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Council hearing on natural‑gas alarm deadline: Department of Buildings backs a compliance delay, raises technical concerns
Summary
Intro 12‑81, which would delay the compliance deadline for required natural‑gas detectors, was heard and received conditional support from the Department of Buildings; the Department of Buildings raised technical issues about interconnection and market reporting requirements.
Council Member Andrew Dinowitz (introduced in the hearing) and other members asked about Intro 12‑81, legislation that would push back the compliance deadline for the city requirement to install natural‑gas alarms in certain residential buildings until device supply and affordability permit and no earlier than Jan. 1, 2027.
Robert Hollub, executive director for code development at the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), testified that DOB does not object to extending the compliance deadline in…
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