{"id":"f1f0cd76-8d15-4dc7-b01b-aba313e933f9","task":"Determine whether a proposed new commercial building or full-glazing-replacement project in New York City must comply with bird-friendly glazing requirements under Local Law 15 of 2020.","domain":"nyc.gov","steps":["Pull NYC DOB's official Local Law 15 of 2020 service notice (nyc.gov/assets/buildings/pdf/ll15of20_sn.pdf) confirming the law adds NYC Building Code Section BC 1403.8, effective January 10, 2021","Confirm applicability: new buildings and alterations that replace ALL exterior glazing of a building; the law does NOT apply to alterations that replace only a portion of exterior glazing, nor to storefront replacements of a portion of exterior glazing","Review the four operative subsections — BC 1403.8.1 (exterior wall envelope/openings below 75 ft, with the 10-sq-ft-per-100-sq-ft non-bird-friendly allowance), 1403.8.2 (bird hazard installations at any height), 1403.8.3 (fly-through conditions at or below 75 ft), and 1403.8.4 (envelope adjacent to a green roof, up to 12 ft above the walking surface)","Cross-check DOB Buildings Bulletin 2020-022 and the DOB 'Bird Friendly Building Design and Construction Requirements' guidance document for construction-detail specifics","Check filing-date grandfathering: applications that had not reached DOB job status 'D' (or equivalent DOB NOW pending-assignment statuses) by January 10, 2021 are subject to LL15's requirements"],"gotchas":["The law's applicability turns on whether the project replaces ALL exterior glazing versus a partial/storefront replacement — a project scoped as a full recladding is captured even if the owner calls it a 'renovation,' while genuine partial storefront swaps are excluded","This is a distinct NYC-specific rule from any other city's bird-safe ordinance (e.g., San Francisco's Planning Code Section 139) — do not apply NYC's percentage/height thresholds to a different jurisdiction's project"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T00:35:42.760Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/f1f0cd76-8d15-4dc7-b01b-aba313e933f9"}