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DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONNYC Department of Buildings

Permit Application Processes

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• Combined Heat & Power Systems

• Microturbines

• Reciprocating Engines

• Solar Photovoltaic Systems

• Building-mounted Wind Turbines

Scope

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• Proof of ConEd interconnection coordination

• Construction, Plumbing and Electrical permits

• Listing by a nationally recognized testing laboratory as an

assembly regarding structural and electrical criteria

• Electrical installation only by NYC-licensed master

electrician

• Applicant must be a registered architect or professional

engineer

General Requirements

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• Construction Application – required• Building and roof structure

• Roof condition, including drainage

• Structural analysis and anchorage design

• Product/component listing

• Zoning

• Electrical Application – required• Product listing

• Electrical assembly

• Utility connection

Types of Application

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• Plumbing Application – required• Product listing

• Piping assembly

• Utility connection

• Application for Property Tax Abatement for

Eligible Solar PV Installations

Types of Application

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Online Resources

www.nyc.gov/buildings

Online Resources

Combined Heat & Power


Department of

Buildings

Department of

Environmental

Protection

Fire

Department

Construction

Plumbing

Electrical

City agencies with permit

requirements for combined

heat & power systems


DEP air permit:

• Must comply with NYC DEP Air Code for vent stack

standards

• Must obtain an air permit to operate a CHP system

• Permit approval based on stack connections, exhaust

termination and calculations of emissions produced

• CHP systems producing emissions exceeding 12.5 tons

NOX per year will require a SEQRA/CEQR analysis.

• Environmental assessment to determine impact on

surrounding environment


FDNY permit:

• FDNY approval required for any system that utilizes

“high-pressure” gas in excess of 6 psig.

• FDNY will review the fire alarm system and non-water

based fire suppression systems.

• The “Certificate of Fitness” holder

• An individual trained by the manufacturer to shut down

the equipment in an emergency.

• Must be on-site during business hours


DOB permits:

• Must comply with NYC Mechanical Code, Fuel Gas Code,

Plumbing Code, and NFPA 37

• Must obtain a plumbing permit for gas service

• Must obtain an electrical permit for electric connections

• Slightly different requirements for reciprocating engines

versus microturbines

• Microturbines must comply with Rule §50-01

• DOB considers “high-pressure” to be gas boosted in

excess of 15 psig.

Combined Heat & Power: DOB permits

Reciprocating Engines

• File PW1 application (registered architect or professional

engineer) and PW1C (aka Schedule C) for heating and

combustion equipment

• Low-pressure Heat Recovery: No other filing needed

• Heat Recovery Systems Using Steam: No other filing needed if

the relief valve is set at 15 psig or lower

• Heat Recovery Systems Using Hot Water: No other filing

needed if the relief valve is set below 160 psig

• High-pressure Boilers: Boiler Permit required and 24/7 coverage

by a licensed NYC high-pressure boiler operator

•DOB Boiler unit will inspect prior to operation


Microturbines

• File PW1 application (registered architect or professional

engineer). Professional certification is not allowed

• Maximum 500kW per unit

• Maximum 2MW production per building

• Equipment must be outside with prescribed clearances or

indoors within 2 hour rated enclosure.

• Interior equipment rooms must be sprinklered or provided with

other non-water based fire suppression system

• Equipment rooms must have a ventilation, gas detection, and fire

alarm systems set to trip the microturbine


Microturbines

• Service Contract with the manufacturer for life of the unit

• Special requirements for high-pressure gas service:

• Connections between gas service and compressor provided with

solid welded joints

• Flame arrestor installed upstream of the gas compressor

• Gas piping not to exceed 12 feet between the compressor and

combustion device

• Automatic and emergency gas shut-off valves

• Secured access to equipment room with signage

Microturbine Rule


Any CHP system that

exceeds 500kW per

unit or 2MW for the

whole building must

obtain a site specific

approval from the

Office of Technical

Certification and

Research (OTCR)

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Solar Photovoltaic Installations

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• Title 4-C of Article 4 of New York State Real

Property Tax Law

• DOB rule 1RCNY §105-02

• NYS law applies only in NYC

DoB is the “designated agency”

• Critically important to read both the law and the rule

and to follow procedures in the rule

Application for Property Tax Abatement

Tax Abatement links

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Definitions

• Applicant of record - the registered design

professional who filed the alteration application

• Alteration application - in this case, the Alt 2

application filed with the Department

• Applicant for property tax abatement - the owner

• Application for property tax abatement - Form PTA4

• Compliance period - the tax year (July 1-June 30) in

which the property tax abatement begins and the three

tax years immediately following, 4 years total


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Definitions

• Placed in service - affects how the abatement is

calculated, and shall be the later of:

• the date of the utility company’s (i.e. Con Ed,

LIPA, etc.) final acceptance of interconnection, or

• the date of the department’s electrical division’s

sign-off, as evidenced in DOB’s Building

Information System (BIS)


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• Step 1: Perform preliminary evaluation of

existing building structure, roof structure, roof

covering and drainage system to determine

what if any additional work is required prior to

solar power system installation.

• Step 2: Prepare documents in accordance

with Construction Application process.


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Document requirements

• Plot plan locating of solar power system on the site, trees,

structures, city services, utilities or other potential hazards

• Site plan and/or roof plan(s) and/or elevation(s) showing

the solar modules in place, other equipment and structures,

whether or not related to the system

• Fire Department access for firefighting and maintenance

(Fire Code §504)

Construction Permit Application

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• Zoning compliance, including

height and setback requirements


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• Step 3: File an Alt 2 application professionally

certified with final inspection to be performed

by applicant (or another professional).• Required, regardless of whether solar power system was

included in NB or broader Alt 2 application prior to this rule

• Eligible expenditures indicated on form PW3

• No other work permitted as part of this application

At submission of Alt 2, applicant must indicate

on PC1 that this job is the subject of an

application for property tax abatement.


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Forms:

• PW1

• TR1

• PC1

• POC1

• PW3

• PTA4

All forms are available at nyc.gov/buildings

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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PW1

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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PW1

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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PC1

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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POC1

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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PW3

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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Document requirements:

• Drawings, including electrical design drawings,

sufficient to show and describe the solar power system and

the arrangement and operation of system elements

• System shall be listed as an assembly, including structural

criteria

• Drawings detailing the anchorage of solar power system

• Ballast prohibited for grade-level installation

• Ballast prohibited for installations >= 100 feet above grade

• Ballast shall be fully contained


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• Drawings showing structural work required to provide,

add or reinforcement as necessary to sustain the added

vertical and horizontal loads (Building Code Chapter 16)

• Drawings showing roof covering and drainage work

• ConEd preliminary contract or other proof of coordination


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• Step 4: Obtain Construction and Electrical

permits

• Electrical Application shall not be filed until Alt 2

application has been submitted.

Electrical Application must include the Alt 2

application number in Section 3 and must

indicate that application is for “S Sustainable

Energy Install” in Section 6


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Electrical Permit may be e-filed

NYC Electrical Code § 690.1

• 2007 NYC amendments to

2005 NEC are still in effect:

Installations must be listed

by nationally recognized

testing laboratory as

complete assemblies

Electrical inspection by DoB

Electrical Permit Application

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• Step 5: Construction

• Step 6: Inspections

• Construction inspections, including the Final

Inspection, shall be performed by registered design

professionals as indicated on TR1

• Electrical inspection shall be performed by DoB

electrical inspectors


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TR1

TR1

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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TR1

TR1

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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• Step 7: Electrical sign-off

• Step 8: Construction sign-off

• To follow electrical sign-off

• Install utility meter, if applicable

• Applicant of record shall submit completed

Technical Reports and request for sign-off AND fully

completed Application for Property Tax Abatement


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NOTE:If the property tax abatement application is not

submitted together with and at the same time as the

request for construction sign-off,

then the property tax abatement application shall be

denied and the Department will not review or process

the property tax abatement application.


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PTA4

Filing for the

Tax Abatement

Forms

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Form PTA4: Property Tax Abatement

1. An architect or engineer must certify

a) compliance of the solar electric generating system

with both Title 4-C and 1RCNY §105-02, and

b) the date the system was placed in service.

2. The architect or engineer must complete the

Application Form PTA4, sign and seal the form, and

obtain the signature of the owner (Applicant for Property

Tax Abatement).


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3. The Applicant must certify the expenditures for the

solar electric generating system:

• were incurred on or after August 5, 2008;

• do not include interest or finance charges;

• were not incurred using a federal, state or local

grant

The applicant must also certify that the system will be

maintained throughout the compliance period.


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4. The architect or engineer must deliver the

Application for Property Tax Abatement to the

applicant of record for submission with the

Technical Reports and the request for Construction

sign-off


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The form must be received by March 15 in order

for the abatement to commence on July 1 of

that year.

If not received by March 15, the application will

be rejected for that year and you will have to

apply again the next year.

DON’T PROCRASTINATE!


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• Step 9: DOB registers receipt of Application

for Property Tax Abatement as a required item

in BIS, and this will indicate the date of filing of

the application

The Application for Property Tax Abatement

must be filed by March 15 in order for the

abatement to commence on July 1 of that

calendar year.


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• The plan examiner will verify that

construction documents comply with

applicable laws

• If plan examiner finds conditions in

violation of the laws, objections will be

issued and must be resolved


ALL solar permits pursuing the tax

abatement will be plan reviewed by DOB.

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• DOB inspector will verify that installation

complies with construction documents


ALL solar permits pursuing the tax

abatement will be inspected by DOB.

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• Step 10: The Department notifies the

Department of Finance of its acceptance of

the Application for Property Tax Abatement

and the professional and owner certifications.


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• Step 11: Within 15 days prior to the last day

of the compliance period, an architect or

engineer must inspect the installation to

ensure that it complies with the requirements

of Title 4-C and DOB rule 1RCNY §105-02.

• Step 12: The applicant of record shall

prepare and maintain a report of the

inspection, and shall notify DOB if the system

is not in compliance.


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For more about solar power, visit the DOB Sustainability page at www.nyc.gov/buildings

Online Resources

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Please email your questions to the Department at:

[email protected]

Online Resources

Buildings Bulletin

Wind TurbineIssued September 1, 2009

Small, Building-mounted Wind Turbines

Online Resources

The code requires

equipment to be tested

to a national standard.

There is no U.S. standard

for wind turbines

mounted on buildings or

near buildings.

Small Wind Turbines

Bulletin: All wind turbine assemblies shall

be listed, including all components,

…but so far, only the inverter is available

as a listed product.

Small Wind Turbines

Two paths to product

acceptance:

1.Manufacturers develop

acceptance criteria

2.Pilot Projects

Small Wind Turbines

MANUFACTURER:

Engage a 3rd party engineering firm with

expertise in wind (NYS registered) to:

1.Edit an existing

standard to make it

specifically applicable,

or…

2.Write entirely new

acceptance standard

Small Wind Turbines

MANUFACTURER:

Standard must comply with all

codes and the following safety

issues:

1. Turbulence

2. Wind conditions

3. Harmonic vibrations

4. Ice and snow

5. Lightning

6. Structural support

7. Birds

Small Wind Turbines

MANUFACTURER:

1. Standard must be

approved by DOB

2. Product must be tested by

approved testing lab

3. Plan approval and permits

required

Small Wind Turbines

PILOT PROJECT:

DOB may approve projects

prior to developing a standard

pending:

1. Max. 2 kW per assembly

2. Max. 10 kw per building

3. 25 ft. setback from street

(prohibited on occupied roof)

Small Wind Turbines

PILOT PROJECT:

DOB filing:

1. OTCR-2

check the box in Section 2

for Pilot Project

2. Manufacturer certifies that:

i. The wind turbine is safe

as per building code

ii. The manufacturer will

develop standard

3. Owner’s Certification

Small Wind Turbines

PILOT PROJECT:

DOB approval and permits

1. Comply with all codes and

zoning (permitted obstruction)

2. Utility approval

documentation from ConEd

all electrical requirements

have been satisfied,

or owner’s affidavit saying no

electrical interconnection

3. Technical

comply with rule for PV

Small Wind Turbines

PILOT PROJECT:

DOB filing:

• Daily wind speed and

direction

• Power generated

• Recommendations from

manufacturer’s engineer

• Visual inspection of

welds, bolts, structural

• Operation of electrical

and mechanical parts

• Effect on building

(cracks, noise, etc.)

• Log of noise complaints

• Log of stoppage due to

excessive rotation

• Maintenance log

1. Monitoring reportmust retain report for duration of

pilot project, plus 3 years

2. Termination2 years after electrical permit

issued, if DOB does not approve

test report, then the turbines must

be removed within 90 days

Small Wind Turbines

1. You must get a permita construction permit and electrical permit are always required

a plumbing permit is required for gas service

2. Everything I just told you will change,

except for #1 aboveStay tuned at with www.nyc.gov/buildings for process updates

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