The Division of Building Standards and Codes (BSC) administers the mandatory statewide Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code) and State Energy Conservation Construction Code (Energy Code). The Division provides technical assistance, administers variances, delivers educational courses, oversees the enforcement practices of local governments and serves as secretariat to the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council. The Division program was created by Chapter 707 of the Laws of 1981. The New York Legislature enacted Article 18 of the Executive Law, directing the formulation of a Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code). The Uniform Code is designed to cover new construction, building rehabilitation, fire safety, and housing maintenance. This dataset provides annually reported data on administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code in each local government jurisdiction pursuant to 19 NYCRR 1203.
This dataset has the following 73 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Year | reportyear | number | Reporting year for municipality's annual submission | 2023 2021 2022 2018 2019 view top 100 |
| County Name | countyname | text | Name of county which municipality belongs | Nassau Oneida Westchester Orange Erie view top 100 |
| Municipality Name | muniname | text | Name of municipality | Monroe Lewis Madison Nassau Batavia view top 100 |
| Municipality Type | munitype | text | Type of municipality (City, County, Town, Village) | Town Village City County view top 100 |
| Municipality Code | municode | text | OSC issued unique identifier for municipality | 350214000000 180204000000 490412200720 030385500000 510331500000 view top 100 |
| SWIS Key | swiskey | text | Unique identifier for municipality | 350400 180200 492401 282217 282229 view top 100 |
| opt_out_per_exc_381_2 | opt_out_per_exc_381_2 | number | 1 if local government adopted a local law providing it will **not** enforce the Uniform Code and Energy Code that was in effect during the reporting period. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| shared_per_gml_art_5g | shared_per_gml_art_5g | number | 1 if local government entered into an agreement pursuant to General Municipal Law, Article 5-G, with one or more other local governments to jointly administer the Uniform or Energy Code. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| uniform_code_municode | uniform_code_municode | text | Municode identifier for municipality that enforces uniform code. Blank if completed by submitter. | 180305500000 300385300000 140336100000 500324000000 420324200000 view top 100 |
| includes_fire_inspections | includes_fire_inspections | number | 1 if submission includes data related to fire safety inspections. 0 otherwise. Only applicable before 2018. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| includes_building_permits | includes_building_permits | number | 1 if submission includes data related to building permitting. 0 otherwise. Only applicable before 2018. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| includes_personnel | includes_personnel | number | 1 if submitter is employee of the local government. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2018 or if municipality has not transferred enforcement to another local government's responsibility. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| period_start_eff | period_start_eff | calendar_date | When reporting period starts. Generally January 1 of the reporting year. Not applicable before 2018. | 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000 2018-01-01T00:00:00.000 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| period_end_eff | period_end_eff | calendar_date | When reporting period ends. Generally December 31 of the reporting year. Not applicable before 2018. | 2023-12-31T00:00:00.000 2021-12-31T00:00:00.000 2022-12-31T00:00:00.000 2018-12-31T00:00:00.000 2019-12-31T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| contracted_services_used | contracted_services_used | number | 1 if third-party contracted services used to meet the requirements of 19 NYCRR Part 1203. 0 otherwise. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| contractor_meets_educational_requirements | contractor_meets_educational | number | 1 if the third party meets the education requirements of 1203.2(e)(1). 0 if no. -1 if unknown. Blank if not answered (i.e. no contracted services are used). | 1 0 -1 view top 100 |
| fire_department_fire_safety | fire_department_fire_safety | number | 1 if the fire department performs fire safety inspections. 0 if no. Not applicable before 2008. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| fire_safety_inspector | fire_safety_inspector | text | Who is responsible for fire safety inspections. Blank if fire department. | Code Official Code Enforcement Officer CEO Code Enforcement Code Officer view top 100 |
| authorizing_legislation | authorizing_legislation | text | Local law(s), ordinance(s) or other legislation that provides for the administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code and/or the Energy Code in the local government. Blank if responsibility transferred to another local government. | Local Law #1 of 2007 Local Law #1 of 2006 Local Law #1 2007 Local Law #3 of 2006 Local Law #2 of 2007 view top 100 |
| compliance_more_restrictive_fire | compliance_more_restrictive | number | 1 if municipality has in effect any local law or ordinance that imposes construction standards that are more stringent, less stringent, or otherwise different from the requirements imposed by the Uniform Code. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2008. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| compliance_more_restrictive_fire_filed | compliance_more_restrictive_1 | number | 1 if each such local law or ordinance is approved or pending approval by the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council pursuant to Executive Law Article 18, Section 379. 0 if no. -1 if unknown. Blank if not applicable. | 0 1 -1 view top 100 |
| compliance_more_restrictive_fire_law | compliance_more_restrictive_2 | text | Year and number of the local law(s) or ordinance(s) that imposes construction standards that are more stringent, less stringent, or otherwise different from the requirements imposed by the Uniform Code. Blank if inapplicable. | No. 6 of 1991 WPSBC 2005 Local Law #2 of 1991 1977 - Chapter 210 0 view top 100 |
| building_permits_small_residential_new | building_permits_small | number | One-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and townhouses, new construction. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| building_permits_small_residential_existing | building_permits_small_1 | number | One-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and townhouses. Repairs, alterations, etc. of existing. Not applicable before 2008. | 0 3 2 4 5 view top 100 |
| building_permits_multi_residential_new | building_permits_multi | number | Other residential occupancies, new construction. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| building_permits_multi_residential_existing | building_permits_multi_1 | number | Other residential occupancies, repairs, alterations, etc. of existing. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| building_permits_nonresidential_new | building_permits | number | Nonresidential buildings, new construction. | 0 1 2 3 10 view top 100 |
| building_permits_nonresidential_existing | building_permits_1 | number | Nonresidential buildings, repairs, alterations, etc. of existing. Not applicable before 2008. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| building_permits_others | building_permits_others | number | All other permits (pools, sheds, decks, plumbing, HVAC, etc.) | 0 5 3 2 6 view top 100 |
| building_permits_certificates_of_occupancy | building_permits_certificates | number | Certificates of occupancy or compliance issued for all occupancies | 0 3 2 1 4 view top 100 |
| operating_permits_required | operating_permits_required | number | 1 if operating permits are required in the jurisdiction. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2009. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| operating_permits_hazardous_materials | operating_permits_hazardous | number | Permits for manufacturing, storing, or handling hazardous materials in quantities exceeding those listed in Tables 5003.1.1(1-4) of the 2015 International Fire Code (see 19 NYCRR Part 1225). | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| operating_permits_hazardous_processes | operating_permits_hazardous_1 | number | Permits for hazardous processes and activities, including but not limited to, commercial and industrial operations which produce combustible dust as a by product, fruit and crop ripening, and waste handling. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| operating_permits_pyro | operating_permits_pyro | number | Permits for use of pyrotechnic devices in assembly occupancies. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| operating_permits_high_occupancy | operating_permits_high | number | Permits for buildings containing one or more areas of public assembly with an occupant load of 100 or more persons. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| operating_permits_hazardous_occupancy | operating_permits_hazardous_2 | number | Permits for buildings whose use or occupancy classification may pose a substantial potential hazard to public safety, as determined by the government or agency charged with or accountable for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| operating_permits_parking_structures | operating_permits_parking | number | Permits for parking garages and structures. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 3 2 4 view top 100 |
| operating_permits_other_total | operating_permits_other_total | number | Other operating permits issued. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| stop_work_orders_issued | stop_work_orders_issued | number | Stop work orders issued. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| fire_notification_procedures | fire_notification_procedures | number | 1 if procedures been established for notification by the chief of the fire department(s) regarding fire or explosion involving any structural damage, fuel burning appliance, chimney, or gas vent. 0 otherwise. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| unsafe_structures_notification_procedures | unsafe_structures_notification | number | 1 if procedures been established for identifying and addressing unsafe structures and equipment. 0 otherwise. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| ComplianceUniformEnforcementFieldInspections | complianceuniformenforce | number | 1 if “field inspections” are among procedures used by the local government to ensure compliance with the Uniform Code. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2008. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| ComplianceUniformEnforcementPlanReviews | complianceuniformenforce_1 | number | 1 if “plan reviews” are among procedures used by the local government to ensure compliance with the Uniform Code. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2008. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| ComplianceUniformEnforcementSoftwareReport | complianceuniformenforce_2 | number | 1 if “software reports or printouts” are among procedures used by the local government to ensure compliance with the Uniform Code. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2008. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| ComplianceUniformEnforcementComplianceChecklist | complianceuniformenforce_3 | number | 1 if “compliance checklists” are among procedures used by the local government to ensure compliance with the Uniform Code. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2008. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| ComplianceUniformEnforcementOther | complianceuniformenforce_4 | number | 1 if any other procedures are used by the local government to ensure compliance with the Uniform Code. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2008. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| record_keeping_system | record_keeping_system | number | 1 if a system of records of the features and activities specified in 19 NYCRR 1203.3(a-j) has been established and maintained. 0 otherwise. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| public_assembly_occupancies | public_assembly_occupancies | number | Buildings containing one or more areas of public assembly | 3 2 1 0 4 view top 100 |
| public_assembly_occupancies_inspected | public_assembly_occupancies_1 | number | Buildings containing one or more areas of public assembly inspected in reporting period | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| public_assembly_occupancies_uninspected | public_assembly_occupancies_2 | number | Buildings Containing One Or More Areas of Public Assembly not inspected in last 12 months. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| multiple_dwelling_buildings | multiple_dwelling_buildings | number | Buildings containing 3 or more dwelling units | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| multiple_dwelling_units | multiple_dwelling_units | number | Dwelling units in buildings containing 3 or more dwelling units. Not applicable before 2009. | 0 3 12 6 4 view top 100 |
| multiple_dwelling_inspections | multiple_dwelling_inspections | number | Buildings containing 3 or more dwelling units inspected in reporting period | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| multiple_dwelling_uninspected | multiple_dwelling_uninspected | number | Buildings containing 3 or more dwelling units not inspected in last 36 months as of last day in reporting period. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| dormitory_buildings | dormitory_buildings | number | Dormitory buildings. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| dormitory_inspections | dormitory_inspections | number | Dormitories inspected in reporting period. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| dormitory_uninspected | dormitory_uninspected | number | Dormitories not inspected within last 12 months as of end of reporting period. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 2 4 3 view top 100 |
| nonresidential_occupancies | nonresidential_occupancies | number | Nonresidential buildings (all others) | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| nonresidential_inspections | nonresidential_inspections | number | Nonresidential buildings inspected during reporting period | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| nonresidential_uninspected | nonresidential_uninspected | number | Nonresidential buildings not inspected in the last 36 months as of reporting period end. Not applicable before 2018. | 0 1 2 3 4 view top 100 |
| special_inspections_required | special_inspections_required | number | 1 if special inspections are required in the jurisdiction. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2009. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| special_inspections_reports | special_inspections_reports | number | 1 if jurisdiction retains special inspection reports. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2009. | 1 0 255 view top 100 |
| special_inspections_permit | special_inspections_permit | number | 1 if jurisdiction require a statement of special inspections required as part of a condition for permit issuance. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2009. | 1 0 255 view top 100 |
| special_inspections_certificate | special_inspections | number | 1 if jurisdiction require special inspection reports to be submitted prior to issuance of certificates of compliance or completion. 0 otherwise. Not applicable before 2009. | 1 0 view top 100 |
| compliance_new_residential_fire_inspections | compliance_new_residential | number | Average number of construction inspections conducted for Uniform Code compliance for each new residential building. Before 2016, options were 0 to 4 or more. Not applicable before 2008. | 4.00 10.00 8.00 7.00 5.00 view top 100 |
| compliance_new_commercial_fire_inspections | compliance_new_commercial | number | Average number of construction inspections conducted for Uniform Code compliance for each new commercial building. Before 2016, options were 0 to 4 or more. Not applicable before 2008. | 4.00 10.00 8.00 12.00 6.00 view top 100 |
| inspections_estimate | inspections_estimate | number | 1 if any of the reported numbers of inspections are estimated. 0 otherwise. Not applicable prior to 2016. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| complaints_fire_received | complaints_fire_received | number | Uniform Code complaints received | 0 2 1 3 4 view top 100 |
| complaints_fire_action | complaints_fire_action | number | Uniform Code complaints acted upon | 0 2 1 3 4 view top 100 |
| complaints_estimate | complaints_estimate | number | 1 if any complaints numbers reported are estimates. 0 otherwise. Not applicable prior to 2016. | 0 1 view top 100 |
| Personnel Count | personnelcount | number | People listed in report as performing code enforcement or administration functions | 1 2 3 4 0 view top 100 |
| Personnel Hours Per Week | personnelhoursperweek | number | Total of weekly hours of work reported for people listed in report as performing code enforcement or administration functions. Not applicable before 2015. | 40.00 20.00 10.00 35.00 15.00 view top 100 |
| Personnel Full Time | personnelfulltime | number | Number of full-time (>20 hours per week) people listed in report as performing code enforcement or administration functions. Blank means not specified. Not applicable after 2015. | 1.00 0.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 view top 100 |