{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-28-305.4.1","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 28-305.4.1","heading":"§ 28-305.4.1 Definition.","body":"As used in this article, the following term shall have the following meaning:\n\nRETAINING WALL. A wall that resists lateral pressures and limits lateral displacement caused by soil, rock, water or other materials, except that basement and vault walls that are part of a building, underground structures, including but not limited to utility vault structures, tunnels, transit stations and swimming pools, shall not be considered retaining walls.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 3: Maintenance of Buildings"],"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":"eb8067f7e1e6b4a47aebda95b5e060d5e7477e77e5aa1f019e93dbdf72db5af6","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-28-305.4","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-28-305.4.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}