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2022 Buildings Bulletins
Issuance Date	Type/ Bulletin #	Relevant Code Sections	Purpose
May 10, 2022	Operational/ Buildings Bulletin 2022-007	AC 28-101.4, BC 3310, Local Law 126 OF 2021	This Bulletin clarifies when to apply the 2014 Construction Codes or the 2022 Construction Codes to new buildings, alterations, partial demolition, and full demolition, including the applicable provisions of Chapter BC 33 (Safeguards During Construction or Demolition).
April 1, 2022	Technical/ Buildings Bulletin 2022-006 Bulletin Highlights	Administrative Code (AC) 28-303; Mechanical Code (MC) 202, MC 10; Fuel Gas Code (FGC) 202, FGC 631; Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York (RCNY) 103-01; 1 RCNY 103-05.	Clarification of the scope of the periodic boiler inspection.
March 10, 2022	Zoning/ Buildings Bulletin 2022-005 Bulletin Highlights	ZR 12-10, ZR 32-15(D), ZR 42-12, TPPN 5 of 1998, ZR 22-21, ZR 32-31, ZR 42-31, ZR 73-11, ZR 73-14, ZR 74-89, BB 2021-011	This Bulletin clarifies cellular monopoles as Use Group 6D “telephone exchanges or other communications equipment structures” under the New York City Zoning Resolution.
March 10, 2022	Zoning/ Buildings Bulletin 2022-004	OPPN 2 of 1993 Memo 9-11-64, Memo 5-26-65, Memo 11-29-74, Memo 1-15-75, Memo 1-17-75, Memo 11-26-75, Memo 7-23-76, Memo 4-8-77, Memo 6-22-77, Memo 4-11-78, Memo 8-22-78, Memo 10-4-78, Memo 11-28-78, Memo 2-6-79, Memo 2-23-79, Memo 3-23-79, Memo 5-25-79, Memo 1-14-81, Memo 6-1-81, Memo 10-30-81, Memo 5-28-82, Memo 4-21-88, Memo 6-22-88, Memo 8-14-89, Memo 9-27-89 Directive 14 of 1967, Directive 31 of 1967, Directive 39 of 1967, Directive 3 of 1969 Letter 6-23-77, Letter 9-28-77, Letter 9-6-85, Letter 7-16-87, Letter 6-2-88, Letter 2-2-89, Letter 4-11-89, Letter 11-6-89, Letter 2-1-90, Letter 8-20-91, Buildings Bulletin 2013-010	This Bulletin rescinds 1 Operations Policy and Procedure Notice, 25 Memoranda, 4 Directives, 10 Letters, and 1 Buildings Bulletin which were issued by the Department but are no longer applicable.
March 10, 2022	Operational/ Buildings Bulletin 2022-003	Memo 12-23-81, Memo 12-1-81, Memo 2-2-72, Memo 1-27-72, Memo 11-7-85, Memo 12-17-74 Directive 15 of 1974, Directive 11 of 1972 Letter 7-24-89, Letter 7-26-89, Letter 5-29-91, Letter 12-12-88, Letter 1-25-88, Letter 10-7-88, Letter 1-29-90, Letter 8-14-86, Letter 12-3-85, Letter 7-31-91 Extract City Record 6-18-86, Extract City Record 5-18-87, Extract City Record 6-22-89	This Bulletin rescinds 6 Memoranda, 2 Directives, 10 Letters and 3 Extract City Records, which were issued by this Department but are no longer applicable.
January 10, 2022	OTCR/ Buildings Bulletin 2022-002	2014 PC 605.12.2, 605.14.2, 605.23.1, 605.24, 705.2.1, 705.4.2, 705.9.2, 705.10.2, 705.12.2, 1102.1	This document establishes acceptance criteria for couplings used as mechanical joints for water supply and distribution, sanitary drainage and storm drainage piping systems.
January 10, 2022	Technical/ Buildings Bulletin 2022-001 Bulletin Highlights	BC G304, BC G501, ASCE 24 Section 6.2.1, ASCE 24 Section 7.1, 44 CFR 59.1, 44 CFR 60.3(c), FEMA P-2037, NFIP TB 3, NFIP TB 6	To describe FEMA’s clarifications on residential ancillary spaces and building systems, and the applicability to applications required to comply with Appendix G of the New York City Building Code.