Sec. 1265.1. Introduction

(a) Section 382-b of the Executive Law provides that any person utilizing truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction for the erection of any new residential structure, for any addition to an existing residential structure, or for any rehabilitation of an existing residential structure, shall, upon application for a building permit with the local government having jurisdiction, include on the permit application that truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction is being utilized, and that the property owner or the property owner’s representative shall complete a form prescribed by the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (hereinafter referred to as the Code Council) designating the structure as truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction and file such form with the application for a building permit. Section 382-b of the Executive Law further provides that as a condition of the final receipt of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, a sign or symbol designed and approved by the Code Council shall be affixed to any electric box attached to the exterior of the structure, if such an electric box exists. This Part prescribes:

(1) the form to be used by the property owner or property owner’s representative to designate a residential structure as truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction; and

(2) the sign or symbol to be affixed to the exterior electric box, if any, of a residential building that utilizes truss type, pre-engineered wood and/or timber construction.