QUALIFIED PARKING STRUCTURE INSPECTORS & LOCAL LAW 126

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WHAT IS LOCAL LAW 126?

As of 2021, New York City’s Department of Buildings’ new ordinance, Local Law 126 added required periodic inspections of parking structures, thus amending the administrative code of the City of New York and the NYC Building Codes. The ordinance, similar to FISP (Facade Inspection Safety Program), will require owners of parking structures to hire a certified QPSI approved by the NYC DOB, who is also a NYS licensed and registered PE to inspect parking structures once every six years and file a report with the Department of Buildings documenting the results of the inspection.

Inspections occur in cycles, by Borough and Community District. The first of those inspections began January 1, 2022, and will end December 31, 2023. Owners of parking structures located within Manhattan Community Districts 1 through 7 (see below map) will be required to have parking structures inspected and file the required report with Department of Buildings’ during this cycle.

WHAT STRUCTURES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ORDINANCE?

  • Buildings, or portions of a building, used for parking or storing motor vehicles, including space inside or under a building.

  • Open parking garages and enclosed parking garages as defined in the NYC Building Code.

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HOW DO I GET STARTED?

The cycles for Local Law 126 of 2021 Periodic Inspection of Parking Structures take place in increments of one year over a span of six years, as highlighted below. If your parking structure falls in SUB-CYCLE 1A, you are due for an Inspection.

To get started, call us at 800.607.7284 or email us at info@o-n.com to get your parking structure on our schedule for inspection by our Qualified Parking Structure Inspector.

  • SUB-CYCLE 1A :
    Manhattan Community Districts 1-7
    Filing Period : January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023

  • SUB-CYCLE 1B :
    Remaining Manhattan Community Districts & Brooklyn
    Filing Period : January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025

  • SUB-CYCLE 1C :
    Bronx, Queens, & Staten Island
    Filing Period : January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2027

HOW CAN O&N HELP?

O’Donnell & Naccarato offers four decades of award-winning structural engineering design to garage owners, developers, & operators. With over 400 garage projects, our vast experience in designing new garages provides us with an understanding of how to repair them, and our knowledge of reoccurring issues within garages has led to the improved design of new garages.

Our in-house restoration team has extensive experience with structural systems of all types and complexities. Our restoration staff holds leadership roles on several national professional organizations focusing on parking garages, assessment of concrete, and design of concrete repair. Our team utilizes this specialized knowledge and skill to investigate each garage’s unique structure.

For your parking structure, O’Donnell & Naccarato will provide a structural condition assessment to determine the current condition of your garage, identify and record deterioration that requires repair and maintenance, and develop a written report in compliance with the requirements set forth by NYC DOB, per NYC DOB requirements.

O&N offers the following services and experience when it comes to your parking garage needs:

Parking Garage Services:

  • Design of New Structures

  • Functional Parking Design

  • Existing Condition Assessment Surveys

  • Durable Repair Design, Phasing, & Monitoring

  • Order of Magnitude Repair & Maintenance Values

  • Construction Administration

Experienced With:

  • Precast Concrete

  • Post-Tensioned Concrete

  • Cast-In-Place Concrete

  • Brick & Stone

  • Structural Steel

  • Metal & Glass Curtain Wall

MEET OUR QUALIFIED PARKING STRUCTURE INSPECTOR

Matthew Mowrer, PE at O'Donnell & Naccarato | NYC Building code | O'Donnell & Naccarato

Matthew Mowrer, PE

Associate – O’Donnell & Naccarato

Mr. Mowrer graduated from Drexel University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.  He has more than 17 years’ experience as a structural engineer including 6 years with O’Donnell & Naccarato.  Mr. Mowrer heads O’Donnell & Naccarato’s in-house SPRAT- Certified Restoration Team, helping to preserve building facades for generations to come.  Along with FISP aka Local Law 11 assessments, he has also performed façade assessments in accordance with other city’s requirements.  He is also a voting member of ASTM E06 Committee on Performance of Building Enclosures. In addition to being a certified QEWI, he is also a QPSI for parking structures in NYC.

To contact Mathew for an inspection of your garage:

Give us a call at 800.607.7284 or email us at info@o-n.com

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