N.Y. Executive Law § 382-b: Residential buildings with truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction; notice requirements

§ 382-b. Residential buildings with truss type, pre-engineered wood or

timber construction; notice requirements. 1. a. Any person utilizing

truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction for the erection

of any new residential structure, for any addition to an existing

residential structure, or for any rehabilitation of an existing

residential structure, shall, upon application for a building permit

with the local government having jurisdiction, include on the permit

application that truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction

is being utilized.

b. The property owner or the property owner's representative shall

complete a form prescribed by the council designating the structure as

truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction and file such

form with the application for a building permit.

c. Upon receiving the application for a building permit and a form

designating the structure as truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber

construction, the local government having jurisdiction shall notify by

certified mail, facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means, the chief

of the fire district, fire department or fire company having

jurisdiction over the structure to be erected, added to, or modified, or

his or her designee, that truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber

construction is being utilized.

d. As a condition of the final receipt of a certificate of occupancy

or certificate of completion, a sign or symbol designed and approved by

the council shall be affixed to any electric box attached to the

exterior of the structure, if one exists.

e. The property owner or his or her representative shall be

responsible for maintaining the sign or symbol on the electric box of

the residence, as required by paragraph d of this subdivision, and shall

replace the sign or symbol when any changes or modifications are made to

the electric box or the sign or symbol is damaged.

2. a. The local building department or local code enforcement official

having jurisdiction over the residential structure to be erected, added

to, or modified, or his or her designee shall consult with the county

fire coordinator, local 911 and emergency dispatchers, and the local

fire protection provider or entity deemed pertinent to determine the

manner sufficient to warn persons conducting fire control and other

emergency operations of the existence of truss type, pre-engineered wood

or timber construction in the structure.

b. The chief of the fire district, fire department, or fire company

having jurisdiction over the residential structure to be erected, added

to, or modified, or his or her designee shall use the information

provided under subdivision one of this section to warn persons

conducting fire control and other emergency operations of the existence

of truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction in the

structure.

c. Nothing contained in this section shall in any way affect or

diminish section two hundred five-b of the general municipal law.

3. The council shall promulgate rules and regulations it deems

necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this section including,

but not limited to, the dimensions and color of such sign or symbol.

4. Local governments shall provide by local law or resolution for the

enforcement of the provisions of this section, if necessary. Local

governments may provide for joint enforcement of the provisions of this

section by agreement pursuant to article five-G of the general municipal

law.

5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any city with a

population of one million or more persons.