HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001_9_19_Local_Law_No_8 LOCAL LAW NO. 8 - 2001
240-59 Central air conditioning units
A. For the purposes of this section and for no other purpose, the following terms are
defined as follows:
AREA - The square footage of the horizontal plane on which a central air
conditioning unit or its pad is situated.
CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - Any mechanical device that is
designed to regulate the temperature within more than one room of a building and either is
situated on the ground or on a pad which is situated on the ground.
EXISTING CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - Any central air
conditioning unit that existed on September 1, 2001.
PAD —Any artificial surface on which a central air conditioning is situated.
REPLACEMENT UNIT - Any central air conditioning unit that replaces either (a)
an existing central air conditioning unit or (b) a central air conditioning unit that was
situated at the same location as an existing central air conditioning unit.
B. Existing central air conditioning units shall not require a building permit or a
letter of completion from the Building Department unless such a unit is moved from
where it was located on September 1, 2001.
C. A replacement unit shall not require a building permit or a letter of completion
from the Building Department if(1) such unit is not larger in cubic feet than the unit it
replaces and (2) (a) if situated on the ground, such unit does not occupy an area that is
greater than the area of the unit it replaces or the area of the pad on which that unit sat
or (b) if such unit is situated on a pad, the area of such pad is not greater than area of the
unit it replaces or the area of the pad on which that unit sat.
D. All other central air conditioning units shall require a building permit and a letter of
completion from the Building Department.