The LPC has announced plans to launch a new web-based permit portal titled Portico. Scheduled for launch in March 2024, Portico aims to improve the application process for landmark-designated properties. It will facilitate the filing of new permit applications, amending existing ones, uploading supporting documents, requesting compliance notices, and receiving final permits and drawings. The portal also features an application assistant to guide applicants through selecting the correct application process and identifies the required supporting materials based on the proposed scope of work.

In the upcoming weeks, the LPC will communicate the official launch date for Portico and offer detailed guidance on how to utilize the new portal. This includes plans for comprehensive training sessions, usage instructions, open office hours, and Zoom tutorials to assist users in navigating the platform and its features.

Department of Buildings Bulletin 2018-008 requires registered design professionals to perform final inspections of certain applications for work that does not require a new or amended certificate of occupancy, including applications associated with a new building application for work including but not limited to support of excavation, structural work, and mechanical work.

Effective on April 15, 2022 the New York City Fire Code will be known as the 2022 New York City Fire Code. The 2022 Fire Code is the culmination of a three-year review of the New York City Fire Code and the 2012 and 2015 editions and selected provisions of the 2018 edition of the International Fire Code, the model code upon which the New York City Fire Code is based. On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council passed Intro 2430-A amending and updating the New York City Fire Code. The bill thereafter became law as Local Law No. 47 of 2022.

The NYC Fire department has released a summary of the Fire Code amendments that the Fire Department deems to be the most significant and/or likely to be of interest in the 2022 Fire Code, together with a cross-reference table showing the current and new Fire Code chapter and section numbers.

• 2022 New York City Fire Code Highlight Summary (Local Law Revised Final)

• 2014/2022 New York City Fire Code Cross-Reference Table

Applicants for work that will result in an amount of soil disturbance greater than or equal to 20,000 square feet, or in the creation of 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface, are required to submit DEP Stormwater Construction and Stormwater Maintenance Permits. This requirement is not limited to work in an MS4 Area. See Local Law 91 of 2020 and Chapter 19.1 of the Rules of the City of New York.

Applicants can submit site safety plans for General Construction (GC) and Foundation (FO) DOB NOW jobs by email to the Department of Buildings Construction Safety Compliance (CSC) Plan Examination Unit before the job is approved, until further notice.

In January of 2019, the LPC launched an updated edition of the Permit Application Guide, now named the LPC Permit Guidebook: How to Get Staff-Level Approvals to help applicants file applications that include the correct materials so that staff can review the proposed work and issue a permit more quickly.

The LPC Permit Guidebook, which reflect the new rules and amendments adopted by the Commission in January 2019, focuses on the most common types of work that require a permit, such as window replacement, restoration and additions. It includes new guidance on barrier-free access in order to ensure buildings are accessible, and, for the first time, it also addresses sustainability, resiliency and flood-proofing measures in historic buildings so they may best adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Department of Buildings Bulletin 2018-002 provides guidance to the code, zoning, and filing requirements for rooftops or terraces that are to be occupied, including those for passive recreation purposes, in new buildings and existing buildings. Passive recreation spaces on rooftops and terraces are typically outdoor spaces of the building, such as rooftop gardens or green roofs. They are provided as amenities for the passive enjoyment of the occupants of the building and typically do not involve excessive noise, vibration and other nuisances.

The Technology Management Bulletin #2/2011 establishes guidelines for the submission of the TM‐5: Application for Rooftop Access Variance/Plan Review, in accordance with the rooftop access and obstruction requirements set forth in the NYC Fire Code (2014) §FC504.4 and FC512. [Revised 4/2016}

The New York City Charter was amended by local Law 77 of 1968 to eliminate the necessity of obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy where the alteration only consists of combining apartments to create larger residential units in the building, and the bulk of the building is not being increased.