N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 19 § 1202.4 : DEPARTMENT OF STATE — Division of Code Enforcement and Administration — Uniform Code and Energy Code: Administration and Enforcement by the State in Certain Local Governments — Construction inspections

(a) Work for which a building permit has been issued under section 1202.3 of this Part shall be inspected by the department. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to:

(1) ensure the work remains accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the department;

(2) inform the department that the work is ready for inspection; and

(3) coordinate with the department to schedule such inspection. In addition to those inspections noted in section 1202.4(b) of this Part, the department reserves the right to perform an inspection of the work that is the subject of a building permit at any time during the period the building permit is active in order to confirm the work is being performed in compliance with the Codes, and the information and construction documents approved with, and any conditions imposed by, the building permit.

(b) The elements of the construction process to be inspected by the department shall include, where applicable, the following:

(1) worksite prior to the issuance of a building permit;

(2) footing and foundation;

(3) preparation for concrete slab;

(4) framing;

(5) structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire-protection, and other similar service systems of the building;

(6) fire resistant construction;

(7) fire resistant penetrations;

(8) solid fuel-burning heating appliances, chimneys, flues, or gas vents;

(9) inspections required to demonstrate Energy Code compliance, including but not limited to insulation, fenestration, air leakage, system controls, mechanical equipment size, and, where required, minimum fan efficiencies, programmable thermostats, energy recovery, whole-house ventilation, plumbing heat traps, high-performance lighting, and controls;

(10) installation, connection, and assembly of factory manufactured buildings and manufactured homes; and

(11) a final inspection after all work authorized by the building permit has been completed.

(c) Remote inspections in lieu of in-person inspections may be performed when, at the discretion of the department, the remote inspection can be performed to the same level and quality as an in-person inspection and the remote inspection shows to the satisfaction of the department that the elements of the construction process conform with the applicable requirements of the Codes.

(d) After each inspection, the department shall note the work, or a portion thereof to be satisfactory as completed, or the owner shall be notified as to the manner in which the work fails to comply with the Codes, including a citation to the specific code provision or provisions that have not been met. The owner shall be responsible for ensuring work not in compliance with any applicable provision of the Codes remains exposed until such work has been brought into compliance with all applicable provisions of the Codes, is reinspected by the department, and is found satisfactory as completed.

(e) The fee(s), if any, specified in or determined in accordance with section 1202.15 of this Part must be paid prior to, or at the time of each inspection performed pursuant to this section.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 19 § 1202.4

Amended New York State Register August 29, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 35, eff.8/29/2018

Adopted New York State Register December 28, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 52 , eff. 12/30/2022