On June 30th the City Council intends to vote to delay the deadlines for installing natural gas detectors. Please see the summary below. MPC will provide an update once the vote actually takes place:
Bill Title:
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to deadlines for installing natural gas detectors and to repeal section 8 of local law 157 for the year 2016 relating thereto
Bill Summary:
This plain language summary is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for legal counsel. For more information, you should review the full text of the bill, which is available online at legistar.council.nyc.gov.
Local law 157 of 2016 required the installation of natural gas alarms in dwelling units on May 1 of the year after the department establishes applicable standards and rules for those alarms. This bill would postpone the natural gas alarm requirement and would instead provide that natural gas alarms be required no earlier than January 1, 2027. DOB would also be required to submit to the mayor and the Council, by July 1, 2026, a determination on if the department has been able to identify 4 distinct manufacturers of battery-powered natural gas alarms; if such determination finds an insufficient number of alarms, DOB would be required to extend the compliance date to January 1, 2029.
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