• Work permit within a period of 2 years from the date of issuance, solely for the purpose of sign-off, including correction of defects noted in a final inspection as provided in section 28-116.2.4. | Based upon the full fee at the rate in effect on the date of reinstatement, the percentage of the fee equal to the percentage of work remaining as determined by the department inspector, plus the renewal fee. | |||
• More than 2 years with code / zone change during this period (e.g., job application was originally filed under 1968 Code and job must be filed in 2014 Code). | Re-file job application and pay full filing fee. | |||
(Am. L.L. 2016/056, 5/10/2016, eff. 6/9/2016; Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022; Am. L.L. 2023/077, 6/11/2023, eff. 6/11/2023; Am. L.L. 2024/128, 12/21/2024, eff. 12/21/2025)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2008/008, L.L. 2021/126, L.L. 2023/077, and L.L. 2024/128.
For work that will result in a new certificate of occupancy or change to the certificate of occupancy, 50 percent of the total fee for the work permit, but not less than $130, or the total fee for the work permit where such fee is less than $130, shall be paid and shall accompany the first application for the approval of construction documents and the whole or remainder of the total fee shall be paid before the work permit may be issued. For work that will not result in a new certificate of occupancy or change in the certificate of occupancy, 100 percent of the total fee for the work permit, but not less than $130, shall be paid at the time of filing.
(L.L. 2024/128, 12/21/2024, eff. 12/21/2025)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2024/128.
Fees for electrical work requiring a permit shall be in accordance with department rules. For electrical work requiring a permit, 50 percent of the total fee for the work permit, but not less than $130, or the total fee for the work permit where such fee is less than $130, shall be paid at the time of filing, and the remainder of the total fee shall be paid before any department inspection.
(L.L. 2024/128, 12/21/2024, eff. 12/21/2025)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2024/128.
An estimate of the cost of construction shall be provided at the time of application for construction document approval or, where no construction documents are required, at the time of application for a permit. Such costs shall include the total value of work proposed, including but not limited to materials, equipment and labor, with reasonable allowances for profit and overhead. If, in the opinion of the department, the cost is underestimated, the application shall be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimates to meet the approval of the department. A final statement with the total actual cost of construction, as built or installed, shall be submitted prior to sign-off. The initial, amended and final building permit valuation shall be set by the department.
(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.
Any person who commences any work before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a penalty as specified in this code that shall be in addition to the required permit fees.
Exception: Emergency work performed pursuant to section 28-105.4.1.
(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.
The payment of the fee for the construction, alteration, removal or demolition for work done in connection or concurrently with the work authorized by a building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law.
Upon application to the comptroller of the city of New York, and upon verification of claim by the commissioner, refunds or rebates of partial or full fees shall be provided as set forth in sections 28-112.6.1 through 28-112.6.3.
In the event that an owner withdraws an application, the owner may obtain a refund of all or a portion of the fee paid as follows:
1. If an application for construction document approval is withdrawn prior to the commencement of examination of the application all but $40 of the deposit fee paid shall be refunded.
2. If an application for construction document approval is withdrawn during the progress of examination of the application, the comptroller shall retain a percentage of the deposit fee paid, which the department shall certify is the equivalent percentage of the examination completed, but not less than $100. The remainder of the deposit fee shall be refunded to the owner.
3. If an application for construction document approval is withdrawn after examination of construction documents and/or construction document approval and before issuance of permit, there shall be refunded by the comptroller 50 percent of the total computed fee for the permit, except that not less than $100 shall be retained by the comptroller.
(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.
If the applicant withdraws his or her application for a certificate of approval for a power-operated crane, derrick or cableway, such applicant may obtain a refund of a portion of the fees as follows:
1. If the application is withdrawn prior to the commencement of examination by the department, the entire fee shall be refunded except $100.
2. If the application is withdrawn after the examination has commenced, the comptroller shall retain a percentage of the fee paid, which the department shall certify is the equivalent percentage of the examination performed, but not less than $100. The remainder of the fee shall be refunded to the applicant.
3. If the application is withdrawn after the department has performed its examination, whether or not the application has been approved no part of the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
(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.
With respect to the rebates under section 28-112.6, the commissioner may, at his or her discretion, issue a rebate of application fees as follows and as established by rule.
(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.
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