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September 22, 2009
Permit Posting Required?
For jobs where permits are required, is it a requirement that construction permits must be posted on a job site? Or just that they can be presented when asked for?
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Must Be Posted Were It Is Visible From Entrance Of The Job Site.
Posted by: OldManSam at September 22, 2009 4:22 PM
See this article, which includes the following: "No project may begin without the proper permits clearly posted on the project site, in a conspicuous place easily visible from the street, and the approved, stamped [i.e., perforated] set available on-site for the inspector's review." http://www.cooperator.com/articles/1002/1/Work-Permits/Page1.html
In addition, DOB is now having a field day enforcing this regulation: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/downloads/pdf/smoking_regulatory.pdf
Posted by: vinca at September 22, 2009 5:20 PM
Thanks for the information. Is there any reason why a contractor who has obtained permits for a job might decide to not post them, or is the lack of posting a fairly definite sign that he did not, in fact, get the permits?
Posted by: jland at September 22, 2009 9:16 PM
I'd lean towards the latter... anyway it's simple enuf to look up your addy at nyc.gov and see what permits have been issued.
Posted by: denton at September 22, 2009 9:50 PM
Some contractors swear that posting permits is an invitation for DOB inspectors strolling the neighborhood to knock on your door. Some contractors swear they have permits, which they might or might not have. You, as owner, have ultimate responsibility and should be in possession of the original perforated permits.
If DOB comes knocking, you'll need them on your premises, not "filed" in someone's office, somewhere else. You can check permits issued, and lots more,
by going to DOB bisweb and plugging in your address or block and lot number:
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bispi00.jsp
Posted by: vinca at September 22, 2009 11:24 PM
You can print out your permits from the above site and tape them to the window yourself. Don't count on the contractor to do that - he's not the one who'll get fined if the DOB comes a-calling.
Posted by: zeebee_in_bklyn at September 23, 2009 8:35 AM
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