NYS Department of State Building Standards & Codes

The Department of State’s Division of Building Standards and Codes provides a variety of services related to the development, administration, and enforcement of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and Energy Conservation Construction Code. These Codes provide for the construction of safe, resilient, and energy efficient buildings throughout New York State.

We encourage you to visit their website for information about programs and regulations.

NYS DBSC Webpage

NYS Technical Support

Have you seen all of the documents released by the Department of State with regard to Technical Support. A full listing of support documents including code interpretations can be found by clicking the link below.

It is a good idea to bookmark the link and checking periodically to make sure information has not been released that you may have missed!

NYS Technical Support Page

Programs & Reference Materials

CEDAR

The NYS Department of Building Standards & Codes is pleased to announce the implementation of the Code Enforcement Disaster Response (CEDAR) orientation training program. Individuals interested in participating in CEDAR are encouraged to visit the Department of State CEDAR page.

The NYS Code

The Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code) and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code (Energy Code), are contained within Title 19 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (19 NYCRR). 19 NYCRR incorporates by reference publications including the current model code books as published by the International Code Council.

NYS Regulations

Various other parts of 19 NYCRR contain regulations related to the Uniform Code and Energy Code. They cover topics such as administration and enforcement of the code, variance procedures, training standards, standards for manufactured housing and factory manufactured housing, Council Rules and Regulations, truss construction identification, SEQR, etc.

In-Service Training

Building Safety Inspectors (BSI) and Code Enforcement Officials (CEO) are required to complete annual In-Service training to maintain an active certification. Failure to complete the annual training requirements will result in an inactive certification. Individuals with an inactive certification cannot perform any enforcement activities. Performing an enforcement activity with an inactive certification may result in penalties prescribed by 19 NYCRR 1208-6.

CLICK HERE FOR CURRENT TRAINING SCHEDULE

Part 1203 Annual Reporting

Title 19 NYCRR Part 1203 requires every municipality charged with administration & enforcement of the NYS Uniform Fire Prevention & Building Code to annually submit a report of its activities to the Secretary of State.