{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-681","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 27-681","heading":"§ 27-681 Applicability.","body":"Soil load bearing tests made at the option and expense of the owner of the proposed structure and inspected in accordance with the provisions of section 27-132 of article seven of subchapter one of this chapter, controlled inspection, may be accepted by the commissioner as evidence of allowable bearing capacity of a given soil stratum, subject to the following limitations:\n\n(a) The applicability of soil load bearing tests shall be limited to soil materials of classes 5-65 through 10-65.\n\n(b) Soil load bearing tests shall not be used to justify allowable bearing pressures in excess of the maximum allowable bearing values established in table 11-2 for the applicable class of material.\n\n(c) Soil load bearing tests shall not be applicable where the proposed bearing stratum is underlain by a stratum of lower class, unless analysis indicates that the presence of such lower stratum will not create excessive settlements of the building.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 27","Chapter 1: Building Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"bae0c1f3e41671ff76f2b9081f762c49ae0d9a9938d33c00e2442e4c5417609b","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-680","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-682"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}