NYC Council · Int 1397-2025 · Enacted

Establishing resilient construction standards for tanks in stormwater flood risk areas

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Became law

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the New York city building code, and the New York city mechanical code in relation to establishing resilient construction standards for tanks in stormwater flood risk areas, requiring the department of buildings to provide...” Read the full text

Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

What it does

This bill would require the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Buildings (DOB) to conduct a study to develop construction code amendments to address stormwater flood risks. This bill would also require DOB to indicate on its building information system online portal whether a property is within the 10-year rainfall flood risk area, and a link to information about the risks of stormwater flooding to properties. Finally, this bill would amend Appendix G of the Building Code to require that above-ground tanks in the 10-year rainfall flood risk area be elevated to account for the risks of stormwater flooding.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.