{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-pc-106","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § PC 106","heading":"Section PC 106: Permits","body":"106.1 General.\n\nPermits shall comply with this section, with Article 105 of Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Administrative Code, and with requirements found elsewhere in this code.\n\n106.2 Required.\n\nAny owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, add to, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, add to, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application for construction document approval in accordance with Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Administrative Code and this chapter and obtain the required permit.\n\n106.3 Work exempt from permit.\n\nExemptions from permit requirements of this code as authorized in Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Administrative Code and the rules of the department shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or rules.\n\n106.4 Validity of permit.\n\nThe issuance or granting of a permit shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this code or of any other law. Permits presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or other law shall not be valid. The issuance of a permit based on construction documents and other data shall not prevent the commissioner from requiring the correction of errors in the construction documents and other data. The commissioner is also authorized to prevent occupancy or use of a structure where in violation of this code or of any other law.\n\n106.5 Mandatory sewer and catch basin work required by Section 24-526 of the Administrative Code.\n\nAn applicant for a permit who is required pursuant to Section 24-526 of the Administrative Code to construct or repair defects in sewers or catch basins that lie outside the property shall submit certification from the Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with Section 105.9 of the New York City Building Code.\n\n106.6 Other permits.\n\nIn addition to any permits required by the provisions of this code, the following permits shall also be required:\n\n1. Permits for all water supplies and backflow devices for all buildings shall be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection, and the installation of the water service system from the street main up to and including the meter outlet control valve shall be subject to inspection and approval by such department. All backflow devices shall be acceptable to the New York State Department of Health.\n\n2. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPermits for the installation of the building sewer shall be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection.\n\n3. Permits for sidewalk and street openings shall be obtained from the Department of Transportation.\n\n4. Where groundwater discharge permits are required by the rules of the Department of Environmental Protection for the discharge of groundwater, such permits shall be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with such rules.\n\n5. Permits for the installation of temporary connections at the street for water and sewer shall be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection.\n\n106.7 Permits with respect to limited alteration applications.\n\nFor permits with respect to limited alteration applications refer to Sections 28-101.5 and 28-104.6, Exception 1 of the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdministrative Code.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 6: New York City Plumbing 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":"44c5cfe6f6e4628f35bea933a510048ca8952deba6e1a13703242f25c01926d6","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-pc-105","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-pc-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}