LOCAL LAW
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA -ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 56-98, TITLED "SCAFFOLDING REQUIRED; PERMIT; FEE," OF ARTICLE X OF CHAPTER 56 PART VI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS.
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BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council of the City of Yonkers, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 56 of the Code of the City of Yonkers, entitled, "building and Electrical Code" is hereby amended in part, by amending Section 56-98 entitled, "Scaffolding required; permit; fee" to read as follows:
Chapter 56: Building and Electrical Code
Article X: Moved Buildings; Minor Structures
Section 56-98: Scaffolding required; permit; fee
A. Whenever construction, alteration, repair or demolition occurs in the City of Yonkers, scaffolding shall be utilized when required by the New York Uniform Code and 12 NYCRR 23, or when otherwise directed by the Commissioner.
B. Prior to erecting any scaffolding, a permit shall be obtained from the Department. The Department shall issue permits for all scaffolding. When scaffolding is to be erected over public streets, ways or sidewalks and a permit for such scaffolding is authorized elsewhere in the Yonkers City Code, approval from all other departments is required prior to issuance of a permit by the Department.
C. Any permit issued by the Department under the provisions of this section shall expire, by limitation, and all scaffolding erected thereunder shall be removed, within one year six months from the time of issuance. An expiring permit may, upon written request, be renewed for one successive periods of 180 days to one year 90 days or 180 days, at the discretion of the Commissioner, provided that:
(1) The permit has not been revoked, suspended or expired at the time the application for renewal is made.
(2) All relevant information in the application is up to date.
(3) The building permit ...
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