LPC Instructions for Filing Work on Designated Properties, Sept 2006

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4 8/0 iTHE CITY OF NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION One Ceatrc Street, 9" Floor North, New York, N. Y. 10007 (2t 2) 669.7700 FAX (212) 669.7960

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING f.t WORK THAT If an owner wishes to perform arty work on a designated landmark or on a property in a designated hlsloric district, he or she must obtain a permit from the Landmarks Preservation Commission ('LPC') approving such REQUIRES ~ mt k before carrying it out. The LPC reviews the proposed work to determine its effect on the significant PC APPROVAL lectures of the property and.In a historlc district,Its~ on nearby designs tad propsrtles. I An application consists or an application form and all other Information necessary to describe the proposed LICATIONS (work adequeeeiy. Only complete applications can be processed. An application that remains Incomplete three (months after the applicant has been notified by LPC staff that additional materials are required to complete the iappiicadon shall be deemed to be withdrawn. I The. LPC uses a single application form. Any porson cooking to perform alteration,, oona4ucilon, reconstrudlon, demolition or minor work on a landmark (Including work on an Interior landmark or a Iandmar< site) or In a historiodisurlct must complete the application form inorder to secure a permit i Jul application founts must be signed by the owner of the properly. An application forwork on or in a cooperative building must be signed by the President or other appropriate officer of lie Co-op Board. An application for wort an or in the portions of a condominum building In common ownership must be signed by the President or jothsr appropriate officer of the Condominium Association. The signature of the managing agent of the ~Duilding is not sufficient, unless the managing agent is also the President or other appropriate officer of the Co- pp Board or Condominium Association. An application for work on or In an individual condominium unit must The signed by the owner of that unit. An attorney may sign on behalf of the building owner it he attorney has power of attorney for the owner, provided that the attorney notes (below his or her signature) that he or she has ~powerofattorney. bwnere and their architects are encouraged to consult with LPC staff after filing an application form. Filing may Ibe done by mail or in person.Thera is nofling fee. Descriptive matchets will usually have to be submitted to complete the application. The applicant should use holographs. drawings, photo-montages, material samples and written spesfcations to explain and describe EXISTING CONDITION of the building, the PROPOSED CONDITION of the building, and, If the Information is available, the HISTORIC OR ORiGINAi. CONDITION oftne building. pending on the type of work proposed. the descriptive materials submitted for the application should include Oar plans, elevelions, sections, perspective views, and/or details of building elements. In a historic district, photographs showing the building at the context of the nearby designated buildings and the surrounding jatreetscape are required. IId, upon review, the I-PC staff finds that an application is incomplete, the staff will send a checklist of materials to e applicant, indicating what additional materials are required.

lA CERTIFICATE OF NO EFFECT ON PROTECTED ARCIfITECTURAL FEATURES (a •CNE) is Issued when the iproposed work requires a Buildings Deparment permh but does not affect the significant, protected larchitectural features of a designated building. For example, the LPC staff may issue a CNE for projects TYPES OF (neutrino alterations to an undesignated Interior or to non-elgrificanl features of a rear wall. The LPC has 30 PERMITS working days from the date that the LPC staff certifies the application is complete to process a CNE. However, Ithu iisuancs ofa CNE usualy lanes less time. IA PERMIT FOR MINOR WORK (a "PMW') is Issued for work on protected architectural features of a designated propertywhen a Bolding► Department pernitis not required. LPC staff may issue a PMW for projects such as terior painting, replacing doors or window sashes. Installing storm windows, or masonry restoration. A Irnember of the LPC staff may need to visit the site before issuing a PMW. The LPC has 20 working days from Iths data that the LPC staff certifies that the applicationis complete toprocess a PMW. A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (a -C of A') is Issued for work that requires a Buildings Department permit and affects the sIgnifcant, protected features of a building, or when any proposed changes cannot be lound to be appropriate by the LPC staff. A C of A maybe issued only after the proposal has been brought to a ublc hearing before the LPC and has been formally approved and, where applicable, any conditions of the plpprovaf have been satisfied.

LPC customarily holds public hearings on Cot A application on the fourth Tuesday of each month. In r to be considered at a public hearing, an application usually must be filed and oer"ed as complete by the staff during the last week ofthe month preceding that public heating. The applicant should also contact the I community board before the public hearing; the community board may ask the applicant for more motion about the application.

an applcanfs work requires a C of A. the LPC must make a determination on the application within 90 g days of the date Uwt the LPC staff cs rtifies that the application Is complete.

All new buildings proposed to be Milt in hlttoriedistrkis, and most enlargements to existing designated s, require a Csrttfcals of.Approprlatanass.. All applicants must Ole plans for such projects with the ssDeparlmentandsubrnittathm LPC an Objection S}wel frcmths Buildings Department is oi'derfor the ifftoeertlytheapplicat on as corlplets and calsndarthe applicationfora publiehearing. Rev. 9/01

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