Construction documents · New York
For a New York project, first establish whether the site is in New York City. Then confirm the applicable code and effective provisions; a statewide edition label alone does not establish every requirement currently enforceable on the project.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Bring the applicable state code books and current notices; establish whether the project is outside New York City.
Include the energy reference with current applicable supplements, notices, and project documents.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
New York reference guide
The Department of State explains that the Uniform Code applies throughout the state except New York City, which retains its own code. A state overview should not be used as the city’s permit checklist.
New York DOS: Uniform Code scopeThe state’s adoption notice identifies the 2025 Uniform and Energy Codes’ December 31, 2025 effective date, while its July 2, 2026 update notes that specified fossil-fuel-equipment provisions remain suspended by court order. Confirm the current notice before review.
New York DOS: adoption noticeSources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
State whether the project is in NYC or elsewhere. Supply the applicable code references, local requirements, permit date, and code-basis confirmation.
Include current official notices affecting applicability. Mark suspended or future provisions so they are not treated as operative requirements.
Bring the energy analysis, envelope details, equipment schedules, life-safety plans, and consultant PDFs. Ask reviewers to compare documents against the confirmed governing provisions.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
No. The Department of State identifies New York City as outside the Uniform Code’s general geographic application. Establish the NYC-specific code basis and submission requirements for a city project.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
Uniform Code geographic scope and NYC exception.
Effective date plus specific suspended provisions; recheck current notices before application.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.